The union Democrat., 1870-02-12
AACRAMENTo conREspoNDENcE
SACRAMENTO, February 5th, 1870.
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of the San Francisco. Fire Department. 1t
run smoothly enough until it was intimated
that 1t was intended 10 legislate some one out
otoficeon account of political opinion. Then
things howled. Conscientious Democrats
arose and protested against the furtherance
of anything of this kind Republicans eager
for mischief added their voices TO the clam
or. AT last the contest boiled itself down to
elimination and re-crimiua,ion between the
ultra radical Of either party. The negro. the
war, the 18th Amendment were slung high
aloft between them: the question direct in
hand was ignored and forgotten; they called
each other "You' re another" for an hour or
so they burnt ou. their angry passions aud
when contention hsd spent its weary breath
the bill passed and out Of the lobby pel-mell
rushed score of fire-boys, some to drink
over the success Of the measure. some ~ drink
and wall because of such success. We like
these occasional flashes. They relieve the
monn'ony Of legislation and recall the good
old times from ''6l" to ''65, when decided
political opinion was in some localities equiv
client to battle. murder and sudden death.
1t is one of the bright things of life that time
always softens the harsher features of the
past, while Mt the same time the pleasant
scenes and events of our lives glow by the
light of memory even in more cEeerfnl cnlors.
Poetical? Sentimental? Yes. All Of that
Is not mohopolized by cadaverous profession
ais. There's even sentimentin politics. You
think the inexpressed article rs yCu dwell on
the points of hlooded horse: we'll built
house; your neat front garden; it turks in a
well turned ancle.
WOMAN.
The Woman suffrage-ites are still astir
The Convention in San Francisco is over, but
It's waves are still! dashing. In that Conven-
tion, there was much of the old political leav-
en-. There seemed aspiration, jealousy, wire
pulling, plotting and counter plotting. did
no. attend bat am the confidential friend of
some 4m the chief actresses. They tell me their
troubles, because they know me to be trust
worthy and reliable, never thereafter open
any lips on the subject. | ana plethoric with
wash-house secrets The President-ess first
chosen proved a failure. She was histed to
the chair on the strength of n costly set of
diamonds. She is,tmated herself posted in
parliamentary duties She wasn't In Is
minutes after she took her seat, il was evident
that the Convention was adrft. Certain ofthe
skilled women went to her and delicatelv in-
timated a method by which she might relieve
herself Of her most onerous and to her most
unknown duties, Mt the same time keeping the
chair. She wouldn't SaiG it was only tenn
porary embarrassment. Twoud work off in
q little while. But 1t didn't. She couldn't
work it off. That was one trouble. There
were others. Private characters were can
vassed. hadIes seem always most particular
about each others private character. With
n man they are not so.
There is general and widely spread belief
among women that all nen have Mt SOME time
IN their lives been wicked In fact, il is ex-
pecteS of them. 1t really raises their value
as q commodity. tits fortunate to he mascu-
line. 1t is liberty. Sometimes, step into
one of our San Francisco forbidden places. |
look around; way back in a dark corner dis
Germ the shape Of man; his hat is partly
pulled over his brows; his coat collar comes
TO his chin; he may be visitor to the city; he
may in Coastantincple. or Twbuctoo, or New
York. or Chicago, or Chinese Camp, or James
town, or Sonora, or Columbia, have wife
and family. They are at that very hour pray
ang for poor papa; praying that he may sleep
the sleep OF the just and virtuous IN single
tenanted three quarter bedstea6. But he
sleeps not. lie is enjoying the masculine
prerogative. liberty. This for males is the
land of the free and the home of the brave
Most women would like also to see these in
terestng haunts Some tell me So All. !
whose minds are investigating and active ac-
knowledge it to themselves. OF coarse, they
deem such inclination wrong. That makes
no difference. Man also owns it to be wrong.
Only, he slouches in. 1t is this, in part for
which women desire the suffrage. She wants |
to slouch in also.
SANGALI.
When the Legislative wisdom of the State
tire of seeing one we'll proportioued pair of
calves, Mcguire sends them another. Bon
fenti leaves; Sargali comes. Both ere artists.
Only, Bonfaati's little figure danced itself in
Sangali is too large to fill. The Can-can is
performed by brace of infants; it outranks
Sangal; and the entire troupe: it is French |
wickedness in miniature; | mean wickedness |
in a modified sense; because in this figure
called the Can-can as put on tue ieSltlmate
stage. see nothing any more Objectionable |
than in any ordinary ballet. The old mascu-
line Can-caD as danced at the Melodeons is
another affair.
POLITICAL INQUIRY.
Will you allow person holding allegiance |
to neither party, yet in the matter of priuci-
pie taking from either what to him seems |
right, and rejecting what seems wrong, to say |
few words? There are some things | do |
not understand, want light, hear il open
ly asserted on the Legislative floor in regard
to matters of damage in past time, sustained
at the hands of intolerance and prescription.
+hst I'VE would get even." This is frishtful- /
ly natural, only the principle involved in "get-
ting even" never stops acting and re-acting
until the stronger power forbears. We may
snecr at the sentiment. But it's law is as
stern aud immutable as the power that moves
the earth.
Is not political opinion among the peonle
rather delicate thing to bapSls9 Tha-a