February 22, 1861 (4 pages)

THE NEVADA JOURNAL FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 22, 1861. —=—$—_——ee STATE OF THE COUNTIYA late’ Pony brings intelligence ef disaffection at Pensacula, that the U.S. Mint and Custom House at New Orleans and a fevenue cutter had been séized by the secessionists, and tliat some of the border Slave States had taken umbrage at the ¢ourse pursued by New York aid other states im tendering and to the General Govérmment to enforce the laws. The blockade of the Mississippi still continues.— Meanwhile traitors appear all over the Union in various guises, and not afew in California. The policy taught by the Mertits, Thotnfons and Montgomerysa of our State is but the echo of secessionists in ether parts of the Union. The right is . boldly proclaimed that the minotity may . with arms seize upon forts, arsewéls, government vessels and other property belonging to the nation and dictate terms, however humiliating, to tlre majority. All along the Gulf of Mexiey hostilities to the Union have been ¢otttmenced and are being pursued with an apparent determination to overthrow the American government. The press in that section generally breathes nothing but disunion and the action of the CHRISTIAN GOVERNMENT ? We find ourselves in a controversy with the Rev. Mr. Brierly, the able and learned pastor of the Baptist Church of this city, on the above question. Henring him advance opinions in a letture from the pulpit in support of the affirmative of the proposition, which in ouf judgment were not well founded, we took the liberty of dissenting, not for the purpose of bringing on an afgiment with the reverend gentleman; for that were perhaps presumption on our part, Bat to correct what we thought to be an error into which a friend had fallen. Our remarks brought out the elogtient lecturer in @ réply published in our last issue. It is not our intention, in this article at least, to rejoin to the reply published in our last. It would require too much time and space. But we design striking home on the main issue, leaving minor points to be séttled hereafter. Mr. Brierly teaches his flock that tha Christian rel gon is shown a preference and is protected by the American Constitution. We dissent, and thus a friendly antagonism of opinion is produced. We emphatically assert, and shall proceed fo produce the proofs, that the Constitution of the United States is wholly relieved people is such as to show conclusively that nothing but disunion is meant. Gov. Seward has come forward as a man find patriot and has endeavored to still the storm by the most kind and temporizing language. But, his efforts are of little effect. Goternment property is seized with as much fierceness and vindictive zeal as ever. A mintand acostly Custom House have lately fallen into the hands of the madcaps of Loutsiana and the Mississippi Riv. er, ® great natianol highway, is overlooked by hostileeannon. Is it possible that we have a government of such weakness or timidity as to endure all this? Must, indeed, the majority tamely yield to an exacting and insolent few, pocket insult upon insult, suffer disgface after disgrace, and . become the s¢off of nations for their pusilanimity? Would that some mighty genius would aris¢ to vindicate the integrity of fhe American Union and exterminate the . Jast vestige of secession! A Spasm.—An attempt was made a few days since by the discordant Democracy in . the Legislature to reunite the party. It proved a failure as might have been expected. To effect a union of such inharmonious clements as exist in the debris of the old Democratic party is beyond the power of man. Possibly a union might be effected fora moment for the purpose of obtaining a prize, but a rupture would be inevitable in the very nature of things. He is an old fogy, sighing for the past, and totally unmindful of the demand of the present and the future, whe entertains a hope of the reunion of the Democratic forces. The great issue of the day is union or disunion. . A portion of the Democracy wiil sfand by the nation to the last extremity, and they are not going to hamper themselves by a connection with any set of men in favor of . giving aid and comfort to traitors. The . Union is paramount to party with every . patriot, and the loyal people of these United States will recognize no bonds, which restricts their action in any respect, when She safety of the Union is involved. There are but two parties now in existence, and they sre Union and Disunion parties; and to attempt to make other parties till one or the other of the contestants is victorious cannot be other than a failure. Prospects oF A FRUIT crop.—The warm spring weather of the past ten days has Brought the buds on all kinds of stone fruit teees forward astonishingly. Peach trees seem about to burst into flower. Almond . trees are showing signs of leaf. The same may be said of the Siberian crab tree. These tokens of eatly bloom are taken by our wise ones as indications of a destruction of the fruit crop again by ftosts. Cold . weather soon may save the crop, but a few more fine days and the peach, the appricot and the nectarine will be in bloom, and scarcely within the reach of safety. Tue Leeistatcre.—Gentlemen of the! Legislature! you have as yet done precious little for your country or for your ten dollarsa day. Six wecks of the session are gone forever, and you have drawn four; hundred doilars apiece for your services.— . What has tbe State to show in return? To} complete the equation, what have you to balance, on your side, the more than fifty thousand dollars you have received from the State? Boys, it wo’nt do ; emphatically it wo'nt, You must try to earn your saltpetre or nothing will save you when thé warm weather comes. Come, come, wake up to your duty. Movirication o¥ THR Tanirr.—For the protection of the sugar interest in Louisiana a duty of 24 per cent is !evied on for. ¢ign sugar. In view of the secession of . Lousiana a ptoposition has been sent to . Congress from New York, to repeal the duty on sugar. Sucha step taken by Congress would have a crushing effect on the Louisiana sugar raisers, and would te a from any connection with religion, whether Christian or any other. We take the ground that so fat as the Constitution is concerned, far from indicating a pteference fur one Féligion over another, it expressly places «ll om an equal footing by abolishing all religious tests, atid prohibiting Congress from passing any law im-= pairing the free exercise of religion. The whole matter, we say, is left to State governments. Now, we want no confusion of; ideas as to the pointat issuc between Mr. Brierly and ourselves. We do not dispute the powefs of State governments with him. Our dealings ate with the General Goryernment, and that alone. No fact is better established than tha the General Government is one of limited powers. As far as it goes it is sovereign and supreme. All powers, however, not not delegated to it in the Constitution, are by the express terms of that instrument reserved to the States respectively and to the people. Authority in matters of religion, we assert, is not among the delegated powers and consequently is left to the exercise of the States. For proof of our position we shall refer to the letter of the Constitution itself and to the commentaries of learned jurists and eminent men upon it. It is a principle in law that judges should be governed by the text of the law they administer and expound. Acting on this principle we shall proceed to examine the language of the Constitution. We find there are but two clauses in that insttument touching religion even in the seen! remote degree. One declares that ‘no religious test shall ever be requiredas a qual. ification to any office or public trust in the United States,” and the other is the amendment declaring that ‘Congress shall make no Jaw respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” There is nothing in the letter of the Constitution indicating a preference for the Christian religion. Indeed, there is no dispute on this point, for Mr. Brierly admits that the Constitution unsupported by other testimony does not prove the position he fssumes. The language of the clauses we quote seems to be quite in support of the opposite view, The Christian religion is not mention atalf. As far as the clanse about religious tests is concerned the principle is clearly recognized, that all religions are equal in the sight of the government. As our opponent has scen fit to quote Chief Justice Storry in support of his position, we may be permitted to quote a few lines farther along in the same work—lines which contain the pith that the gentleman failed to notice. We apprehend what we are about to produce from Story on the Constitution onght to be conclusive, as to the matter at issue. Judge Story says: It was under a soletih consciousness of the dangers from eclesiastical ambition, the bigotry of spiritual pride, and the intolerance of sects, thits exemplified in our domestic, as well as our foreign annals, that it was deemed advisable to exclude from the national government all power to act upon the subject.” Farther along he continues in the same strain: Thus the whole power over the subject of religion IS LEFT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE STATE GorERNMENTS, and the Catholic, and the Protestant, the Calvinist and the Arminian; the Jew and the Infidel, may sit down at the common table of the national councils, without any inquisition into their faith or mode of worship.” The language of the learned commentator we quote shows conclusively that he understood the attiftde of the General Government to be that of absolute neutrality towards religion, More authority is at hand. Mr. Jefferson, in his letter to Rev. Mr. Millar, of Jan. 23, 1808, gaveas areason for not appointing days of fasting and prayer, that he considered “the Government of the United States ‘interdicted by the Constitution from intermeddling with religion.” Hildreth, in his History of the United States, giving an account of the proposed amendments to the Constitution, says it was just requital to the people of that State for . qcenied necessary that “Congress should their loyalty. Wonder if the Secessiorists will not look tipon this as a eanse for war—an indication of a plan on the notth to—root them out? A Boston forwarding house has lately re¢eived an order for several hundred barrels of potatoes, to be sent to Charlesten, 5S. C.; by express. John C. Breckinrige, contrary to expectation, pronounced for the Union andagainst the secessionists. "Tus InavevraTion Procession.—A dispatch from Washington says: “Gen. Scott is too lame to mount his horse in the procession; but as the head of the army, he will sit with Commodore Stewart, the oldest office? in the navy, and ride to the Capitolin au open ¢#rriage: Mr. Buchanan also declares his pufpose to accompany “Old Abe” in bis triumphat march, ard see him inducted as kis successor. They will all be present at the grand ball, in theevening, as well as Génerat Cass, who now says, he has wholly laid aside party for the sake of his cowatry, and whose hostitity to all felerance of treason has increased every @ny singe he vacated his seat im the Cabinet.” Aurcras.—The people of Notth Sierra are Allurassing again. make no law touching religion or infringing the rights of conscience.” Gurowski, in his comparatite tiew of . Europe and America, article, The Pulpit, holds the following significant language: The political equality of all creeds, censtitutes one of the cardinal and salient traits of the American chatactet. The equality of all erceds in principle and in appHcation is not limited to the various Christian sects and eonfessions swarming over the Union ; but partially in the sentiments of the people, as well in the spirit as the Jetter of the political institutions, it extends to other creeds. The Jewish confession, asin England and in several European countries, does not disable its members from the enjoyment of any political rights; and thero is no word in the Constitution by which any other worship, even a heathen one, could be legally proscribed. But we have quoted sufficiently ftom thé eminent authorities on the American Constitution to, establish the point we raise, that the government is act conimitted towards atiy religion; of whatever mame or nature. Mr. Brierly conveys the idea that theté is toleration for every variety of creed under the Constitution, to a certain extent, but when that extent has been reached the common law steps in to the defense of the Christian religiou: We contend that toleIs TRE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT A ration is not the word, but equality ; and, as an elucidation of our opinio® we quoté from Bancroft, on the Declaration of Rights of Virginia, which bad its origin in 1776. The salient fettures of the declaration were ofterwards embodied in the American Constitution. By this it is shown that the principle of complete equality in matters of religion was recognized by the statesmen of Virgitia, antetior to the formation of the American Constitution. Bancroft says, speaking of the discuss:on on the Declaration of Rights ¢ One clause only receited a material anmendment. Mason had wriften that all should enjoy the fullest toleration in the eXercize of religion. But toleration is the demand of the sceptic; #ho has no fixed belief, and only wishes to be let alone; a firm faith, which is too easily tempted to establish itself exclusively, can be content with nothing less than equality. * * James Madison, the father of the American Constitutlon, ‘ objected to the word toleration, because it implied an established religion, which endured dissent only as a condescension; and he went on to demonstrate that all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience.’ His amendment prevailed, The sentiments of Madison were clearly in favor of equality in matters of religion in Virginia, and we ktow of no evidence that he was not equally as liberal when he sat in the Convention that formed the Con stitution of the United States. We have now shown by good and substantial authority the reasons for the faith thatisin us. There is then nopower in the Constitution to interfere for or against religion of any description. But, Mr. Brierly states that the common law comes in at an opportune moment to the protection of the Christian religion. How, whenand where? The commen law is not the law of even a State except by statutory enactment. It has not become the law of the United States. In proof of this we refer to the decision of Justice McLean in the case of Wheaton and For the Nevada Journal. officiating priest have been invited to open a Goop Txuptars.—The following isa list of Eprror or Jotrxat :—In my article of last . sossion of Congress with prayer, to his hemthen . the Lodges of the 1. O.of G. T. of this State week ¥ noticed a part of the arguments and . God? Certainlynot. From the first, the prayers . together with the names of the Depaties of objectives in yours of the week preceding. As it is impossible to answer objections in the same space in whicl they can be made, I am under the recessity of writing two articles in feply to your one. The remaining points I wish to notice are : Ist, “ Stis prebable that the founders of the American Government patterned after the example of Maryland and gave equat toleration to every species of belief in matters ef religion.” 2nd, “The fact that the Congress of 1782 imported 20,000 bibles, i our opinion, has no bearing apon the points the Lecturer discussed.” ad, “ If the action of Congress is to be taken as authority to determine the religious charac. ter of the government, we might cite the inStance of the 36th Congress, in inviting the Rey. Dr. Raphael to officiate as Chaplain, as committing the government to Judaism, wheteas, it only proves that, im the opinion of our Sonators, there showld be no discrimination in favor of any particular sect or religion,” 4th, “The Reverend gentleman is perhaps not aware, or had forgotten that no common law bet that of nations is recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States.” 5th, “Were the common law to step in, aa indicated in the lecture, would it not establish or at least give a preference to episcopacy ?” 6th, “It has been our impression, that the U.S. Government cannot interfere to prevent the worship of any sect, be it Jewish, Mohamedan or Pagan,” 7th, “Whet the practise of any sect shall not comport with good morals, a majority of the people may interfere, and, by local law, remedy what is an eye sore to the public.” These are all the points requiring notiec, and, all that an article of sufficient brevity for your paper will permit me to notice. I will reply in the order of the numbers. No. 1. Knowing the care and fairness with which you usually write, I was surprised to find . this sentence in your article. I have yet io Donaldson ys. Peters and Grigg, 8th Peters, p658. He says: It is clear, there can be no common law of the United States. There is no principle which peryedes the Union and has the authority of law, that is not embodied in the Constitution or laws of thea Union. The common law could be made a part of our federal system only by legislative adoption. Judge Chase, in the case of the United States vs. Worrall, 2d Dallas, p. 394. says: “in my Opinion the United States as a Federal Government bave no common law.”— The authorities go to show, therefore, that there is no protective power in the national government over the Christian religion, but that the whole matter is left to State goyernments exclusively. BanwanisaM.--A secession paper published in Mississippi uses the following humane language: “The hanging of five or six Yankees at Friars Point, and the outrages committed by them, have been denied by the papers. A gentleman from there saw the gin houses burning, and believes the men were hung. We hope so, and . wil} believe 30 good a story until we hear the rascals escaped. The story of heading one up} in a barrel and rolling him into the river is also confirmed, we are glad to say.” Great God! can it be possible that an editor of a newspaper can become so unmitigated a barbarian? Do they, ittdeed, head men up in barrels and roll them info the river in Mississippi? We believe it, for if an editor can rejoice over the act the people he instructs are fit for . any crime however horrid. THappers Stevens, of Pennsylvania,in 2 tecent speeeh in Congress, enid, whem he saw our harbors blockaded, and armies in array against the flag of our country, which has been insulted, . he had no trope that concession; humiliation or compromise would hate any good effect whatRather than give concessions to rebels he would see the Government shattered into ten . thousand atoms, ever. Tne Pony brings the report that Ira Harris, of Albany, is prominently spoken of as the suc. cessor of Seward ia the Senate. If we mistake not Harris was, inearly life, @ surveyor and . practised his profession insurveying the Hornby tract in Western New York, in 1836-7. Denver withdrew his name ‘the other day from the Douglas caucus because he suspected that some of the members had Republican . proclitities. The fox that couldn't reach the grapes justified himself for censing to jump for them by asserting the things were sour. Hanson Derexsrs.—Gen. Scott ordered the fort at Fort Point, and Fort Alcatraz, by alate Pony dispatch to be garrisoned in two hours after receiving orders. Both forts arc now garrisoned by U. 8. troops: Hooray, for Scott! We'll feel mote steady and qttict now. F More Sitver.—The Grass Valley National reports more silver discoveries in that ncighborhood. Three ledges have been tested yielding from $200 to $350 dollars per ton. They are all within a mile of the Atwood discovery. The National also reports a marble discovery* near the head of Woodpecker ravine, about a mile from town. Tue expenses of the State Government up to the 30th of last June has been $12,465,231 94, and the receipts $8,454,964 78, thus showing the . indebtedness of the State at that time $4,007,267 16. deon2 Bets lately made a specch in Nashville in which he took bold grounds for the Union.— . We looked for as much from such a source. May . the old patriot live forever! Daceet, Ruteerrokp & Foarw have sold the Evening Mirror to Stephen Parks. The paper goes on as if no change had taken place. Carnotic Priests are beseiging the Legislature at Sacramento to procure a divisidn of the School Fund fo: the maintenance of separate Catholic schools. Hower Tatext.There is some fine thusical talent at North San Juan. The Press of that town bears witness to the fact, and is delighted oyer the violin performances of Samelson, the piano playing of Wettig, the horn solo of Curtis, and the singing of Crossett, Chandler and Wiel —all residenits—at a recent concert of amateurs.—Marysriile Appeal. Yes, Brother Avery, fine musical talent:— There's the Cambrians, too, Gor. Downey's Posrtiox.—The Sacramento correspondent of the Evening Mirror writes under date of the 4th instant as follows: The Bee of yestefddy gays: “We heard some time since that Gov. Downey argues thata state may rightfully and legally withdraw ftom the Union at her and that the Federal Government has no authority to prevent Her; but not having full faith in the correctness of the feport, we have not, until this time considered it worthy of tention,” _ Imyself have htttd Goternor Downey argue the sattte way: hether ke really betieves his own arguments are sound or not, I cannot say, but I amt continced that he is sper the Brechinridge rote, if he can get it. e is already sute of the Beige uoitination in a certain cotitingehty, and he is now playing to gall the Breckinridgers. I think they are a litt too smart fot hint though. learn that there is the first item of historic proof that, “the founders of the American . Government patterned after Maryland.” The supposition that they did, has not the shadow of support—and further, if they had so patterned, the result would have been altogether different from what your argument requires. Maryland did not give “equal toleration to every species ef religious belief,” and if, as you . suggest, “ the founders of our government patterned after her, then they did not give equal toleration.” If the supposition you make is not true, it is of no use to your argument, and if it is true, it proves exactly the reverse of what you are attempting to prove. You have been misled, like thousands of others, by the unfounded claims put forth i behalf ef “Catholic Maryland.” Archbishop Hughes said, in an oration delivered some cight or nine years ago, “If civil, but especially religious liberty, be a clearand justly cherished principle of the American people, the palm to be the first to preach and practice it is due, beyond . all controtersy, to the Catholic cofony of Mary. land.” The when he said this. Arehbishop was not tnfalliable The boasted act of Maryland punished with peatn any person who blasphemed the name of the Deity—or denied that Jesus Christ was divine, and punished, first, with a fine of £5 Sterling, or, in default of pay. ment, public whippitg or imprisonment, any person who should speak disparagingly of the Virgin Mary,or the Evangelists, or the Apostles, ! and, for the third offence, of this kind, confiscated the offenders property, and banished him . forever from the Colony. Will Americans call . that toleration which would have hung Jefferson on a gibet—and would not have permitted the late candidate for the Vice Presideacy, on the Union ticket, to vote for a constable in the Colony? No Religious teleration does not belong either to Cecil, ot Leonard Calert, tot to their Colony—but, to the Baptist Colony at Rhode Island, founded by the persecuted Roger Williams. The first civil government . Sir. the noble principle of religious freedom was not in Maryland, but Rhode Island, and not to Catholics, but to Baptists, belongs the honor. No. 2. You will allow nis to differ froit you in regard to the beating of the fact, that Congress ordered the importation of 20,000 Bibles. If it did not intend to encourage and aid Christianity why did it order such an importation? If, in20,000 copies of Paine’s and Volney’s works on infidelity, would not that act have shown that it intended to aid and encourage infidelity? That this importation was ordered in 1777—and not in 1789—instead of weakening my argument strengthens it; because, an early action shows more clearly than a later one could do, what was the original bias of the founders of the government. You say “Congress has, at farious times, ginia Senate, pending certain late resolu. States, in the fulfillment of his official ob. revenue at Charleston, and should be compelled to use force to do it, I want to know if that is the sort of coercion to put down . which Virginia would resort to force of arms? Suppose Major Anderson, an officer . ever formed on this Continent, that enuciated ee to perform his duty, and ae ee manding a position involving sponsibilities—sappose he should be assailed, and should defend himself in a position where he has been placed, and where he has a sworn duty to perform, would that be regarded as coercion which Virginia stands pledged to resist by her strong arm ? lutions. stood on a platform on which was ¥ritten, stead of Bibles, it had ordered the importation of . ‘ The Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws.” see a joint resolution introcuced in Congress authorizing South Carolina to secede if she thinks her happiness and security can be thus promoted; but as long as the President of the United States is obligated by his oath of office to see the laws enforeed, I can never give my consent to war against him for the performance of his duty. dent long ago to withdraw the forces of the Government from the belligerent State, for in Congress havo been addressed to the God of the Bible, and not tothe God's of any Pagan creed, or sect. Noa 4. I will not notice now, as I am led, from your first article, to expect a fuller statement of your views of the “ common law.” No. 5. My position is this. The early settlers brought the common Iaw with them, as English citizens, and, after sach modifications of it as were necessary to adapt it fo their circumstanees they claimed it as one of their unalienable rights, and urged the rights it guaranteed to them against the exactions and eneroachments of Great Britain. Now, inasmuch as Episcopacy was not the established religion of the colonies, nor ever intended to be, the common Jaw gave it no advautage over other Christian denominations. It recognized Christianity (or rather Christianity formed a part of the law) in England, Scotland and Wales-—and, it formed x part of said law in the colonies. It was the ecclesiastical and not the common law that made Episcopaey the national religion of England— and Presbyterianism the national religion of Scotland. The common law made Christianity the accepted faith of both; therefore, in bringing the common law with them, and leaving the ecclesiastical law behind them, the colonies established Christianity in the colonics,but did not establish any one of its sects as national. No. 6. It formed no part of my design to prove that, tinder our government, the Chinese worships, or Mohamedan could be suppressed by law. My design was to prove that our government was committed to Christianity from the first, as it was not committed to any other creed or faith. That Christianity had a reeognized foothold, which neither infidelity, Paganism nor Mohamedanism had, Our government may tolerate these things, toa certain extent, but, it does not tolerate Christianity. This is here by a right, older and more sacred than the government itself. Thus Christianity has given us a Sabbath, and, a law protecting it would not riolate a single fundamental principle of our government—while, a law abolishing it, would.— Christianity has given us a standard of morals, and any practices, growing out of any other faith, which are contrary to this standard, can Mohamedanism cannot bring its haram, Budhism its infanticide be Constitutionally suppressed. and Sutteeism, or Thaghism its retigious stranglings into out midst, though these are parts of . their religion. No. 7. As this grants all that I have contended for I have nothing to say in reply, As the acknowledged standard of morals is the religious book of the Christianthetefore, whether . any practice is contrary to good morals or not, . ean be determined only by an appeal to this . standard. We do not go to our Statute books, . nor to the Koran, Vedars, Shasters. or the writ. ings of Paine, as the ofiginal standard of morals. In the language of an able expounder of the law, I do not know what constitutes good morals, if I may not appeal to the Bible! As local laws must be in accotdanee with the Com stitution of the State, and of the United States, then a law for the protection of Christianity, to the full extent for which I have eemtended, is in . accordance with the spirit of tLe Constitution, . by your own admission. Thanking you for the space alowed me in your paper, I close my reply to your first article, Yours, Truly, TatkinG Sexse tx Vingtusa —A. Il. Stu. B. Brirrwy. . art, formerly Seeretary of the Interior, in . Filmore’s Administration, recently gave ex. pression to the following views in the Vir. tions: Suppose the President of the United ligation, should undertake to collect the high re-} if If it is, I cannot vote for the resoI am one of those whe have I should like to I would have counseled the Presicharacter as to promote this design. If he were . 2d 4 half millions a year. made appropriations for uticotstitutiohal pur . the putpose of avoiding a conflict. He has poses.” Let it be so, have tiot denied it, nor. taken a diferent view of the matter; he have I attempted to maintain the untenable pohas placed Major Anderson there, and if the sition, that Congress never did an unconstjtu rata eh pomege ee if payed ri me # Tt may have done many.S Bak, up nd himself, and I am not going : war because of this exercise of the right make your argument available for your purpose, . of self-defense. 1 confess I have little symdu must not only prove thatZit has sometimes . pathy with South Carclina? I have no symacted une inte ally, but; that it did sein. pathy with a State which abolishes the VWii7—and in the act by whjqp anthorized the . Four ofyely ss —s erabinig a : i a ‘ not Wan itginia to be involved in her aa “ rupees Ae pe awe ss “ net ast The grievances of whieh Virginia ee Prove anything of this kind, I may complains freSpot those of which South dismiss this part of your article, as it sustains . Carolina Popa heir wishes and purnothiag on your side, nor in ary way affeets my . poses are opposite} It is the ansi*us wish position. : of Virginia, as I believe, to_ preserve the You say “Money has beet devoted to the Union. It is the anxious wish of South Purpose of making exchanges of books, without Contant tees S referetice to theircharacter.” Suppose that this. ,, hi Coan aer Bieter soot census shows was a fact~-it does mot prove what your arguan increase he population of the United ment requires—viz : that Congress had no refer. States since 1790 is about 3 per cent. In ence to the character of the book when it ord-. 1715 the population of the Colonies was ered the importation of 20,000 Bibles. I ask . 482,000, of which 58,500 were negro slaves. you, I atk your readers, have you or do you, or The present population is abont 30,000,000, they, suppose that the character of the book was cates «i Pate ara . : 3 "@S/ Our public schouls are attended by 4,000,left out of the question wheh the subject of im-. 090 of children ; we owe about $260.000,porting these Bibles was under discussion ?— 000, of which $96,000,000 are held by forAgain, it seems to me, that the statement re-. eigners. Jt takes seven hundred and fifty quires a very large qualification—that Congress . P#PeT mills and two thousand steam enappropriates money for carrying on exchanges . $'"¢5 i supely wae peuiiaher —_ ese aa through Mons. Vatermaire “ without any regard pers with printing paper, at a cost of $27,000.000 per annum. to the character of the books.” The design of the exchange is to aid “Science, Literature and Art,” ard, it is expected that tke books fortional act. Tue Cost.—The expenses of the government of South Carolina are estimated at warded by Mons. Vatermaire will ke of such a $15,000 a day, which would be about five As the milito ship several boxes of “Mother Goose's Mela sor ereegcosaa® oe _ if the a ‘ é yi State has to carry its own mails, the expenand “ Jack the ee. ee ses may swell to ten millions a year. This ment would feel that he was trifling with it, and! amount must prove acrushing weight toa would soon stop its appropriations—becauso, the . white population of less than four hundred character of the bovks was not Stich a8 it in. thousan ; of whom a small proportion are tended to patronize; by dn appropriation of its . Wealthy. —— By the appropriation to — fos — Secessios.—We are indebted to some unknown ongress intended to encourage “ Science, Litperson, says the Butte Record, for a pamphlet erature and Art”—and, by the vote to which I . issijed by Judge Botts, our present State Printreferred it intended uraqe Chriétian mor-. et, in favor of secession and disunion. We eC ee are obliged to the person sending it for his reodies ” ality and religion: ; ’ membrance, but not for the document. No. 3. The appointment of the Jewish Rabbi, ‘To the d—1 with your notes— by the 38th © uestionably— With Fay) Firs: ant plots, te— not that the Senators thought there should be Tol de lol.”—Old Ballad. no discrimination in favor of any particular sect cha ua vas sen! —_* —_ ‘ A ton have been received in Baltimore, the nee fee 0 Chel Seer, mg invited to! most ef which was reshipped to Europe— officiate. If I recollect the circumstances; Dt. . The quality is very beautiful,,and the samRaphael officiated tinde# 4 getictal intitatioti to. ples shown would sell readily at fifteen the Cietgynion of the city. If a Chirieso “Josh” . cents, even in the present state of the niark= been worshipped in Washington, would the . ¢t: Fifteén hundred bales of Peruvian cotthose Lodges that have Deputies, their P. 0. address, and the number of members as near as can be ascertained, Feb. 1st. 6; Name. ‘ Post Office. , Dist. Dep. ;M’s At — \ — : — ' 1 Pacific 'Santa Cruz, ‘W. Anthony,, 56 2 Siloam ‘Sacramento, ! ' 160 4 Union . Nevada, ‘I. R. Rumery! 184 5 Enterprise, ‘Consuinnes, ‘G. F. Lyons.' 23 6'California, )San Francisco J.J. Hucks,: 46 8 Sierra, 'Alleghanyt’n'A. J. Aldrich; 15 9 San Joaquin, ‘Stockton, iJ L Downing: 102 10:West Union, . Sacramento, ‘O. Hurlbut, ; 1t Social, iN. San Juan,! : 99 12,Sylvania, {Grass Valley, J.W. Nye. . 9 . 18:Christmas, . Folsom, ‘M. A. Benton’ 23 14;New Years, . Auburn, ‘A. E. Guion, 2 15: Hope, (Ophirville, ‘Geo. Curts, {. 18 16\Clifton, ‘Pilot Hil, ‘Ii D. Jackson: 20 } 17'Samaritan, {Georgetewn, 'S. Cnrrier, . 15 18; Placerville, !Placerville, ‘Rev A. Bland) 37 19'Chrystal, ilone City, :C. B. Strong,, 18 . 20: Amador, {Voleano, : . 30 21. Harmony, San Francisco: i 20 bo 'Mokel’ne H@IR. Thompson’ 18 T. W. LOCKWOOD, G. W.S. Brrxe of the Mountain Messenger argues that because when he wants a book out of the library he'finds it out that the peop!oof La Porte are a reading people. Some folks keep a book a year to read it, and some take them out to keep forever. Don't know how it is in La Porte. Stmoxtoy writes to the Bulletin that Ira P Rankin has the best show for the Custom House in San Francisco, DIED, Feb. 20th, Mary Francis, youngest daughter of ane . H. and Cecelia A. Whitman, aged 11 mos and 11 days. The funeral will take place from the residence of the family, Saturday at 2 o’eloe's. At Red Dog, Feb. 20th, Dr. Epwarn BucKWELL, formerly of Zanesville, Ohio, aged 51 years NEW TO-DAY. NTS — anna ono CS SEEDS a fresh assortment for sale by E. F. Srence, 49 Broad street. Nevada Hose, No. 1,: ‘ice ATTENTION! YOU ARE HEREBY requested to appear at our Carriage House in full uniform this (Friday) afternoon at half past one o’clock—providing it is hot stormy. JXO. PATTI ON, M. H. FuNston, Sec’y. Fereman. _ Feb. 22, 1861. gyCe OL WHISKEY MONONGAH EMA BOURBON &~WHEAT WHISKEYS _ DISTILLED FROM THE FINEST AND CHOICEST GRAIN Putup in Bbis and Half Bois. CAUTION. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT MY NAME BURNT ON THE HEAD OF THE CASK AUY ~ . fa Put upin Bbis and Half Bbls. JAMES.L.PALT Win. Newell &Co. SAN FRANCISCO. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE ABOVE WHISKEYS Feb. 22, 861—3m. Sheriff’s Sale. 7 HEREAS, on the 2ist day of January, A. D. 1861, a final Judgment and decree was rendered in the District Court of the 14th Judicial District of the State of Califo ynia, in and for the County of Nevada, in favor of CHARLES MARSH and against G. K. Reep, M. PETITJEAN & Co., C. W. Mc.rorp & Co., and THe EUREKA LAKE COMPANY, for the sum of Six Hundred and Sixtythree dollars ninety-two cents ($663,92) principal debt, with interest on the principal at the rate of four (4) per cent per sneidhe from the rendition of Judgment until paid, together with all costs of snit. And, whereas, on the said ait day of Jan. uary, A. D. 1861, ft was ordered and decreed by the said Court, that the mortgage set forth in Plaintiff’s complaint be foreclosed, and the gd therein described. to wit: All of defendant G. K. Reed’s right, title and interest of, in and to five mining claims situated on Relief Hill, Nevada (0., State of California, bounded on the east by Logan’s eanon, on the north by claims of Tuttle Spicer & Co., on the south by claims known as the Hackett claims, and owned by said G. K. Reed, and the westerly boundary being the centre of the ridge. Aso, The whole of the Missouri Canon Ditch, which conveys water from Missouri canon to said diggings ; together with all and singular, the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, be levied upon and sold to satisfy said judgment, in terest and costs, and the proceeds thereof applied to the payment of said sums, as aforesaid. Notice is hereby given, that on Tuesday, the 19th day of February. A. D. 1861, between the hours of 9 o’clock A. M. and 5 Pp. M. I will sell all the right, title, interest and claim of the above named defendant of in and to the above described property, at the Court House door in Nevada City, at public auction, for cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and costs. J. B. VAN HAGEN, Sheriff, by JouN Dickson, Under Sheriff. T. P. Hawley. PI'l’s Att’y. jan2 , The above sale is postponed until Saturday Mar. 18th, By order of Piffs eae J. B. VAN HAGEN, Sheriff, By John U. Dickson, Under sheriff. REMEMER THIS! A. LIEBERT’S RAFFLE WILL COME OFF POSITIVELY On Saturday, March 23d, ’6L. Atthe Metropolitan Theatre, A. LIEBERT. Pie Plants for Sale. AMmoTH, VICTORIA and CAM HOpn’s Pit PLANTS can be had in large or small quantities by applying to the subscriber onthe Tornpike between Nevada and Grass Val Orders left with M. Barch on street, Nevada will be promptly attended to. _ Feb. 15m2 T. WORTHINGTON. WASHINGTON’S BIRTH DAY BALL. A GRAND BALL WILL BE GIVEN At the Hook and Ladder Co’s Hall, on Broad street, Nevada. On Friday, Eebruary 22d, ’61 COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS Niles Searls, G. E. Withington, T. H. Caswell, Nat P. Brown, J. B. Van Hagen, Cc. W. Young, David Belden, IWilliamson, A. A. Sargent, A. D. Tower, T. B. McFarland, Geo. W. Lenhart, E. Block, Jno. A. Lancaster, C. Wilson Hill, Dr. R. M. Hunt, Jno. P. Skelton, I. N Dawley, A. H. Hagadorn, Jas. R. Patterson, Wm. C. Bradley, Thos. P. Hawley, Jesse =. Wall, John Williams, RECEPTION COMMITTEE. Cc. W. Young, Jos. Roberts, Jr. T. W. Sigourney, Dr. R. M. Hunt, Wm R. Coe, L. C. Wickes, I. J. Rolfe, M. H. Funston, Jno. Webber, James Colley, 'T. E. Beans, A.C. Niles, J. P. Skelton, COMMITTEE OF INVITATION Chas. Marsh, J. B. Van.Hagen, N. P. Brown, 8. W. Boring, Niles Searls, A. Ht. Hagadorn, ie T. P. Hawley, Jno. A. Lancaster, FLOOR MANAGERS. A. D. Tower, . I. Williamson, Jas. R. Patterson, E. Block, Jr. T. W. Sigourney, Jno. A. Lancaster, eMusic by SCHMITSNEIDER & PLUMHOFF. The SUPPER will surpass any thing . ever got up in the mountains. TICKETS. ..cccceees . FIVE DOLLARS. To be procured only of the Committee. KNIGHT’S BALL. Tomochichi Camp. No. 27, Il. O. OF KNIGHTHOOD Will give a GRAND BALL AT HAMILTON HALL, (GRASS VALLEY,) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd. 1861. The Public are respectfully invited to‘attendCandidate for the Post Office! I hereby give notice that I am about to make an application for the Post Office in this city, and if successful, I intend to keep the office open from 64g to 8 o’clock P.M. for the accommodation of working men like myself. 8. T. OATES. Nevada Dee. 21, 1860. <EEE Paciric MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY TO PANAMA, . To connect ria Panama Railroad, at Aspinwall, with the Steamers of the US. MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, ° FOR New York & New Orleans, The only Safe and Reliable Route. THE STEAMSIIIP, ST. LOUIS. sisdGenkancneeectuduan ComMaNven Will leave Folsom street Wharf, with the U. 8. Mails, Passengers and Treasure, for Panama FRIDAY, MARCH Ist, 1861, At 9 o'clock, A. M., precisely. ‘[\ue Panama Railroad Company and the ©. 8. Mail Steamship Company have authorized Agents to sell their Tickets if desired by holders of Pacifie Tickets. Treasure will be reecived on board the Steamer until 12 o’clock (midnight) before sailing. No Merchandise Freight will be received en board after 3 o'clock pr. u. of the day previous te . sailing—and a written order must be precured at the Company's Office for its shipmentFor Freight or Passage, apply to FORBES & BABCUCK, Agents, Cor. Sacramento and Leidesdorff sts. i DR. W. WARD, an experienced Physician, and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, has located in San Franciseo for the purpose of practising exclusively upon diseases of the throat and air passages: Bronchitas, Laryngitas, Loss of Voice, Asthma, Hooping Cough, Croup, Putrid sore throat, etc., ete. His systenr of practice is that originally introduced by Prof. Horace Green of New York, and since adopted by many of the most celebrated physicians of England, France and Seotland. It consists in topical applications to the affected parts. Speaking of this comparatively new discovery in medical science, Prof. Robert B. Todd says: ‘In the adyanced stages of consumption in which the cough is aggravated by laryngeal irritation, topical applications, although they cannot be viewed as curative means, ought nevertheless to be practised as the surest and best means of relicving him from the pain and distrexs which caused by this state of larynx; and I have known more than one life prolonged for months and even years.”’ Dr. Ward’s Office is on Bush street, opposite Dr. Seott’s Church. feb15 3mis POSTPONEMENT OF A. LIEBERT’S SECOND PRESENTATION RAFFLE! YHE TICKETS RETURNED FROM the country, leaving about one-fourth of the number unsold, I haye decided to postpone the drawing of to SATURDAY, MARCH 234, ’61. At which time the Drawing will take place WITHOUT FAIL. I pledge myself to have NO MORE POSTPONEMENTS AFTER THAT TIME. EVERY TICKET WILL BE Good for $1,00 in Likenesses, At any time before or after the Distribu___ tion of the Prizes. SELECT SCHOOL, — FoR — YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Head of Broad Street, Nevada. W. E. F. DEAL, A. B.. occccccce. Principal. SRALTTA A. TB divcscncccsuncaneccs Assistant. THIS SCHOOL commenced on MONA DAY, January 7th, 1861. Young Gentlemea will be thoroughly prepared to enter College. TERMS: Primary Studies, per month ..--woecce se -O0,00 — Branches and Mathematics . ME iinskcipssncanacccmones MICEE scccusoucetes ocecerccccece oo -7,00 French. ..--+---020+ 2,00 German ..-2 22 eee e ee eet ences cee esceeees 2,00 X7-Night School, Monday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings, at 7 0,clockTERMS: Five weeks .-stibhnctdnnwneheecatd sovee$5 00 ‘eruary 15, 3m NEVADA IRON & BRASS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP, SPRING STREET, NEVADA, Steam Engines, and Boilers built to order. Castings and Machinery of every dese: iption. Quartz Machinery constructed, fitted up or repaired. AJl kinds of Build Castings ; Saw, Grist, Malt and Bark tes Horse Power and Car Wheels. All orders filled promptly, and at as LOW RATES as any established in Sacramento or San Francisco, yi bed added. WM. HEUGH. feb15t. R. E. L. SOULE’S Oriental Sover< ergn Balm Jills. For sale by E. F. SPENCE

THE NEVADA JOURNAL FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 22, 1861. —=—$—_——ee STATE OF THE COUNTIYA late’ Pony brings intelligence ef disaffection at Pensacula, that the U.S. Mint and Custom House at New Orleans and a fevenue cutter had been séized by the secessionists, and tliat some of the border Slave States had taken umbrage at the ¢ourse pursued by New York aid other states im tendering and to the General Govérmment to enforce the laws. The blockade of the Mississippi still continues.— Meanwhile traitors appear all over the Union in various guises, and not afew in California. The policy taught by the Mertits, Thotnfons and Montgomerysa of our State is but the echo of secessionists in ether parts of the Union. The right is . boldly proclaimed that the minotity may . with arms seize upon forts, arsewéls, government vessels and other property belonging to the nation and dictate terms, however humiliating, to tlre majority. All along the Gulf of Mexiey hostilities to the Union have been ¢otttmenced and are being pursued with an apparent determination to overthrow the American government. The press in that section generally breathes nothing but disunion and the action of the CHRISTIAN GOVERNMENT ? We find ourselves in a controversy with the Rev. Mr. Brierly, the able and learned pastor of the Baptist Church of this city, on the above question. Henring him advance opinions in a letture from the pulpit in support of the affirmative of the proposition, which in ouf judgment were not well founded, we took the liberty of dissenting, not for the purpose of bringing on an afgiment with the reverend gentleman; for that were perhaps presumption on our part, Bat to correct what we thought to be an error into which a friend had fallen. Our remarks brought out the elogtient lecturer in @ réply published in our last issue. It is not our intention, in this article at least, to rejoin to the reply published in our last. It would require too much time and space. But we design striking home on the main issue, leaving minor points to be séttled hereafter. Mr. Brierly teaches his flock that tha Christian rel gon is shown a preference and is protected by the American Constitution. We dissent, and thus a friendly antagonism of opinion is produced. We emphatically assert, and shall proceed fo produce the proofs, that the Constitution of the United States is wholly relieved people is such as to show conclusively that nothing but disunion is meant. Gov. Seward has come forward as a man find patriot and has endeavored to still the storm by the most kind and temporizing language. But, his efforts are of little effect. Goternment property is seized with as much fierceness and vindictive zeal as ever. A mintand acostly Custom House have lately fallen into the hands of the madcaps of Loutsiana and the Mississippi Riv. er, ® great natianol highway, is overlooked by hostileeannon. Is it possible that we have a government of such weakness or timidity as to endure all this? Must, indeed, the majority tamely yield to an exacting and insolent few, pocket insult upon insult, suffer disgface after disgrace, and . become the s¢off of nations for their pusilanimity? Would that some mighty genius would aris¢ to vindicate the integrity of fhe American Union and exterminate the . Jast vestige of secession! A Spasm.—An attempt was made a few days since by the discordant Democracy in . the Legislature to reunite the party. It proved a failure as might have been expected. To effect a union of such inharmonious clements as exist in the debris of the old Democratic party is beyond the power of man. Possibly a union might be effected fora moment for the purpose of obtaining a prize, but a rupture would be inevitable in the very nature of things. He is an old fogy, sighing for the past, and totally unmindful of the demand of the present and the future, whe entertains a hope of the reunion of the Democratic forces. The great issue of the day is union or disunion. . A portion of the Democracy wiil sfand by the nation to the last extremity, and they are not going to hamper themselves by a connection with any set of men in favor of . giving aid and comfort to traitors. The . Union is paramount to party with every . patriot, and the loyal people of these United States will recognize no bonds, which restricts their action in any respect, when She safety of the Union is involved. There are but two parties now in existence, and they sre Union and Disunion parties; and to attempt to make other parties till one or the other of the contestants is victorious cannot be other than a failure. Prospects oF A FRUIT crop.—The warm spring weather of the past ten days has Brought the buds on all kinds of stone fruit teees forward astonishingly. Peach trees seem about to burst into flower. Almond . trees are showing signs of leaf. The same may be said of the Siberian crab tree. These tokens of eatly bloom are taken by our wise ones as indications of a destruction of the fruit crop again by ftosts. Cold . weather soon may save the crop, but a few more fine days and the peach, the appricot and the nectarine will be in bloom, and scarcely within the reach of safety. Tue Leeistatcre.—Gentlemen of the! Legislature! you have as yet done precious little for your country or for your ten dollarsa day. Six wecks of the session are gone forever, and you have drawn four; hundred doilars apiece for your services.— . What has tbe State to show in return? To} complete the equation, what have you to balance, on your side, the more than fifty thousand dollars you have received from the State? Boys, it wo’nt do ; emphatically it wo'nt, You must try to earn your saltpetre or nothing will save you when thé warm weather comes. Come, come, wake up to your duty. Movirication o¥ THR Tanirr.—For the protection of the sugar interest in Louisiana a duty of 24 per cent is !evied on for. ¢ign sugar. In view of the secession of . Lousiana a ptoposition has been sent to . Congress from New York, to repeal the duty on sugar. Sucha step taken by Congress would have a crushing effect on the Louisiana sugar raisers, and would te a from any connection with religion, whether Christian or any other. We take the ground that so fat as the Constitution is concerned, far from indicating a pteference fur one Féligion over another, it expressly places «ll om an equal footing by abolishing all religious tests, atid prohibiting Congress from passing any law im-= pairing the free exercise of religion. The whole matter, we say, is left to State governments. Now, we want no confusion of; ideas as to the pointat issuc between Mr. Brierly and ourselves. We do not dispute the powefs of State governments with him. Our dealings ate with the General Goryernment, and that alone. No fact is better established than tha the General Government is one of limited powers. As far as it goes it is sovereign and supreme. All powers, however, not not delegated to it in the Constitution, are by the express terms of that instrument reserved to the States respectively and to the people. Authority in matters of religion, we assert, is not among the delegated powers and consequently is left to the exercise of the States. For proof of our position we shall refer to the letter of the Constitution itself and to the commentaries of learned jurists and eminent men upon it. It is a principle in law that judges should be governed by the text of the law they administer and expound. Acting on this principle we shall proceed to examine the language of the Constitution. We find there are but two clauses in that insttument touching religion even in the seen! remote degree. One declares that ‘no religious test shall ever be requiredas a qual. ification to any office or public trust in the United States,” and the other is the amendment declaring that ‘Congress shall make no Jaw respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” There is nothing in the letter of the Constitution indicating a preference for the Christian religion. Indeed, there is no dispute on this point, for Mr. Brierly admits that the Constitution unsupported by other testimony does not prove the position he fssumes. The language of the clauses we quote seems to be quite in support of the opposite view, The Christian religion is not mention atalf. As far as the clanse about religious tests is concerned the principle is clearly recognized, that all religions are equal in the sight of the government. As our opponent has scen fit to quote Chief Justice Storry in support of his position, we may be permitted to quote a few lines farther along in the same work—lines which contain the pith that the gentleman failed to notice. We apprehend what we are about to produce from Story on the Constitution onght to be conclusive, as to the matter at issue. Judge Story says: It was under a soletih consciousness of the dangers from eclesiastical ambition, the bigotry of spiritual pride, and the intolerance of sects, thits exemplified in our domestic, as well as our foreign annals, that it was deemed advisable to exclude from the national government all power to act upon the subject.” Farther along he continues in the same strain: Thus the whole power over the subject of religion IS LEFT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE STATE GorERNMENTS, and the Catholic, and the Protestant, the Calvinist and the Arminian; the Jew and the Infidel, may sit down at the common table of the national councils, without any inquisition into their faith or mode of worship.” The language of the learned commentator we quote shows conclusively that he understood the attiftde of the General Government to be that of absolute neutrality towards religion, More authority is at hand. Mr. Jefferson, in his letter to Rev. Mr. Millar, of Jan. 23, 1808, gaveas areason for not appointing days of fasting and prayer, that he considered “the Government of the United States ‘interdicted by the Constitution from intermeddling with religion.” Hildreth, in his History of the United States, giving an account of the proposed amendments to the Constitution, says it was just requital to the people of that State for . qcenied necessary that “Congress should their loyalty. Wonder if the Secessiorists will not look tipon this as a eanse for war—an indication of a plan on the notth to—root them out? A Boston forwarding house has lately re¢eived an order for several hundred barrels of potatoes, to be sent to Charlesten, 5S. C.; by express. John C. Breckinrige, contrary to expectation, pronounced for the Union andagainst the secessionists. "Tus InavevraTion Procession.—A dispatch from Washington says: “Gen. Scott is too lame to mount his horse in the procession; but as the head of the army, he will sit with Commodore Stewart, the oldest office? in the navy, and ride to the Capitolin au open ¢#rriage: Mr. Buchanan also declares his pufpose to accompany “Old Abe” in bis triumphat march, ard see him inducted as kis successor. They will all be present at the grand ball, in theevening, as well as Génerat Cass, who now says, he has wholly laid aside party for the sake of his cowatry, and whose hostitity to all felerance of treason has increased every @ny singe he vacated his seat im the Cabinet.” Aurcras.—The people of Notth Sierra are Allurassing again. make no law touching religion or infringing the rights of conscience.” Gurowski, in his comparatite tiew of . Europe and America, article, The Pulpit, holds the following significant language: The political equality of all creeds, censtitutes one of the cardinal and salient traits of the American chatactet. The equality of all erceds in principle and in appHcation is not limited to the various Christian sects and eonfessions swarming over the Union ; but partially in the sentiments of the people, as well in the spirit as the Jetter of the political institutions, it extends to other creeds. The Jewish confession, asin England and in several European countries, does not disable its members from the enjoyment of any political rights; and thero is no word in the Constitution by which any other worship, even a heathen one, could be legally proscribed. But we have quoted sufficiently ftom thé eminent authorities on the American Constitution to, establish the point we raise, that the government is act conimitted towards atiy religion; of whatever mame or nature. Mr. Brierly conveys the idea that theté is toleration for every variety of creed under the Constitution, to a certain extent, but when that extent has been reached the common law steps in to the defense of the Christian religiou: We contend that toleIs TRE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT A ration is not the word, but equality ; and, as an elucidation of our opinio® we quoté from Bancroft, on the Declaration of Rights of Virginia, which bad its origin in 1776. The salient fettures of the declaration were ofterwards embodied in the American Constitution. By this it is shown that the principle of complete equality in matters of religion was recognized by the statesmen of Virgitia, antetior to the formation of the American Constitution. Bancroft says, speaking of the discuss:on on the Declaration of Rights ¢ One clause only receited a material anmendment. Mason had wriften that all should enjoy the fullest toleration in the eXercize of religion. But toleration is the demand of the sceptic; #ho has no fixed belief, and only wishes to be let alone; a firm faith, which is too easily tempted to establish itself exclusively, can be content with nothing less than equality. * * James Madison, the father of the American Constitutlon, ‘ objected to the word toleration, because it implied an established religion, which endured dissent only as a condescension; and he went on to demonstrate that all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience.’ His amendment prevailed, The sentiments of Madison were clearly in favor of equality in matters of religion in Virginia, and we ktow of no evidence that he was not equally as liberal when he sat in the Convention that formed the Con stitution of the United States. We have now shown by good and substantial authority the reasons for the faith thatisin us. There is then nopower in the Constitution to interfere for or against religion of any description. But, Mr. Brierly states that the common law comes in at an opportune moment to the protection of the Christian religion. How, whenand where? The commen law is not the law of even a State except by statutory enactment. It has not become the law of the United States. In proof of this we refer to the decision of Justice McLean in the case of Wheaton and For the Nevada Journal. officiating priest have been invited to open a Goop Txuptars.—The following isa list of Eprror or Jotrxat :—In my article of last . sossion of Congress with prayer, to his hemthen . the Lodges of the 1. O.of G. T. of this State week ¥ noticed a part of the arguments and . God? Certainlynot. From the first, the prayers . together with the names of the Depaties of objectives in yours of the week preceding. As it is impossible to answer objections in the same space in whicl they can be made, I am under the recessity of writing two articles in feply to your one. The remaining points I wish to notice are : Ist, “ Stis prebable that the founders of the American Government patterned after the example of Maryland and gave equat toleration to every species of belief in matters ef religion.” 2nd, “The fact that the Congress of 1782 imported 20,000 bibles, i our opinion, has no bearing apon the points the Lecturer discussed.” ad, “ If the action of Congress is to be taken as authority to determine the religious charac. ter of the government, we might cite the inStance of the 36th Congress, in inviting the Rey. Dr. Raphael to officiate as Chaplain, as committing the government to Judaism, wheteas, it only proves that, im the opinion of our Sonators, there showld be no discrimination in favor of any particular sect or religion,” 4th, “The Reverend gentleman is perhaps not aware, or had forgotten that no common law bet that of nations is recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States.” 5th, “Were the common law to step in, aa indicated in the lecture, would it not establish or at least give a preference to episcopacy ?” 6th, “It has been our impression, that the U.S. Government cannot interfere to prevent the worship of any sect, be it Jewish, Mohamedan or Pagan,” 7th, “Whet the practise of any sect shall not comport with good morals, a majority of the people may interfere, and, by local law, remedy what is an eye sore to the public.” These are all the points requiring notiec, and, all that an article of sufficient brevity for your paper will permit me to notice. I will reply in the order of the numbers. No. 1. Knowing the care and fairness with which you usually write, I was surprised to find . this sentence in your article. I have yet io Donaldson ys. Peters and Grigg, 8th Peters, p658. He says: It is clear, there can be no common law of the United States. There is no principle which peryedes the Union and has the authority of law, that is not embodied in the Constitution or laws of thea Union. The common law could be made a part of our federal system only by legislative adoption. Judge Chase, in the case of the United States vs. Worrall, 2d Dallas, p. 394. says: “in my Opinion the United States as a Federal Government bave no common law.”— The authorities go to show, therefore, that there is no protective power in the national government over the Christian religion, but that the whole matter is left to State goyernments exclusively. BanwanisaM.--A secession paper published in Mississippi uses the following humane language: “The hanging of five or six Yankees at Friars Point, and the outrages committed by them, have been denied by the papers. A gentleman from there saw the gin houses burning, and believes the men were hung. We hope so, and . wil} believe 30 good a story until we hear the rascals escaped. The story of heading one up} in a barrel and rolling him into the river is also confirmed, we are glad to say.” Great God! can it be possible that an editor of a newspaper can become so unmitigated a barbarian? Do they, ittdeed, head men up in barrels and roll them info the river in Mississippi? We believe it, for if an editor can rejoice over the act the people he instructs are fit for . any crime however horrid. THappers Stevens, of Pennsylvania,in 2 tecent speeeh in Congress, enid, whem he saw our harbors blockaded, and armies in array against the flag of our country, which has been insulted, . he had no trope that concession; humiliation or compromise would hate any good effect whatRather than give concessions to rebels he would see the Government shattered into ten . thousand atoms, ever. Tne Pony brings the report that Ira Harris, of Albany, is prominently spoken of as the suc. cessor of Seward ia the Senate. If we mistake not Harris was, inearly life, @ surveyor and . practised his profession insurveying the Hornby tract in Western New York, in 1836-7. Denver withdrew his name ‘the other day from the Douglas caucus because he suspected that some of the members had Republican . proclitities. The fox that couldn't reach the grapes justified himself for censing to jump for them by asserting the things were sour. Hanson Derexsrs.—Gen. Scott ordered the fort at Fort Point, and Fort Alcatraz, by alate Pony dispatch to be garrisoned in two hours after receiving orders. Both forts arc now garrisoned by U. 8. troops: Hooray, for Scott! We'll feel mote steady and qttict now. F More Sitver.—The Grass Valley National reports more silver discoveries in that ncighborhood. Three ledges have been tested yielding from $200 to $350 dollars per ton. They are all within a mile of the Atwood discovery. The National also reports a marble discovery* near the head of Woodpecker ravine, about a mile from town. Tue expenses of the State Government up to the 30th of last June has been $12,465,231 94, and the receipts $8,454,964 78, thus showing the . indebtedness of the State at that time $4,007,267 16. deon2 Bets lately made a specch in Nashville in which he took bold grounds for the Union.— . We looked for as much from such a source. May . the old patriot live forever! Daceet, Ruteerrokp & Foarw have sold the Evening Mirror to Stephen Parks. The paper goes on as if no change had taken place. Carnotic Priests are beseiging the Legislature at Sacramento to procure a divisidn of the School Fund fo: the maintenance of separate Catholic schools. Hower Tatext.There is some fine thusical talent at North San Juan. The Press of that town bears witness to the fact, and is delighted oyer the violin performances of Samelson, the piano playing of Wettig, the horn solo of Curtis, and the singing of Crossett, Chandler and Wiel —all residenits—at a recent concert of amateurs.—Marysriile Appeal. Yes, Brother Avery, fine musical talent:— There's the Cambrians, too, Gor. Downey's Posrtiox.—The Sacramento correspondent of the Evening Mirror writes under date of the 4th instant as follows: The Bee of yestefddy gays: “We heard some time since that Gov. Downey argues thata state may rightfully and legally withdraw ftom the Union at her and that the Federal Government has no authority to prevent Her; but not having full faith in the correctness of the feport, we have not, until this time considered it worthy of tention,” _ Imyself have htttd Goternor Downey argue the sattte way: hether ke really betieves his own arguments are sound or not, I cannot say, but I amt continced that he is sper the Brechinridge rote, if he can get it. e is already sute of the Beige uoitination in a certain cotitingehty, and he is now playing to gall the Breckinridgers. I think they are a litt too smart fot hint though. learn that there is the first item of historic proof that, “the founders of the American . Government patterned after Maryland.” The supposition that they did, has not the shadow of support—and further, if they had so patterned, the result would have been altogether different from what your argument requires. Maryland did not give “equal toleration to every species ef religious belief,” and if, as you . suggest, “ the founders of our government patterned after her, then they did not give equal toleration.” If the supposition you make is not true, it is of no use to your argument, and if it is true, it proves exactly the reverse of what you are attempting to prove. You have been misled, like thousands of others, by the unfounded claims put forth i behalf ef “Catholic Maryland.” Archbishop Hughes said, in an oration delivered some cight or nine years ago, “If civil, but especially religious liberty, be a clearand justly cherished principle of the American people, the palm to be the first to preach and practice it is due, beyond . all controtersy, to the Catholic cofony of Mary. land.” The when he said this. Arehbishop was not tnfalliable The boasted act of Maryland punished with peatn any person who blasphemed the name of the Deity—or denied that Jesus Christ was divine, and punished, first, with a fine of £5 Sterling, or, in default of pay. ment, public whippitg or imprisonment, any person who should speak disparagingly of the Virgin Mary,or the Evangelists, or the Apostles, ! and, for the third offence, of this kind, confiscated the offenders property, and banished him . forever from the Colony. Will Americans call . that toleration which would have hung Jefferson on a gibet—and would not have permitted the late candidate for the Vice Presideacy, on the

Union ticket, to vote for a constable in the Colony? No Religious teleration does not belong either to Cecil, ot Leonard Calert, tot to their Colony—but, to the Baptist Colony at Rhode Island, founded by the persecuted Roger Williams. The first civil government . Sir. the noble principle of religious freedom was not in Maryland, but Rhode Island, and not to Catholics, but to Baptists, belongs the honor. No. 2. You will allow nis to differ froit you in regard to the beating of the fact, that Congress ordered the importation of 20,000 Bibles. If it did not intend to encourage and aid Christianity why did it order such an importation? If, in20,000 copies of Paine’s and Volney’s works on infidelity, would not that act have shown that it intended to aid and encourage infidelity? That this importation was ordered in 1777—and not in 1789—instead of weakening my argument strengthens it; because, an early action shows more clearly than a later one could do, what was the original bias of the founders of the government. You say “Congress has, at farious times, ginia Senate, pending certain late resolu. States, in the fulfillment of his official ob. revenue at Charleston, and should be compelled to use force to do it, I want to know if that is the sort of coercion to put down . which Virginia would resort to force of arms? Suppose Major Anderson, an officer . ever formed on this Continent, that enuciated ee to perform his duty, and ae ee manding a position involving sponsibilities—sappose he should be assailed, and should defend himself in a position where he has been placed, and where he has a sworn duty to perform, would that be regarded as coercion which Virginia stands pledged to resist by her strong arm ? lutions. stood on a platform on which was ¥ritten, stead of Bibles, it had ordered the importation of . ‘ The Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws.” see a joint resolution introcuced in Congress authorizing South Carolina to secede if she thinks her happiness and security can be thus promoted; but as long as the President of the United States is obligated by his oath of office to see the laws enforeed, I can never give my consent to war against him for the performance of his duty. dent long ago to withdraw the forces of the Government from the belligerent State, for in Congress havo been addressed to the God of the Bible, and not tothe God's of any Pagan creed, or sect. Noa 4. I will not notice now, as I am led, from your first article, to expect a fuller statement of your views of the “ common law.” No. 5. My position is this. The early settlers brought the common Iaw with them, as English citizens, and, after sach modifications of it as were necessary to adapt it fo their circumstanees they claimed it as one of their unalienable rights, and urged the rights it guaranteed to them against the exactions and eneroachments of Great Britain. Now, inasmuch as Episcopacy was not the established religion of the colonies, nor ever intended to be, the common Jaw gave it no advautage over other Christian denominations. It recognized Christianity (or rather Christianity formed a part of the law) in England, Scotland and Wales-—and, it formed x part of said law in the colonies. It was the ecclesiastical and not the common law that made Episcopaey the national religion of England— and Presbyterianism the national religion of Scotland. The common law made Christianity the accepted faith of both; therefore, in bringing the common law with them, and leaving the ecclesiastical law behind them, the colonies established Christianity in the colonics,but did not establish any one of its sects as national. No. 6. It formed no part of my design to prove that, tinder our government, the Chinese worships, or Mohamedan could be suppressed by law. My design was to prove that our government was committed to Christianity from the first, as it was not committed to any other creed or faith. That Christianity had a reeognized foothold, which neither infidelity, Paganism nor Mohamedanism had, Our government may tolerate these things, toa certain extent, but, it does not tolerate Christianity. This is here by a right, older and more sacred than the government itself. Thus Christianity has given us a Sabbath, and, a law protecting it would not riolate a single fundamental principle of our government—while, a law abolishing it, would.— Christianity has given us a standard of morals, and any practices, growing out of any other faith, which are contrary to this standard, can Mohamedanism cannot bring its haram, Budhism its infanticide be Constitutionally suppressed. and Sutteeism, or Thaghism its retigious stranglings into out midst, though these are parts of . their religion. No. 7. As this grants all that I have contended for I have nothing to say in reply, As the acknowledged standard of morals is the religious book of the Christianthetefore, whether . any practice is contrary to good morals or not, . ean be determined only by an appeal to this . standard. We do not go to our Statute books, . nor to the Koran, Vedars, Shasters. or the writ. ings of Paine, as the ofiginal standard of morals. In the language of an able expounder of the law, I do not know what constitutes good morals, if I may not appeal to the Bible! As local laws must be in accotdanee with the Com stitution of the State, and of the United States, then a law for the protection of Christianity, to the full extent for which I have eemtended, is in . accordance with the spirit of tLe Constitution, . by your own admission. Thanking you for the space alowed me in your paper, I close my reply to your first article, Yours, Truly, TatkinG Sexse tx Vingtusa —A. Il. Stu. B. Brirrwy. . art, formerly Seeretary of the Interior, in . Filmore’s Administration, recently gave ex. pression to the following views in the Vir. tions: Suppose the President of the United ligation, should undertake to collect the high re-} if If it is, I cannot vote for the resoI am one of those whe have I should like to I would have counseled the Presicharacter as to promote this design. If he were . 2d 4 half millions a year. made appropriations for uticotstitutiohal pur . the putpose of avoiding a conflict. He has poses.” Let it be so, have tiot denied it, nor. taken a diferent view of the matter; he have I attempted to maintain the untenable pohas placed Major Anderson there, and if the sition, that Congress never did an unconstjtu rata eh pomege ee if payed ri me # Tt may have done many.S Bak, up nd himself, and I am not going : war because of this exercise of the right make your argument available for your purpose, . of self-defense. 1 confess I have little symdu must not only prove thatZit has sometimes . pathy with South Carclina? I have no symacted une inte ally, but; that it did sein. pathy with a State which abolishes the VWii7—and in the act by whjqp anthorized the . Four ofyely ss —s erabinig a : i a ‘ not Wan itginia to be involved in her aa “ rupees Ae pe awe ss “ net ast The grievances of whieh Virginia ee Prove anything of this kind, I may complains freSpot those of which South dismiss this part of your article, as it sustains . Carolina Popa heir wishes and purnothiag on your side, nor in ary way affeets my . poses are opposite} It is the ansi*us wish position. : of Virginia, as I believe, to_ preserve the You say “Money has beet devoted to the Union. It is the anxious wish of South Purpose of making exchanges of books, without Contant tees S referetice to theircharacter.” Suppose that this. ,, hi Coan aer Bieter soot census shows was a fact~-it does mot prove what your arguan increase he population of the United ment requires—viz : that Congress had no refer. States since 1790 is about 3 per cent. In ence to the character of the book when it ord-. 1715 the population of the Colonies was ered the importation of 20,000 Bibles. I ask . 482,000, of which 58,500 were negro slaves. you, I atk your readers, have you or do you, or The present population is abont 30,000,000, they, suppose that the character of the book was cates «i Pate ara . : 3 "@S/ Our public schouls are attended by 4,000,left out of the question wheh the subject of im-. 090 of children ; we owe about $260.000,porting these Bibles was under discussion ?— 000, of which $96,000,000 are held by forAgain, it seems to me, that the statement re-. eigners. Jt takes seven hundred and fifty quires a very large qualification—that Congress . P#PeT mills and two thousand steam enappropriates money for carrying on exchanges . $'"¢5 i supely wae peuiiaher —_ ese aa through Mons. Vatermaire “ without any regard pers with printing paper, at a cost of $27,000.000 per annum. to the character of the books.” The design of the exchange is to aid “Science, Literature and Art,” ard, it is expected that tke books fortional act. Tue Cost.—The expenses of the government of South Carolina are estimated at warded by Mons. Vatermaire will ke of such a $15,000 a day, which would be about five As the milito ship several boxes of “Mother Goose's Mela sor ereegcosaa® oe _ if the a ‘ é yi State has to carry its own mails, the expenand “ Jack the ee. ee ses may swell to ten millions a year. This ment would feel that he was trifling with it, and! amount must prove acrushing weight toa would soon stop its appropriations—becauso, the . white population of less than four hundred character of the bovks was not Stich a8 it in. thousan ; of whom a small proportion are tended to patronize; by dn appropriation of its . Wealthy. —— By the appropriation to — fos — Secessios.—We are indebted to some unknown ongress intended to encourage “ Science, Litperson, says the Butte Record, for a pamphlet erature and Art”—and, by the vote to which I . issijed by Judge Botts, our present State Printreferred it intended uraqe Chriétian mor-. et, in favor of secession and disunion. We eC ee are obliged to the person sending it for his reodies ” ality and religion: ; ’ membrance, but not for the document. No. 3. The appointment of the Jewish Rabbi, ‘To the d—1 with your notes— by the 38th © uestionably— With Fay) Firs: ant plots, te— not that the Senators thought there should be Tol de lol.”—Old Ballad. no discrimination in favor of any particular sect cha ua vas sen! —_* —_ ‘ A ton have been received in Baltimore, the nee fee 0 Chel Seer, mg invited to! most ef which was reshipped to Europe— officiate. If I recollect the circumstances; Dt. . The quality is very beautiful,,and the samRaphael officiated tinde# 4 getictal intitatioti to. ples shown would sell readily at fifteen the Cietgynion of the city. If a Chirieso “Josh” . cents, even in the present state of the niark= been worshipped in Washington, would the . ¢t: Fifteén hundred bales of Peruvian cotthose Lodges that have Deputies, their P. 0. address, and the number of members as near as can be ascertained, Feb. 1st. 6; Name. ‘ Post Office. , Dist. Dep. ;M’s At — \ — : — ' 1 Pacific 'Santa Cruz, ‘W. Anthony,, 56 2 Siloam ‘Sacramento, ! ' 160 4 Union . Nevada, ‘I. R. Rumery! 184 5 Enterprise, ‘Consuinnes, ‘G. F. Lyons.' 23 6'California, )San Francisco J.J. Hucks,: 46 8 Sierra, 'Alleghanyt’n'A. J. Aldrich; 15 9 San Joaquin, ‘Stockton, iJ L Downing: 102 10:West Union, . Sacramento, ‘O. Hurlbut, ; 1t Social, iN. San Juan,! : 99 12,Sylvania, {Grass Valley, J.W. Nye. . 9 . 18:Christmas, . Folsom, ‘M. A. Benton’ 23 14;New Years, . Auburn, ‘A. E. Guion, 2 15: Hope, (Ophirville, ‘Geo. Curts, {. 18 16\Clifton, ‘Pilot Hil, ‘Ii D. Jackson: 20 } 17'Samaritan, {Georgetewn, 'S. Cnrrier, . 15 18; Placerville, !Placerville, ‘Rev A. Bland) 37 19'Chrystal, ilone City, :C. B. Strong,, 18 . 20: Amador, {Voleano, : . 30 21. Harmony, San Francisco: i 20 bo 'Mokel’ne H@IR. Thompson’ 18 T. W. LOCKWOOD, G. W.S. Brrxe of the Mountain Messenger argues that because when he wants a book out of the library he'finds it out that the peop!oof La Porte are a reading people. Some folks keep a book a year to read it, and some take them out to keep forever. Don't know how it is in La Porte. Stmoxtoy writes to the Bulletin that Ira P Rankin has the best show for the Custom House in San Francisco, DIED, Feb. 20th, Mary Francis, youngest daughter of ane . H. and Cecelia A. Whitman, aged 11 mos and 11 days. The funeral will take place from the residence of the family, Saturday at 2 o’eloe's. At Red Dog, Feb. 20th, Dr. Epwarn BucKWELL, formerly of Zanesville, Ohio, aged 51 years NEW TO-DAY. NTS — anna ono CS SEEDS a fresh assortment for sale by E. F. Srence, 49 Broad street. Nevada Hose, No. 1,: ‘ice ATTENTION! YOU ARE HEREBY requested to appear at our Carriage House in full uniform this (Friday) afternoon at half past one o’clock—providing it is hot stormy. JXO. PATTI ON, M. H. FuNston, Sec’y. Fereman. _ Feb. 22, 1861. gyCe OL WHISKEY MONONGAH EMA BOURBON &~WHEAT WHISKEYS _ DISTILLED FROM THE FINEST AND CHOICEST GRAIN Putup in Bbis and Half Bois. CAUTION. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT MY NAME BURNT ON THE HEAD OF THE CASK AUY ~ . fa Put upin Bbis and Half Bbls. JAMES.L.PALT Win. Newell &Co. SAN FRANCISCO. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE ABOVE WHISKEYS Feb. 22, 861—3m. Sheriff’s Sale. 7 HEREAS, on the 2ist day of January, A. D. 1861, a final Judgment and decree was rendered in the District Court of the 14th Judicial District of the State of Califo ynia, in and for the County of Nevada, in favor of CHARLES MARSH and against G. K. Reep, M. PETITJEAN & Co., C. W. Mc.rorp & Co., and THe EUREKA LAKE COMPANY, for the sum of Six Hundred and Sixtythree dollars ninety-two cents ($663,92) principal debt, with interest on the principal at the rate of four (4) per cent per sneidhe from the rendition of Judgment until paid, together with all costs of snit. And, whereas, on the said ait day of Jan. uary, A. D. 1861, ft was ordered and decreed by the said Court, that the mortgage set forth in Plaintiff’s complaint be foreclosed, and the gd therein described. to wit: All of defendant G. K. Reed’s right, title and interest of, in and to five mining claims situated on Relief Hill, Nevada (0., State of California, bounded on the east by Logan’s eanon, on the north by claims of Tuttle Spicer & Co., on the south by claims known as the Hackett claims, and owned by said G. K. Reed, and the westerly boundary being the centre of the ridge. Aso, The whole of the Missouri Canon Ditch, which conveys water from Missouri canon to said diggings ; together with all and singular, the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, be levied upon and sold to satisfy said judgment, in terest and costs, and the proceeds thereof applied to the payment of said sums, as aforesaid. Notice is hereby given, that on Tuesday, the 19th day of February. A. D. 1861, between the hours of 9 o’clock A. M. and 5 Pp. M. I will sell all the right, title, interest and claim of the above named defendant of in and to the above described property, at the Court House door in Nevada City, at public auction, for cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and costs. J. B. VAN HAGEN, Sheriff, by JouN Dickson, Under Sheriff. T. P. Hawley. PI'l’s Att’y. jan2 , The above sale is postponed until Saturday Mar. 18th, By order of Piffs eae J. B. VAN HAGEN, Sheriff, By John U. Dickson, Under sheriff. REMEMER THIS! A. LIEBERT’S RAFFLE WILL COME OFF POSITIVELY On Saturday, March 23d, ’6L. Atthe Metropolitan Theatre, A. LIEBERT. Pie Plants for Sale. AMmoTH, VICTORIA and CAM HOpn’s Pit PLANTS can be had in large or small quantities by applying to the subscriber onthe Tornpike between Nevada and Grass Val Orders left with M. Barch on street, Nevada will be promptly attended to. _ Feb. 15m2 T. WORTHINGTON. WASHINGTON’S BIRTH DAY BALL. A GRAND BALL WILL BE GIVEN At the Hook and Ladder Co’s Hall, on Broad street, Nevada. On Friday, Eebruary 22d, ’61 COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS Niles Searls, G. E. Withington, T. H. Caswell, Nat P. Brown, J. B. Van Hagen, Cc. W. Young, David Belden, IWilliamson, A. A. Sargent, A. D. Tower, T. B. McFarland, Geo. W. Lenhart, E. Block, Jno. A. Lancaster, C. Wilson Hill, Dr. R. M. Hunt, Jno. P. Skelton, I. N Dawley, A. H. Hagadorn, Jas. R. Patterson, Wm. C. Bradley, Thos. P. Hawley, Jesse =. Wall, John Williams, RECEPTION COMMITTEE. Cc. W. Young, Jos. Roberts, Jr. T. W. Sigourney, Dr. R. M. Hunt, Wm R. Coe, L. C. Wickes, I. J. Rolfe, M. H. Funston, Jno. Webber, James Colley, 'T. E. Beans, A.C. Niles, J. P. Skelton, COMMITTEE OF INVITATION Chas. Marsh, J. B. Van.Hagen, N. P. Brown, 8. W. Boring, Niles Searls, A. Ht. Hagadorn, ie T. P. Hawley, Jno. A. Lancaster, FLOOR MANAGERS. A. D. Tower, . I. Williamson, Jas. R. Patterson, E. Block, Jr. T. W. Sigourney, Jno. A. Lancaster, eMusic by SCHMITSNEIDER & PLUMHOFF. The SUPPER will surpass any thing . ever got up in the mountains. TICKETS. ...cccceees . FIVE DOLLARS. To be procured only of the Committee. KNIGHT’S BALL. Tomochichi Camp. No. 27, Il. O. OF KNIGHTHOOD Will give a GRAND BALL AT HAMILTON HALL, (GRASS VALLEY,) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd. 1861. The Public are respectfully invited to‘attendCandidate for the Post Office! I hereby give notice that I am about to make an application for the Post Office in this city, and if successful, I intend to keep the office open from 64g to 8 o’clock P.M. for the accommodation of working men like myself. 8. T. OATES. Nevada Dee. 21, 1860. <EEE Paciric MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY TO PANAMA, . To connect ria Panama Railroad, at Aspinwall, with the Steamers of the US. MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, ° FOR New York & New Orleans, The only Safe and Reliable Route. THE STEAMSIIIP, ST. LOUIS. sisdGenkancneeectuduan ComMaNven Will leave Folsom street Wharf, with the U. 8. Mails, Passengers and Treasure, for Panama FRIDAY, MARCH Ist, 1861, At 9 o'clock, A. M., precisely. ‘[\ue Panama Railroad Company and the ©. 8. Mail Steamship Company have authorized Agents to sell their Tickets if desired by holders of Pacifie Tickets. Treasure will be reecived on board the Steamer until 12 o’clock (midnight) before sailing. No Merchandise Freight will be received en board after 3 o'clock pr. u. of the day previous te . sailing—and a written order must be precured at the Company's Office for its shipmentFor Freight or Passage, apply to FORBES & BABCUCK, Agents, Cor. Sacramento and Leidesdorff sts. i DR. W. WARD, an experienced Physician, and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, has located in San Franciseo for the purpose of practising exclusively upon diseases of the throat and air passages: Bronchitas, Laryngitas, Loss of Voice, Asthma, Hooping Cough, Croup, Putrid sore throat, etc., ete. His systenr of practice is that originally introduced by Prof. Horace Green of New York, and since adopted by many of the most celebrated physicians of England, France and Seotland. It consists in topical applications to the affected parts. Speaking of this comparatively new discovery in medical science, Prof. Robert B. Todd says: ‘In the adyanced stages of consumption in which the cough is aggravated by laryngeal irritation, topical applications, although they cannot be viewed as curative means, ought nevertheless to be practised as the surest and best means of relicving him from the pain and distrexs which caused by this state of larynx; and I have known more than one life prolonged for months and even years.”’ Dr. Ward’s Office is on Bush street, opposite Dr. Seott’s Church. feb15 3mis POSTPONEMENT OF A. LIEBERT’S SECOND PRESENTATION RAFFLE! YHE TICKETS RETURNED FROM the country, leaving about one-fourth of the number unsold, I haye decided to postpone the drawing of to SATURDAY, MARCH 234, ’61. At which time the Drawing will take place WITHOUT FAIL. I pledge myself to have NO MORE POSTPONEMENTS AFTER THAT TIME. EVERY TICKET WILL BE Good for $1,00 in Likenesses, At any time before or after the Distribu___ tion of the Prizes. SELECT SCHOOL, — FoR — YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Head of Broad Street, Nevada. W. E. F. DEAL, A. B.... occccccce. Principal. SRALTTA A. TB divcscncccsuncaneccs Assistant. THIS SCHOOL commenced on MONA DAY, January 7th, 1861. Young Gentlemea will be thoroughly prepared to enter College. TERMS: Primary Studies, per month ...--woecce se -O0,00 — Branches and Mathematics . ME iinskcipssncanacccmones MICEE scccusoucetes ocecerccccece oo -7,00 French. ....--+---020+ 2,00 German ....-2 22 eee e ee eet ences cee esceeees 2,00 X7-Night School, Monday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings, at 7 0,clockTERMS: Five weeks ..-stibhnctdnnwneheecatd sovee$5 00 ‘eruary 15, 3m NEVADA IRON & BRASS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP, SPRING STREET, NEVADA, Steam Engines, and Boilers built to order. Castings and Machinery of every dese: iption. Quartz Machinery constructed, fitted up or repaired. AJl kinds of Build Castings ; Saw, Grist, Malt and Bark tes Horse Power and Car Wheels. All orders filled promptly, and at as LOW RATES as any established in Sacramento or San Francisco, yi bed added. WM. HEUGH. feb15t. R. E. L. SOULE’S Oriental Sover< ergn Balm Jills. For sale by E. F. SPENCE