The union Democrat., 1870-01-22

whose hair is always frowsy, whose coat col
lars are greasv. who are u1plously irregular
as to their periods of shaving, whose boots
have a sallow and neglected look, whose
shirts are so long worn that the primal maid
en- gloss whteness and sroothness are, gone,
whose socks-but am getting too low down.
A man pre-eminent in personal order and
neatnass is better than preacher. Cleanli-
ness is next to Godliness, especially in an IN
married man. OF such is the Kingdom of
Heaven. In this regard Mr.. Seckel is Saint.
Men think such virtue not worthy of pub
lie commendation. | say it is. ! am tired
of seeing great dirty Generals. Presidents
and Statesmen lauded 10 the young of our
land, when its doubtful, very doubtful, that
they changed their stockings once a week or
gave their bodies square wash once fort
night. am going to establish Greatness on
rather different basis from what it has occu-
pied in the past. Hence, l commend Mr..
Seckel. would also in conclusion add that
he being Clerk of the Supreme Court is Su-
prenely virtuous and an ornament to the en-
tire Human Family.
GENERAL EVANS.
1t is mark of greatness to preserve cheer
ful and smiling aspect, when ones political
horizon is over clouded. In California, the
Republican Sun has gone down. But why
despair! Why fret? The political like the
physical world hath its revolutions. We can
not always be on the bright side. When it
is dark our life shall be in anticipation of the
morn. Let us smile with the winners. Our
turn will again come. No night so long but
that the morn cometh.
Gen. Evans is also virtu Gus and an orna-
ment to the entire Human Family.
H. P. BARBER.
Lawl Law!! Law!!! This man to me is
the epitome Of cold legal profundity; legal
iceberg; an enthusiastic hunter among those
dry, miserable, musty calf bound volumes;
digger in those deep, dark, damp, bare and
gloomy labyrintEs, passages, drifts, chutes
and lower levels of unmerciful. unfeeling,
heartess Law I! a living man with the shades
of Coke, Blackstone, Judge Story and Chief
Justice Marshall ever at his side. Yet | have
heard that once at late hour of the night or
rather an early one in the morning, once ct
Reub. Gar0iner's or Lew Gardiner or Sam.
Gardiner's 3 or some other Gardeners hotel at
Knights Ferry this man was seen playing at
leap frog with Judge Scaniker. Strange,
how variedly compounded are we in streaks.
Mr. Barber is also virtuous and an ornament
to the entire human family.
LET US PAUSE.
think I'll stop here. The remainder of the
list shall be taken up in appropriate order.
We will make two or three bites at this cher
ry. We won't run over these diggings too
hastily. 1t pays on the ledge. 1t takes time
to work out all these crevices. The rest shall
come up in appropriate order. But l will
for them say. ere | close, that they are all ex-
tremely virtuous and are ornaments to the
entire human family. For myself alone
shall contend that | am not entirely virtuous,
nor an | an ornament to the entire Human
Family.
AN ACT ETC.
They passed bill in the Assembly this
moI Ining. relative to the Assessor of Tuolum-
ne County. 1t provided that as your Asses
sors in making their returns had not done
something right, that by the passage Of this
act something should ensue which would
make it all right anyhow and the County Of
ticials or somebody else who in consequence
of this derelicton on the part of the Asses
sors had tried to do something else, should
be prevented from doing anything in the
premises. That's as near as could come to
it. DR.. Echelroth explained it all to me.
PRENTICE MILFORD.