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"GOd in the Constitution"

The House Committee on the Judi
ciary in Congress have disposed of.
the petition for a direct acknowledge
ment of God in the Constitution in
way that will meet the favor of the
country, by deciding that it is mex
pedient to consider the question. They
find that the fathers of the Republic
fully considered this point and rejected
it, after the most complete discussion,
as having tendency to cramp the lib
critics which we offered to Christian,
Jew or Pagan. They saw no way of
reconciling the pure democracy which
they sought with binding religious
clause, whose future contingencies
would be more threatening even than
its present dangers, They also saw
more clearly than is seen to day the
perplexity, despotism and persecu-
tions that had arisen from union Of
Church and State. and they acted
wisely in separating them so that they
should never come together according
to the plan that was adopted. There
is to-day no National Church, and
there should be none, though Chris
tianity is the law of the land. That
is as far as we can go, and it is unsafe
to introduce into our fundamental law
new idea, an element that from its
speedy abuse when welded to politi-
cal power has been productive ofper-
secution, revolution and eventual Ma
tionaI decay. 1t is to be hoped that
the Committees report will dispose of
these dangerous suggestions, not only
for this year but forever.-W Washing
ton Correspondence Of Boston Post.
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The Placer herald., 1874-12-12
HYDRAULIC MINING In CALIFORNIA

The following, which appeared in the
Scientific Press, was condensed from an
article by Charles "aldeyer, in the last an
nual Report of the IT, S. Commissioners OF
Mining Statistics.
Already chasms of a thousand feet verti-
cal depth are successfully crossed by huge
iron pipes to convey water to isolated points
The practical test has proven that air can
never collect at the lowest point of the in
veried siphon, the point where the greatest
pressure of water results. Uncalled for as
this remark may seem, it must be excused
for the reason that actually men OF good
sense and some engineering capacity, ex-
pressed fear that air would be carried down
with the water to the lowest point of the
pipe or siphon, and collect there finally to ID
great extent under the pressure of two i'm
mense columns of water, and might explode
at any moment as in an over-charged air
gun. This question was decided like the
dispute about weight or no weight of the
fish in water" not 10y philosophy, but by
practical experiment. After the great pipe
of the Spring Valley canal and Mining Com
pany, of Cherokee, Bite county, was laid
across West Branch-a depression of about
900 feet-great care was taken in filling it,
and the air valves were carefully watched
These air valves showed action on that side
only from which the pipe was filled: when
the column of water rose to the point of dis
charge not sngle air bubble could be per-
ceived, and the water declnted gently and
without ripple. AS the danger Of accu
mutation of air was only feared from pipes
conveying water under enormous PRESSURE
the experiment cited above must necessarily
dispel all false theories, and it must be ac-
knowledged that the only question III the
conveyance of water through pipes is that Of
sufficient strength of pipe to stand the pres
sure of the water, be the vertical height
500 or 900 feet.
Thus the field for hydraulic operations is
immensely enlarged almost all gravel de-
posiis are accessible, no matter at what ee-
walton they are found, and the production
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12
THE GREATEST SONGSTER.
BY G. F. l.. HOTH.

Can you tell me what bird sings the sweetest
lay,
Is endowed with the strongest charm?
Whose elysan strains chase misry away,
| Make the codest heart pulse warm?
''It must be the Partot or cockatoo,
Or peacock with beautiful tal?"
Oh nol their plumage is gay it is true;
| But as songsters they surely must fail.
May be it is the pheasant, beautiful bird,
The gohbler, or Chanticleerb'
With JOY was filed by their song once heard,
For it told me some farm-yard was near
You judge with your stomach; at times at least,
Your organs are sadly at fault.
Those birds add pleasure, when borne tea feast,
But as songsters. are lame and halt.
"Well, then. they tell me the fnch's throat
Is gifted with musical strings;
And.with pleasure I've listened the lnet's note,
AS to beauty she anthems sings.
Yet, no, new thought. There's the gay little
lark,
Though these shores are not yet his home;
But often I've watched that music filed bark
Send strains to the bright azure DOME
1t is true that as songsters, their voices are
sweet;
But, fairer than any of them,
Sings the bird which we here to crown have sen
met,
Which praises are here common theme.
"Ah! then it's the thrush? No? Mockingbrd?
No? Well I'm no Yankee to guess.
But stay, have You ever the Nightingale heard?
Philomel makes chctubs seem less
I've heard them all, and admit that their songs.
At times, may the mind engross.
But this songsters sweet voice, SO mild, yet so
strong
Is to all as god is to dross
His song may sometimes seem monotone,
STILL we never can tire of the sound.
It is welcomed by all, in groups or alone;
All are ly those Syren strains bonnd
That mage sound would make you forget
The voices you loved when a child;
The mothers appeal the fathers harsh threat
Are naught, when by those charms entitled.
The voice e'on of her whom you pledged to love
is in danger to plead oft in van.
Forgotten is ALL cen Heaven above,
While listening to this wizards strain
Friend, name me that bird, and the place where
to fad
"His prescnce to list to his voice.
Pray tell me my friend, you've fred my mind,
/, too, would be sounding his praise"
That bird, my friend, this prodigy
OF all yet discovered in sound,
Is not very scarce, nor yet roaming frd(
I've seen them by thousands abound.
Our men, yes, even our ladies' are fond
OF keeping them always in store
And nevet yet know l that one, I'll be bound,
Who wished not, yea, prayed not for more.
1t is the eagle, that royal bird,
On our coins, X Xxx, and V.
His song, yes his sigh, his rustic where heard
Sets all the senses alive.
He is the songster, whose auguring lay
Storms the wall of a citadel
Fills the listeners heart with JOY or dismay,
As bis oadetce may fade OF swell
1t op h palaces and churches door,
Nal -"inces and beggars smile.
Heed, y 3D. if you entrap few more
Their music will Tighten your toll.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12
UBURN. PLACER COUNTY. CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 12 1874

with tailings, and must necessarily commit
damage of some kind unless discharged in
to stream large enough to carry all tail
ings along; that the Government has granted
this right of way over its own land; that the
outlets for tangs were used under this au-
thority long before the United States parted
with the property, and that therefore the
right OF way ought rot to be alienated from
the miner, and all damages legiti4nately and
necessarily originating from it ought not to
fall to his responsibility; and that new
disposal by the United States Of the lands
necessary as an outlet to the miners would
be an act Of injustice.
Could not these lands, worthless for agri-
culture but indispensable for mining, be al
together withdrawn from the market, leav-
ing them open for all mining operations of the
vicinity, SO that no individual interest could
enter upon them? Should settler go upon
these lands lie might do SO at bis own peril,
reaping for the time the benefit Of their use,
without being entitled to damages whenever
the tailings overwhelmed him.
Congress might appoint'a commission of
competent men to investigate and report on
on the lands in question, and the farmer
would no longer run the risk of settling in
good faith on lands whi h would only yield
trouble and lawsuits to him; nor the miner
fear to see his valuable improvements made
worthless, or the proceeds of his mine swal
lowed up by enormous payments for dam
ages.
The question about the disposition or plac-
ing Of aings assumes such Importance in
view of the increasing hydrauic-mining in
terest, that the writer has considered it his
duty to point out to the future with
warning finger. The three great principal
requisites of successful hydraulic mining are,
first and foremost II gold bearing gravel de-
post; second, and not less important than
the preceding one are the facilities for Quite,
and deposition of taiings; third, an abund-
ant permanent supply of water for mining
purposes.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12

The nav Winter hats for the ladies are
already felt.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12
HOW THEY PLAYED III ON DOUGHERTY

One day last week four or five Detroiters
went into Macomb county to shoot squirrels
and kick their shins against 10, s and fence
rails. They had just eaten cold lunch in
the woods, when one Of the party, a young
man named DoUgherty stretched out on Lis
back, pulled his hat over his eyes, and gave
hi, mind up to the work of rest. The re-
mainder of the party having an understand
ing beforehand, quietly withdrew one by one.
One of them passed around to a bush near
Doueherty's feet and took tin rattle box
from his pocket. Another stood CLOSE to the
young mans legs, s,ard, in a suppressed voice,
when the signal was given, whispered:
"For Heaven sake, Dougherty, don't
move so much as finger! A big rattle-snake
is right under your lfgr'
Dougherty was fat on his back, eyes
covered, arms sprawled out, and his voice
trembled as he replied:
"My God what shall do?"
keep perfectly quiet! 1t is, your only
hope! IT you ever raise a finger he will dart
his fangs into you"
shake and reached out and laid club across
Doughertys legs, while the other man NOV
ed off about twenty feet and exclaimed:
Heavens weat can we do ? If we shoot
we may kill Doughertyr'
The club was rolled off and the victim
whispered:
"For mercy sake kill it."
The club was rolled over his legs again,
the box shaken and the man whispered
back:
''Be quiet or it is instant deatht l think
the snake wants to go to sleep, and if you
keep still you are all right"
The box was shaken; the club moved round
and finally the ''snake" seemed to Dougher-
ty to settle down on his breast. He dared
not whisper for fear of rousng it, but one of
the men called out:
"'rhere, it is asleep. Well move away
and wait for it to glide OFF,
The whole crowd moved over behind
bank and laughed, and rolled, and tore up
the dirt until theywere exhausted, while poor
Dougherty lay there like log, not even
daring to draw an ordinary breath. The
sweat ran down his face and started out from
his body until his shirt was wrnging wet.
The fell ,ws took their guns and tramped
away, leaving him thus, and were gone an
hour and a half. When they returned
Dougherty was sitting up, having discovered
the joke about five minutes previously. He
didn't have word to say, but there was
whole unabridged dictionary in bis eye.
They spoke to him, but, for an answer, he
rose up, shoudered his gun, and made Il Tee
line for the highway, and none OF the party
have met him snce.-Det,Ou Free Press.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12

of gold will keep peace with the develop
ment of other great industries of the couh-
try.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12

BRITISH EMIGRATION. - The American
people have made a great mistake in per-
hitting their demagogue officials to use a
clustering tone toward Great Britain. This
might be a good plan to make political capt.
tai with ignorant and ruffianly voters; but il
deprived the country of the wealth tha,
would have been gained by large immi-
grafton from New England. Nowhere could
the British artisans and farmers find bet
ter market for their labor and skill than in
the United States; but they were proud oil
their native country, and were not willing
to emigrate to another, where they must
continually listen to offensive language.
They would rather 90 to the friendly soil Of
Canada, Australia or New Zealand.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12

The MAGNrr0DE OF THE REvoLUTIoN
The recent political revolution is so astound-
ing and colossal that the people cannot fully
comprehend its magnitude till they withdraw
their gaze from the whole, and look at it ia
some of its most significant particulars.
In 1872 the States Of Massachusetts, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, which extended in an un-
broken line from the Atlantic coast to the
Mississippi River, and every one Of which
Grant carried giving him an aggregate major
ty cf 397 900. ts----
This Fall these seven States have all gone
against Grant by an aggregate majority Of
1873 900.
The history of politics of all the free States
of the world does not furnish parallel for
so great a change as this.
In the present House of Representatives,
elected two years ago, Grant secuted ma.
jority of one hundred and two. The cleo.
iions this Fall show that in the next House.
there will bean anti Grant majority of seven
ty-five at least.
AT no election in the country heretofore,
has there been so great change from ono
Congress to its immediate successor as now.,
1t is by the light of such facts as these
that we can guaee the dimensions Of the.
crushing disaster which has overtaken Grants
Administration N y San.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-12
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q
How BUTLER TAXES HIS DEFEAT.-Ben,
Butler takes his defeat, it is said, with.
savage threatenings. Interviewed by a Sun.
reporter, he woud d not talk But afterwards.
when some local politicians of Massachusetts
gathered about him, Old Ben roared out: H.
"What did | tell you last winter in WASH
ington, you ID fools? l told you then
that the Democratic party was the party Of
the poor man, and all h-ll couldn't keep it
out of power the very moment the stealings
and the punderings of the war were all
squandered. Well. am beat, and that
pleases some of you, think; but let me- tell
you another thing: There's going to be q
stampede into the ranks OF the Democratic
party before long, because many believe it rs
the coming party. If you don't look id
spry. I'll beat some of you there. know
the way, which is saying more thaSn d-d
sight of yor cansay."
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-21
BEAR ClNClIING.

The Gold Hill Nc,rs consoles those
who have lost on stocks with the fol-
lowing little anecdote:
The way the "bears" have had the
upper hand of the "bullS' in the stock
market of late and ''cinched" the small
holders, time buyers and pretty much
everybody else who dabbled in stocks,
is pretty well illustrated by the follow
ing: \ Snowman travelling in Corn
wall had occasion 20 put up one night
al farm house. The old farmer was
somewhat troubled to find good
place to put the shOwman's perform
ing bear, but finally they arranged it
by putting fin e young bull calf out OF
the snug little clubhouse where he kept
it and put the bear in its place. Now
it SO happened that couple of his
neighbors, enviously disposed, who
had concluded to steal that calf, came
for him about midnight. One of them
slipped inside with a bit of rope in his
hand while his companion kept watch
ut>ide the den, ready to assist. Direct
~ he heard a sort of rough and tumble
fuss inside, and poking his nose
through the crack he called out: slim
jim! ave thee got i'm, JIM" Ne,
dom the bloody calf" whcczcd Jim.
.'he be gotten l, and he be maxim l
wrVntr'
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-21

whisky, and bought new lot. "Wbat
do YOU mean by doing this, Mr.. john
SOM" asked deacon of the church.
"Wcll," said Ralph, "my customers
war kinder partic'lar like, and that
thar old whisky was so docon weak
that could not sell it to 'cm, no how:
but it didn't hurt the ladies', for it was
Just as good as the best proof whisky
to wash dcwn the cutters with"
The funniest incident connected wit
the temperance imbroglio occurred
with Charley Crothiers, Il saloon keeper
in Greenfield. The ladies' all thronred
to Cha,ley's saloon, and commenced
praying and singing. Charley well
coined them, offering them chairs, and
seemed delighted to see them. lie
even joined in the singing. The pray-
ing and singing was kept up for sew
cral days, Charley never once losing
his temper. The more they prayed
and sang, the happier Charley looked.
One day a gentleman came to Charley
and broke out: II say, Charley. ain I
YOU getting most tired of this singing
and praying busiress 2" "What me
getting tircd?" No, sir!" said Charley.
''If get tired of the little singing and
praying they do in my saloon here,
what in the ID will | do when l GO
to heaven among the angels, where
they pray and sing all the time?"
Then Charley winked and took chew
of cavendiSh.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-18
city Politics.

MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE NOM
NATIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL
The Republican City Executive committee
met last evening, but no business of Importance
was transacted. The Committee will meet again
on Friday evening, when full report of the
times and places for holding the nominations
for City Council will be made. The time is
growing short. The City election takes place
two weeks from to-day and the delay in making
nominations for it seems injudlcious, unless
there is some Interior purpose to be served
The Ninth Ward Republicans will meet at the
Old Academy, tomorrow "wednesday evening,
to suggest names and fix upon time for the
election of a candidate for City Council.
A list of names canyassed by the Republicans
for nominations for Council is given in the Re
publican, as follows
First-Thomas johnson, Thomas J. Bennett,
David Woolman.
Second Christian Clavey, John MARI
Third-Wm. II. Scaoen, Charles Warner, A..
Gilbert Robinson.
Fourth-E, j. Horner.
Fifth-Wm. Candy.
Sixth-George W. Sparks, James G. Akin, An
| thony 8 Feaster, Wm. Cummins George II. Tin
dali, Frank g. Stidhan, Robert f. Wright.
Seventh-Joseph Il. Phillips, Philip W. Nc
Dowell, Chas. W. Talley, Robt. Smith, William
M. Candy.
Eighth. Il. Richardson.
Ninth-Joseph C. File
Tenth-Stephen Davis, Paschall II. Peterson
George II. Roberts, Philip Plunkett.
Other names have been proposed besides the
above, among them being George Il. Rice, and
| j. ]. McMullen, in the Fourth, and John
names in the Seventh Ward by the Republican
| is construed to mean that an attempt il to b,
made to defeat William NJ. Candy, in that Ward
This has been sedulously denied heretofore.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-18
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