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Year: 1862

THE LOWER CLAss.--Who are they? The
toiling millions, the laboring men and women,
the farmer, the mechanic, the artist, the in
ventor, the producer? Far from it. These
are natures nobility Gods favorites-the
salt Of the earth. No matter whether they
arc high or low in station, rich or poor in
pelf, conspicuous or humble in position, they
are the upper circle" in the order of nature,
whatever the ficticious distinction of fashion
able society. 1t is not low; it is the highest
duty, privilege, pleasure, for the great men
and the whole souled women to earn what
they possess, to work their way through life,
to bc the architects of their own fOrtunc.--
Some may remark the classes we have alu-
ded to are only relatively low, and in fact the
middle classes We insist that they are ab.
solutely the very highest. Is there a class
of beings on earth who may properly be de-
nominated low If so, it is composed OF
those who consume without producing, who
dissipate the earnings Of their fathers or rel
atives without laboring or doing anything
themselves.
Year: 1862

RI DIR. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BlTTERS
should be in the possession Of everybody in tie
mining region. As preventative Of the various
dangerous diseases to which the gold seeker IS la
Bile II has no superior While il Is quite palatable
as beverage, it IS speedy and powerful in its effect
upon the system. In all cases Of Diarrhoa. Dvsea
terry, and the prevailing fevers consequent upon
exposure, the Bitters will be found invaluable as
corrective. No should enter upon the exposed
camp life OF miner without being provided with
Hostetter's preventive OF stomach disease. nor
should any of those who are engaged in the occupa
ton, fail to have recourse TO the Bitters. Sold by
all Druggists and dealers everywhere.
Year: 1862

The WRECK OF THE GOLDEN GATE.-The
parties who have the contract for recovering
the 81 100000 buried in this wreck are, saws
the Call, erecting a house on the beach near
her, and are laying in provisions for lengthy
series of operations. The wreck lies with her
stern buried in the sand, and only her bows
and portion of the machinery visible at times
above the rollers. Up to this time the surf
has effectualy prevented any attempt at work,
though smooth spell may enable the divers
to get at her.
Year: 1862

Those conversant with the carrency Of the
Atlantic States, viii, doubtless, readily admit,
that the demand notes issued by Government
make much better currency than the depre-
ciated issues of private banks, which food the
country. To the people Of the Atlantic States,
We should suppose these notes would be much
more acceptable currency than that to which
their system of banking has subjected them
Here in California, where gold and silver is
produced, the necessity for treasury notes as
currency, is not felt. Their circulation, how
ever, can effect no harm, and an exhibition of
the confidence that California ought TO feel in
the General Government, should at once place
them in general circulation, to take the place
Of drafts and bills of exchange


Could Government do away with the private
banking system Of the Atlantic States. and
make treasury notes the currency, instead of
the worthless trash heretofore ahoat, it would
accomplish a good thing for the people. who
are annually feeced out OF hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, by worthless banks, and dis
honest bankers.


Inasmuch as the General Government has
declared demand treasury notes legal tender,
it should, we think, go little farther and
make their circulation a necessity, by requir
ing portion of the Federal tax, or a portion
Of custom house dues Say oneeigh,h or one
tenth,l to be paid in them This would create
a demand for them and keep them up at par,
despite the efforts of sharpers and sunshine pa
triots TO depreciate them


Although they are not required in Califor-
MIA as a currency, still, the State would show
its patriotism and devotion to the General
Government, by requiring the taxes due from
the people to the State, to be paid in these de-
mand notes Their circulation would thus be
made general, and their depreciation rendered
less. As they are something not required in
this State, such an act would be one of pure
patriotism. but, at the same time an act OF
great benefit to the General Government,
without the least sacrifice on the part of the
State. 1t only requires confidence in the
Government.
Year: 1862

FAULT FINDING.-The Sacramento Union
Is worse than the Marysville Express ever
was in its criticisms upon the Administration
for the management of the war 1t also finds
fault with McClellans conduct in the Mary
land battles without any reliable information
concerning those battles. The Union should
amend lis worse than useless course. 1t will
have to recant all it says about Mcclellan. or
be set down as fasifer-TS. F. Journal
Year: 1862

Our Posmaster's organ is determined that
the only peace We shall have is a piece of lis
mind, and that mind appears to be one that
never takes water " on what it attempts.
Partizan papers, when successful, usually de
light their readers with rejoiciugs over the
victory achieved, and refer to the gentlemen
elected by their efforts with pride and satsfac,
ton. Such course would not do in the pre-
sent case. An allusion TO some of the gentle
men elect in this county, would pucker the
mouths of Republicans laying claims to res
pectability and decency worse than green
persimmoD. They can eat crow OCCASION
ally bat they don't banker after it. The con-
slant reference of the organ to Crosette, we
suppose. is to keep its readers attention occu-
pied with something more agreeable than the
ticket they had recently to swallow. 1t is a
lump of sugar after a dose of jaap or a fan
cy roast after eating crow r
Year: 1862

A RIVAL Towy FEARED.-The Marysville
Express has the following:


Several parties from San Francisco have
been in this city for several DAYS past. pur-
chasing land on the south side of the Yuba
river. some eight or ten miles above the city
It is surmised upon what authority we know
noil that the object is TO start new town iu
opposition to this city. 1t is said that the
Directors Of the California Central Railroad
Company, incensed at the refusal of Yuba
county to subscribe stock to the road as de-
sired, have determined to change the route
from Folsom so as to cross the Y uba at a point
above here. and thus cut MarvsvilIe off. This
is the old scheme revived. We know nothing
about the matter, but we say this much 4
speculation of some sort, and connected. too,
with the railroad route from Folsom to Orc
vile, is afoat 1t looks to Us as if verv
nice speculation is to be executed at the ex-
pense Of Marysviile, from the fact that it makes
no difference pecuniarily to Yuba county where
the route runs, and it is unjust to this city to
assign as reason the refusal Of the county TO
vote 100000 to the road. Marvsvile. we
believe, has subscribed quite literally to the
stock of the road, under the promise that it
was to be built to her door.
Year: 1862

GRAPEs-We are indebted to Geo. Roth
rock, Esq, of Dry Creek, for q box Of this
delicious fruit, for which he will please accept
our thanks Since its advent into our sanctum,
the fruit has grown perceptibly less until
naught remains but the pleasing remembrance
Of the donor.
Year: 1862

GEN McDouGAL made a war speech on
Boston Common, August 9th. and Col. Cor
coran left New York August 29ih, with o
delegation of the Common Council Of Boston
and other citizens of that great city to speak
there and at other important points IN Massa-
chusafts
Year: 1862

THE rebel General Lee brass that he and
Stonewall jackson turned McCleIans right
wing. They conld never have done IT. had
not many Of the Republican journals by their
astute military criticisms, proved Mcclellan
goose in the face Of the enemy.
Year: 1862

WELL SAID.-The Cheshire (N. H. Re,
publican remarking upon the uuceasing abuse
OF Generals Mcclellan and Halleck by 4 por-
ton of the Republican press, very truly SAYS
that " it certainly looks as though the effort Of
editors of the Tribune school to shake the
confidence of the people in the integrity and
ability of these officers, can have no other
effect than to keep men from enIisting. and
thus weaken the government and proportion
ally strengthen the rebellion. And when we
know that this is all done because certain
Generals are not up TO the radical mark on
the negro question. it gives Us reason to be-
lieve that it is Abolition, and not the Union.
which acts as the main spring of their ardor in
prosecuting the war;
Year: 1862

\ VOICE OF WARNING.-On the evening of
August 22d, Archbishop Hughes delivered an
address in the Rotunda of Dublin, which was
received with enthusiasm. He warned the
nations of Europe of the deep feeling of hostili-
ty which their secret and open antagonism to
this country is slowly and surely creating, and
which will some day make itself fearfully felt.
lie added with emphasis


| tell you that, even if peace were restored
to the whole country of America to omorrow.
the people would scarcely unbelt themselves
until they had put other questions right.
1t is one country STILL and must
and shall be one. NJ matter what NAV occur:
no matter the foreign interference. whether
military or naval. that may destroy the cities
around the borders of that country-no matter
what may occur. the question must end, and
that people shall remain. The
newspapers on this side English and French.
aud sometimes even Italian, repeat each other
IN the sense that the war is carried on by the
American Government at the expense of Irish
aud German blood. This is a mistake Put
an end to it. The writers know it is not
fact. The Irish and German mingle in it
scarcely in proportion to their numbers in civil
life; but the army as body is composed of
real, thorough Americans, from generations
past, while the Irish come in as sprnkling
and the Germans not much more
Year: 1862

The editor of the RscoRD was before the
people Of Butte lately Tor Endorsement as a
quasi Secesslouist.- Sacramento Union.


1t is false. The Democracy denounced the
rebellion As an unreasonable and criminal at
tempt to destroy the best government On earth.


without decent excuse or justiacation,-coun-
selled the people to render to the Government
a cheerful and hearty support in maintaining
the supremacy Of the Constitution and laws
over an undivided country Not believing the
doctrines of the Republican party best calcu.
lated to put down the rebellion. they frankly
told the people SO, and asked them 10 sustain
the policy declared in the Crittendcn resolu-
tion, which was sustained by the President
until Republican Congress made the Chica-
GO platform the war policy OF the Government.
The Democracy Only asked that politics might
be kept out Of the question until the rebellion
was pat down. The Republican papers claim
ed that Congress had carried out every essen
iIal feature of the Chicago platform. in viola,
tioo Of their pledges ana laws 10 the contrary
10 1851 The people of California sustained
the Republican policy. Any decent political
party would be satisfied wI,h such a victory.
without falsely deuounciog a party that had
thought different policy better calculated to
preserve the Union, as IS Dixieites," Trai-
tors, rebel sympa'hizers. or quasi ssces-
slonists." The allegiance OF every man fit to
be an American citizen, is due to the Consti.
tuition, and not the Chicago platform.
Year: 1862

Could NOT RuN.-Croselte saws he didn't
run on the sccesh ticket at the late election
Now, the fact Is beyond dispute. that his name
was printed land in his own office, too.) on the
ticket headed by Fitzgerald, and so voted
right straight through by all the secessionists
IN the county who could stomach him. The
editor of the REcoRD would be glad to have it
appear that lie didn't run at all, doubtless {;
and many of his friends here who lost their
money on him, swear that such is the fact
He made just about such a run as Gen. Price
did at the battle Of Bonneville.
Year: 1862

The REGIMENT NOT TO Goa telegram
was received in San Francisco on the 25th
from Washington, refusing to grant permission
to raise regiment for the East General
Wright eegrophed to the Department some
days since, that in his opinion the regiment
had better not leave here
Year: 1862

AUCTIoN.-We hear that there is to
be an auction sale Of trusses in this city in
few iays Committees will wait on such per.
soma as purchased them in view of the draft.
course, and purchase them in at half price
Year: 1862

SERIOUS ACcIDENT.-A soldier at Camp
Mcclellan. while coming down the road from
Camp on horseback, yesterday evening, with
two other mounted soldiers. at pretty fnri.
one rate, was thrown from his no se and had
his leg broken just above the aokl-. me
not known; but we believe he is from McGreg
or, and was sworn in only the day before.
Year: 1862

The general state of the people OF
certain age. yesterday afternoon. was much
more healthy than usual The blind regain
ed their eight to debilitsted caught up with
their appettes, legs were Of usual length,
lungs in good order and old General Debility
was out OF town Our ply aicisns are down
m the rescindinv order
Year: 1862

Nor Sc-There was a rumor about
town yesterday that one Of the men OF the
Iowa 10Th who went down on the Metropolitan
las. Friday fell overheard and vas drowned.
We have inquired Of the Captain about it and
he save it q not 90 No accident Of the sort
happened The men had q pleasant time
and left in high glee.
Year: 1862

posed by the plan of demand notes and call or
short loans


Il is probable that these bonds may be ab-
sorbed in tho business Of the country without
materially a citing values, to othe extent Of more
than one thousand millions within six months
and, by allowing a short time to bring about
proper appreciation of the vslae Of this new
money, bearing interest, and gradually placing
the bonds into the hands Of the public, i is not
unlikely that two thousand millions may be
probably iaken in our eontry.


BY issuing these bonds, that viii taks the
place of the irrsdeenable demand notes, the
treasury will be enabled to resume specie pay
ments within ninety days from the time these
bonds shall be offered to the public


IF the public shall require the government 20
continue the issue of demand notes Of denom-
nalion less than twenty dollars, then provision
should be made TO redeem such notes in specie
at the sub treasury.


This plan will keep such issues within proper
limits, and will rot in any degrees effect bank is
sues, because those institutions, ike indiVidu
ais may use the bonds and notes OF the govern
ment in placs Of specie. IF Congress shall
adopt this system and thus make all its funded
promises legal tender, i. will be placing the
credit Of ths government where a sbOuld be-
above all other credits in our country.
These propositions bring the obligations Of the
government down to two kinds-one being
time promise, having twenty years to run and
bearing Interest," the other bearing no interest
and payable on demand in specie, both being
legal tender.


This system Of credit viii make as simple and
perfect plan of American finance as any states
man can desire to see established


Two Thousand millions Of four and half per
cent. bonds will require ninety millions Of dol
lars to pay the annual interest thereon, whereas
the present rates paid on the bonds of the gov
eminent, Of six and seven per cent, will demand
ore hundred and twenty millions. Thus to all
tie other advantages hereinbefore stated IS added.
saving Of thirty millions per annum Of inter
est on the debt of TIVE thousand millions.


Your memorialist. etc
Year: 1862

on their arriving at their destination, under
the management and supervision of Brigsdies-
General VIM. R Strong, while the provost mar
shall business Of headquarters is to be placed
uuder the experienced eye of Brigadier General
Bowen, formerly of the New York police. 1t Is
expected that Gen Halieck and the Secretary
of War intend making early application to the
Senate for special permission to send the whole
force up Salt river to the scene OF those opera
tions, in which alone they can be usetui ano
it is known that Qus7termaster- General Melgs is
already having several dozen nat boats the nat
test kind Of fstsA prepared at the Norfolk navy
yard for assisting them in their assent. Others
eoutend, however, that they should De sent up
" in balloons, - and be sent up immedlately-
every confidence being felt that BFigadlsr-Ge
erals Busteed, Strong and Blsnker can whether
singly or collectively, do any amount OF blow
mo and wind-raisin0'' that may be neces-
aaTy 10 give the gaseous vehicle its desired d.
rncti0n
Year: 1862

We give in another column the regulations or Or
ders of the Secretary of War, under the conscrip-
ton bill, and explanatory Of the method of its
forcement and of the law of exemptions. Our
readers, most of whom are either directly or indi-
rectly interested in it, will therefore carefully note
these rules and explanations. We have seen no d.
rect statement from the Secretary of War, whether
or not the conscrpts are to receive the bounty al
ready allowed to volunteers for the war; but we pre-
sumo every ore entering the service under the
script act will be equally entitled to bounty with
the rest, as the law contemplates that every one
shall remain three years in the service, unless this
war should end sooner.


The following suggestive and well-tmed remarks
from the Salisbury Watchman are worthy of con-
sideration:


1--WE accept and submit to this measure as ne
cessty for the present tme sour great business
being, to whip our enemies and SAGE our homes"
We believe the people will accept it on that account
as present necessity. Nevertheless, the people are
jealous Of their berties and so far as our observa
ton goes, they regard this measure with little
apprehension as emanaiing from that class Of men
in the South who are on the point of desparing of
mans ability to govern himself There has been
good deal of loose talk about monarchy or Die
tatorship &C., for the South and it is easy to see
how the plea of necessity might be employed to
complish sudden and radical change in the form
of our government, if indeed, (Which we doubt
there be party amongst us which desire such a
change But as the price of liberty is eternal vig-
lance, and as all encroachments are sure to begin
with and emanate from our rulers, we shall take
this occasion to warn the people that are in the
very midst of perils, not only from the common
enemy, but also from those whom we have delegated
to transact our public business. Our National Con-
stitution, cradled, nurtured and perfected in the
very arms of war, has, by the conscripton, been
set aside or overridden the plea Of scar neces
sity. But yet, the people seem disposed 10 yield
this inch-they will do it. because they believe in
the necessity. But let them look out, henceforth.
If our rulers are honest they will not abuse this
usurped power: But on the other hand, if an over
throw of our Republican government is the object,
and this bill is TO be the lever employed for the pur-
pose, you will soon hear Of other stern necessities
still more imperious, and more seriously invading
the rights of the States and of the citizen"
Year: 1862

The last Wilmington Journal complains in strong
terms At the policy which keeps SO many troops at
camp Mangum, near Raleigh. The Journal is
alarmed as well it may be, for the safety of Will
mington, and is anxious to have the troops nearer
that place. The Journal asks. can it be that a
grand panjandrum is to be kept up there to swell
the consequence of that man of many Offices, Major
General, Adjutant General, Quarter Master General
Commissary General and every thing in general of
the military establishment Of this Stateg" We an
swer, We do not know But we will say to the
Journal that the town and camp rumor IS, that the
troops referred to to constitute DIVISION to be
commanded by Major General Martin.


But the Journal. waxing wroth, does injustice by
saying, ut surely cannot be as reported that these
camps of instruction are intended as BODY guard
tor the Convention, and all men under authority
about the State Capitol and the Capital generally"
The journal is at last alarmed at the prospect of
military despotism, bu: it looks in the wrong d.
rection for it Let it look to Richmond, and then
reflect upon the conscrption and the order for the
impressment of arms. But the Journal does the
Convention and the officers and soldiers at Camp
Mangum great injustice Those brave men could
not be degraded by being made "body guard {"
for any one or any body. They are above that
They are gentlemen and patriots, and not likely to
become the tools or "body guard" of any power,
here or elsewhere
Year: 1862

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The condition of this City affords one of the most
humiliating spectacles to the Southern people that
this war has presented or we trust will present to
the end Provided with the most expensive and
elaborate defences which the whole Southern Con-
federacy can point to,-the pet and eye-balfs of
President Davis two favorite Secretaries, Messrs.
Benjamin and Mallory,-the hope and reliance of
the whole South the best appointed fortifcations
she had, to humble the proud navy of Lincoln
with two massive forts 90 miles below and 100 can
non OF the largest cabre 5rstling on the evee from
Fort jackson to the city, now at the mercy Of two
wooden -bottomed Lincoln gun.boats, which CHANGED
to pass Fort Jackson is too much to believe if the
evidence was not palpable. Why it is so we stop
not to enquire at this uncture, we ready to
join in the condemnation of Gen. Lowell before he
has time to defend himself 1t is apparent to every
one that more than one screw is loose, as shown in
the palpabe inef6ciency Of the past management of
the War and Navy Departments of the government
If we intend to do any thing in the way of check.
ing the enemy, it is time it was done.


We need not attempt to conceal our chagrin and
modification at this result 1t is to US the most
damaging event of the war both in America and
Europe, yet we might bear the moral effect with
good grace if the material disadvantages were not
so great. Cut off now from the beef and salt of
Texas, the sugar and molasses Of Louisiana, and
the large aid We might have received from Arkan-
sas and Missouri, the States east of the great wa
ters must double their efforts to retrieve the loss in
some shape at an early day.


But New Orleans has not surrendered Our army
has retreated, but there many citizen soldiers
left to check the advance of Gen. Butler The Mis-
sissppi is not yet entirely open to the foe but if
we judge the future from the past only few days
must elapse before the enemy will be master Of the
father of waters.'


The Yankee flag officer with two boats ordinary
crews, and short of provisions demands surren-
der of the city, which it is said the British and
French men Of war will not allow him to SHE'LL
Mayor Monroe tells him the city is at his mercy
but its surrender is not his p1ovnce-that his order
to haul down the Confederate flag will not be COM
piled with and that his constituents are the truest
of the true in their patriotism and devotion to that
flag and to the South 1t is noble letter, and we
can but hope that the presence of Gen. Bragg or
some other power may yet spare the Crescent City
the humiliation of q surrender to two Insignificant
Yankee boats Should it however be compelled
to YIELD what is left of tho South must hasten to
redeem its character by prompt, earnest and unit
ed efforts other fields where we can hope to de.
feat the foe.