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Year: 1859

Sensible Talk.


The Providence journal Republican
newspaper of very decided ability, edited
by Mr. ANTHONY one of the U. S. Senators
from Rhode Island, holds the following
language relative to the John Brownism
which we are assured by some rampant
editors of the north will enter into and de-
termine the canvass Of 1860. Men who
are accustomed to think of this Govern
ment as unit, will do what they can to
keep it SO and correct the evils with which
it is afflicted those who prefer separa-
ton 10y an imitation of the course pursued
by Brown will exert themselves to stir up
strife. Let thinking men read The language
of the Journal: ...


We concede very sincerely the courage,
truthfulness and disinterestedness Of John
Brown. But We altogether condemn his
act We do not doubt that he did what
he thought Was right. But we do not think
Year: 1859

that his course was right. 1t is deserving
of condemnation, not of imitation.


There are some distinguished men from
whom we differ, upon this subject. Now
there is one thing we should like to have
explained by Mr.. Emerson, Mr.. Phillips,
and the others, who tell us that John Brown
is the man who has made it possible for an
American to own without shame in Europe
that he is an American, who proclaim that
his cause is the one for true man to fol-
low; that his gallows is to be forever glo-
rious, like the cross, and much more in the
same style. If all this is so; if John
Brown in his late attempt was the model
man; if he did what it is the high duty of
noble-hearted split to do, if he set the
example which is worthy of such unquali-
fed admiration and of imitation, why in
the world do not these herioc men who talk
so loudly 60 and do what he did? Why
are they content to stand upon this lower
place of manhood, which they now occupy
They have talked magnifcently about what
makes man in this crisis. Why do they
not try to be men after they model which
they commend? To be sure, the expert
ment would be perilous, nay, fatal. But
what of that, True greatness, nay, man.
hood, we are told, consists in such sacri-
fee as Browns. Why not then hurry and
make it? According to them, Brown is
doing, and is destined to do, more for the
cause to which he is falling martyr than
he could have done by eloquence Of Pitt
and the long life of Methusclah. Why
do they not then join him, help on the vic
tory Of freedom, and place their names,
with Browns among those that men Twill
not willingly let die"


Change your words, or your acts gentle
men. Either follow Brown, or modify the
language with which, in your idolatry Of
him, you have chosen to characterize his
deeds. So long as you do not, you show
that you are not men, measured by the
standard which you yourselves hold up
Let us have something besides the Dutch
mans 'pravorts," or else fewer of them.
The lamentabe result of this indiscriminate
praise of an honest, but erring man, will
be the encouragement of others to follow
his unhappy example, while those who fur
nish the encouragement keep themselves at
safe distance from peril, and spend their
herioc lives in glorifying through words
what they dare not do themselves. That
may be lofty style of heroism, but we
have not yet attained to height where it
seems so to us. For the present, John
Brown, with all his mistakes, seems to us
to gain little from such laudations as theirs.
He did not urge any one to peril which he
was not willing to face himself.
Year: 1859

A dro anecdote is told in Paris of a young lite
rateur who recently got so far as to read his piece
before the committee of the Theatre Francais. He
gave it all the emphasis of his best elocution, and
to make the last effect doubly sure which brings
down the curtain-namely the death of the hero
by his own hands-when he came to this denoue-
ment, the young author pulled out a pistol and
fired it, to the CONSERVATION of the grave deliber-
ators. They were SO much moved that they went
into mourning for the hero by depositing at once
a black ball in the judgment box.
Year: 1859

PuGlL1sTIc-The prelimnaries for prize fight
between Ed. Price of Boston, the late victor in his
contest with Kelly, have been made with pugilist
named King, the fight to come eff in three months
and in consequence of the approaching cold
weather the battle-ground will be selected at the
South. The sum Of $500 side has been put up.
King wanted six months time to prepare for the
fight, but finally agreed on three.
Year: 1859

NATIONAL RoAD.-The Board Of Public
Works, on the 9th inst, formally accepted the
National Road from the lessees. The Road
will hereafter be under the management Of an
Engineer or Engineers appointed by the Board.
A number of applicants are on hand ready to
accept the Office.
Year: 1859

Brwe are to-day receiving gentle, regular,
old fashioned rain; just what is needed to
bring out getatiOn, and what will probably
more than make up for the harm the recent
frost has done the crops. We are thanful for
the rain and pray that it will not snow
Year: 1859

GJ- Those who will eramine the Empire will,
we think, come to the conclusion that it Is a
etospaper-especially when they compare it
with its competitors. We will not allow our
selves to be equaled in all the requirements of
a local and general newspaper in Dayton
Price 10 cents per week
Year: 1859

A writer in the New Monthly Magazine, writing Of
the Connecticut family of Wolcott several Of whom
have been distinguished in public fe relates the fol-
lowing anecdote Of Governor Roger Wolcott:


Expressing my surprise one day to the Governor,
that his satircal disposition had not got him into
more scrapes. he told me that he never was in but
one that seriously alarmed him; y was WIN ts me
vious forenoon together remarked Wolcott, when
something had said more severe than ought TO the
General, reused bis anger He retorted. was more
sarcastic than before. He went away and sent me q
challenge for the next morning Six O'Clock was the
hour fixed upon the ground to be the green at
Truro, which at that time was sufficiently retired.
There were no seconds. The window OF my room
however, commanded the green. had scarcely got
out of bed to dress for the appointment when pull
ing aside the curtains, saw the General walking up
and down the side next the river bali an hour Pc
morning bitterly cold which, with the sight Of the
Generals pistol and his attendance on the ground be-
fore the hour appointed were by no means ans ca,Ga
lated to strengthen my nerves. ana TGe soI
for two old friends to pop away at each others lives.
My resolution was speedily taken. rang for my


Molly, light the fire instantly make some good
toast let the breakfast be got in minute for two
." Yes SIR


"My watch was within minute Of the time. Pis-
toin hand, went out the back way rom ny my mouse, @
and went up to NJ Cormck. He looked firm, but did
not speak. did.


"Good morning t'ye, General
"The General bowed.


"'This is too cold morning for fighting


&c. There is but one alternative said the General
| distinctly. 4


1t is what you soldiers call an apology. Ny
dear fellow, would rather make twenty when was
so much in the wrong as was yesterday but Twill
| only make it on one condition.


'''I cannot talk Of conditions, SIR said the Cen
eral.


"s Why, then will consider the condition assented
to. 1t is, that you will come in and take good


breakfast with me, now ready on the table. am


exceedingly sorry if hurt your feelings yesterday


for meant not to do it,


"' We shook hands like old friends, and soon for


got our differences over tea and toast but did not


like the pistols and that cold morning notwthstand
ing believe many duels might end harmless, could
the combatants command the field, as did, and on
such bitter cold morning, too"
Year: 1859

THE SAN ANTONIO AND SAN DIEGO MAIL.-The
Texan looks upon the great success of the San An
tonic and San Diego Mail as the nearest perfect tri-
umph of the Post-ofice Depa tment during the pre-
sent Administration. There has not been single
failure since the contract was entered into and the
last mail was carried from the Pacific to New Orleans
in tWenty.three days.
Year: 1859

added 10 our empire? The Pacific
railroad will give peaceful employment
to this activity for considerable pc
riod; perhaps. sir. throughout your life
as well as mine. Ii will be within
our own borders, it will be altogether
subject TO our own laws: il will bring
us into collision with no foreign State.
You may safely build this railroad. at
a cost of 500. 600. 900. and employ
one hundred thousand men a year in
the construction of it, and have peace
with all nations; but. sir. you can not
send steamship on a voyage from
New York to San Juan, without in
curing some risk of foreign war.


Mr.. President, If we are 10 secure
the exercise of this activity peaceably
and at home, and in an enterprise like
this of the Pacific road, it devolves
upon Congress to direct it. 1t is
political enterprise. and must be con-
trolled, directed. and sustained, by
some power. 1t is incapable Of self
direction. individuals can not direct
il: commerce will not do il; the States
have become sedentary forces; and the
Federal Government. the common
Government of all the States, which
alone is responsible for this great
work. and alone possesses the power
and can control the means, must secure
to the public activity the needful di-
rection to attain that end.


Ny words are intended. Mr.. Presi-
dent rather 10 bring together. If pos
sible. the friends and supporters of
this measure, than TO win new friends
to its behalf. / have only one other
thought to express. Every Senator
may naturally desire, that when he
shall retire from public life. he shall
leave behind him some monument of
his patriotism, of his wisdom, and of
his devotion TO the interests Of his
country and to civilization. | can
conceive of no monument which would
be at once SO imposing and SO lasting
as single vote cast in favor of this
great enterprise, emphatically the en-
terprise of our country and of our age.
1t was pleasant to me the other day
to see. that when we came upon ques-
;ions of political relations towards
those very distant countries, China
and Japan. there were peace. har-
moliy. and agreement, in the Senate Of
the United States. 1t seems to me
now that this great tract Of unoccupied
lands, waste, dcsolate, stretching
away between us and the Pacific coast.
is so distant from the North, SO dis
tant from the South, so separated from
us, so isolated, so new and strange TO
us all. tha; we can meet there as in a
common field, leaving all our jealous
les and contentious behind US, and
improve it for the common benefit of
our posterity. and for the welfare and
happiness of the human race. Who
ever shall come into that field, in that
spirit, will entitle himselfto the praise
which the Roman historian gave to
that statesman whom, above all 9th
ers, he hoaored and loved: "IIe was
moderate in acting for himself; but.
when acting for the Commonwealth.
was dignified and effective"
Year: 1859

Our homes, Of what is their corner
stone but the virtue of women. and on
what does our social we'll being rest
but our homes? Must we not trace
all other blessings Of civilized life to
the doors of our private dwellings?
Are not our hearth-stones guarded by
the holy forms Of conjugal, filial, and
parental love, the cornerstone of
Church and State; more sacred than
either. more necessary than both? Let
our temples crumble, AMI our acade-
mics decay; let every public edifice.
our halls of justice. and our capital of
State, be leveled with the dust; but
spare our homes. Let no socialist in
wade them with his wild plans of com
munity. Man did not invent, and he
can not improve or abrogate. A pri-
vatc shelter to cover in two hearts
dearcr TO each other than all the world,
high walls to exclude the profane eye
ofevery human being; seclusion enough
for children to feel that mother is a
holy and peculiar name-this is home;
and here is the birthplace of every
virtuous impulse. of every sacred
thought. Here the Church and State
must come for their origin and their
support.


Oh. spare our homes, The love we
experience there gives us more faith
in an infinite goodness; the purity.
disinterestedness, and tenderness of
home is our foretaste and our earnest
Of better world. In the relation
there established and fostered, do VIC
feel through life the chief solace AMI
Joy of existence. What friends de
serve the name, compared with those
whom a birth-right gave US. One
mother is worth a thousand friends.
one sister trucr and dearcr than twenty
companions. We who have PLAYED
on the same hearth. under the lights
OF the same scene and season Of inno-
cence and hope, in whose veins run
the same blood: do we not find that
years only make the more sacred and
important the tie that binds u.s.
Goodness NAV spring up, distance may
separate. different spheres may divide.
but those who can love any thing
who continue to love at all-must find
that the friends whom God himself
gave, are wholly unlike any we can
choose for ourselves, and that ihs
yearning for these is the strongest
spark in tho expiring Affections


Christian LqEirsr.
Year: 1859

@Much has been said about feats
of strength. but it is an actual fact
that man Of but ordinary stature
recently knocked down an elephant
The performer of the great feat was
an auctioneer.
Year: 1859

What do the Boilers in this county intend
to do in the coming elections? Will they &c
into the regular conventions of the party, and
abide by what is there done, or will they
hold separate conventions? Will they throw
off their character of renegades from the par.
ty, or if not, and they conclude to remain
boilers, in what manner will they bolt viii
they bolt, as they did before, after they have
acted with regular convention, all the way
through, and fully committed themselves to
its proceedings. or will they start ont, in the
first place. as open and avowed boilers, and
face the thing through? We should imagi
by their keeping the names of that Bogus
Central Committee at the head of their or
gan, the Express, that they intended to bolt
openly all the actions and proceedings of the
regular Democratic organization. 1t is time,
then, that the true followers of the good old
Democratic standard of Yuba county, who
stood by it when it went down in the great
battle with the Know Nothings in 1855, and
when it rose again in 1856 and have stood
true to it ever since, it is time that these
staunch and true Democrats should know
who these boilers are and mark them for fu-
ture reference. When they make themselves
busy talking Lecomptonism to those Demo
Gratis who never hare bolted the regular Or
ganization, let the inquiry be put to them,
polntedly,-"f you are such a tremendous
Democrat, why are you not acting with the
regular Democratic organization now ~
when they charge non-boltng Democrats
with being Black Republicans, because they
60 for non Intervention of Congress on the
subject ofslavery in the Territories, let them
be told to their teeth, the cool and mpudent
traitors that they are, that it is false,-for
they know it to be false, when they spit the
envenomed accusation from their lips They
have no better right to smooth sJft words
than have those whom they assume, with a
half apologize grin, to stigmHtize as some
thing which they are not When they talk
about their venerable President" let them
be reminded of something more venerable
than Presidents-the great time honored
principles of the Democratic Party! When
they talk about the "disorganizing course of
Douglas" as they term it, let them be remind
ed that it will be time to hear them on that
point when they, themselves, cease to be dis
organizers at home. In short. let them be
made to understand that Democrats owe al
legiance first to their own home organization,
and that they cannot possibly be Democrats
in good standing in regular State or Ma
tional organization, when they are outside
the regular organization in their own county.
The regular Democracy of Yuba county is
thoroughly organized, to-day, as it has always
been. and stands ready to send delegates to
any State or National Convention which it


may consider a Democratic Convention. and
no handful of mere Boilers can assume to
dictate to the said regular Democracy of Yu


ba county as to where it shall send its dele


gates or where it shall find regular Demo
cratic State or National Convention.
Year: 1859

SHOOTING AT LONG BAR-The following
has been sent to us from Long Bar:


"The shooting scrape. dated in your pa
per January 27th, that occurred on Long
Bar, will take the liberty to correct Miss
Move and Miss Lizzie Dickson keep drink
ing saloon on the above named Bar, and Miss
Move was present on that night when the
shooting serape took place. The gentleman
that pulled the trigger of the single. barrelled
pistol was not guilty of what he was charged
with. 1t is fact that he was arrested and
brought before the Justice of the Peace of
Long Bar, and it was proven that he was not
guilty Of any criminal intent I.c.M."
Year: 1859

GRAIN SEEDNG.-From every portion of
our rich county, says the Red Bluff Beacon,
we hear of the success of farmers in getting
their grain. A majority Of them have fin
ished seeding. and the winter has been re-
markably favorable one for the business.
There will be very near double the number
of acres in wheat and barley this year, to
what there has been in any previous one
All that is needed is favorable spring.
Year: 1859

"a Many Indians have recently been shot
near the Nome Cult Reservation, accused of
stealing stock. Whit does this mean? Were
the Indians who were killed occupants of the
Reservation? If so, how happens it that the
keepers of the Reservation cannot prevent
them from stealing? If they were not occu
pants of the Reservation, how comes it that
they are thus strolling aronnd There is
something the matter somewhere.
Year: 1859

IMpossIBLE-A portion of the Legislative
wisdom complain that they do not appear
well in our reports. This Is not our fault
We can give accurate reports of what they
say, but we cannot supply them ~ith brains
Year: 1859

[EF' In hot weather, people cannot be too
careful to avoid sun strokes. The attack may
generally be avertcd 10y bathing the head
occasionally with cold water, or wearing a
vet cloth inside the hat The remedial
treatment is simple. The head should be
bathed and rubbed with cold water, and the
patient made to swallow carbonate Of ammo
MIA in solution When the heart shall have
resumed normal action, cure is indicated.
Year: 1859

Is IT RIGHT I've know several persons about
Newbeln. some Of them capitalists, who read the
sre sress tdaily ona yet they are not e1bscriIers
4hey ovefpus thefaselvcs & trouble Il get Il of


sand frequently deprive paying subscribers Of
tEleir paper day after day and thus they the
cpfents of the benefits Of labor without making


IS pny return, Many of these are good men and do
llot realize the wrong they are dong Us, and We
c all their attention to it that they may consider
moment and ask themselves the question lis not
tie laborer worthy of bis hire.
Year: 1859

BY NOVICE.
Vast your fields and rich your varied soil;
In mines wealth may be had with little toll
Rivers to wait your crops to any spot
Good markets. too, in plenty you have got.
In viewing this who will not feel surprise,
Nor blame the want of manly enterprise?
Is it old age or does the wizards spell
Arrest your powers while sisters young excel.


ANSWER.
Vaunt not my sisters, of your thrift or wealth,
I know it all, and wish you more with health;
Rich though am not, shall the patriots claim
Give place to mammon IN the niche OF fame?
In council or in camp or battle field.
None ever lived to whom my sons will yield.
In freedoms cause have they not proudly shone
And nailed the tyrant's chain to his own throne
Grassy Plains, Va.
Year: 1859

RETURN TICKETs-We find the following
announcement from the Superintendent of the
Wilmington and Weldon Road in the Whining
ton papers:


Return tickets will be sold to merchants who
desire visiting the Western part of the State, or
points along is'Road, for the purpose of solicit
Year: 1859

EXCITING SCENE IN THE CoUKT HoUsE.-We learn
th at exciting took place in Court House
yesterday afternoon, court being in session, in which
blows passed between two prominent members of
our bar and in which weapon was GraWn. The
parties separated fortunately without either
suotaining material injury. Neither the reporter
the editor present and cannot undertake to
give the particulars from street rumors, two of
them agree.


NEwBERN LIGHT INFANTRY.-We learn that ten
new members will be received into the Newbern
Light Infantry at the next regular meeting of the
company. We truly glad to this renewed
vgor and determination manifested. and if only
persevered in nothing need be feared to the fu
ture of that gallant corps.
Year: 1859

THE LAND SLIDE-From a gentle
man who has visited the land slide near
Buena Vista Ranch, about which 81,
much talk has originated, we learn that
some ten or twelve inches of water are
still running out of the ground. A much
larger stream burst out of the hill into a
tunnel claim at first, but it subsided in
a few hours to few inches. A great
quantity of quicksand is discharged with
the water making the stream apr ear
considerable larger than it would if the
water were clear. The stratum of quick
sand running out with the water has
caused caving in of a large surface OF
of the superintendent earth, but the
damage to the ranches in that vicinity
is represented as trifing.


Two years ago. we think it was, a
similar stream burst from the hills in the
same vicinity, but it was not accompani
ed by any other unusual phenomena.
Year: 1859

WATER IN PRosPECT. - We learn
that the Nevada Water Company have
given orders for galvanized iron to be
used in the construction of water works
for the city. 1t is in contemplation to
run a pipe of large calibre through each
of the principal streets in the city, de-
signed to supply the place with an
abundance of water for every purpose.
We hope the enterprise will be carried
out. Nothing can give a tone of sta
bility to the town like efficient water
works. Let us have them by all means
Year: 1859

SIDEWALKS The board of Trustees
have passed an ordinance for the con-
struction of side walk on the south
side of Boulder street. Another move
ought to be made for a side walk from
the corner of Broad and Pine to the
Pine street bridge.
Year: 1859

DisTRIcT JUDGEs.-It will be recol
lected that stir was made by the San
Francisco press last summer, about the
election of all District Judges at the
last election. 1t was argued that all
District Judges must be elected in 1858,
and the articles were written in such
plausible shape as to induce the Cover
nor to order an election for District
Judges throughout the State. We
showed up the fallacy of the argument
at the time, but without effect upon po.
litical action. Candidates were not
wanting to run, and some put them
selves in most disgraceful and dishonor
able attitudes to run for a barren prize.


The Supreme Court has just decided
in the case between Hagar and Burbank
in the 4th judicial district, that the
election of last fall did not make Bur.
bank Judge, but that Hagar continue.
in. Office to the end of constitutional
term - six years. Hagar entertained
the opinion just enunciated by the Su
preme Court, and refused to run agair
at the last election.


By this decision the election of Judge
Scarls last fall is of no effect
Year: 1859

We observe, says the Shasta Courier
that the BUDS of many peach trees in
this vicinity are on tie point of bursting
into blossoms. One or two days SUM-
shine would clothe them in their gay
spring attire.