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Year: 1859

The Gift Entertainment-T sale of
tickets to the Gift Entertainment of G.
w. Young goes on swimmingly. Nearly
half the tickets are already sold in less
than half the time allowed to dispose
of them in, and persons who design
investing in the enterprise will have to
do it ioon, as when the tickets get scarcer
a great deal of snatching is expected.
Won't there be a rush for them about
the Fourth
Year: 1859

The Placer Press boasts of the prosper
ity of Auburn. Notwithstanding large
number of residences have been built
during the last year, daily enquiries are
heard Tor houses to rent or for sale. The
editor does not know of a single residence
i'll the place unoccupied.
Year: 1859

SERIOUS ACcIDENT.-Isaac Jones, a
young man working in the claims of
Macauley & Co. at Walloupa, was bad
ly if not fatally injured on Wednesday
last. Other parties were undermining
tree on the bank which gave way and
the tree fell upon Jones, breaking one
arm and driving one rib into the body
He is badly injured and will probably
not recover. DIR. r. M. Hunt was called
to attend the sufferer, and to him we are
indebted for the above information.
Year: 1859

Characteristic. "A piece of loco foco
management of the most delectable kind
was that of taking half dead patients
from the Hospital in San Francisco to
the polls of the primary Lecompton
meeting to vote About sixty of these
miserable wretches were forced out from
under the care of physicians to vote the
Weller Custom House ticket. Will the
people never cease supporting the party
which couhtenances such impudence
Year: 1859

Somebody in MarysviIle has got up
fan, attached to a rocking chair SO that
one has only to rock and current of
cold air is rushing around his head. Bring
a thousand to this market, quick.
Year: 1859

We announce to roasting world the
important fact which most of us are in
too!great misery to appreciate, that it is
first rate earthquake weather we are
having. 1t seems obvious that we are
near internal fires or that other place we
read of.
Year: 1859

The INDEPENDENT COUNTY MovE.
MENT.-On Saturday last, at 2P M, as
sembled about sixty or seventy persons
at the Court House to inaugurate a new
party in the county which should have
for its object the nomination of a tick.
ct that citizens not belonging to any
existing party could eonscienciously
support.


Judge John Williams was called to
the chair, who replied to the call in a
few brief but pointed remarks on the
evils ofthe times. Ed Wheaton, was
appointed Secretary. T. B. Mcfarland
EST, defined the object of the meeting
and descanted upon the aspect of politics
and the probabilities of good to result
from an Independent organization. Mr.
Mcfarland expressed his belief that the
differences between the Douglas De-
mocracy and the other wing would not
be known next year. He, also, thought
the probabilities were that an indepen-
dent candidate for the Presidency
would be elected next year, and was in
favor of beginning the nucleus. of an in-
dependent party in the county around
which national meh could rally.


Mr. Tomlinson, a staunch old miner,
took the floor and delivered lengthy
speech, which he had committed to paper
"unaccustomed as he was to public
speaking" His remarks embodied too
much ofthe sentiment of the statesmen
of the country who had gone before him
to find favor in a modern auaeace.
Some outsiders who never paid adollar to
the government in their lives, and never
will should the mornings of Methusaleh
dawn on them, affected to deride the
effort of heavy tax payer of forty
years. The old gentleman was bound
to have his "say" out, and did have it
out eventually.


After some other remarks were made
committee was appointed to devise a
representation in a county convention
to be holden on the 30th of July. A
committee was also appointed to ipre-
pare an address 10 the people of the
county when the meeting adjourned to
the 3Oth proximo.


Whatever may be said of the inde-
pendent movement in this county by the
slaves ofparty, it is certain that large
and respectable body of men fav or it.
About two hundred names of as good
citizens as this or any other county can
fu, nish are appended to a call. Owing
to the unparalleled hot weather and
the ignorance abroad of the
number of men engaged in the
movement, bat few Of the people from
other parts of the county came to the
meeting. The Independent men of the
townships far removed from the county
seat did not know the numerical strength
of their brethren here, or we doubt not
there would have been a larger attend
ance. The hope is indulged that the
case will be different on the 30th Of
July.
Year: 1859

THRMoMETRicAL.-T hottest day
of tho season thus far in this city was
Wednesday. The Thermometer stood
at the saloon of Blaze & Ike at LOG Q
In the shade at ]. S Wallis the mercury
rose in the shade on the same day to
only 1920. The latteris probably the
fairest measurement of the heat of that
dau
Year: 1859

The Amti-Lecompson Conremtion.-
1t is generally admitted that the late
convention of popular sovereignty men
did themselves and their party great
credit in their selections of candidates
for State Offices. Though we do not
approve the entire policy Of the party
in the choice of their standard bearers,
so far as our acquaintance with the
nominees extends we must say good
men have been selected. In this respect
both the Republican and popular SOW
ereiguty conventions have done well.
As men of ability and moral standing we
could conscientiously support either of
the two candidates for Governor and
probably will support one of them by
our vote in the election. Which
will depend upon the views We en-
tertain of the relative strength of Currey
and Stanford, on the day we deposit our
ballot. We hold in the contest now wa
ging that if the Administration be so
wofullyfcorrupt as both the Republicans
and popular sovereignty men peltina-
ciously declare it to be, that it is the
duty Of the two parties as patriots to
amalgamate, and we know of no more
equitable mode then the largest concess-
ions from the smallest party, provided at
all times that self respect be preserved.
Believing that the parties opposed to the
Administration should act together, we,
as one Independent of all parties, shall
de at the polls what we deemed proper
and polite for the Broderick men and
Republicans to do IN Convention. With
out reserve then, we say, we shall sup
port McKibben and Baker for Congress,
and D. R. Ashley for Treasurer if he
accepts the nomination. For Clerk Of
the Supreme Court We can 60 DR.. Pow
ell, and for State Printer John O'Meara
suits us to halr. After the Lecompton
State Convention has adjourned we will
select our candidate for Supreme Judge.
Ofthe two candidates for that position
in the field, Sprague and Shafter, we
prefer the latter. Politics should have
nothing to do with the selection of a
Judge. Eminent talents and ability are
what is wanted, and we regard Shafter
as far the superior lawyer of the two and
prefer him accordingly. Our objection
to him is, he does not come from the
mining districts. With regard to the
other nominees we intend to vote ex.
aetly as we please, after a further ac-
tainance with some of them. They are
all reputed to be good men and we hope
they will keep up their reputation that
if we err in our choice of the best mel n,
good ones will be favored with our vote
any how.
Year: 1859

The CONVENTION SYsTEM.-Writers
through the columns ofnewspapers, and
particularly the Sacramento Union, have
repe atedly exposed the frauds practiced
on the people by the convention system,
until it is generally understood the voice
of the people is often not heard in the
nomina tions to office.


In minority parties the incentives to
practice fraud are not fonnd, and eonse-
quently we have almost universally pre-
sented the spectacle of good men put up
for office on one side to be beaten by
bad ones on the other. These constant
ly recurring exhibitions in politics are
not complimentary to Republican
government in which virtue, intelligence
and integrity should be eternal grounds
of distinction. The evil needs rem
edy, but how the remedy is to be
applied is not SO plain. The people
have the power could they break from
party discipline to use it. There's the
rub, and seeing the obstacles presented
by party drill conjoined with party skill
and prejudice, some, desirous of reform,
advocate theregulation. of primary meet
ings by law. 1t would be an experiment
but we see no more rational mode for
getting at the evil. Some experiment
should be tried, fer the convention sys-
tenn as at present practiced by domin-
ent parties is an engine of oppression.
Year: 1859

$50 the foeman has fred the gate, men of mine,
And the water is spent and done:
Then bring me cup of red Abr wine
never shall drink but this one.
And fetch me my harness, saddle my horse,
And lead him me round to the door:
He must take such leap tonight, perfOrce,
As horse never took before.
have lived by the saddle for years score,
And if must die on tree,
The old saddle-tree, which has borne me of yore,
Is the properest timber for me.
have lived my life, have fought my fight,
have drunk my share of wine
From Trier to Coin there was never knight
Lived merrier life than mine.
So now to show bishop, and burgher, and priest
How the Altenahr hawk can die.
If they smoke the old falcon out of his nest
He must take to his wings and fly."
He harnessed himself by the clear moonshine
And he mounted his horse at the door,
And he took such pull at the red Abr wine
As never man took before.
He spurred his old horse, and he held him tight
And he leaped him over the wall
Out over the cliff, out into the night,
Three hundred feet of fall.
They found him next morning below in the glen
And never bone in him whole;
But heaven may yet have more mercy than mel
On such bold riders soul. 49,





All you that want mate,


And to marriage do incline,


If you have slid through '5S,


Now don't through 59.
Year: 1859

The Milwaukee Wisconsin relates the following
incident, which occurred there few days ago:


The race on Saturday at the Gold Spring Course
had some interesting points about it. Kitty
Miles ~ was to run with Little Flea hut the
former, we believe, was lame, and failed to ap-
pear, paying her forfeit. Mr.. Biglow's 9 Buck
shot y took her place, and the Flea being four
mile horse, ran away with the rider when he had
and would not stop till he had gone around four
times. The rider became SO exhausted that he
could hardly ride any longer, and it was feared
that the horse would ruin himself


When he was running, some consultation was
had as to how to stop the Flea Some proposed for
a number of men to form letter ~ y Y and let the
Flea run into them, and try to stop him that way.
Others proposed turning him off into the field.
But both of these expedients, it feared, would
endanger the life Of the boy, and SO Mr.. Mclndee.
the owner of the Flea, told the crowd to let his
| horse run until he tired himself out. He humanely
assured them that he had rather see his horse
killed than see the boy harmed. He also requested
them all to keep perfectly still when he came in at
the end of the fourth round, and he was sure that
the horse would then stop, as his four miles, which
he was in the habit of running, would then be fin
ished.


As predicted at the end of the fourth heat the
horse stopped and after such long run, it seemed
cruel to make him run still longer, as he did. The
race was for the best three miles out of five, and
the first heat the Flea beat, but got beat all the
others. 555= Il "a ~ s9457.55asfi7


The Flea is as its name indicates, little runt of
thing, hardly bigger than pint of cider, but he
possesses an enormous amount of ambition and
energy. Up to this time we believe he has beaten
everything about here.
Year: 1859

ANOTHER AURORA BoREALIs.-Nobody has men
toned it, but there was actually another auroral
display in the Northern heavens on Saturday morn
ing about an hour before daylight. Not so vivid
as the last grand lighting up, hut worth looking at
nevertheless Mobile Advertiser, Tuesday.
Year: 1859

La Mountain, the great balloonist, attempted
systematic race against gravity and Gods fixed
law, and got badly beat. Man was made for the
earth, and if intended for the air he probably
would have had some kind of wings which he
could have used in case Of accident,
Year: 1859

The MONROE DOCTRINE IN FRANCE.-The Paris
Paric, protests against the doctrine that Eu-
rope is not to interfere in the affairs of this con-
tineut. and scouts the Monroe doctrine. 1t
concludes long article on the subject as fol-
lows


The United States will not effect in the world
what powerful Russia, with her army of mil
lion men, with her fleets, with the genius of her
Cars, and with the dicipline and tenacity of
her inhabitants, has not been able to do in Eu-
rope They will not succeed in contesting her
legitimate share of in1unce wherever she may
usefully exercise it. We do not at all intend
to oppress them but they must know that Eu-
rope will not allow herself either to exclude or
humiliate. 1t is necessary that they should
know that we will not abandon either in the
Atlantic the Mediterranean or the Black sea,
the cause of right aud civilization.
Year: 1859

MOUNTAIN RELIEF SocIETY.-The miners and
other residents of the ridge, we learn from the
Hydraulic Press, have organized mutual relief
society, under the above name. The object Of
the society is to assist the distressed and suffer
ing among its own members, the funds for this
purpose to be raised by monthly dues of one dol
lar from each member Any person residing
on the Ridge, between the Middle and South
Yuba, in sound health at the time of applying,
may become member All members Of the
society are entitled to medical and surgical at
tendance, and all other 'necessaries, during
sickness, without any charge or expense to
himself The objects of this society are CON-
mendable and humane, and 1t would be we'll il
similar institutions were established in all the
mining sections of the State.
Year: 1859

DOUGLAS IN New ORLEANs.-The New Or
leans True Delta, in referring TO the reception
of Senator Douglas in that city, says:


That Douglas could carry the democracy of
this State with him in any mere party contest,
in defiance of all combinations, no one will dis
pute; above all others he is the first choice of
Louisiana and will be the candidate of his par
ty here above all competitors, and should there
be, as it is feared, in 1860, a sectional contest,
or rather contest between fanaticism on one
eide, and State rights democracy on the other;
there cannot be doubt Of Douglas receiving
the undivided vote Of Louisiana, either before
nominating convention or before the whole
people, Indeed already on every lip we hear
the desire expressed to bring Douglas immedi-
ately forward as the national candidate for the
Presidency in 1860; and. at this moment, nine
ty-nine Of every hundred of our population
would gladly hail the announcement of his
name for that truly great, but now sadly abus-
ed trust,
Year: 1859

FAvoRTTIsM.-The Washington correspond
ent of the Alta, writing Dec. 3d. stated the Pres
ident had refused, up to that time, copy of
his message to go by the Central overland route
via Salt Lake, but had furnished copy in ad-
vance to go by the Southern route. This state
ment was not deemed credible, but it has been
corroberated by later arrival. The contract
ors on each route had made arrangements to
express the message through in the shortest
possible time, supposing of course that the car
riers at st. Louis would leave the same day.
The message left, however, by the southern
route, on the morning of the 9th while the
agents Of the central route were not able to pro-
cure copy until the 9th, when it was publish
ed IN the papers of that city. 1t was brought
through by the latter company, from ST. Louis
to Sacramento, in twenty-five days. The ST..
Louis Republican complains that the message
was forwarded in advance to some of the cities
to be given to the press as soon as telegraph
was received that the document was before
Congress, while it was not forwarded to other
places of equal Importance. We can scarcely
believe that the President would SO belittle
himself as to show such marked partialty for
one of the rival routes, but as the matter now
stands the case is pretty we'll made out.
Year: 1859

The Next Congressional App0rtiOnment.


In our issue of last week was paragraph in
regard to the probable population of this State,
in 1860. We stated that California would
doubtless be entitled to five members Of Con.
gress by the apportionment under the census
of 1860, but that they would not be entitled to
their seats until the first Monday of December,
1S63-nearly five years hence. The Marysville
Express, after copying the paragraph, from the
DEMOCRAT, says:


"The DEMocRAT's calculations are doubtless
very nearly correct; but il is in error in sup
posing that we will not have our fun represen-
tation under the census Of 1860 until 1868.
The census will be completed early enough in
1860 for the Legislature of 1861 to provide for
the election of the full delegation at the gen.
eral election of that year. Thus the. full dele
CATION will take their seats at the commence
ment of the session in December, 1861, instead
of 1867


We still believe that the statement in our
last issue was correct and that the editor of the
Express is in error. The State Legislatures
have nothing to do with making the appor-
tionment; that is done by the Secretary of the
Interior under an act of Congress, which pre-
scribes the time when the Representatives un-
der each decennial census are entitled to their
seats. The Congressman elected by the appor-
tionment under the census Of 1840, took their
seats on the first Monday of December lS43-
that being the commencement of the first ses-
sion Of the 28th Congress. The SD Congress
the Representatives of which were the first ell
ected under the census of 1850, convened in
December 1858; and the 38th Congress, the
members of which will be the first elected un-
der the census of 1860, will not convene until
December, 1868. Should the Legislature make
provision for the election, in 1861, of the full
delegation to which the State will be entitled
by the next census, it would be in contraven-
tion of The act of Congress, and they would not
be admitted; besides it will not be known for
certain how many members this State will be
entitled to, until the census is taken in all the
States, and the apportionment is made out by
the Secretary of the Interior.


Considering the rapid increase of our popu-
lation, it is undoubtedly hardship, that the
State must remain for five years longer with
only two members of Congress, and the hard
ship will be severely felt by a large number of
Congressional aspirants, who are anxiously
waiting for an increased number of Represent
atives; but the evil cannot be remedied except
by q change of the act of Congress. AS ma
jorty of the States will lose, instead of gaining
members, there is no probability that the SEN
ate will consent to change the present law.
Year: 1859

SENATOR CRITTENDEN.-On the first of Decem-
York, was waited on by the Wing committee
and the association Of Ashlanders, and present
ed with addresses from those bodies. The Ken
lucky Senator made an eloquent speech in re-
ply, and in answer to their request, that he
would allow his name to be placed at the head
of national party movement, be declared that
he had no aspirations for the Presidency, and
did not wish his name to be used in that con-
nectiop. He said that hereafter he intended TO
act, not in obedience to any party requirement,
but in accordance with his own convictions of
the public good.
Year: 1859

OREGoN.-GOv. Geo. L. Curry has addressed
his annual message to the Territorial Legisla-
ture of Oregon. He says the present system of
territorial governments, under the supervision
of Congress, cannot be sustained by any strict
construction of the Constitution. It is an in
fringement of that instrument, wrong in priuci-
ple and does not work harmoniously with that
instrument. In his opinion, Congress has no
constitutional authority to establish govern
ments anywhere upon the public domain, or to
create and ordain any species of constitutional
or organic law for the government of any civil
community anywhere within the boundaries of
the United States. Nor is it requisite for the
welfare, growth and prosperity of the republic,
that Congress should exercise this extraordina-
ry power Happily, the genius of our govern
ment, and the constitution itself, afford ample
provision for the preparation and development
of the incipient State, with q view to its ulti-
mate assumption of Independent sovereignty in
becoming member of the confederacy The
constitution expressly gives the power to en-
large the territorial limits of the United States
by the admission Of new States, and by that
means only.
Year: 1859

There is radical difference of opinion be-
tween the President and the Secret tary of the
Treasury on the tariff question. The President
recommends tariff for the protection of home
manufactures, specific duties, home valuation,
&c. He speaks Of the iron interests as having
suffered more than any other, alludes to tho
sugar interests and il is quite certain that his
influence will be used to have the duties raised
on those articles. In other words, he wonld
tax the whole country for the purpose Of pro-
tecting the comparatively few who are engag-
ed in sugar planting, and in the manufacture
of iron. He says he has long entertained these
opinions on the tariff question, and if such is
the case, we are surprised that he ever connect
ed himself with the Democratic party, as his
views are in perfect harmony with the exploded
Wing doctrine of protection, and are diametri-
cally opposed to the Democratic doctrine.


Mr.. Secretary Cobb, on the other hand, rec
ommends on adherence to Gd Ualorum duties,
and argues in favor of levying the tax upon
articles which are of universal consumption,
such as tea and coffee, aud which are not pro.
duced in the country. By this means the bur-
den of government will be borne by all classes
alike.


1t is not probable that the policy recommend
ed by either the President or by Mr.. Cobb will
be adopted by Congress. The adoption of the
protective policy is out of the question. The
theory of Mr.. Cobb is correct, but it can scarce
ly be considered fair or just that all classes
should pay alike towards the support of the
government, which will be the case if his rec
ommendation is adopted. There is no justice
in compelling the day laborer to pay as much
as the millionaire, and tax upon coffee and
tea will have that effect We had hoped thai
Congress would take measures to cut down the
national expenses so as to bring them within
the revenue, but if that is impracticable. tht
proper course to pursue will be to levy high
er duty upon silks, laces, broadcloths, and 9th
er articles which are principally consumed by
the wealthier classes. The national treasury
will then be repenshed from the pockets o
those best able to pay. No one, of course
wishes that any particular class of the commu
nifty shall pay all the expenses of government
but revenue derived from duties levied upon
Imports cannot be so devised as to make al
classes pay the tax in proportion to their pro
perty, but it should be the duty of Congress tc
approximate, as near as possible, towards thai
result.


1t is probable that the tariff question will b.
the principal subject of discussion during the
present session of Congress.
Year: 1859

BLASTING AccrDENT-Mr. Thomas Ryan was
dangerously injured last Saturday, at Cement
Hill, by the explosion of blast He was en-
gagged with another man in drilling out an old
blast, when it went of, throwing the rocks in
every direction, number of which struck the
unfortunate man. His face was fearfully dis
figured, and his left arm broken near the shoul-
der. 1t is not yet known whether or not his
eyes are injured. The other man was injured
In the face, but not seriously.