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Year: 1859

Correspondents from Washington assert
that word has been givin by the Administra-
tion to its dependents throughout the country,
to vote against Douglas delegates to the
Charleston Convention. No one is to be
prescribed for any preference whatever un-
less it is preference for Judge Douglas. If
any office holder lends the least mite of inhu-
ence to the Illinois Senator, he is to suffer
decapitation at once Mr.. Buchanan is de-
termined to wreak vengeance upon Douglas,
if he can


Now, we know not whether this be true,
but it is stated by men who are esteemed re
liable correspondents of the leading papers in
the Union. If it be true, it shows a degree
of malignancy on the part Of Mr. Buchanan
which should arouse the indignation of every
good Democrat in the land. What business
has the President of the United States to be
using his office for electoneering purposes
What right has he to debase that high office
to the furtherance of his petty, personal re-
venges? Because, forsooth, a Democrat,
Senator, representing in the Councils of tn,
Nation a sovereign State of this Union, does
not choose to bow his will to the dctoaon Of
man of far inferior ability to his own, sim
ply because he happens to be President Is
that any reason why he should be hunted


down, prosecuted oud ProseribedY VINO


constituted Mr. Buchanan the supreme dcta-


tor over the minds and eonsciences of Dem


ocratic Senators? 1t used formerly TO be


thought that Senators were responsible to
their constituents and not to the President


or any other power under the throne of the
Almighty. In the better days of the RePub
lie. man was honored for his independence
of character as a Senator of the United
States Nowadays, it seems that the more
supple and plant a slave of power he can be
the better is he esteemed by a certain class of
rotten.hearted patriots.


1t will be an easy matter to see what the
programme of the Administration is in this
matter of the election of delegates to the
Charleston Convention, and we advise the
friends of Douglas to be ready for the emer-
gency. You have the strength in this State,
inside the organization" to elect Douglas
delegates. You have the power, and you
ought to use it. Let the Douglas men all
rally without one dissentient feeling, around
the standard of that noble chief and sustain
him. We are quite certain that if delegates
unfavorable to Douglas are sent to the Dem
of the people of this State will be most gross
ly belied and misrepresented.
Year: 1859

The alarm of fire at s O'Clock last evening, was
caused by the burning of a three story brick house
situated on Ridgey street near Hamburg. 1t was
owned owned and occupied by coiored man named Henry
Harrison. There was no person in the house at the
time the fire broke out. All the furniture and
clothes of the occupants were entirely destroved-
The house is valued at 81 900. We could not learn
whether there was any insurance. The three houses
Immediately adjoining, were saved by the prompt
action OF the tiremen, and sustained little or no
damage. They belonged to Emanuel Eicheberger
The parties living in them suffered some loss by the
hasty removal of furniture


The alarm at lO% o'clock was occasioned by
bright light in the direction of the northwest and
caused, doubtless, by fire in the country.
Year: 1859


her own burns or since our Big Eagle gU not sino
PeIaP ~ne awaiting the developments Of the
luture we cannot do better than dd0Dt Scota1dls oo
peasant 6oy His sentiments can nowhere find quicker
soil than that over which floats the banner of the Free
Who may estimate the influence of his immortal verse in
bringing classes and men into n closer svmnathv
and better mutual understanding of their rights2
In nobility of intellect and spirit proud prince and in
owness of birth and fortune poor peasant his orios
mission seems to have been to prove by ustrous exam
pie that the prince and the peasant should be one
and the same in all the qualities the rights and the asp
ratons of the man, that


"rhe rank is but the guinea stamp;


The mans the gOwd for a thatn


Then let us all commemorate this day: and may the
memory of Robert Burns grow greener with years and
with centuries as it blossoms through this genial cline
of social freedom From his poey may culled bright
ana mt garland with which to decorate the peaceful tr
umphs OF those great principles of human right he so
beautifully inculcated.


1es, sr-whe he may be regarded in one sense as pc
cuary Scottish poet-and surely the lyric muse of his
own loved Scotland seemed proud her avorteyet his
sweet song has wtchery and charm as bright while
the ofter of his genius possess beauty and
power of truth eloquent to the American Scot
tsh mind. And may not the writings and the memory
OF the bard tend to beget and cherish most kindly ma
tlonal sympathes. Even now while
Year: 1859

WdgO1 1lOdd 20 WdSH0e.-On ali
hands il is conceded that the newly
discovered mines on the other side of
the mountains are of unsurpassing
richness, and that the field for future
discoveries In the same region is large
and promising. The valleys there
away are many and rich, of the most
inviting character, and ere long viii!
be filed with hardy and industrious
population. These mines must have
an outlet to the commerce of the
world. These valleys must be con.
nected by trade with the seaboard
cities.


1t must be plain to any one con-
versant with the geography of the
country that Nevada lies on direct
line between the transmantane mines
and the centre Of commerce on this
coast. 1t is quite as plain to the hun
dreds of our citizens who have passed
the mountains to the eastward Of us
that a good wagon road from this
county to the mines and the circum.
jacent valieysis easy ofconstruction,
| that the grade to be obtained is ex-
cellent, and the probable expense but
little. Competent authority states
that at from $4,000 to $25, 1000 first
rate wagon road may be built over
the Sierras whichSw;ll make differ
ence or Two days-travelin favor of
Nevada and against Placerville from
the sink of the Humboldt Establish
these facts, and the proof is not diff
cult to be obtained, and without doubt
it is the indisputable policy of this
county to open up connection with
the new State of Nevada on the east
by means of a substantial highway at
the earliest practical moment. Be
sides the emigration which would
pour into our county to develop its
resources and augment its wealth, a
command to some extent of the trade
of the new mines and their neighbor-
ing valleys Is an object to be coveted
and worthy of an effort to gain. Es-
pecially is the proposal to open an
easy communication with the embryo
State on our east question on which
every merchant in this city should
take an active interest.


In view of the ultimate advantages
to accrue ard the almost actual me-
cessity for the road we propose that
the people of the county be not be-
hind their neighbors of Ell Dorado
and Placer. Let us petition the Leg
islature to allow the county to levy a
tax of small per centage on the dol
lar on the property of the citizens Of
the county, whose wealth. will be in
creased by the construction of the
road, to begin and complete the en-
terprize. The expense is triAing
while the benefits must be great and
lasting. We can conceive of no bet
ter investment for few dollars un-
less it be the construction Of rail-
way to Auburn, and one Of these en-
terprizes is valuable stepping stone
to the other. Give us the mountain
road and the railroad will follow.
Year: 1859

BIG sHIPs.-Since the completion
of the Great Eastern, inquiries have
been rife as to the dimensions of all
the large ships in the world. We
append list of fifteen monsters of
the deep that, without bowsprit, would
cover space of one mile in length,
were they placed in line:
Year: 1859

Galuawized Iron for Fumes.-Th he
Amador Ledger says galvanized iron
can be used for the construction of
fumes for water bitches at a, slight
advance upon the cost Of wood and
far cheaper in the end.
Year: 1859

Fhe Atlantic Telegraph Company
invite specimens of cables suitable for
ocean service from all quarters. They
have determined to have different
cable from the old one, but have
adopted no new style vet.
Year: 1859

Ayaline of the Amador Sentinel
traces the lineage of the first families
of Virginia back to the disreputable
females who were brought over and
sold for one hundred and fifty pounds
of tobacco to the first planters.
Year: 1859

The Cincinnati Enquirer, in noticing an article of the Macon Ga Telegraph, claiming that, by general consent, ii has been understood that the nominee of the Charleston Convention should be taken from a slave State, says:

 The comparison which the Telegraph draws between northern and southern Presidents is altogether uncalled for, and its only tendency is mischievous and evil one. This point IS worthy of espe- ciaI reproduction. The Telegraph is al- together loo fast iR supposing that It IS matter of course that the nominee ot the Charleston Convention must come from the South. If any body has conceded this, the concession came from those who had no right to speak for the people.

 The nomination will be made upon con- alterations altogether superior to the one of location. The main items will be it. ness for the place and available popularity before the masses. The candidate who is adudged to possess in most eminent degree these qualifications, will doubtless be selected without regard to his location, whether that location Is at the North, the South, the East, or the West. We don't believe in the doctrine that any section of the Union has right to SC. up particular claims for the office. As an offset against the charge that the two last Presidents have been from the North. and that, there fore, third must not be taken, we can rIead that the South has had the Presi- dency for forty-eight years 10 the North $ twenty.two years, although it's population IS only half as large as that of the North. We find no fault with this, however, and never intend to plead it against our south, ern friends unless they provoke il by set ting up peculiar claims 10 the office. We care not where the nominee comes from provided he Is fit for the station and can be elected In choosing such a man the convention must not be restrained by any considerations or shrieks of locality and section, but must look over no narrower field than the United States, from it's AL Iantic 10 its Pacific shore, from the lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Year: 1859

count at the great day, no, only with reference
To tue responsibility ot our personal movements
but also with reference TO the responsibility of
our relative influence, Let us see to it, then,
that your footprints aud mine be ever in the
path of faith, the path of prayer, and the path
of duty. Let us see to il that We are never in any
place where itwould shame us and ruin us to have
tie print of our heels pointed out therein in the
Day OF Judgment Let the print OF our feet direct
always heavcnwarl, let it exactly agree with
those foot prints OF christian pilgrims of whom
ST. Paul says, they 'are shod with the prcpard d.
lion of the Gospel of peace" Aud alas many
footprints can we call to mind, that witness
sadly against us. We can call some of them
to mind, and as we look upon them again in
thought, we say sadly TO ourselves oh they are
not heavenward, they are earthward; their history
witnesses against u.s. Bat then, in reference
TO those past footprints, they will yet speak
peace to our souls til. oush the rede,ming love Of
the Lord. We will rest on His merit; we will
follow His guidance; we will tread for the
future in His footmnrks; we will follow His
steps, we will seek to walk in His Spirit, and
guide every step according to His will Every
where let us seek to realize that we are chris
tions let us live personally to exhibit, aud
relatively TO dilluso, the influence of a chris
tian.


This is our calling, this our privilege. The
man of the world has his path, aud he is in ear
nest about it. We have our path, we believe
it far more pleasant far more peaceful, far more
full of promise: and so wo must take it with all
the greater earneStncss. In every step Of his
path, he leaves the prints which his God ha.
put upon his heel there. There will be the char
acteristics and the influences OF man of the
world But on the other hand, let our prayer
be- o, Divine Master set Thy print upon the
heels of my feet, the print of one led by Thy
Spirit, the print of one moved by Thy love-
Set upon my feet the print of Thy child; ant
wherever | move may men see that it is a foot
print of Thy child; and in the great day may il
be looked upon as the footprint of Thy child
! through Jesus Christ.
Year: 1859

Would'st thou an orring soul redeem,
And lead lost one back to God;
Would'st thou q guardian angel seem
TO ono who long in guilt had trod7
Go kindly to him-tnko his hand,


With gentlest words, within thine own
And by his side brother stand


Till thou the demon, sin dethronc.
Scorn not the guilty, then, but plead


With him in kindest, gentlost mood,
And back the lost one thou mayest lead
To God, humanity and good
Thou art thyself but man, and thou


Art weak, pcrchance, to fall as he;
Then mercy to the fallen show.


That mercy may be shown TO thee
Year: 1859

An Eastern Editor says that man got
himself in trouble by marrying two wives. A
Western Editor replies by assuring his contem
porsry that good many men in that section
have done The same thing BY marrying one. A
Northern Elitor retorts--quite number of his
acanainlances found trouble enough by barely
promising TO marry, without going any further.
A Southern Editor says that friend of his was
bothered enough by simply being found in com
pany with another mans wife.
Year: 1859

MOUNTAIN SCENERY.-The grand scenery of
the Sierra Nevada is yet unknown to fame, and
it lacks the thousand associations personal, his
toric and tradtional-that give beauty and ce-
lebrity to regions Of less intrinsic interest But
the day must come when these mountains will be
sought by tourists and lovers Of the picturesque ;
when the pen and pencil of genius shall Illustrate
their charms, and poesy link them to human song
to be household memories forever. A native
race may yet grow up amongst them, lmbued
with all noble traits with the clinging affection
of the Swiss, the brave devotion of the Tyr0lese,
the warmth of the Italian and the intellect and
freedom of Americans. This race will have its
{ raditions and its songs. Every caiion and peak,
low nameless, will have place in the vocabulary
Of history and romance. The roar of pines and
the voice of many waters will be echoed in its
music, the blue Of heaven be reflected in the love
darting eyes of its daughters, and the tall cedar
emulated by the forms OF its sons Hydraulic
Press,
Year: 1859

EFFECTS OF THE LAST GOLD HUMBUG.-A cor
respondent of the st. Louis Democrat, writing
from Denver City, May 9th, thus describes some
of the consequences Of the Pixies Peak humbug


L" We have had sickeniug rumors for a week past
of horrible suffering from freezing, starvation
and ROBBERY Of femi grants by the way of the Smoky
Hill route. Several intelligent gentlemen who
have arrived by that route told me they them
selves were so long on the way-over sand and
hills, and without road at all, that they were
reduced almost to starvatiou-lived ten to four
teen days upon prckly pears and such few wild
onions and other edibles as they conld pick up,
and also that they helped bury several persons
who died from starvation. The agent of the
Stage Company brought US in word that he pick
ed up starving man some fifty miles from here
(or an Arrapaboe Indian brought him into the
stage line) who had come across from the Smoky
Hill route (Which his company had started on and
tried to follow y that when found he was in O
most wretched condition, and reduced to a skele
ton from starvation. His name is Blue, and be
is from Whiteside county, Illinois There were
three brothers of them-first one died, and the
two remaining ate from his body, after they had
been rendered senseless from emaciatiOn. The
second brother died, and was nearly eaten up by
the survivor. The stage agent went out and
buried the remains of the second or youngest of
the brothers, but could not find the remains of the
first who died. A man named Gibbs was the
leader of the starved company. Gibbs got n
nearly starved, and supposes the rest some nine
in all, perished The survivor was left at one of
the mail stations, aud the report is confirmed by
the stage passengers. Others report large num-
bers of graves on the route, and that many oxen
have persisted, and much property been destroyed
and abandoned on the way.
Year: 1859

We buried her while mornings light
Was stealing DER the sky,
Ere yet the stars of dewy night
On Natures face were dry.
We buried her while still the sun


Was on the horizons verge,
The lark, before our task was done,
Began to sing her dirge.
We laid our sleeping flower among
The just awakening flowers,
Like them she was so sweet and young
That blighted bud of ours.
She died at dawn-we laid her where
The suns first smiles will rest,
He will not look on aught so fair,


Before he gains the west.
We did not leave trace of gloom
About her grassy bed,
All should be bright beside tomb
Which holds the early dead.
Her being had but dawned on earth
Before she passed away;
Death is the spirits better birth,


The dawn of perfect day.
Year: 1859

EDITORIAL VAMP1REs.-The press of this State,
within year or two past, has been much improv-
ed, and more elevated and dignified tone given
10 the interior journals generally there are yet
a few papers, whose conductors, elevated by ac-
cdent to the positions they occupy, seem to take
a peculiar pride in painting everything they
touch, with the slime distilled from their own
vulgar and corrupt dispositions. No person,
however good and noble, is exempt from their
malignant hatred ; nothing so pure, but that they
will seek to render foul ; and nothing so elevated
and refined, as to be above their pigmy efforts to
degrade to their own base l.-Tuolumne
Courier
Year: 1859

IT LOOKS BAD.-It will be remembered, says
the Sacramento Bee, that the last Panama boat
did not bring Tehuantepec mail with seven
days later news, because the steamer did not con-
meet as usual at Acapulco. News by the Over
land Mail informs us, that the cause Of the failure
was the attachment, in New Orleans, of the COM
pany's steamer consequently it did not leave.
This looks bad for the continuance of the service,
and we should not be surprised to hear by the
next mail that it had been abandoned
Year: 1859

MUST NOT THINK ALoUD.-The Columbia Ne,cs
recently said something calculated TO injure the
4th of July celebration there, whereat a dozen
business men give notice in the Courier that their
advertising and subscription patronage will be
taken from the .Ne,Os, forthwith.
Year: 1859

THE remains of the Christian hero Havelock,
lie in dirty kitchen garden, at Lucknow, India,
the only mark to designate the spot being his
name rudely cut in the bark OF neighborlng
tree
Year: 1859

An experiment which has just taken
place in one of the Paris hospitals, appears
to establish conclusively that lockjaw can
be cured by means of curare poison. A
young man, twenty four years of age, having
had one of his toes carried off by shot
from musket- considerable injury having
been inflicted on the adjoining ones by the
projectile- seized with the lockjaw four
days after the accident. DR.. Chassignac,
(who supplies this account of the case,j was
called in when the patient was already far
gone. A potion consisting of one hundred
and sixty grammes Of tea with ten cent?
grammes of curare was administered in
dose of one table spoonful per hour at the
same time the wound, which was much
jagged, and emitting fetid pus, was moist
ened with solution of twenty centigrammes
-four grains) of curare in two hundred
grammes of distilled water. Bottles of
warm water were put in the patients bed.
The first spoonful of the potion produced
some effect at the end of an hour, and as
the treatment went on, so did the state of
the patient improve. The solution of curare
used for the local application was gradually
strengthened to thirty, and at length to
forty centigrammes of the poison its pro-
portion in the potion was also increased to
sixteen, and then to twenty five cent?
grammes. At the end of six days the
patient was out of danger.
Year: 1859

From the Louisville Journal dsfs


Our good friend of the Richmond Wing
cordially approves the idea of T" the form
atom of voluntary associations throughout
Virginia and the South, bound together by
common pledge amoug themselves neither
to eat, drink, wear, buy or use any articles
whatsoever manufactured at or imported
from the North" All this may be very
we'll, to touch the pocket Of the North, but
how are we to protect the Southern heart
against the fascinating bellies of Boston,
New York, and Philadelphia? ..


The girls who give the South.


What gold could never buy.


There is no need of forming any other
voluntary associations than those inn
posed by the marriage service. True, our
fathers in the revolution made and carried
out similar pledge in regard to importa-
tions from the mother country, but they
never made the importation of the
mothers of the country contraband. We
propose war of retaliation. If the North
will interfere with our Southern domestic
relations, let our young men go forth and
rob the Northern homes of their most
cherished ornaments and bring them back
to found more patriarchal relations among
US. Let us conquer prejudice by the potent
aid of love, and bring willing captives to
our arms. The idea of not eating New Eng
land salmon next spring, or of refusing an
ice scrop from Chicago when the dog. star
RACES; the bare thought of having Indiana
grouse, or Maine supply of potatoes, inter.
dicted to us, of being compelled to read of
New York oysters or Pittsburg ale, and be
in the tantalising condition of not enjoying
them; the terrible calamity involved in
giving up the Newark cider sold for cham
pagne, or the rectifed whisky of Cincinnati
dragged for Otard brandy the shivering
sensation produced by the very thought of
refusing to be supplied with Pennsylvania
coal this winter, by Kellogg & Co., because
it is mined by underground railroad; the
setting our obdurate appetites against the
produce of Hoosier pigeon roosts, teal or
blue wing, because they fly from the North;
all these are overwhelming. We are patri-
otic enough as the world wags, but we
cannot surrender our gastronomic liberty.
Caesar had his Brutus, Charles l his Crom-
well, and voluntary association to neither
drink nor eat Northern good things has its
Louisville Journal; if that is treason, make
the most of it. Our friend of the Rich
mond Wing will forgive us, if, after having
stood politically shoulder to shoulder for
years, we now part stomach to stomach on
this question of "internal Improvements. .
1t is hard to sunder old ties, and our very
bowels will yearn to be united, but ther
stamochic bitters give an appetite and pro-
mote digestion, and SO we drain the bitter
cup to the dregs. e a5'AS "a a&s