Year: 1868

WE have ever had an especial admiration
for cheek. There is something SO refresh
ingly cool connected with its exhibition, and
ner of pushing themselves ahead, that they
have always been objects of our envy. For
happy combination of cheek and unblush-
ing impudence, however, we have reverence
bordering on alteration. In fact, in our opin-
ion, these choice attributes, when combined
in the same person, SAVIOR strongly of sublim-
ity. A slight favoring of arrogance gives
spice to the character and renders it perfect
IT. however, unfortunately, surplusage of
egotism is added, the tout ensemble is ire
trievably ruined. Overweening conceit is
insuferably disgusting and nauseating. Un-
der the most fortuitous circumstances and
brightest auspices, an ordinary person, with
more than reasonable supply of vanity,
becomes burden to society: but when one
who is sorely afflicted with the disease has
an opportunity of exposing his ignorance
and exhibiting his lack of sense through the
columns of newspaper, he simply renders
himself absolutely ridiculous. We have an
apt illustration of tile truth of this view of
the case in the person of the editor of the
Register. Possessed of a limitless amount of
cheeky impudence, tolerable substitute for
the talent which he imagines he wields, were
1t not for his insufferable conceit, he might
be able to conceal his mental deformites !;
but the vanity of senseless egotist lifts the
veil. The remarks which we made, a couple
ofweeks since, in regard to the TAX Payers
Convention" hit the Copperhead automaton
who runs Jimmy McKee's hebdomadel at
San Andreas, in soft spot, his head, and he
fumes, sputters and stalks around as viciously
as an enraged peacock. Read the following
extract from the ''tax payers friends"
article:


"The CALAvERAs CHRONICLE has never
during its existence, at any time advocated
any measures for the direct benefit of the
taxpayers of the county. 1t has always
been the organ of the Office holders, and an
tagonistic to the interest of the taxpayers of
the county. Uncle Bill. and the rest of the



has always been a pretty good feeder of pub
lie pap, and has never yet lost an opportuni-
ty to make our county pay in good round
numbers for his services, official or otherwise.
That paper has never attempted yet to ad-
voeate the cause of the poor man, and his
rights as against the rich man, and his claims.
Although it has been in existence nearly ever
slnce this county was organized, no attempt
has ever been made in its columns to stay the
waste of county officials-economize county
expenditures, or benefit the over taxed mass.
es of the county. In fact, there has never
been in this county. until the Register came
into the hands Of the present proprietors, any
paper that dared take the part of the tax
payer as against the office-holder. and speak
of things as they were, and suggest such
changes as should be made.


"Hear ye the trumpet blow? :" No one
ever dared to take the part Of the tax payer
until jeff got that judgment against the
office holders, for ofcourse fellow wouldn't
rob his friends" He says the ''CHRoNICLE
has always been the organ oil the Office hold
,ers." That accounts for the immense income
upon which we pay revenue. He says, I'm
Gle Bill has been good pap-feeder." Ad-
mitted but the accusation comes with bad
grace from man whose whole life has been
spent in making frantic efforts to reach the
public teat. He succeeded once, and we
shall never forget the transcendant look of
joy which overspread his mobile features as
he grasped the long sought protuberance.
Again the friend" speaking Of Us, says:


Only few weeks ago this most facetious
and veracious youth positively and unequiv-
ocally declared that the question of the divi-
sion of this county was only a myth engen-
dered in the brain of the editor of this paper,
and pleaded an ignorance of any movement
in that direction.


We say now it is "myth;" but it is an
,undeniable fact that shallow Drained people
are much more likely to become frightened
at shadow than a reality. In conclusion
we advise our egotisticaI contemporary to
do more and talk less. We wish he would
answer the question we asked him. If he is
in favor of an immediate reduction of the
officers salaries, why does he not advocate
it? Another: Why was not the majority
report, offered in the Convention, voted
upon? Whose fault was it that no action
Avas taken upon it?