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Year: 1867

IN.


Ex-Governor Brown, of Georgia in a three
col umn letter, rrvIe VS. the political situation
OF the country, advising the people of Georgia
20 sccept lie terms imposed by the bill re-
Gently passed by both houses Of Congress He
says:


IL consider it the duty ef the Governor of
Georgia to call the Legislature together with =
out delay, and To recommend the passage OF an
act lallIng convention OF the people of thI
state 10 SO change our State constitution as to
provide for universal suffrage, in conformity
10 the measure which has passed Congress
known as the Sherman amendment, aud to
provide for the early election OF a Legislature
which VIII adopt The constitutional amend
meht IN accordance with said requirement
We now have the assurance of Congress i'm
the passage OF this bill, that this bill snall set
lie he question of our admission. We shall
never get better terms. Let US comply with
them, and be ready 10 be presented in the next
Congress as soon as possible. / respectfully
suggest that the people of the several coun-
ties or TINS State VINO favsr the proposed
acuon mold public meetings with as little
deiaY as possible, and urge upon the Gov
ernor TO convene the Legislature and recon-
mend them 10 take prompt action. The Gov
.TnCr and Legislature were elected before the
rhnsutulonal amendment was proposed, and
! iespec'iplly submit that il is their impera.
I'VE duty in the present condition OF the
country 10 take the necessary steps to refer this
question To the people al the ballot hox The
most "plrOprt1te mode Of doing this is to order
al election al delegates TO a convention to act
upon tht proposition now submitted by Con-
HEfes' us they cannot Win prOBriety refuse
n the people demand il. Let the people speak
III we reject the terms proposed IN the Sher-
man bill confess see no nope for the future
should we accept them 1 trust the example
of Georgia may be folio wed oy the other STATES
and that TINS yexed question may soon be per-
manently settled upon the best terms which
we may ever be anle 10 get l am aware OF the
rapdlfy ofthe changes which we are required
10 make. and Of the natural prejudices which
our people entertain against negro suffrage
but we should not forget In yielding TO an in
eYitable necessity that these people were raised
among us and naturally sympathse with us
Their conduct during the war proved this If
then we treat them kindly, pay them their
wages promptly, and in all respects deal fair
~ by them, We shall rarely have cause TO COM
pialn OF Their refusal 10 respect our wishes or
consult our interests at the ballot box. As the
questions which l have discussed are of vital
importance TO the whole country, and a do
not wish 10 be misunderstood or misrepre-
sented. respectfully request OF the editor of
each newspaper who comments upon nv let
ter TO give IL entire to his readers. This is due
alike TO me and 10 the publicn
Year: 1867

Ed. REcoRD-lt Is understood that route for a
via North Fork Feather river has been partly sur
veved and that to this route has been given the
preference account of the all egei mprac teabi-
itv Of the Bald Rock Canon-the Middle Fork route
being conceded to be much the shortest and cheap
est aside from this Bald Rock obstruction.


Surveyor Keddie makes the distance from Orc
vile to Hartmans Bar by the Middle Fork-how
far, Mr.. Editor;-excuse my faulty recollection; is
it IS mile? Now be it known sir, that road can
be engineered from Orove TO Hartman's Bar on
a line upon which snow very seldom falls to depth
of Is inches: a road which shal have a grade of


fifty feet to the steepest mile; hch shall not touch
the Middle Fork at all until above and beyond the
terrific Bald Rock; and which shall be little. il any
tor the Bald Rock Canon of the Middle Fork is not
in the track of the Middle Fork railroad route
this route properly located, passing along slopng
hIlsides and up gentle asceuts through the region
of the foothills TO its intersection with the river
above the Bald Rock. Possessing Incompatible
attractions-passing (as it viii pa>s) through the
romantic suburbs of Oak Ar5or-thi> is, beyond
possible doubt, the very best route for our trans
continental railroad. On this route must that rail
road be constructei on this route indeed it shall
lie builjed. if have to build it myself, and even
Though necessary to the building thereof, may be
the "bottom dollar and the last lingering lone
some penny of the GYAsCUrUs.
Year: 1867

''lr we bad had civil war. the first man TO fall ly
oar bullets might have tecn the would be Colonel
of the Eleventh Mirhigan.--Appcal.


For once, whisky guzzling Home Guard Patriot
has undoubtedly blundered upon truthful confts.
sion. He had no bullets for those who wore in
arms for the destruction of the Government, bat
plenty Of bullets for his ncglbors and friends who
endcavored to put down the rebellion. Their
too sacred to he rendered for the defc
Of the Government against rebellion, but place them
ia dark alley. or behind a stump, tiee, and
they could Ere upon unsuspecting eghbors. whose
patriotism had taken a practical shape, but who
differed with them upon some article Of partisan
faith II is fortunate for the people of California
that the courage Of these vile reprobac partisan
patliots did ntS last them TO civil war, and that
they are finding their true level before jury Of
calm, intelligent and rejecting people. Lowering
the subscription price of such false patriot papers
does not appear u increase their circulation much
a-,iays- The people demand patriotism truth
and deScncy, not their converse
Year: 1867

The MARYsvILLE Appeal says the Butte REC
ORD is filled with Coolie trash, written il not
published TO discord in the Union ranks. :"
We simply propose to allow discussion of matters
of public interest. in order that people may arrive
at Truth. We respect intelligent American labor
ers. and have desire to see them degraded by be
ing placed in competition with Diggezs and Chr
ncse. II they choose to place themselves in such
position, il will be their act, not ours. We shall
not quarrel with them should they conclude to do
80, after having exhausted discussion The Chi
nese and Diggers do not fight the countrys battles
or come to its rescue in the ho of peril. Their
employment here, simply deprives those who do Of
the opportunity of making a living by their labor
We have case in point: soldier of Company A
Butte County Cavalry, who was a practical woolen
factor, reared to the business, his return from
Arizona, applied to the San Francisco Woolen
Mills for work. He found it 81 filed with Coolie
trash against which HIS uniform was no passport.
And yet this factory is protected by the govern
ment this soldier volunteered to defend, from three
to twelve cents per pound, and additional ten
per eeut ad valorem, upon all woolens they manu-
facture and were declaring heavy quarterly divi-
dends. The argument will apply to wool
growers, who employ Coolie labor and digger poems
10 h erd their iocks. Government should protect
all its citizens alike. OF course, capital is going
to employ cheap labor If it can but it is part OF
duty to endeavor to make American laborers
sustain them in doing They may discuss the
question TO their satisfaction and do the majority
tuar determine. The editor of the appeal is sim
piy partisan bigot, ready to yield without dscas
-ion and without regard to its effect upon the peo
pie to direction of those who manipulate the wires
and resort to partisan epithcts to secure success
Just as if the people had not destroyed political
parties and would hesitate to destroy any par
ty that sought to oppress and degrade them We
haze desire To SOW disruption in the ranks of
the Union party. 1t is only those who adv
eating Coolie and digger labor aud the nom nation
of squaw candidate to the Office OF Governor, who
doing tast- And now. if the editor of the
Appeal III refer hack to the ground of his attack
upo, the RECON-. he will thatit is falsc-either
ignorantly wilfully and maciously. but neverthe-
less abSosu:ely-Iaise. Sn gross the misrepre
-eutatien that gave it no attention until other
journals had attached \ seeming respectabili'y to
the -issears fhschoed.
Year: 1867

vNHIS LARGE AND COMMODIOUS HO-


II tel is situated in Humbug Valley, Plumas county,
a beautiful and healthy location. The rooms nrc
large airy and well furnished The table is all
furnished with the best the market affords the
stabling of the best -holne for the traveller.
For invaids fine Soda SPRING celebrated for its heal
ing qualities, is adjoining the hotel liberal share OF
patronage is solicited
Year: 1867

The people of Wickcnburg and La Paz are indignant at the Post Office Department for the manner in which they are and have been treated by that venerable institution in the matter of mails. Ever since the transfer of service to the IIardyville route, Wickenburg, a place containing population of about 900, has been without direct communication with California, and her business men have had to employ private individuals to carry their correspondence to and from its destination. They have borne with this injustice until pa tience ceases to be virtue, and they now think iitt iEi; time that something should be done for them. The Department ought to, as soon as possible, order weekly service over the oid lou4, from San Ps=sisEeiso, Caiif5T- nia, ria La Paz and Wickenburg, to Prescott, Arizona This would satisfy every body liy- ing on and near said route, and they are justly entitled to it. The route from San Bernardo no to Prescott. ria Hardyville, is necessary one, and despite the terrible hostility of the Indians living upon and adjacent to it, the service has been performed oyer it with great regularity and promptness, but this route does not run within 100 miles of two of the most important towns in the Territory Wickenburg and La Paz. The mail matter for Wickenburg comes over she Hardyyille route to Prescott, lies over until the depart ure of the Prescott and Tucson mail, and is then carried back in the direction from whence it came, a distance of 75 miles. That for La Paz is sent from California to Hardy vile, and is then forwarded down the river by the Hardyyille and Arizona City mail, to La Paz This, it will be seen, is the regular old fogy way of doing things, and should not be allowed by Postmaster General of the United States in this enlightened age. IL might have answered in the days of Franklin, but does not suit at present The people of Wiekenburg and La Paz carry on business almost exclusively with the merchants oi San Francisco, and it is necessary for them, in order to transact that business and keep up with the times, to have direct and reliable communication with that city. Whoever posted the Department in regard to onecessary

 mail routes in this Territory had better post

 himself before he undertakes to do that job again, for it is fact that the weekly nail from Prescott to Tucson passes over nearly 200 miles of the same route upon which the seIni-weekly overland mail is carried while i Wickeuburg and La PaZ are left out in the cold, and compelled to depend upon circuit ous routes for postal accommodations This is economy with vengeance
Year: 1867



 As the season is now close at hand. when we may reasonably expect a plentiful supply of water in creeks and pulches that have for several months past been dry, it is time that placer miners were getting ready for work. Our placer mines arc not as rich and extcn- sive as were those of California, nevertheless some of them will pay handsomely, ii proper ly worked. We know of localities where, if a company or companies of men go to work in good earnest and open up claims, they can for several months, and probably years, have the dead wood " on taking out from three 10 ten dollars per day to the hand, and if there are any idlers in this vicinity, we would advise them to try it. The creek known as Black Canon, about thirty miles southeast from Prescott, will pay to work. It is large creek, and contains several good-sized bars, some of which have been partially worked by Mexicans and Americans. This creek for at least seven months of the year affords plenty of water for ground-suicing. The climate, during winter. is very mild. Lumber for sluices would have to be taken from Prescott or whip-sawed in the Bradshaw mountain, which is not over twelve miles from any point on the creek. To work this creek suc- oessfully requires that parties undertaking to do SO should take enough provisions, from Prescott. or whatever other point they might start from, to last them for two, three or four months, and then send their animals to some place where they would be safe from Indians. as it is impossible to work and herd ct the same time. In some bars the gold is'very fine and would have to be caught with quicksilver, while in others it is coarse and might be saved without the quicksilver, but as there is more or less fine gold in all the bars of course it would be best to use quick silver The bed of the creek has never had fair prospecting test, and may be rich in many places. The ranches on the Agua Eric are not over ten miles from any point on the creek, and there miners could buy veg etables at q reasonable price. A good hunter could supply twenty or thirty men with all the venison they could eat. The Indians Apache Yumas-profess to be friendly, and would not, we know, trouble respectable number of men. Black Canon heads in the Bradshaw mountain, and runs nearly east un- til it empties into the Agua FriO.

 Lynx Creek, Big Bug, and Hassayampa crecks-althongh mined out in several places contain spots that when scientifically worked, will pay fair wages, and ;here ara huudreds of smaller crooks an1 ,rulches on both sides of Walker and Bradshaw ranges that can be made to pay.

 In our next issue, we will point out other places, and particularly gulches and ravines, in the various mining districts that VIC think would pay.
Year: 1867

We would announce to our readers and mankind in general, that Tucson is now the Capital of Arizona Territory ry-Sguthera .fyi- s0aigR.

 We'll help you, old feller, by giving the announcement the benefit of our circulation. We are aware that few persons would ever find it out unless we did so. for the reason that three-fourths of the people of Arizona who can read English live up this way and never see your paper.
Year: 1867

A PgRPLTxtSG PRID cAMENT.--A
gentleman visiting the family Of worthy
deacon. in a neighboring town, had been
showing the children, one evening, beau
tiful music box, after which he wound
it up and put tho instrument in his pock,
ct At the hour of retiring for tue night
the visitor was called upon for prayer
aud having got upon his knees was in the
midst of what promised to be a somewhat
prolonged petition. when suddenly. in
consequence of a change of position on
the part of the suppliant, the music box
started off gaily on the tune, Take your
time. Miss Lucy" to say that the prayer
vas brought TO rather abrupt termina
tin. aud that even the worthy deacon
arose from his knees all but convuIsed
with laughter. is drawing the effect Of th'


incident quite mildly.
Year: 1867

HOLD ON, BoYs.-Hold on to your
tongue when arc just ready to swear, lie
or speak hafshly, or use ans improper
word.


Hold On to your hand, when you are
ready to strike, steal, or do any improper
aot


Hold on to Jour foot when you are on
the point of kicking, running away from
study, or pursuing the path of error,
shame or crime.


Hold on to your anger when you arc
angry, excited, or imposed upon, or Others
are angry about you.


Hold on 10 your heart when evil per.
sons seek your company aud invite you tc
join their games, mirth, or revelry.


Hold on to your name at all times, for
il is more valuable TO you than gold, high
places or fashionable attire.


Hold on to the truth for IL will serve
well, aud do you good throughout eterni
ty.


Hold on to your virtue-it is above al
price to you in all times and places.


Hold on to your good character, for i
is, and always will be, your best wealth
Year: 1867

T We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant, and shall do what we
may be able to indnee the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversi6-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
rent Of Southern resources
Year: 1867

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
young each week we will give general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shsli end
its way into our columns unit for the perusal Of
the mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demoraIizinz sensationaIiEm Of many
contemporary journals, We shall eschew that
character; striving to give tbsrsadsr substantial
matter, preferring 10 be useful rather than


ensational.
Year: 1867

An Act to provide a temporary Government for


the Territory of Idaho.


BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
resentative af the United States oi America in
Congress assemb ed That all that part of tine
territory of the United States included within the
following limits, to wit: Beginning at point in
the middle channel of the Snake River where the
northern boundary of Oregon intcrsccts the same;
then follow down said channel of Snake River to
a point opposite the mouth of the KooskOoska,
or Clear Water River; thence due north 10 the
forty ninth parallel of latitude thence east along
said parallel to the twenty-seventh degree Of
longitude west OF Washngton; thence south
along said degree OF longitude to the northern
boundary OF Colorado Territory; thence west
longitude west of Washington; tLence north
along said degree to the forty-sccond parallel of
latitude; thence west along said pGralel to the
. eastern boundary OF Lls State of Oregon: thence
Year: 1867

WHAT SHALL WE Do ?-The Ouashita Herald, un-
der the above head, talks thus:


We believe there can be no doubt as to the duty of
every good citizen, who has the right of suffrage un-
der the reconstruction law of Congress- to hold him
self prepared to take part in the formation of a
new State Government as provided for in that law
though he is there required tocst his ballot in
the same box with bis former slave. We can see no
possible good arise from refusal to make such an
effort to comply with the behests of Radical Con-
gress. 1t is not however, with the least hope that
such step will conclae the Radicals, (for they are
beyond the reach even of hope,) but with the view of
convincing the sober that we of the South are


in earnest in desires for peace and harmony that
we would recommend compliance with the act Of
Congress- in so far as it provides ways and means to
organise new State Government. But VIXEN the
convention shall have been called and the delegates
duly chosen, it to that further compliance
with the terms upon which the Southern States to
be readmitted, involves sacrifice Of principle we
cannot afford for the price rendered We write be-
fore public opinion is made up and before we are able
to know what sort Of public opinion will be tolerated
but we will venture to declare that prefer terri
toral or military government, to which is to be
based upon our peoples dshonor and which will loosen
the very foundations of our republican institutions
Year: 1867

ing of native wine is favorable TO the cause
of temperance. Where this mild wine is
made and habitually drank, the people are
more temperate than they are in countries
where this is uot.the case. Those who are
10 perfect health do not need even so mild
a stimulue as is furnished by these native
wines. But as large portion of the Peo-
people ofthe United States are accustomed
to strong beverages which act most injuri-
ously on the mind as we'll as on the body.
it would be a great blessing If they could
be induced TO substitute for them mild and
pure wines, which do not make the produ-
GERS or those who purchase them intempe.
rate, but which on the contrary, make
them iaF more sober and peaceful than
those Who import vines os Who mais their
intoxicating drinks by the means Of the
still.


In cases Of debility the native wine Oo.
cupies place which cannot be filed by
any other medicine.


For the table of the Lords Supper. now
supplied generally with the most DauseOus
articles, the wine growers will supply a
pure wine, and the church corpice which
is now filed on such occasions with an at
mosPhere familiar to those who are accus-
toned to the bar-room, will be provided by
the grateful aroma of the native grape.


There is no reason why any one should
be deferred from cultivating the grape on
account of his not being familiar with the
subjuct. How to make 3 beginning be
can be taught by those who sell him the
cuttings or roots in a few minutes, and
then he has whole year st his command
before he is called upon to take the next
step.


AS the wine grower after having planted
his vines has to wait till in the third year
be begins to obtain returns for his outlay,
it would bs advisable that those who hare
but little capital at their command, should
continue to depend for their support on
their usual crops until their. vineyards are
fairly established.
Year: 1867

that the degenerate daughter of a noble
sire, though she might be as destituts Of
soul, as threshing machine, and as devoid
Of brains as a young goose of the naascu-
line gender; yet fortune and name vas
good passport into society and into the
highest stations IN he country.


Butthat day is rapidly passing away.
The time has rolled up in our history when
riches have taken to themselves wings and
flown away, and new il young ladies' ex-
pect to succeed they must know something.
Triming the midnight taper is no longer
a mere rhetoric flourish, but stern reality
in the history of the life Of the young lady
who expects to get through the world
with any credit to herself or ussfalness to
posterity.


Perhaps it would Be wrong in ms to say
too much for the gentleman who proposes
to take charge Of the ''PuIaski Female Col
lege." I only say that so far as my ac-
quaintaHce extends be seems to be 3 nice
Christian gentleman. And have had
some opportunity of forming an opinion of
his merits as teacher and can say that so
far as am Judge, Re is smineutly quail
fed for the position and the people of this
country ought to patronize their own school
and keep the money in their midst, ard
their daughters under their own supervi-
sion. THos. D. DEAvEEPoRT.
Year: 1867

POCKET PIcKED.-A lady in attendance
upon the Hastings Court had her pocket
picked in the courtroom yesterday. Her
pocket-book was taken from her pocket,
but fortunately she had but five dollars in
IL at the time
Year: 1867

RUxoRED SINKING OF A STEANER.-A re-
port was on the streets yesterday to the
effect that steamer had been sunk on its
way from Baltimore to this city. A tele-
gram was received yesterday from Balti-
more by firm in this city to the effect
that the steamer upon which an invoice of
goods had been shipped to them had been
sunk in seven feet water in James river.
The name of the steamer was not given,
though this telegram doubtless gave rise
to the rumor,
Year: 1867

CITY JAIL.-We paid visit to this in
stitution yesterday, and found everything
in excellent order and condition, though
we feel constrained to say that Jail could
hardly be more inappropriately constructed
or inconveniently arranged than ours.