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Year: 1861

The Sierra Democrat, referring to the talk
about fusion, says:


We are averse to fusiOus. They are the
projects of hungry trieksters who have not
the love Of any party. We ere opposed to
a fusion which shall retain any issue which
has heretofore separated loyal citizens of
the Union. If union of all such can be
in good faith compassed, we would say
nothing against it; although, as general
thing, unions come about by unadvised ac-
ton of the "quiet masses"-not by the
connivance of uneasy politicians" But,
to prevent the secessionists from bringing
in their contemplate little balance of pow
er to claim share of the spoils for electing
one kind of Union men over another, we
would heartily favor concerted action be-
tween all Union men to organize the Leg
islature. AS to any fusion for future party
purposes, we are opposed to tiff for no
other, for the reason that the Legislature
is not the place to broacb it, nor this the
time. Let things work yet little while.


The Shasta Courier says, on the same sub
ject:


Several of the papers of the State arc
discussing the policy and prOpriety of
unity or fusion of all the classes of Union
men in the next Legislature, as against the
Secessionists. Without any preliminary
discussion as to the feasibility or propriety
of this movement, it is safe to assert that
the Union men in that body will be driven
to unite their forces, not for any such pal
try motive as dividing the Offices in the gift
of ths Legislature, but for the more worthy
one of sitting all legislation that looks to
the advancement Of secession. We believe
and so does everybody except members of
the peace" party-that this Infamous re-
belIiOn against the Government has Oblit.
Grated every vestige of old party lines, and
that the question of maintaining the re-
public intact is the only one before the
people. He who does not recognize that
as the sole issue, is no true friend of bis
country. There can be no other until that
is settled.
Year: 1861

STATE REFORM ScHooL--The Express thinks
that the petition for a change in the law, es-
tabishing State Reform School, may be all
right but adds, that, "before the Legislature
takes any steps in the matter, it would be
nothing more than right, for that body to in
qure whether or not it is really necessary to
make the proposed alteration in the law.
OF course, nothing would be more proper,
and we presume the Legislature will do no
less thing than to make that very inquiry.
But, the Express proposes to have the lndu
nv made through n Committee appointed iof
the purpose. 1t would depend very much on
what kind ola Committee it was, whether
the report were favorable or not TO the pres
ent law. We should regret to see mere
partisan decision by some prejndiced Com
mittee in favor Of this or that candidate for a
Trusteeship.


So far as we are concerned, we are not OPP
posed to any plan that the Express or any
body else may PROPOSE which is at all rea-
sonable, and which will secure the sole Oh
iect which we have in view, and that Is to
have the institution 90 on in its progress TO
n speedy establishment. We like the plan
and specifications, under which Mr. steele
has taken his contract, and If that contract
can be carried out, we are more than satisfied.


But, it should be remembered that the
propcling cause of the movement to have
the law changed is in the fact that the Gov
ernor in his message condemned the action OF
the Trustees or inferentially did so, and it is
necessary, TO the success of the institution
that those objections should be obyiated for
the reason that, ifthe Governor withhold his
consent TO appropriations in favor of the
School, such appropriations cannot be made.


Any attempt TO get up partisan feeling
about the matter is unworthy OF the time
md the OCCASION Who cares who Is Trus-
tee, and whether there be three, two or five,
30 the Reform School goes on and is a successF
The citizens of Yuba county should cooperate
in an effort TO obtain favorable legislation to
the institution, and not get up quarrel
about the petty question of this or that mans
being Trustee
Year: 1861

INDIAN FIGur.-We are informed by the
Butte Record, that battle was fought at
Dry Creek, in Butte county, on Saturday
last, between band of Mountain Indians on
one side, and the Meals Ranch Indians on
the other. After the killing of one on each
side and the woundng of several others,
pursued some distance by the Meals Ranch
party aided with reinforcements from Chico
The Valley Indians on their return to the
battle ground, took the body of their slain
enemy and cut off his arms, legs and head
they then returned to camp, elated with their
victory.
Year: 1861

POISONING THE PRESIDENT ELECT.-A good
hearted old Republican yeoman of Illinois,
having imbibed the foolish notion that at
tempts are to be made upon Lincoln's life
by poison or otherwise-recently walked
long distance for the purpose of uttering his
solemn warning Arriving in the presence
chamber of republican royalty, he became
abashed and forgot his errand lie was
turning to leave, when sudden inspiration
struck him, and he said quickly, Il won't
leave till tell ye, sir Just mark my words
Don't you eat nothing except what the old
woman cooks for ye"
Year: 1861

TEE people Of Walla and east of the Cas-
cade mountains, are agtating the question of
forming new Territory, composed of that
part of Washington Territory lying east of
the Cascade range and part of Oregon
A proposition to memorialize Congress to
divide Washington Territory was before the
Legislature.
Year: 1861

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Year: 1861

would not have come to see meP" Her voice
trembled


"Despise you Nora, love you with all the
power Of loving which God has given me.
have come to ask you TO be my wife. You hold
my fate in your own hands. Will you make me
happy or wretchedP"


No matter about her answer. She told me
all my heart craved to hear. Looking into her
truthful eyes, knew that she was mine, my
young and innocent love!


After a while | sent for Mrs. Miles to come
to us. recognized in her lady whom had
sometimes met in society, and for whom en-
tertaned sincere admiration. told her, in
brief, the history of my acquaintance with Miss
Hastings, and that | desired to make her my
wife with as little delay as possible. Did she
think the needful arrangements could be effect
ed in a week ?"


They should be she said. Nora should be
married in her house, and a week would be long
enough in which to provide all that was imme-
diately necessary. SO it was settled.


The next day ! gave Mrs. Lee notice that
should vacate my rooms at the end of the month.
l never exchanged one word with her on the
subject of Nora's sudden election from her
house. She had an undoubted right to let her
rooms as she pleased l sent her my wedding
cards--it was. my only revenge.


Three years have, passed since, and Nora, as
bride and wife, has been to me all that hoped,
and more.
Year: 1861

CoTToN DOES Nor RULE THE INcIINATIoNs
OF ENGTIsHMEN.-The London Herald of Aug.
~, says that it is quite true that many millions
of people in England earn their bread by cot
ton and that cotton we must have. But it is
equally true and apparent that the Southern
States of America are not the only fields from
which cotton can be got, and that since the en-
ployment of several millions of people involves
the investment in the cotton spinning trade of
great many millions of capital, that capital
will not allow itself 10 perish, and will find cot
ton elsewhere if America ceases to furnish it.
If the bakers in London were to strike and shut
up, we do not therefore imagine that London
would be long without bread. Nor need the
Southern States imagine that they hold the
KEYS of all the cotton reserves in the world.
Englishmen would desire of all things that this
really fruitless war should cease, and that cot
ton should still come to them from their kins-
men. But Engishmen repuliate on the other
hand, hdriag fastened upon them a pro-stdceyy
interest and pro-Slapey sympathy, by the
enunciation Of the mtounded notion that If
they cannot get cotton through slareTy they must
40 tuithoW.
Year: 1861

An exchange paper says that in a certain
reading-room some wag posted up the following
as hint to read fast Gentlemen who are
learning to spell, are requested to use yester-
day papers"
Year: 1861

The Cabinet meeting yesterday was n
regard to t e proprie,y of reinforcing An
derson, it being settled that he would not
be Withdrawn Itis not likely that rein
forcenIents will be sent at present.
Year: 1861

B- A newspaper writer says that the trans
Allegheny portion of Virginia will, in no event,
ever consent to go with the Southern States
The writer knows nothing OF the people about
whom he writes. The people of Western Vir-
ginia will as certainly go with those of Eastern
Virginia out of the Union, unless the North will
give them such just guarantees as they have a
right to demand, as that the rivulets of the
mountains of Virginia will continue to feed
James River
Year: 1861

HiGH WATERs.-0n Sunday and Monday last
this region was favored with the heaviest rain
of the season. The Sacramento river raised
twenty feet in eighteen hours. Spring Greek
was impossible on Tuesday. The road from
Shasta to the Tower House was also impossible
by reason of the great rise in Clear Creek.


We are also informed that all the bridges on
the Grass Valley Greek portion of the Shasta
and Weayeryille turnpike road (some ninety
three in n distance of nine miles, were washed
aWaS
Year: 1861

CoRREcrIoy.-Some time ago we announced
that Major Robert Anderson, now in command
of Fort Sumter, was a brother of our friend Ben
Anderson, Deputy Tax Collector of this county.
We now learn that they are only cousins. We
were led into the error by the fact that our
friends eldest brother is Major in the United
States Army, and for some years has been in
command of one of the forts in the harbor Of
New York
Year: 1861

BeSy- Capt. Berry is very fierce patriot, in
deed, if we may judge from remark that he
once made: &c would rather be hung in South
Carolina" said he, than die natural death in
any other State"
Year: 1861

The compromisers that have comfoTted
themselves with the idea that CAss1us III.
C1A1 is ready to surrender his principles
upon the demand Of The South, are assured
inst Of all men at Washington, Mr. Clay is
at this moment most firmly opposed to any
concessions whatever. 4 brief experience
there satisfied him that the. concessions he
proposed to make would be flung back into
his teeth by the Border States, for whose
cancellation they were intended, and he is
now convinced that but one course is LETT
the maintenance Of. The Constitution as
itia, and the enforcement Of the laws- BY
the adoption Of his policy, the Union I'VE
use his own languase} will take care OF it.
selkn BIZ. Clay's thousands Of friends will
be glad to know that, while he can always
command thciz gratitude for the past, thcy
can pin Their faith to him IN the future.
Year: 1861

Editors Chicago Tribune:


I was called upon today By well known
citizen wishing me to sign q petition, and us it
il habit hayc Of reading petitions before
signing, discovered It to be petition for
the extension Of the McC Cormfck Reaper patent;
aud knowing that the party who was circulat-
ing It could have no interestin such matter,
and not usually given to work without pay, l
vas curious to know why he felt so much
interest tbeiDg miniature painter) in the ex-
tension Of this patent soon discovered that
there Was stranger in town feeling some In
tercst in the number of names obtained to this
petition, but smart enough to keep in tho
back ground, for had he presented himself, he
could not have got name In Lee county. It
is 4 fact that nine men ont Of len will Sign
petition without reading It, If asked to do so
by u man they know, and take it for granted
that it is al right. Those hera who have dis
covered the trick after signing, have erased
their names. mention this case that you may
iii you chosel caution tho people and put
them on their guard.


Yours respectfully,


8. s. WILLIAMS.
2. S.-1 have just learned that this Ib1rs |
stranger, haa this afternoon paid parties $5
to 50 into the country and get names, they
get every boy on tho street that can write to
to sign. SsW.
Year: 1861

and protect Slavery in oil the public do
main South of the Missouri Compromise
line by constitutional provision; if they
will offer premium to tilibustcring and
give up to Slavery all that tilihusters may
acquire; if the Southern mana pretended
right Of transit and sojourn through
and IN the free States, with his
black chattela is irrerocably occurred; IT
the Slave trade between TIC Gtdtes the
Slave States is constitutionally confirmed;
II, in q word, the denominations Of the Crit
tendcn Amendments are incorporated into
the fundamental law, they will remain
where they are. But they will give no
pledges that the rebels and plunderers Of
the public property in the Cotton States


nay be reduced to obedience, nor that the
right Of secession shall be surrendered.
Virginia is the representative Of Border
State opinion, and we set forth nothing but
her ultimatum, Kentucky, South Carroll
ma, Maryland and Tennessee will be the
initators of her action; and that means
seccssion-nothing less, nothing morel


We regret to say that such allies are
positive injury to the prospects Of the
Union party, because under a show Of
calmness and moderation, they hide pur-
poses which can never be gratified; and
We regret, further, that any time should be
wasted in the vain cndeavorto compromise
with men who have predetermined that


they will accept nothing which the North
will concede, and that they will surrender
nothing in recompense for what the
North may be willing to give up. The
concessions which they demand are
worse than Disunion itself: for the
reason that they afford no hope that the


example OF conspirators now attempting
the overthrow Of constituted authority, will


be anything less than encouragement to


future rebels no hope that the pernicious
doctrine of Secession, on which the present


movement is bottomed, may not be again
called into exercise tomorrow, or whenever
ut later day, the South may be pleased to
revolutionize to obtain new advantages
over the North. Concession Of any kind
in the face of menace is the establishment
! Of precedent which sooner or later will
| be the destruction Of the Government; but
| concession like that which the Border


States demand, would 80 ena:culate and


degrade the North, that she would be lit


for nothing but despotism hereafter: A
people that would, in this age, amend their


Constitution to permit the buying, selling


and whipptngof men where men have


never been bought, sod nor whipped he
fore, confess their inability and unwortlll


ness to maintain liberty for themselves
Year: 1861

By the weekly report it appears that the whole
number of sick soldiers in the several hospitals
of Georgetown and Washington was, on the 9th
September, only s79. This is a very small pro
portion of sickness when the number of men
in service is taken into consideration.
Year: 1861

FINE WHRA1.-We were shown yes
terday q specimen Of wheat which has just
been cut by l.aac Glaspel on the Eb. Cook
farm, below town. 1t 10 the Canada Club,
we'll filled and heavy a. could be desired The
yield all be not lees than twenty five bushels
per acre-perhaps more. There is considera-
tile being cut now, and we are told that the
yield is good This is encouraging
Year: 1861

READ ONE BooK-Don't read too many books
DR.. Mott of Union College observes that he can tell
the young men in college who are to make their
mark in the world. If he can only see them return
from a visit to the college library, which is only
open once week. If says he, saw man leav-
ing the library with five six books under his arm,
l would say to myself there goes mental glutton
He will read, mark, but not inwardly digest; and
the consequence is he is very likely to have mental
dyspepsia the mind, endeavoring to acquire too
much, strains itself and becomes weakened. On the
other hand, if l see a young student taking but
small book from the liberry, and that he does not
return there for some time, / am satisfied that he
will saurate his mind with the intellect of his au
thor and not only gain all the knowledge in the book,
but sharpen his perceptions and invigorate every
faculty.


Nothing makes a man so we'll as being little
hungry all the time; and nothing improves the mind
so much as reading one good book thoroughly, and
making every fact your own. The mind is thus
never cloyed nor weakened.
Year: 1861

AFFLIcTIoNs-A merchant was one day returning
from market. He was on horseback, and behind
him was a valise filled with money. The rain fell
with violence, and the good old man was wet to his
skin. At this he was vexed, and murmured because
God had given him such bad weather for his jour-
ney. He soon reached the borders of the thick for
est. What was his terror on beholding on one side
of the road robber, with levelled gun, aiming at
him, and attempting to fire! But the powder being
wet by the rain, the gun did not go off and the mer
chant, giving spurs to his horse fortunately had
time to escape. AS soon as he found himself safe
he said to himself: "How wrong was not to en-
dure the rain patiently as sent by Providencel If
the weather had been dry and fair l should not
probably have been alive at this hour and my little
children would have expected my return in vain.
The rain which caused me to murmur came at for
tunate moment to save my life and preserve my
property" 1t is thus with multitude of our af-
tiictions-by causing us slight or short sufferngs
they preserve US from others far greater and of
longer duration.
Year: 1861

A CLEAR CONSCIENCE. bravely man can
walk the earth, bear the heaviest burdens, perform
the severest duties, and look all square in the
face if he only bears in his breast clear conscience
void of offence towards God and man. There is no
spring, no spur, no inspiration like this. To feel
that we have omitted no task and left no obligation
unuIed this fills the heart with satisfaction, and
the soul with strength.
Year: 1861

How READEsT THoU ?-We read the Bible fire.
quently, many Of us daily, and with interest. Ye:
there are few who can say with Job, ~ have es-
teemed the words of his mouth more than my ne
cessary food" We do not derive spiritual strength
from the heavenly mamma. We do not feel that our
souls are refreshed by the living waters. The rea-
son is that we do not read Alright! Gods holy
book IS adapted to all circumstances and wants. 1t
is storehouse in which we can always find Just
what need. 1t is fountain at which we can
quencn every thirst caused by sorrow or by sin.
But we do not "Search the Scriptures" as for hid
den treasures We do not drink deeply so that the
well of water" is springng up in u.s. "unto eternal
lfe"


Christian, is the Bible dull book 10 you? Do
you read it from sense of duty? Does it fail to
feed your soul and refresh it. as in days gone by :?
You get back the lost relish for the truth and
the blessedness of feeding upon it. only by deep
experience of your need of it. You must become
hungry, 1.-THE full soul loatheth the honey comb"
But labor IS the moral cause of hunger Begin to
work fer Christ Try to expel all his enemies out
of your own heart, try to WIN to him the careless
sinners around you, and you will soon feel your
weakness-your need of heavenly help. Then come
to the Scriptures steady ayerfully their teachings
their promises, and their examples and illustrations
You will find new interest IN them-a special
adaptation. They will be to you "more than your
necessary food" o! "as cool waters to a thirsty
soul" the words of Jesus to one who longs
and strives to be holy and be useful Without such
desires and efforts the most glowing truths and the
most gracious are like rich viands before the sated
vouptuaIy, or the miserable dyspeptic. Would
you find in the Bible a continued feast be a con-
stant faithful aborer in the vineyard Of the Lord
Year: 1861

SUIc1DE.-Nr. 2. L. Miner committed sui
eide at Red Bluff, on Monday last, by shooting
himself with a derringer pistol. A inquest
held over the body elected the following facts :
Mr. Miner has for several months been afflicted
with dyspepsia and nervous headache was at
times rather Respondent, but never gave evil
dence of mental arrangement. In the morning
ne was in his usual good spirits, but complain
ed of headache. He was at his desk transact
ing business and appeared to have no unusual
care upon his mind. No one happened to be
in his Office or about the warehouse at the
time of the commission of the deed, and it is
not known at precisely what time it was done.
When discovered by Mr.. Thompkins about IL
o'clock, his shirt and vest were still on fire
from the effects Of the powder from the pistol,
and Mr.. Miner in a dying condition, though
be spoke several times afterwards and acknowl-
edged that it was his own act


Mr.. Miner was engaged in mercantile pur-
suits at Red Bluff, was the leading merchant
there, and was also interested in the milling
business in connection with Mr.. Jaynes. He
was an Elector on the Bell and Everett ticket
at the late Presidential election was man
universally esteemed, of correct habits, repre-
sented to be wealthy. and has been resident
of this State since l649 He was engaged to
be married TO young lady af San Francisco
some time during the ensuing three months.
Year: 1861

ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS. j. p. doge,
Committee, has called meeting of the same
at San Francisco, for the 9TH day of May, and
requests general attendance of the members
of the Committee, as business of Importance
will come before it. We hope to see full
Committee, and feel confident that they will
not coerce the Democracy into any tests, ob-
noxious to the innate principles of that party,
as it exists in its purity. Its standard and
watchword being now, as it has been for years
gone by: The Union Of our country as it was
handed down to us by its founders, under a
Constitution that was intended by them to be
perpetual.