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Year: 1859

REMOVAL OF THR CAPiTAL.-The
iews papers have struck lead in the
Capital question. Our representatives
at Sacramento, took it into their heads
TO visit The hamlets that environ the bay
of San Francisco, for the avowed pur-
pose Of passing upon the qualifications
Of some one of them for the future capi
tai of the State. but really to obtain
good airing for themselves at the ex-
pense of the public and the ambitious
owners Of .ots in these would-be Capital
cities. There could have been no seri-
Gus intent on the part Of any considera-
bic number of Legislators to remove the
Capital from Sacramento whatever in
ducements might have been offered else
where. They wanted a chance to
recreate for pay and without expense,
and hit upon the right chord to obtain it.
They have had their sport, the press
has fruitful theme in the sayings and
doings Of the Legislature while engaged
in the capital movement. It's capi-
tai hit all round. Our Legislators have
got snuff of salt water, taken a rip at
the tiger. imbibuated thirty year old
Bourbon with Jack Hays in the classic
shades of Oakland, obtained valuatie in
formation ON the topography of the
swamp and overfowed lands of the State
and had a good time generally at the
expense of others. They come back to
their regular work, we hope. wiser. and
better men, having added largely to
their own stock of knowledge, and a
god-send subject to the grave and gay
writer's for the press.
Year: 1859

THE Mirror OF THE TlMEs.-We
look around, but can see no appearance
Of sinful propensity, no floating physi-
cal evidence of depraved tendency.
Men appear manly, women seem to be
wcmanly; over the earth comes and
goes pure and purifying breath; there
are grand mansions and tasteful cnt-
tases where childhood blooms within
and flowers bloom without. Towns
grow and cities improve; government is
wise and safe, and society looks as
though it wore spotless garb. When
we see all these apparently positive
proofs of excellence, we are amazed at
the possibility Of occurrences such as
are daily reported; we wonder at the
conduct of men and women; they do
that which is incxplicable TO themselves
and yet hasten on iu the mysterious per-
formance, to what end they know not
nor do they enquire.-Sierra Citizen.
Year: 1859

SAnin hiSoN. In = HSi A>e"o
The Sacramento Union of Tuesday con-
tains decision of the Supreme Court it
the case of McCauley VS. Weller, which
opens rich prospect ahead Cor the
State. Through the opening vista thus
made by the Court, Estell can see clear
ly into the treasury. and can already
count several hundred thousand dollars
there belonging to himself


By Legislative authority John B.
Weller, about a year ago, took few
understrappers and proceeding to San
Quentin took forcible possession of the
State Prison. An action was brought
by McCauley, the sub-lessee, to recover
his rights aud damages by the custer.
The Court decides in his favor. AS the
case now stands, unless the State shall
prove forfeiture of rights by an abuse
of the contract existing between the
State and Gen. Es,ell by the latter, he
has clear claim to ten thousand dollars
a month from the State for near three
years-a sum in the aggregate of some
S34O,OOO-about enough to clean out
the treasury OF all the filthy lucrc there.
in accumulated.


Whether we consider it in money
point of view, or in the better light of
humanity to the erring of our race, this
decision of the Court is one of the most
important to the State yet pronounced
by her tribunals. The safety and well
fare of the prisoners, and large sum of
money, are all involved in the decision.
Under it, it would seem that the Gus
tody of the prisoners is to be restored to
the old lessee, and he to be paid, also,
the sum agreed upon in the contract
signed in 1856 viz ten thousand dollars
a month.


The State has ono more chance, that
of provinga violation of the contract on
the part of the lessee. In nearly all
contests at law with her own citizens,
the State has thus far come out second
best. We can scarcely hope for re-
suit in this case out of the usual order.
But while there is a slight hope we shall
cherish it, that the State may win one
suit, and that she may be relieve d of
that incubus, Es'ell, who has weighed
upon her, like the nightmare, frcm her
earliest infancy.
Year: 1859

THE DEMOCRAT AND OURSELVES
The public must long ago have ceased
to be interested in the petty contest be-
tween ourselves and the Democrat.--
The causes of the issue have been set
forth by us, on more than one occasion,
and We apprehend that many columns
more would scarcely suffice to alter pub
lie sentiment in the least in regard to our
differences. We would gladly have es-
capped from the controversy weeks ago,
but for the wilful Misrepresentation per-
tinaciously reiterated by the Democrat,
which seemed to call for replies. We
hardly know at this stage of the game
whether to make rejoinder to the bare
faced falsehoods in the last Democrat or
not. The statement that we lad said
eve didn't care whether we had told the
truth in the Griffin case, or not" is so
bald.faced and fragrant falsehood, as
to call for an indignant denial had the as
sertion come from any source not utterly
lost to all shame. There is not rea-
der of the JOURNAL who does not know
the charge is wholly without foundation.
The Democrat knows it utters a false
hood in making the statement. All
knowing it, we leave the matter to the
conscience of the Democrat and the
Judgment of the community, without fur
thcr comment.
Year: 1859

REMAINS OF A MURDERED WOMAN
DIscovERED.-The Sonora Herald re-
counts the murder of an Italian woman
by countryman. She was induced to
visit tunnel by her murderer under
pretext of selling her an interest in a
rich claim. Her remains have been dis
covered in the tunnel, partly burned up,
and the head crushed to pieceslas if by
a sledge hammer The Italians about
jamestown were knowing to the facts
but for some cause kept silence The
name of the murderer is Sertorna and is
still at large.
Year: 1859

Mike Mitchell was arrested in Marys-
vile for an attempt at illegal voting. and
was adjudged to pay fine of 500. 1t
having been represented to the Court
that Mike was too drunk to know what
he was about at the time of the commiss-
ion of the offence, the fine was remit
ted
Year: 1859

~ The Democrat attempts to evade
a dilemma it has forced itself into in its
usual cuttle-fsh style. In attempting
to play smart the editor got beyond his
depth. and is now "circumventing round
the subject" like Deacon Miles exhor-
tations He made prodigious flourish
last week over what he thought was an
error Of ours about the Irish celebrating
the birth of St. Patrick. He cackled
over the mares nest, like pullet on be-
holding her first egg. The wise genius
who strides the tripod in the Office of our
neighbor, out of the superabundance of
his knowledge of Irish mythology, de-
clared the Irish did not celebrate the
birth of st. Patrick on the 18th of March,
but fail to cnlighten world that hung
upon his lips, what they did celebrate on
that day. That's the item of informa-
ton the public is more interested in be-
ing correctly informed about, than any
question personally affecting either the
editor of the Democrat or ourselves. 1t
is historical question raised by the for
mer and the on1s probandi rests upon him
to demonstrate that the commonly re-
ceived opinion on this point is incorrect.
We challenged him to the proof last
week, and he now replies by saying we
endeavor to excuse the error on the
ground that some of our exchanges had
committed the same. Nothing could De
farther from the truth, for we never did
and never will admit it to be an error
till the wise man of the Democrat dem
onstrates from standard authority in
Irish history that the commonly receiv-
cd impression of ST. Patrick's day is er-
roneous. We mentioned the fact, it is
true. that some of our exchanges had
noticed the celebration of the birth of
St. Patrick on the 18th of March. but it
was only to show the Democ, at how wide
spread delusion its editor had to dissi.
pate, and to hold up to him an incentive
for display of erudition we could not
hope to call forth had it been understood
so humble an individual as the editor of
the Journal was alone in this Irish
NEUROLOGICAL fog. We had hoped that
SO sharp a spur to an editors ambition
would have "pricked the sides of his in
tent" and brought out rich stores of
learning that would have settled forev-
er the when and where of the birth of
Ireland's patron Saint. to the great de-
light of every hilesian in the land
Nary time. Do we understand by this
silence that the Democrat "backs water"
in its attempt to correct us. or is it pre-
preparing a wonderful exposition to ap-
pear sometime hence ! Let not the
whole family ofman "burst in ignorance"
on this question raised by yourself, Mr..
Democrat
Year: 1859

UNION MEETING AT New HAvEN.-An enthusiastic
Union meeting was held in New Haven, Connecti-
cut, on Wednesday evening. The meeting was
presided over by Hon. w. W. Boardman, and ad-
dressed by Hon. Ralph /. Ingersoll and others
The following resolutions with others were adopt
ed


Meeting as citizens and not as partsans, while
we would avoid the expression ofsentiments which
can in any way be tortured to the prejudice of our
respective political convictions, we nevertheless
cordially unite in dscountenancing all attempts to
sunder into sectional divisions those organizations
founded in honest differences of political opinions
which ought to be co-extensive with the Union;
and we reprobate as the chief cause of these divi
sIons, and the prolific source of danger to the
Union, the "eXpedients of designing men" to ac-
qulre influence in one section by revling the nsti-
tutlons or misrepresenting the opinions of other
sections, remembering that against this Washing
ton warned us, as evil that would inevitably
"render alien, those who ought to be bound to-
gether by fraternal affection"


That regarding the States of this Union as
sovereign and equal under the Constitution we
fully recognize the right of each to regulate its
own domestic affairs free from any foreign inter-
ference; that the recent attempt to ncie serve in
surrection in the State of Virginia is an alarming
instance of the violation of this prnciple imposing
upon all good citizens the duty of expressing their
utter adherence of the crime and of denouncng its
actors and their abettors and sympathiZers-and
that IN unison with true, loyal and patriotic pub
lie sentiment, regard the noisy efforts of a few





criminal invasion to the dignity of martyrdom as
tanatica in their inception and abortive in their
results.


That tender to the State of Virginia our
congratulations that by the energy of the proper
authorities the law has been upheld supreme and
the country spared the consummation of so mon
strous design, and we add our assurance that
should the time ever come when the physical force
of this State shall needed to repel suppress an
invasion upon their peace and sovereignv it will
be most promptly and cordially given.


Judge Ingersoll, during his remarks, said that he
had lived through two wars, but he never knew of
an officer who fell that received such eulogiums as
had John Brown for his treason [Sensation I
Even Everett had been vilifed for his devotion to
the Constitution and the Union; Connecticut mad
been misrepresened, and was it not time for her to
speak? After alluding to the meetings which have
been and are to be held, the speaker proceeded to
discuss the position which the clergy had taken.
II John Brown was deserving all their praise as a
Christian, how was it that he could die without ut
tering prayer for himself or any one else? fhe
was saint, as a lecturer Oh. w. Beecher) had re-
Gently declared, then two commandments had been
dropped from the Decalogue just before the Har-
per's Ferry fNray. Applause.
Year: 1859

Anti-Slavery Excitement i'm PhiIadelphia.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l5.-There is some excite
ment existing here at present. and there are pros
poets of riot to-night.@An antslavery fair is be-
ing held at Concert Hall, and they have also
meeting announced to take place tonight at the
Assembly buildings. During their meeting this
morning the Mayor ordered the flag to be hauled in
because IL was in violation of an ordinance and
obsructed the passage of the street from great
length. An order was also sent by the Sheriff di-
rectng that the fair should be closed and the hall
deserted before o'clock this afternoon. These
proceedings produced much excitement and the
aboiitionists in conncil resolved to proceed in
body to Concert Hall, and protect their goods.
The offensive flag removed.


The order Of the Sheriff was demanded by the
owner of the building, who objects to the action of
helessee in letting it for such purposes.


q. W. Custus is to lecture tonight on the Gas
pect OF the Slavery Question at National Hall,
and advertisements appear in the papers for a
meeting outside to adopt such as the ext
gencies may require to prevent the dissemination of
principles calculated and intended to arouse
spirit of most intense animosity in the community
and to lead to fearful consequences and to check
hireling incendiaries from making further inf1am-
matory addresses in our loyal city. The Mayor is
taking every precaution to prevent disturbance
which seems almost inevitable if both sides turn
out in their strength
Year: 1859

BETTER LATE Than NEvER.-Those frog
ponds on d street. near the Court House,
which have long been a disgrace to the city,
are being slowly filed up. 1t was but yes
terday that we saw Bridget dump a scuttle
Of ashes in one Of them. A few dollars Of
the peoples money could not be more profit.
ably invested than by appropriating them to
aid the public spirited Bridget in her praise
worthy undertaking.
Year: 1859

PER SoIREE.-A grand Thanksgiving Ball
will be given this evening at the Water
Works Hall. by Mons. and Madame Peri.
Many tickets have already been disposed Of
There viii be large attencance.
Year: 1859

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors
have adopted a suggestion of the Chief of
the Police, that room in the basement Of
the City Hall, be fitted up with hunks and
mattresses, for the use of such destitute per
sons as may apply to the Police for shelter
during the night.
Year: 1859

GROUSE HUNTING ON THE PRAIRIE.-The prai-
rie chicken incuoates in the tall grass of the
wild prairie, or in fence corners, the little
patches of meadow, and other undsturbed
hooks of the farm each pair of birds Matching
out IA brood of ten to twenty-five young ones
the hen and the cock relieving each other alter
nately on the nest. When disturbed on the
nest, or with her young brood, the hen has in
common with the quail the plover, the dove,
and other birds, the faculty of Stimulating disa-
blity, and will Autter along, just out of reach,
apparently with a broken wing, until she leads
the intruder away from her nestor brood, when,
suddenly recovering, she will take wing and fly
away. The proper time for shooting grouse is
between the first of August and the last OF Oc-
tober. during which time they feed upon the
scattered grain in the stubble fields, and lie
close to the dog. They are then fat, tender and
juicy, with fine gdneish flavor. Until the
heavy frosts set in, late in the fall, each brood
lives and forages as an independent community
but on the approach of winter they become gre
garious, and collect in small hocks. In cold
weather they perch on the fences, where they
are slaughtered in large numbers by the pot
hunters-the hunter sneaking along the fence
corners until within range, and often killing
half dozen at shot. The fight of the
grouse when flushed by the dog, like that of
the quail, is in direct line, and very rapid
When young, they are shot even by bunglers'
but when full-grown, it requires quick eye
and steady nerve to bring them down.-Cinc'n-
matt Commercial.
Year: 1859

The BEDouINs.-It 1t is a curious fact, observes
the London Quarterly, that while the Christian
Missionary has made his way to every part of
the globe, and has taught with more or less
success, he has never succeeded in mixing with
the Bedouins. They wander over region
which, from physical causes, can be Inhabited
by none others but men following their mode of
life From earliest times every effort has been
made to reduce them to subsection, and to rem
der their haunts by human skill fitted to receive
settled population. Canals and water courses
were carried as far as human ingenuity could
devise, and where water could reach there the
land was conquered But there remained be-
yond large region which the BGdouin could
call his own There he is to be found still, as
we see him represented on the walls of Assyrian
palaces, riding his swift dromedary we read of
him in sacred history, suddenly appearing as a
robber in the midst OF the quiet cultivation Of
the soil, and as suddenly returning unharmed
before their well-trained legions during the
height of their power he remains to this hour
unchanged in his manners, his language, his
arms, and his dress 1t is their unchangeable-
ness which renders Bedouin so interesting a
study He is the only link between the earliest
ages of mankind and the present time-liko a
single, strange animal connecting the actual
world with some geological period.
Year: 1859

A man and woman were married in Jail few
evenings ago in one of our western cities. As


long as they remain there, they will not be like
" to make each other jealous by straylng of
from home.
Year: 1859

Ayers Cherry Pectoral
has won for itself such renown for the cure Of
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
II ID entirely unnecessary for us to recount the
evidence OF its virtues, wherever it has been
ployed. AZ it has long been in constant
throughout this section, we need not do more than
assure the people its quality kept up TO the best
Il ever has been, and that it may be relied on to
do for their relief al it has been found TO do
Year: 1859

NEW FoRM OF OATH FOR ATToRNKys.-In
the Senate, this forenoon the oath administered
to legal gentlemen, when admitted to the bar,
was modified, so as to read as follows:


'You solemnly swear that you will do no
falsehood, nor consent to the doing of any in
court; you will not Willingly or willingly pro-
mote or sue any false, groundiess or unlawful
suit nor give your aid or consent to the same;
you will delay no man for Iucre or malice but
you will conduct yourself in the Office of an
attorney within the courts, according to the
best of your knowledge aud discretion, and
with all good fidelity well to the courts as
to your clients. So help you God.


The old form of oath was rejected-l3t to 3--
and the foregoing oath will stand if not ELI
minated from the statutes in the subsequent
stages of their passage in the Senate or House.
Boston Transcript, Oct. 29th.
Year: 1859

EAST INDIAN ECoNoMY.-The latest example
of Saving at the spigot and losing at the bung''
is circular issued in the Presidency of Bonn
bay, directing all heads of offices to collect and
save all torn covers of letters and other office
waste paper, to be sold, and the proceeds cred
tied to the government
Year: 1859

THE GOODNESS OF PRINTRRs.-There was
quite a number of prin ters board the ill
tated steamer New World. and, us it has been
stated that this class of men exhibit great cool
ness and bravery in the time of trial on the
battle field and in all sorts of disasters. il
would appear they did in the recent calamity
on the Hudson river. One printer set good
example at the start by his great GOODNESS, and
also showed much bravery, according to one
account, in jumping into the first small boat
which, before proceeding far, was found in a
sinking condition from wide open leaks He
took off his hat and used it as bailing ladle
until the boat was put back TO the sinking
steamer and the party got on board again. An
other printer devoted himself to soothing
the females who were panc-strcken, showing
an equal amount of caimness. And when the
schooner which came alongside was about
leaving, he bravely jumped from the sinking
steamer and caught fast hold of her rigging.
These printers are invaluable men in time OF
peril!
Year: 1859

A CoLoRED IMPosToR succeeded in getting
considerable money from the members of the
late Christian Anti-Slavery Convention al
Chicago, by pretending that he had a wife and
children in slavery whom he wished to sur
ehaSa
Year: 1859

His captors say that Cook told them il
Brown had taken his advice and retreated TO
the noun aims at once, with his prisoners and
what arms they could gather, they would have
been able TO succeed, and that AS it was the
enterprise only failed through the cowardice
of the negro abolitionist Fred Douglass. That
individual was to have arrived at the school
house with a large band early on Monday, but
Cook says, 81 conveyed the arms there for
him, and waited till nearly night, but the cow


ard didn't come"
Year: 1859

The majority of the Republicans voted
against the admission of Oregon into the
Union, for the reason, we suppose, that al
though she offered herself as free State,
she came with Anti.Republican Senators and
an Anti-Republican Representative. Eleven
/ penul ullicans voted for the admission and
seventv-three against it. The New York
Tribune talks very roughly about those Re
publicans who voted in the affirmative,
while the National Era defends them. The
latter journal thinks that the admission of a
Free State is a sufficient acquisition for the
Republican Party, without the possession of
advantages which are subordinate. Ii is for
the ultimate aud not the immediate benefit
to the Republican Party, which IS involved
in the admission.


One principal objection which the Repub-
licans had to the Constitution Of Oregon, lay
in the fact that it inhibits the ingress of ne
groes into the State, and, in order to secure
this end, denies them the right to sue in II
court of justice, to hold any real estate, or to
exercise any privilege either of a citizen or a
denzen. Those Republicans who voted for
its immediate admission were apprehensive,
from the spirit manifested in this clause, that
Oregon might finally adopt slave constitu-
ton, and preferred therefore to let her in,
notwithstan ding the to them) Objectionable
features of her Constitution.


The majority Of the Lecompton Senators
and Representatives voted for her admission,
thereby somewhat stultiying themselves, in
asmuch as they had applied test t. Kansas
which prohibited her from coming into the
Union (dness under the Lecompton Constitu
ton, with less than 90, 900 inhabitants, where
as they would admit Oregon with a much
less number, simply because her admission
would strengthen their side politically for the
time being in the National Legislature. If
Oregon could come in with less population
than 93, ,000 why not Kansas These Le-
comptonites are queer set politicians.


Nearly all the Anti-Lecompton Democrats
voted for the admission, and were thoroughly
consistent in so doing knowing rs they did
that the Constitution Of the new State was
the act and deed of a majority of the people
it having been submitted at the ballot-box
for their approval or rejection.


The most striking features of the Oregon
Constitution are the prohibition of duelling
and its enforcement by rendering the duellist
ineligible to ofice-the same provision as
that in our own Constitution-the inhibition
of lottery gambling, of banks of circulation'
the prohibition of slavery, the exclusion of
free people of color from the State, and the
extension of the right of suffrage to aliens
who have declared their intentions" to be-
come citizens.
Year: 1859

RAoEs.-To day will come off one of the
most exciting trotting matches that ever at
tracted the sporting community of this city,
there being five entries and the Horses being
we'll known, aud most of them owned in
this place A great interest is taken in the
result. We are also informed that the track
is in splendid condition, and we anticipate
fine days sport In addition to all these in
ducements. the popular Host, Mr.. Conlilen
will dispense the ooh Be Joyful to his many
friends, and we advise all who are fond of
sport to be on hand.