Year: 1861

/ SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4, 1861.
/ No business to-day. The Assembly ad-
iourned over on Saturday to Tuesday and in
the Senate, this morning, nothing was done
worthy of notice.


Don't imagine for an instant, however, that
because no legislative business was done to-
day, our city is not, in all respects gay
capital On the contrary quite the reverse,
we are a sersation-loying and gallant peo-
pie. In proof of this need only to say that
a handsome young fellow, whose rame l
must withhold, was this morning so enwrapt
in the Senatorial question that, Icing in the
room Of member Of the Legislature aud
having no company but the wife Of the afore-
said member, he did not notice that the lady
aforesaid was seated upon his lap until the
door was opened by the member whose wife
she was. 1t is claimed 10y the friends Of The
lady that she was Only thus seated, for effect,
and that she was pressing the claims Of a
Senatorial asprant The members friends
are equally industrious in asserting that he
was aboring to neutralize the ladys opposi-
ton to his favorite. But few appear to know
Of the occurrence, and it is to be hoped for
the happiness Of the parties, that the efforts
to hush the matter up may prove successful.


Pickett the philosopher, the cynie, the only
true Secessionist Gas he claims) in the State,
the sensationst, the Marat that is to be of
the revolution that is to come off in Califor
MIA, a,-Pickett has had but an up hill business
in the matter of getting place in Which to
void his rheum upon the rascally friends of
the rascally Union of these States, that used
to be. The merceuary spirit Of the age has
iuterposed between Pickett and the disunon
loving people of this vicinity, and the owner
of the place where Mr. Pickett should have
spoken (as we say in Pike has been unman-
nerly enough to fix his sordid vision on Pick
etts purse wherein is emptiness and vanity.
The substantial element is now being coaXed
up, and those who with Pickett favor an en-
forcement of the Constitution Of the Union,
by means of dissolution of the Union are
scratching about in lively manner to raise
the indispensable fifty dollars. Pickett must
and shall be heard The public is on iiptoe
to hear the story concerning those scaly fell
lows who, pretending to be true friends Of
Secession, refused TO help the Pickett in the
matter of coming from San Francisco to Sac
ramento to deliver his address,


Senatorially-just tell me which side you
are on, or who you are for, and will imme-
diately show that your lnan Is all light The
twenty-six who met a few nights ago, and
adjourned over to Tuesday (to-morrow) might,
are likely to remain in the minority SO far as
tomorrow nights proceedings go. hear
that a majority of the Douglas Democrats in
the Legislature have signed a regular call for
party caucus TO he held on Wednesday
night So, as a majority always governs lor
is supposed to) in Democratic party matters
no caucus can be regarded as simon pure but
the one that is to meet on Wednesday


Our Legislators are much inclined to fiddle
while Rome is burning, and too many of
them are chewing on wisdom past instead Of
looking the present in the face. Old party
HuCho lOOh bhCh lOu Nluclii una seem 10 tulHk
that they can fix up the next State campaign
upon the old issues, chasing every man who
will not go for merging the Democratic party
in the Secession partyas Black Republican;
but men whose principles are not so elastic
say that the first question is not: "ahall we
support the measures Of the next Federal Adj
ministration p but rather, "5hall there be an
other Administration p To the latter ques-
ton all but the Secessionists give an aillrma-
tive reply.


have seen your Senior here, but whether
he has been whskcd of by the Pacific Re-
publicans, or has taken retired rooms with
view to becoming a compromise candidate
for the Senatorship, am unable to say.


could, if would, tell you all that is to
come of the caucusing tomorrow and We'd |
nesday evening, but let us not anticipate.


CAPITOL


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