January 22, 1858 (4 pages)

FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 22d, 1858. Dovctas’ Speecu.—We are indebted . to the little giant himself for a copy of his speech on the President’s message, . delivered inthe Senate chamber, Dec. . 9th. So far as the submission of the, entire Constitution of Kansas to the. people is advocated in the speech we , coincide with the Judge in opinion. It . cannot be doubted by any one who paid . ordinary attention to the discussion of . the Kansas-Nebraska act while on its . passage through Congress and while its . merits were before the people in the . last national canvas, that the position . taken by Douglas is in accordance with . the principles of popular sovreignty . heretofore expounded by its advocates. Buchanan was elected to carry out the) doctrine enunciated by the author of the Kansas act before the Presidential elec. tion and which he persistently adheres . to in the face of all obstacles, to his . credit be it said. We do not regard the speech of . Douglas as a model of style or as even . equal to some of his previeus efforts. It . bears evident marks of haste; yet the . speech is a good one for its purpose, and . much too sound and heavy for any of his . brother Democrats to successfully an. swer. Bigler attempted to offer a de. fense of the position of the President, but failed to leave a favorable impres. sion, at least with the people at large. . The speech of Douglas was widely cir. culated immediately after its delivery . and the press of the country is largely . committed in its favor. Col. Forney, . Gov. Walker, and other prominent De. mocrats have pronounced in favor of the views of Douglas. pal papers of the South are decidedly in his favor, and every thing betokens Some of the princi. that consistent Democrats will stand up . to the author of the Kansas-Nebraska act and support him manfully. War in THE Camp.—Notwithstanding the declarations of some of the Democratic presses that all is harmony in the ranks, we find much in the leading journals of the party that distinctly give the lie to all reports of peace. The Democracy are not asaunit. If any devotee of the party is desirous of . knowing how far the disaffection has spread he has only to consult the New York News of December 21st, where enough of denunciation of those who . have dared to have an idea of their own . and express it in opposition to the President will be found to insure satisfaction. A feud has grown up among the DeThis is undeniable. It has . but just begun, but on the one side there is energy, ability and perseverence sufficient to face the most obdurate difficulties. On the other are the keepers of . the party lash, subserviency anda sycophancy and wilful perverseness that . knows not conciliation but in abject submission. These elements bode nothing . of peace. A party war has aetually be. gun, which must end in the secession . of a body of the party from the now . surfeited and discordant ranks. Whatever course may be pursued by the majority we do not pretend to predict at this early stage of the dissention, . but we cannot but sympathise with those . daring champions of the true doctrine . of popular sovereignty, Douglas and . Walker. They are on a_ consistent . mocracy. . intelligent man can read Mr. Douglas’ . late speech without coming to the con. principle in question. . controlled authority—the jura summi . . principle? Why, Mr. Douglas goes Nevada Journal A Beste Burst.—The progress of a little boy’s very small sized rocket— starting off with considerable of a fluster, and thereafter immediately fizzling out—is a fit symbol of the history of that political fire-work ycleped “Squatter Sovereignty.” which was let off a short time since by certain boyish statesmen at Washington city. The ease with which the masses were bamboozled into believing that the Kansas bill gave to the people of Kansas the right to make their own laws, was astonishing from the first ; seeing that fully one half of the powers of the Territorial Government was exercised by . agents of the United States, while the . Government itself was created by a power forcign to the Territory. But the most astonishing thing of all in the pre. mises, is the fact that bewildred men are now claiming that the recent “pow. erful argument” of Senator Douglas is an unanswerable defence of the great . principle of squatter sovereignty. Mr. Douglas, in fact, is now drawing into his train a great many of the sycophants . who have been cringing to President Buchanan, and the chances are that the kennel will be divided into two packs. Now, I cannot understand how any clusion that he has abandoned the whole Squatter sovereignty simply means that the people— . the squatters—of a Territory are sovereign; that they, in their own right, have supreme, irresistable, absolute, un¢mperti—and that they alone have the . right to legislate for themselves. But how do the sentiments of the recent “powerful argumeut” conform to this back and adopts the doctrine enunciated by the Attorney General during Jackson’s administraiion, which is simply this: That the people of a Territory cannot exercise any powers except those which are given by the general government; they cannot change the government which has been made for them; and they cannot form a constitution until Congress authorizes it says: Mr. Douglas “A territorial legislation possesses whatever power its organic law gives it, and no more. It is tolegislate for the territory under the organic act, and in obedience to it. It has the power to protect it, the power to execute it, the power to carry it into effect; but it has no power to subvert it, none to destroy ; and hence that power can only be obtained by applying to Congress.” Oh! glorious sovereignty which applics for authority to legislate! Oh! blessed privilege of making our own laws—provided a foreign power allows it! The Legislature of a territory, then, does not derive its authority from those high and mighty sovereigns, the squatters, but through the organic law made by Congress; and if Congress should be niggardly in granting power, and pass a stingy organic law, the poor squatters would suffer irreparable damage. What Court could enforce their “divine right” of sovereignty ? And what is the “or. ganic law’ itself, but the highest and most important of all laws ? Thus fizzles squatter sovereignty, and we return—wiser and better men it is to be hoped—to the doctrine of Jackson, and the old fogies. ‘So far the Kansas agitation has produced nothing but evil. course, and all others, the President included, who take issue with them on the . Kansas question are dragging in principles not a part of the Democratle creed enunciated in the Cinciunati Conven. tion, and which Mr. Buchanan pledged . Of this there} eannot be the shadow of a doubt. Lickhimself to carry out. spittle politicians may cling to the President, but the honesty of the people will attach to the cause of Douglass and his . coadjutors. LEGISLATIVE EXTRAVAGANCE.—The Sacramento papers have much to say concerning the extravagance of the . present Legislature. the cry word of reform the papers would have us believe there is nothing in practice to correspond. We are desirous of giving the reform Democratic Legislature achance. They may have committed some errors, we do not doubt they have, but for God’s sake pass the faults over lightly or charge them to the . Know Nothing session of 1856, and let the Simon-pure economists go on untrammeled in their premeditated career of reform. James L. Enciisu.—The State lost a valuable officer in the late Treasurer, . James L. English. All of his predeeessors went out of office unable to set. tle their affairs promptly with the State. Mr. English turned over near a half million dollars to his successor on the 7th of January, squared his aecounts and tound the State was ind2bted to him one cent. Couldall his predeeersors present the same balance sheet the State would be many hundred thousand doltars less in debt. te Weare requested to state that an account of the storm Rev. Mr. Cooper did not leave town as he anticipated. The services therefore of the Episcopal church may be expected as usual next Sunday. 7 Starting in with . There is, however, a “divinity that shapes our ends ;” and when the storm is over, we will notice this one great good accomplished; the old, rotten, piratical, and God-forsaken hulk, Democracy, will never again be seen above 8. D. D. the waters. Bank Bitts—The Democracy have supreme coutrol of the government and if not given hopelessly to hypoerisy will now take occasion to wipe out bank bills from the circulating medium of the jcountry. Willit be Cone? Not a bit of it. The Secretary of the Treasury jhas become alarmed. On taking poshe . found them plethoric with millions of session of the vaults of the nation }cash. Nine months in office and they are almost empty, with a steady outgo . by far larger than the income. Under this state of affairs a loan or the issuance of Treasury rotes to the amount of ten The Secalternative millions is deemed inevitable. retary favors the latter which will probably receive the sanc. tion of the party. Thus the Democracy which are con. tinually harping about the evils of pa. per money, and cursing a National Bank, go in for a species of issue which is opeu to all the objections that ean lie against the paper of any well established bank. signed for circulation, calculated to pass as money, and in the hands of the people are money to all intents and purposThis is not consistency. Treasury notes are deLes. We hope . the Douglas half of the Democracy will continue to advocate and practice the prime virtue of consistency as has been done so far on the Kansas question— otherwise we can’t say much in its favor. ts We are indebted to Hons. E. F. Burton of the Senate, and J. K. Smith i the Assembly, for valuable public documents. Lectures and Lectitrers. It is not often that we notice the illadvised efforts of the diterati, but the recent exploits of some of our essayists at Grass Valley esils for a passing re mark. Some weeks since a series of lectures, three in number, were delivered here for the purpose of raising a certain fund. They proved successful and the object was accomplished. We commerted upon the lectures at the time, and forthwith some euterprising gentlemen of Grass Valley, desirous of furnishing to that interesting burg some intellectual feast second hand, and to their private exchequer such filthy Inere as might accumulate from admission fees and the like, induced our lecturers to repeat their performances at the Valley. The first effort was upon the Dignity of Labor, and was delivered, we are informed to an audience numerically respectable. The lecture was doubtless a success, and the gentleman’s logic and eloquence probably indueed the audience to work themselves to death. At any rate they have not gladdened the eyes of any of his successrs. Encouraged by this signal triumph, the second of our essavists prepared himself to enlighten the ignorant and instruct the uninformed concerning the Life and Times of Martin Luther; but after deducting from the citizens of Grass Valleythe audience sacrificed in vindieation of the Dignity of Labor, only nineteen were found who cared a—particle about Martin Luther or any body else. These searchers after knowledge gathered themselves together and were doubtless very much edified by the unique manner in which the lecturer handled his subject. He first sat upon it (i.e. the manuscript) about half an hour, his countenance meanwhile bearing an expression most judiciously balHe then briskly passed the document from one pocket to the other, and then with the utmost celerity snatched himself, subject and all entirely away from his lanced between sorrow and anger. astonished auditory, leaving them in the most lamentable ignorance of the Life and Times of the great reformer. We are informed, however, that it is he intention of the lecturer to pnblish his essay in primer form with two wood cuts, one representing Mr. Luther after the Diet of Worms, the other his eulogist after his appearance before his Grass Valley audience. Nineteen copies of this publication with a suitable introductory notice will be presented to the Grass Valley Literary Association. Undeterred by his predecessors experience, the third and last of our essayists, with a zeal worthy of a better cause and the most lofty anticipations of success, departed for the Valley of Grass . as per engagement, and we give the result as a warning to all neophyte lecturLanded in the street as dark as dark could be and as muddy as it was ers. dark, he, by some unaccountable accident entirely missed the committe of arrangements. Sensible that a large audience was anxiously awaiting his arrival, our lecturer condescendingly waived the ceremony of a reception and instituted inquiries as to the place of assemblage, and was at once astonished and encouraged by the general ignorance of the citizens concerning the whole matter. One individual on learning from the enquirer that an eminent lecturer was to recite a most extraordinary production somewhere in the place that evening, smilingly assured him that he was probably sold, and that if not the whole thing was doubtless a magnificent bore. Somewhat surprised by the untoward aspect of affairs, our lecturer after an hour’s groping in dark alleys fighting evil-disposed dogs, had the and satisfaction of discovering the place and appearing before a very fine house— plastered and finished in excellent taste and capable of seating a considerable were in attendance. The fame of the lecturer and the news of his more than arrival, meanwhile, induced a large and very respectable audience to quietly stay away, among them a large portion of the ladies of the place. One or two of the latter smiled slightly at the door and then disappeared very completely. As the audience evidently assembled in places not designated by the committee, it was deemed unexpedient to inflict the whole of the written lecture upon the few present, but the lecturer offered to divide the manuscript among his audience, which they firmly declined. The meeting closed with a malediction or two and as the twenty-three dispersed they heard from the darkness on the straight road to Nevada the voice ef the lecturer in solemn tones ejaculating— ‘isn’t this nice—sold again.” We have seen the lecturer since his raturn, he speaks very gratefully of the kindness shown him by the Grass Valley Literary Association and a gentiemon of the legal persuasion, who found him a stranger and took him in. LeGIsLATIVE CHART.—From a Chart of the Legislature we find there is in the Senate one American, one Whig, fiye Republicans, and the remainder Democrats, with the exception of Goodwin, who is just as independent as a hog on the ice, and another we hope is a little more so. In the Assembly there is one Whig, four Americans, ten Republicans and the remainder Democrats, except an independent or two, Ovrk neighbor discourses wisel the issue between Douglas and the President. The position of Judge Douglas is represented in the last numer of the Democrat as follows: “The position which he assumes, is, that Kansas should not be admitted until the whole Constitution framed by the Lecompton Convention is submitted to a direct vote of the people.” The speech of Douglas contains no such sentiments, Tke little giant labors to prove that the Lecompton Convention was not properly organized in the beginning to construct a Constitution for Kansas; that an enabling Act was necessary to clothe that body with power to frame a Constitution, and that after the foundations had been laid aright the Constitution should be submitted to the direct vote of the people afterwards to fulfill the requirements of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, or to conform to the doctrines of popular sovereignty. This is the position of Judge Douglas, as we undrstand it. Douglas contends the right of the people of Kansas to vote against the Constitution if they choose is sacred and not to be trifled with after the manner proposed by the Fresident, that an obnoxious Constitution should not be forced upon them, leaving them but the bare privilege of voting for or against slavery. hither we or our neighbor has not read the speech of Douglas aright. The Storm.—About dark on Wednesday evening the omens of rain came to pass and the heavens began to give down plenteously. The night was a wild and stormy one opening upon a day not unlike it. Yesterday was one of the most cheery for the miners we have ever witnessed. The water came down all the time without intermission, sometimes in torrents, giving certain promise of full ditches and a consequent rich harvest. Deer Creek rose rapidly and rolled its muddy torrent down with angry turbulence. During the night of Wednesday the high winds blowed trees across ditehes and flumes doing considerable damage, but workmen were making repairs as soon .as possible on Thursday morning, notwithstanding the storm,that not a moment might be lost when the weather allowed the miners an opportunity to operate upon their claims. The storm will be of incalculable benefit to the State, as it gives earnest indications of continuing till the great wants of the mining population are supplied. Last Cuancr.—City tax payers will find it to their advantage to call at the Marshal's office and settle immediately, or their names will be published as delinquents ina few days, and proceedings be instituted accordingly. large amount still due which must be pungled up this week to save the names of the property holders from being advertised. County Desr.—aA paper published on Broad street, in this city, suggests that a public meeting be had to decide what is to be done with the County Debt. The question is a simple one and we hope our legistatsrs have net too big an eye out for future honor and emoluments not to discover what in their judgment is best for the County and act accordingly, assuming a proper amount of responsiblity. If they want responsible backers for the course they pursue on the question they can have them for any side by means of a petition. CHANGE oF VENUE.—The case of Mrs. Clara Hall versus Charles R. Hall, an applicant for divorce, was considered the. District Court on in Saturday. Judge Searls being required as a_witness on the part of the defense a change . of venue was granted to Sacramento county. Petitioning the Legislature for a Sunday Law.—A sermon on this subject will be preached by the Rev. J. H. Warren, in the Brick Church, next Sabbath afternoon at 3 o'clock. invited to attend. The public are We commend the views of our correspondet S. D. D., in another column, on Squatter Sovereignty. His remarks are right to the point. Runaway.—A team belonging to Mr. Weiss, left standing in the street took a chance when their driver was away to They went “as if a nor’ wester had kicked ‘em endways,” to the danger of everybody out of doors till brought up near Boulder street, unharmed. enjoy a run. This is the same team that threw a Dutchman out and terminated his peddling larger beer forever, not many weeks since—so lokelitums informs us. Sunpay Law.—A meeting is appointed to be held at the Methodist Episcocal Church on Sunday evening next to take steps to procure a Sunday Law from the Legislature. Many of the prominent citizens of the town will be present and address the meeting. A general attendance is expected. Tue SacramMentu Stave Case.— The case of Stowell vs Archy, a negro slave, has been dismissed by Geo. Pen Johnson, the U. 8. Commissioner, for want of jurisdiction. The slave Archy was brought to this State voluntarily by his master, and did not escape into this State. The case was therefore not coyered by the provisions of the Constitution concerning fugitives from service, and was dismissed by the Commissioner. ee There is a} . . ruled the motion fora new trial in the ease of Henry Plumer, on Monday and proceeded to pronounce sentence of twelve years imprisonment in the State Prison. An exception is taken to the mode of empannelling the grand jury that found the indictment against Plumer, and the case will be carried to the Supreme Court. In this connection it is proper to state that a change in the organic law is desirable to give the District Judge power to review such errors occurring in the Court of Sessions. 'The case of Plumer has been tried at considerable expense to the county, the District Judge entertaining doubts while the trial was in progress of the propriety of the inferior court but being powerless was obliged to permit the case to proceed aad the expense to the county to accrue Had he granted anew trial in accordance with the application of the counsel for the prisoner, a double expense would have been incurred, and still the errors below, if any existed, would not have been corrected. <A full right of review would still have remained in the Supreme Court. Every day’s experience illustrates the fact that the judiciary system of this state is cumbersome and needlessly expensive from the Justice’s to the Supreme Court. Had it been scrupulously modelled upon the cireumlocution plan, it could not have better answered the Under this system tke rights of a defendant are not . purposes—“how not do it.” better guarded than they would be un. der one more simple and practical, while . the heavy debts of counties and the state, illustrate its tediousness and exi pense. There was a prospect, when . the convention question was submitted . . to the people, that a reform in this and . Sition, and the number of inmates are not other particulars, might soon be inaugumaterially increased. rated. But the matter is indefinitely postponed, and the people may blame . Venience and comfort to those unfortuthemselves for the evils under which . !@te inmates whose reason is dethroned. they suffer. THe Presipent’s Mressace.—When the Message of the President reached us we took occasion to examine the document, and so far as the limited space of a weekly paper allowed, gate our views uponit. It occurred to us asa strange coincidence that every paper in the State expressed itself in almost un. qualified terms of approval of the mes. sage with the single exception of the . Journal. We, however, did not, on a second perusal of the document to whieh . we were urged by the overwhelming public opinion against our’ judgement, notwithstanding our solitary position see The late mail! from the Atlantic States “lets us out.” We find, though alone in California, . there are not a few on the other side of . reasons to change it. the continent who, strange as it may . seem to our cotemporaries on this, en. tertain like sentiments to those we have expressed. Asa specimen, we give the following from the N.O. True Delta. “A careful perusal of Mr. Buehanan‘s first essay at message making, in exten. so, has not shown us the necessity of . qualifying or retracting the censure we expressed on the publication cf the telegraphice outline of the long-winded. . Van Burenish, contradictory and feeble How he could spin out such an interminable affair to over six . production. columns of solid small type letter press surpasses imagination, though natural that he, notorious for indecision and lack of moral courage as he has ever been, should inflict so tame and spiritless « . paper upon the pubhe. If any of our readers can muster courage enough to} undertake its perusal, and can resist its soporific tendencies, we give them credit for and wakefulness . than are usually found out of the realins . more resolution of newspaperdom. “Take the Message as a whole it is a poor affair, tedious, stupid, pusillanimous and old fogyish, such a document as might be supposed to emanate from some superannuated old fool in Europe, but .entirely out of place coming from the President of a young, powerful and vigorous Republic. “Mr, Buchanan never had nerve, never could rise. to a proper conception of what befitted a great nation, and now that his views are before the country they will scarcely excite astonishment, as they were expected, nor do mischief because there is not a ghost of a chance that any recommendation of his will be responded to by the action of Congress. The Message reads like the production of a resurrected old federalist and not that of the first signer of the proceedings of the Ostend conference.” Goop Quartz.—Two hundred tons of quartz from the lead of Beach & Randolph recently yielded in round numbers the fine prospect of $8,000. There isa plenty more of the same sort left. {= Some queer events have hoppened in the political history of California, and one of the queerest may be set down he poy of carriage hire by the State for the inauguration of John B. Weller.— After all this is an improvement upon old fashioned Democracy. Wm. L. Marcy had a patch affixed to his pants atthe expense of the State of New York many years hence and soon after frankly enunciated the political fact that the public was a goose and he a fool) who did not pluck a feather. . y on} Plumer Sentenced.-~Judge Searls overReport of the Resident Physician of the State Asylum for the Insane. Fora document emanating from a . prominent member of the reform party we regard this one as most extraordina ry. mates of the Asylum is 188—about the institution at the convening of the Legislature of last year. same number in the The predecessor of the present incumbent inade estimate of the! amount of necessary to support the inan stitution, and the Legislature appropriof July next thesum of $40,000. mouths of the year have elapsed, $25,000 of the appropriation are gone, the institution is $16,480 in debt, the sum of $20,000 is required to eke out the present fiseal year, and an appropriation of $72,000, or $6000 per month required to . dividual is an extraordinary allowance. . State was considered common plunder . two thousand dollars per annuum in cash . Asylum. . heart’s content. itselfin the controversy between the. . President and Judge Douglas. It is . waiting to see which whips before com. large. carry the Asylum through the next fiseal year. In other words the gross sum) of $198,480 in cash is asked to be ap-. propriated by the present Legislature for the Asylum for the Insane. A more barefaced, impudent document never emanated froma state officer.— The Resident Physician is furnished a fine brick mansion for residence at the expense of the State, all the eatables and drinkables for himself and family and five thousand dollars salary, making It is shown that the number of inated for the fiseal year ending the first. . i@#Tedueing Gri Udolpho Wolfe’s Schnapps. A Medicinal Die: ties, manufac at Schiedam, in Holland. It is made from the best Barley that can be selected in 1 t Drink, of eminently salutary quali“tured by himself exclusively, at his factory Europe, with the essen i i * sence of an aromati f erry acknowledged and extraord pceyys aed ed It has long since acquired a ike noun ee ges a prapacs ae any other diuretie beverage. n frravel, Gont and Rheumatis i io f the Bladder and Kidneys, and in generat Me “i effects are prompt, decided, and inva iablé reliabl ; a be itis notonly a remedy tor these mitladies “i oy all cases in which they are produced by drinkin, tan “site which is almost universally the cause of thens peti aied asa SURE PREVENTIVE, ~ eeopsrates The distressing effect upen the stomach bladder, of travelers, or new re sidents, an unaccustomed to them, produced t all our great inland rivers, like thet shio, Mississippi and Alabama, from the large quantity of decayed vegetable matter contained in them, in a state of solution, is well known, as is also that of the waters oflimestone regions, in el, Caleuli, and Stene in the Bladder, The AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS is an absolute coirective of these injurious properties of bad water. and consequently prevents the diseases which they ocea3 It ar also fouud to be a cure and preventive of ever and Ague, a complaint caiser by th joi effects of vegetable sicditarta in the panei Lange mt table putrescences in the wate rs of those districts in which it principally prevails. The AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS is consequently in great demand by persons traveling. or about to settle in those parts of the country, especially, as wellas by mapyin every community whereit has become known, on ‘account of its various other remedial properties, Inall cases of a Dropsical tendeney. it is generally the only remedy reqnired, when adopted in the early stages ofthe disease. In Dyspepsia maladies, when taken in proper quantities, as a diet drink, and especially at dinner, itis found. by uniform experience, tobe eminently efficacions in the most obstinate cases, when even the bestofthe usnal remedies have failed to afford more than temporary relief. In eases of Flatulency, itis an immediate and inv: riable specific : and it may be administered in diluted and proportionate quantities, even to young infants, in ail those paroxysms of griping pain in the stomach and bowels to w hich they are especia!ly sulject, as well as in the colic of grown persons. : Its judicious adoption in connection with the principal meals, or whena sense of exhaustion dictates itsuse Never fails torelieve the debility attendant upon protracted chronic maladies, low temper ament, and exhausted vital energy, by whatever cause induce a These are facts to Which many of the most eminent medical men, eeee Jn__urope and the United States, haye borne testispc eos ri rt are corroborated by their highest writPut up in quart and pint bottles, in eases of one dozen, . bowels, and dall persons vy the waters of nearly the Physician’s office a better one twice told than that of Governor of the State. And that everything may correspond in liberality and extravagance the Resident Physician asks the state to place at his disposal $6000 per month for the It will be seen that the present Physician asks nearly double the amount of money that his predecessor did who doubtless was equally as competent a man for the pouse of the unfortunate Ianaties. We are disposed to allow every conIt is the duty of the state to see that they want nothing essential to their recovery or comfort, but it seems to us that the sum of $328 a year for each inIt is certainly far more than has heretofore been asked or allowed. Even in. those times of prodigality when the ne Physician having the Asylam in. . charge had the face to ask for seventyfor the support of the inmates of the Tn addition to the sum of $108,480, . the southern wing requires rebuilding, a/. s: diving hall for females is needed, a mad . «. house for the raving, a brick wall about the Institution te prevent escapes, al. chapel for divine service, a farm. a dairy anda garden. These will demand a retinue of servants numerous as servants about a monareb, and the satrap Phy-. , sician ean then in true Virginia tide-wa. ° Tom to tell Dick toj‘ i tell Hfarry, to do this and do that to his) ter fashion tell Where’s Pickett ?— . here’s a theme for him. IN A QUANDARY.—It is amusing to see . the fix in which the State Journal finds miting itself. By and by we shall see a . Fair Play and no Gouging.—The . County Clerk bas appointed I. William son, Esq., Deputy Sealer of Weights . and Measures. The regular regulators . came up from below an Wednesday, and the new official will proceed to dis; charge his duties to the community at The high and responsible position of Sealer of Weights and Measures . could not be filled with more honor anc integrity than be the above appointee. To a Correspondent.—The communi eation of Sam was overlooked till tod late. Will attend to him next week. Meanwhile, Sam, keep us posted. i= Rev. Mr. Dryden will discourse or the proper observance of the Christian Sabbath, on Sunday next at the usual hour of service. Private Secretary.—The Governor has appointed W. F. Brocklebank, a relative imported fromthe Atlantic side for the purpose, to the position of private Secretary. The Governor takes back that portion of his message in which itinerent politicians are snubbed a little. To be Sold.---On and after this date will be sold at orices suitable to the times a choice collection of Chemcals, Drugs, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, &c. at SPRNC Drug Store, Commercial street, where enk omers can be accommodated all hours of the day and niversity of the YHE next session of this institution will commence T Monday, January 3d, 1858. In addition to the primarv branches, all the classes of the full collegiate course are taught, and we are welt prepared to give instruction in any or all the branches usually taught in the best colt leges in the East. : Ea i Tuition—per session of 22 weecks—Common Engiis £20: Scientifi course, $30; Collegiate course, #10; Spapish and French, extra, each, #10, : ‘ The boarding department is under the immediate di ection ofthe President, who will spare no effort to s¢ ure the moral and menta; improvement of those place nder his care. Facilities are offered by which young men of steady abits and limited means may board themselves. . For catalogues and further inforn ation apply to A. S. GIBBONS. President Santa Clara, Jan 22, 1858. -— Exchange Bath House. Price Reduced to FIFTY CENTS! . ed as to impose on careless purchasers \ large . ( N this 2st } before me . for the } . fs . by me made aequar . crusher for the stroug side. with my hame onthe bottle, cork, and Fac spy of signature on the label. For sale by “a th respecminls Druggists and dealers in California and Oregon. UDOLPHO WOLER, Sole Importer, 22 Beaker street, New York. Caution to the Public. London Cordial Gin, ClubHouse Gin, NSchicdam Schnapps, Medicated Schnapps. Royal Schna Pps. After several years? experimenting if the n of ( I mately succeeded in the vear 1848, in maktnga Yinits manufacture ; privedofall acrid and inflammatory properties. and reduced perfectly pure. My manufactory is at Schiedam Holland. After several months’ reflection what title to give it, Tintr ce it tethe Anerican public under the name of “‘Wolfe’s Schiedam Aromatie Schnapps.??— ~chiedam is the name of the place in Wolland w here the Gin is manufactured ; Aromatic derives its name from thd Italian Juniper Berry, with which it is flavored ; and the word “Schnapps” is the German for drink—Cogue Dram—Wolfe’s Schiedam Aromatic Drink. : No sooner had my Sehnapps been introduced to the American public, and received with approbation, than the liquor mixers ef New York, Boston and Philadelphia. started in pursult with their mixed aud poisonous stuff. ur r varions names—Schiedam Gin, Schiedam Gin, London Cordial Gin , 1 in seceral Cases my labels have been so perfectly ed. withonly the addition ofafew letters to plead a techRical avoidance of the law, and so earefully preparTunderstanda quantity has been purchased by merchants of California, onaceount ofthe cheapness of the articles. pecially ¢. i i tion of my bottles yaper, With b anufacture by which it was de©e vile imitas Jj colors—yelnded to den the worst A merrectly in the fraud by selling 5, isas much an offender as the principal Thope every honest man esthe health of the community in aid mein ferreting out and exposing merchant. Who, for the sakeof a few jeopardy the lives of the community in Such men should be nailed to the pillory xeeration and wrap; eand red printing—in Such bottles ¢ ipand unwholesome . icipates it ceive careless buyers kind « chant who pa spurious artic wnoy lors sition. ifornia whe which he lives, w the nnsc cents. v sean be purchased at wholesale ziquor Dealers and Druggists in y & Diperer. San Francisco. tiedamr Aromatic Schnapps for UDOLPHO WOLFE Peclaration. day of Jannary. 1858, personally appeared well, a Notary Public, in and County of Nevada, Bridget and the said Bridget redin my presence on business in her tpon her own account, in the Township ala. the and avoeation of x Honse and a a Drinking Saloon, e t invested in said e Thousénd Dolvidnally responsible anvand alldebts that may be by count of said business and calling Cline ‘ business in her own her cont: fed upon: after the date of this Notiee. her BRIDGET ~ CLINE. mark Signed. acknowledced and declared before me this Attest, J. 1 CALDWELL. Qist day of January, 185 State of California, County of Nevada, ss, On this 21st day of Ja 1858, personally appeared before me a Notary Pu 1 and for the said connty, Bridget Cline known to me to be the person described in and when executed the aration and was contents thereof and acknow] nation apart from and without the hearing of her thusband that she executed the same freely ani voluntarily for tne usé¢s and purpeses therein mentioned, without fear or compulsion or &ndue influence of herhusband and that she does not wish to retract the exeention of the same. In witness whereof I do hereunto set My hand and seal . day and date aforesaid. JL CALDWELL, Notary Public. wo + Wife Wanted. DESIRE to inform the young ladies of my lonesome condition, 02 in other words, I want a wife. Tam not of the opinion that long courtshIps are requisite to make man and wife happy. ation I have previonsly followed forbade my marrying, but having now become settled. I feel my re is destitute of ONE whom God createdtomake man happy. Therefore 1 have taken this method to procure one if possible, and IT hope I will not receive the censure of any body for so doing. I have arrived at marriageable age, being now in my 25th year. I was born of respectable parents, possess a good cominen education, and of good standing in society, notextremely handsome, somewhat above the medium height and well proportioned, have cultivated no inteinperate habits, and possess means sufficient to keep a wife comfortably, I am a mechanic. Now if any young lady of good standing in society should from the above deseription feel disposed totake part in making our futu ars happy, and will aldress me, at Moore's Flat, Nevadato. Cal, it may possibly terminate in a blissful union. jan22 [L. S.] jan22 The oceny D. W. C. NELSON, Executors’ Notice. LL persons having demands against the Estate of P. tA. J. EsPeNSCHEID deceased are Notified to present the same to the umudersigned Executors, properly certified, within ten months from this date, or the same will be barred. W. R. COF, J. C. BIRDSEYE. W. W. GATES. A. A.Sargent Atty for Executors, jan22-Im ee — + WH. J. KNOX, C T. OVERTON Knox & Overton, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, OFFICE—On Broad street, 2d door above Pine. jan2?2 rs : G. E. Withington, lea in French and American Paper H&ngings, Window Shades, Brass Corniee, Gold Mouldings. Paints, &c. Painting ofall kinds, and paper hanging, executed in the best styie, at short notice. No. 7 Broad street, Nevada. jan22 NEVADA & GRASS VALLEY Turnpike Company. T a meeting of the Stockholders in the above named ~ Company, held atthe Court House in Nevada city, California, on Monday January 18th, 1858, the foliowing persons, members, were elected as officers of the corpo ation, for the ensuing year, to wit : President—Joseph Woodworth, Grass Valley. Secretary—Rufus Shoemaker, Nevada. Treasurer—W allace Caldwell, Nevada. Directors—John A. Lancaster, Henry Meredith, Ne vada; Thos. Findley, Sacramento; Geo D. Robe . HD. Cady, 8S. D. Bosworth, Grass Valley saa ) JOS. WOODWORTH, President. RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Secretary. jan22 $25 REWARD. Srayed from the subscriber on the night 4 f of January 6th, 1858, one Brown Bay VC m( Pony, Spanish brands on his hip not rec> @ _ollected, hind feet white, saidle marks on his back. Sor 6 years old, heavy built. The above re ward will be paid to any person who will return the Pony to me at Brnsh Creek. =AM. A. HUNTER. Nevada, Jan. 22d, 185, Dissolution. fh firm heretofore known and styled Johnson & GEO.THOMAS & Co. Proprietors. FINE Bath House has been opened on Washington B i street, adjoining the American Exchange, and thie priprietors hope by strict attention to their business tore ceive a good share patronage, u7 tf ee = Phillips is this day dissolved by mutnal consent, CE JOHNSON, H. G, PHILLIPS. January 19th, 1858. The accounts of the firm will be settled by HG P . L1i'S as soon as possible. 3 a j ;

FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 22d, 1858. Dovctas’ Speecu.—We are indebted . to the little giant himself for a copy of his speech on the President’s message, . delivered inthe Senate chamber, Dec. . 9th. So far as the submission of the, entire Constitution of Kansas to the. people is advocated in the speech we , coincide with the Judge in opinion. It . cannot be doubted by any one who paid . ordinary attention to the discussion of . the Kansas-Nebraska act while on its . passage through Congress and while its . merits were before the people in the . last national canvas, that the position . taken by Douglas is in accordance with . the principles of popular sovreignty . heretofore expounded by its advocates. Buchanan was elected to carry out the) doctrine enunciated by the author of the Kansas act before the Presidential elec. tion and which he persistently adheres . to in the face of all obstacles, to his . credit be it said. We do not regard the speech of . Douglas as a model of style or as even . equal to some of his previeus efforts. It . bears evident marks of haste; yet the . speech is a good one for its purpose, and . much too sound and heavy for any of his . brother Democrats to successfully an. swer. Bigler attempted to offer a de. fense of the position of the President, but failed to leave a favorable impres. sion, at least with the people at large. . The speech of Douglas was widely cir. culated immediately after its delivery . and the press of the country is largely . committed in its favor. Col. Forney, . Gov. Walker, and other prominent De. mocrats have pronounced in favor of the views of Douglas. pal papers of the South are decidedly in his favor, and every thing betokens Some of the princi. that consistent Democrats will stand up . to the author of the Kansas-Nebraska act and support him manfully. War in THE Camp.—Notwithstanding the declarations of some of the Democratic presses that all is harmony in the ranks, we find much in the leading journals of the party that distinctly give the lie to all reports of peace. The Democracy are not asaunit. If any devotee of the party is desirous of . knowing how far the disaffection has spread he has only to consult the New York News of December 21st, where enough of denunciation of those who . have dared to have an idea of their own . and express it in opposition to the President will be found to insure satisfaction. A feud has grown up among the DeThis is undeniable. It has . but just begun, but on the one side there is energy, ability and perseverence sufficient to face the most obdurate difficulties. On the other are the keepers of . the party lash, subserviency anda sycophancy and wilful perverseness that . knows not conciliation but in abject submission. These elements bode nothing . of peace. A party war has aetually be. gun, which must end in the secession . of a body of the party from the now . surfeited and discordant ranks. Whatever course may be pursued by the majority we do not pretend to predict at this early stage of the dissention, . but we cannot but sympathise with those . daring champions of the true doctrine . of popular sovereignty, Douglas and . Walker. They are on a_ consistent . mocracy. . intelligent man can read Mr. Douglas’ . late speech without coming to the con. principle in question. . controlled authority—the jura summi . . principle? Why, Mr. Douglas goes Nevada Journal A Beste Burst.—The progress of a little boy’s very small sized rocket— starting off with considerable of a fluster, and thereafter immediately fizzling out—is a fit symbol of the history of that political fire-work ycleped “Squatter Sovereignty.” which was let off a short time since by certain boyish statesmen at Washington city. The ease with which the masses were bamboozled into believing that the Kansas bill gave to the people of Kansas the right to make their own laws, was astonishing from the first ; seeing that fully one half of the powers of the Territorial Government was exercised by . agents of the United States, while the . Government itself was created by a power forcign to the Territory. But the most astonishing thing of all in the pre. mises, is the fact that bewildred men are now claiming that the recent “pow. erful argument” of Senator Douglas is an unanswerable defence of the great . principle of squatter sovereignty. Mr. Douglas, in fact, is now drawing into his train a great many of the sycophants . who have been cringing to President Buchanan, and the chances are that the kennel will be divided into two packs. Now, I cannot understand how any clusion that he has abandoned the whole Squatter sovereignty simply means that the people— . the squatters—of a Territory are sovereign; that they, in their own right, have supreme, irresistable, absolute, un¢mperti—and that they alone have the . right to legislate for themselves. But how do the sentiments of the recent “powerful argumeut” conform to this back and adopts the doctrine enunciated by the Attorney General during Jackson’s administraiion, which is simply this: That the people of a Territory cannot exercise any powers except those which are given by the general government; they cannot change the government which has been made for them; and they cannot form a constitution until Congress authorizes it says: Mr. Douglas “A territorial legislation possesses whatever power its organic law gives it, and no more. It is tolegislate for the territory under the organic act, and in obedience to it. It has the power to protect it, the power to execute it, the power to carry it into effect; but it has no power to subvert it, none to destroy ; and hence that power can only be obtained by applying to Congress.” Oh! glorious sovereignty which applics for authority to legislate! Oh! blessed privilege of making our own laws—provided a foreign power allows it! The Legislature of a territory, then, does not derive its authority from those high and mighty sovereigns, the squatters, but through the organic law made by Congress; and if Congress should be niggardly in granting power, and pass a stingy organic law, the poor squatters would suffer irreparable damage. What Court could enforce their “divine right” of sovereignty ? And what is the “or. ganic law’ itself, but the highest and most important of all laws ? Thus fizzles squatter sovereignty, and we return—wiser and better men it is to be hoped—to the doctrine of Jackson, and the old fogies. ‘So far the Kansas agitation has produced nothing but evil. course, and all others, the President included, who take issue with them on the . Kansas question are dragging in principles not a part of the Democratle creed enunciated in the Cinciunati Conven. tion, and which Mr. Buchanan pledged . Of this there} eannot be the shadow of a doubt. Lickhimself to carry out. spittle politicians may cling to the President, but the honesty of the people will attach to the cause of Douglass and his . coadjutors. LEGISLATIVE EXTRAVAGANCE.—The Sacramento papers have much to say concerning the extravagance of the . present Legislature. the cry word of reform the papers would have us believe there is nothing in practice to correspond. We are desirous of giving the reform Democratic Legislature achance. They may have committed some errors, we do not doubt they have, but for God’s sake pass the faults over lightly or charge them to the . Know Nothing session of 1856, and let the Simon-pure economists go on untrammeled in their premeditated career of reform. James L. Enciisu.—The State lost a valuable officer in the late Treasurer, . James L. English. All of his predeeessors went out of office unable to set. tle their affairs promptly with the State. Mr. English turned over near a half million dollars to his successor on the 7th of January, squared his aecounts and tound the State was ind2bted to him one cent. Couldall his predeeersors present the same balance sheet the State would be many hundred thousand doltars less in debt. te Weare requested to state that an account of the storm Rev. Mr. Cooper did not leave town as he anticipated. The services therefore of the Episcopal church may be expected as usual next Sunday. 7 Starting in with . There is, however, a “divinity that shapes our ends ;” and when the storm is over, we will notice this one great good accomplished; the old, rotten, piratical, and God-forsaken hulk, Democracy, will never again be seen above 8. D. D. the waters. Bank Bitts—The Democracy have supreme coutrol of the government and if not given hopelessly to hypoerisy will now take occasion to wipe out bank bills from the circulating medium of the jcountry. Willit be Cone? Not a bit of it. The Secretary of the Treasury jhas become alarmed. On taking poshe . found them plethoric with millions of session of the vaults of the nation }cash. Nine months in office and they are almost empty, with a steady outgo . by far larger than the income. Under this state of affairs a loan or the issuance of Treasury rotes to the amount of ten The Secalternative millions is deemed inevitable. retary favors the latter which will probably receive the sanc. tion of the party. Thus the Democracy which are con. tinually harping about the evils of pa. per money, and cursing a National Bank, go in for a species of issue which is opeu to all the objections that ean lie against the paper of any well established bank. signed for circulation, calculated to pass as money, and in the hands of the people are money to all intents and purposThis is not consistency. Treasury notes are deLes. We hope . the Douglas half of the Democracy will continue to advocate and practice the prime virtue of consistency as has been done so far on the Kansas question— otherwise we can’t say much in its favor. ts We are indebted to Hons. E. F. Burton of the Senate, and J. K. Smith i the Assembly, for valuable public documents. Lectures and Lectitrers. It is not often that we notice the illadvised efforts of the diterati, but the recent exploits of some of our essayists at Grass Valley esils for a passing re mark. Some weeks since a series of lectures, three in number, were delivered here for the purpose of raising a certain fund. They proved successful and the object was accomplished. We commerted upon the lectures at the time, and forthwith some euterprising gentlemen of Grass Valley, desirous of furnishing to that interesting burg some intellectual feast second hand, and to their private exchequer such filthy Inere as might accumulate from admission fees and the like, induced our lecturers to repeat their performances at the Valley. The first effort was upon the Dignity of Labor, and was delivered, we are informed to an audience numerically respectable. The lecture was doubtless a success, and the gentleman’s logic and eloquence probably indueed the audience to work themselves to death. At any rate they have not gladdened the eyes of any of his successrs. Encouraged by this signal triumph, the second of our essavists prepared himself to enlighten the ignorant and instruct the uninformed concerning the Life and Times of Martin Luther; but after deducting from the citizens of Grass Valleythe audience sacrificed in vindieation of the Dignity of Labor, only nineteen were found who cared a—particle about Martin Luther or any body else. These searchers after knowledge gathered themselves together and were doubtless very much edified by the unique manner in which the lecturer handled his subject. He first sat upon it (i.e. the manuscript) about half an hour, his countenance meanwhile bearing an expression most judiciously balHe then briskly passed the document from one pocket to the other, and then with the utmost celerity snatched himself, subject and all entirely away from his lanced between sorrow and anger. astonished auditory, leaving them in the most lamentable ignorance of the Life and Times of the great reformer. We are informed, however, that it is he intention of the lecturer to pnblish his essay in primer form with two wood cuts, one representing Mr. Luther after the Diet of Worms, the other his eulogist after his appearance before his Grass Valley audience. Nineteen copies of this publication with a suitable introductory notice will be presented to the Grass Valley Literary Association. Undeterred by his predecessors experience, the third and last of our essayists, with a zeal worthy of a better cause and the most lofty anticipations of success, departed for the Valley of Grass . as per engagement, and we give the result as a warning to all neophyte lecturLanded in the street as dark as dark could be and as muddy as it was ers. dark, he, by some unaccountable accident entirely missed the committe of arrangements. Sensible that a large audience was anxiously awaiting his arrival, our lecturer condescendingly waived the ceremony of a reception and instituted inquiries as to the place of assemblage, and was at once astonished and encouraged by the general ignorance of the citizens concerning the whole matter. One individual on learning from the enquirer that an eminent lecturer was to recite a most extraordinary production somewhere in the place that evening, smilingly assured him that he was probably sold, and that if not the whole thing was doubtless a magnificent bore. Somewhat surprised by the untoward aspect of affairs, our lecturer after an hour’s groping in dark alleys fighting evil-disposed dogs, had the and satisfaction of discovering the place and appearing before a very fine house— plastered and finished in excellent taste and capable of seating a considerable were in attendance. The fame of the lecturer and the news of his more than arrival, meanwhile, induced a large and very respectable audience to quietly stay away, among them a large portion of the ladies of the place. One or two of the latter smiled slightly at the door and then disappeared very completely. As the audience evidently assembled in places not designated by the committee, it was deemed unexpedient to inflict the whole of the written lecture upon the few present, but the lecturer offered to divide the manuscript among his audience, which they firmly declined. The meeting closed with a malediction or two and as the twenty-three dispersed they heard from the darkness on the straight road to Nevada the voice ef the lecturer in solemn tones ejaculating— ‘isn’t this nice—sold again.” We have seen the lecturer since his raturn, he speaks very gratefully of the kindness shown him by the Grass Valley Literary Association and a gentiemon of the legal persuasion, who found him a stranger and took him in. LeGIsLATIVE CHART.—From a Chart of the Legislature we find there is in the Senate one American, one Whig, fiye Republicans, and the remainder Democrats, with the exception of Goodwin, who is just as independent as a hog on the ice, and another we hope is a little more so. In the Assembly there is one Whig, four Americans, ten Republicans and the remainder Democrats, except an independent or two, Ovrk neighbor discourses wisel the issue between Douglas and the President. The position of Judge Douglas is represented in the last numer of the Democrat as follows: “The position which he assumes, is, that Kansas should not be admitted until the whole Constitution framed by the Lecompton Convention is submitted to a direct vote of the people.” The speech of Douglas contains no such sentiments, Tke little giant labors to prove that the Lecompton Convention was not properly organized in the beginning to construct a Constitution for Kansas; that an enabling Act was necessary to clothe that body with power to frame a Constitution, and that after the foundations had been laid aright the Constitution should be submitted to the direct vote of the people afterwards to fulfill the requirements of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, or to conform to the doctrines of popular sovereignty. This is the position of Judge Douglas, as we undrstand it. Douglas contends the right of the people of Kansas to vote against the Constitution if they choose is sacred and not to be trifled with after the manner proposed by the Fresident, that an obnoxious Constitution should not be forced upon them, leaving them but the bare privilege of voting for or against slavery. hither we or our neighbor has not read the speech of Douglas aright. The Storm.—About dark on Wednesday evening the omens of rain came to pass and the heavens began to give down plenteously. The night was a wild and stormy one opening upon a day not unlike it. Yesterday was one of the most cheery for the miners we have ever witnessed. The water came down all the time without intermission, sometimes in torrents, giving certain promise of full ditches and a consequent rich harvest. Deer Creek rose rapidly and rolled its muddy torrent down with angry turbulence. During the night of Wednesday the high winds blowed trees across ditehes and flumes doing considerable damage, but workmen were making repairs as soon .as possible on Thursday morning, notwithstanding the storm,that not a moment might be lost when the weather allowed the miners an opportunity to operate upon their claims. The storm will be of incalculable benefit to the State, as it gives earnest indications of continuing till the great wants of the mining population are supplied. Last Cuancr.—City tax payers will find it to their advantage to call at the Marshal's office and settle immediately, or their names will be published as delinquents ina few days, and proceedings be instituted accordingly. large amount still due which must be pungled up this week to save the names of the property holders from being advertised. County Desr.—aA paper published on Broad street, in this city, suggests that a public meeting be had to decide what is to be done with the County Debt. The question is a simple one and we hope our legistatsrs have net too big an eye out for future honor and emoluments not to discover what in their judgment is best for the County and act accordingly, assuming a proper amount of responsiblity. If they want responsible backers for the course they pursue on the question they can have them for any side by means of a petition. CHANGE oF VENUE.—The case of Mrs. Clara Hall versus Charles R. Hall, an applicant for divorce, was considered the. District Court on in Saturday. Judge Searls being required as a_witness on the part of the defense a change . of venue was granted to Sacramento county. Petitioning the Legislature for a Sunday Law.—A sermon on this subject will be preached by the Rev. J. H. Warren, in the Brick Church, next Sabbath afternoon at 3 o'clock. invited to attend. The public are We commend the views of our correspondet S. D. D., in another column, on Squatter Sovereignty. His remarks are right to the point. Runaway.—A team belonging to Mr. Weiss, left standing in the street took a chance when their driver was away to They went “as if a nor’ wester had kicked ‘em endways,” to the danger of everybody out of doors till brought up near Boulder street, unharmed. enjoy a run. This is the same team that threw a Dutchman out and terminated his peddling larger beer forever, not many weeks since—so lokelitums informs us. Sunpay Law.—A meeting is appointed to be held at the Methodist Episcocal Church on Sunday evening next to take steps to procure a Sunday Law from the Legislature. Many of the prominent citizens of the town will be present and address the meeting. A general attendance is expected. Tue SacramMentu Stave Case.— The case of Stowell vs Archy, a negro slave, has been dismissed by Geo. Pen Johnson, the U. 8. Commissioner, for want of jurisdiction. The slave Archy was brought to this State voluntarily by his master, and did not escape into this State. The case was therefore not coyered by the provisions of the Constitution concerning fugitives from service, and was dismissed by the Commissioner. ee There is a} . . ruled the motion fora new trial in the ease of Henry Plumer, on Monday and proceeded to pronounce sentence of twelve years imprisonment in the State Prison. An exception is taken to the mode of empannelling the grand jury that found the indictment against Plumer, and the case will be carried to the Supreme Court. In this connection it is proper to state that a change in the organic law is desirable to give the District Judge power to review such errors occurring in the Court of Sessions. 'The case of Plumer has been tried at considerable expense to the county, the District Judge entertaining doubts while the trial was in progress of the propriety of the inferior court but being powerless was obliged to permit the case to proceed aad the expense to the county to accrue Had he granted anew trial in accordance with the application of the counsel for the prisoner, a double expense would have been incurred, and still the errors below, if any existed, would not have been corrected. <A full right of review would still have remained in the Supreme Court. Every day’s experience illustrates the fact that the judiciary system of this state is cumbersome and needlessly expensive from the Justice’s to the Supreme Court. Had it been scrupulously modelled upon the cireumlocution plan,

it could not have better answered the Under this system tke rights of a defendant are not . purposes—“how not do it.” better guarded than they would be un. der one more simple and practical, while . the heavy debts of counties and the state, illustrate its tediousness and exi pense. There was a prospect, when . the convention question was submitted . . to the people, that a reform in this and . Sition, and the number of inmates are not other particulars, might soon be inaugumaterially increased. rated. But the matter is indefinitely postponed, and the people may blame . Venience and comfort to those unfortuthemselves for the evils under which . !@te inmates whose reason is dethroned. they suffer. THe Presipent’s Mressace.—When the Message of the President reached us we took occasion to examine the document, and so far as the limited space of a weekly paper allowed, gate our views uponit. It occurred to us asa strange coincidence that every paper in the State expressed itself in almost un. qualified terms of approval of the mes. sage with the single exception of the . Journal. We, however, did not, on a second perusal of the document to whieh . we were urged by the overwhelming public opinion against our’ judgement, notwithstanding our solitary position see The late mail! from the Atlantic States “lets us out.” We find, though alone in California, . there are not a few on the other side of . reasons to change it. the continent who, strange as it may . seem to our cotemporaries on this, en. tertain like sentiments to those we have expressed. Asa specimen, we give the following from the N.O. True Delta. “A careful perusal of Mr. Buehanan‘s first essay at message making, in exten. so, has not shown us the necessity of . qualifying or retracting the censure we expressed on the publication cf the telegraphice outline of the long-winded. . Van Burenish, contradictory and feeble How he could spin out such an interminable affair to over six . production. columns of solid small type letter press surpasses imagination, though natural that he, notorious for indecision and lack of moral courage as he has ever been, should inflict so tame and spiritless « . paper upon the pubhe. If any of our readers can muster courage enough to} undertake its perusal, and can resist its soporific tendencies, we give them credit for and wakefulness . than are usually found out of the realins . more resolution of newspaperdom. “Take the Message as a whole it is a poor affair, tedious, stupid, pusillanimous and old fogyish, such a document as might be supposed to emanate from some superannuated old fool in Europe, but .entirely out of place coming from the President of a young, powerful and vigorous Republic. “Mr, Buchanan never had nerve, never could rise. to a proper conception of what befitted a great nation, and now that his views are before the country they will scarcely excite astonishment, as they were expected, nor do mischief because there is not a ghost of a chance that any recommendation of his will be responded to by the action of Congress. The Message reads like the production of a resurrected old federalist and not that of the first signer of the proceedings of the Ostend conference.” Goop Quartz.—Two hundred tons of quartz from the lead of Beach & Randolph recently yielded in round numbers the fine prospect of $8,000. There isa plenty more of the same sort left. {= Some queer events have hoppened in the political history of California, and one of the queerest may be set down he poy of carriage hire by the State for the inauguration of John B. Weller.— After all this is an improvement upon old fashioned Democracy. Wm. L. Marcy had a patch affixed to his pants atthe expense of the State of New York many years hence and soon after frankly enunciated the political fact that the public was a goose and he a fool) who did not pluck a feather. . y on} Plumer Sentenced.-~Judge Searls overReport of the Resident Physician of the State Asylum for the Insane. Fora document emanating from a . prominent member of the reform party we regard this one as most extraordina ry. mates of the Asylum is 188—about the institution at the convening of the Legislature of last year. same number in the The predecessor of the present incumbent inade estimate of the! amount of necessary to support the inan stitution, and the Legislature appropriof July next thesum of $40,000. mouths of the year have elapsed, $25,000 of the appropriation are gone, the institution is $16,480 in debt, the sum of $20,000 is required to eke out the present fiseal year, and an appropriation of $72,000, or $6000 per month required to . dividual is an extraordinary allowance. . State was considered common plunder . two thousand dollars per annuum in cash . Asylum. . heart’s content. itselfin the controversy between the. . President and Judge Douglas. It is . waiting to see which whips before com. large. carry the Asylum through the next fiseal year. In other words the gross sum) of $198,480 in cash is asked to be ap-. propriated by the present Legislature for the Asylum for the Insane. A more barefaced, impudent document never emanated froma state officer.— The Resident Physician is furnished a fine brick mansion for residence at the expense of the State, all the eatables and drinkables for himself and family and five thousand dollars salary, making It is shown that the number of inated for the fiseal year ending the first. . i@#Tedueing Gri Udolpho Wolfe’s Schnapps. A Medicinal Die: ties, manufac at Schiedam, in Holland. It is made from the best Barley that can be selected in 1 t Drink, of eminently salutary quali“tured by himself exclusively, at his factory Europe, with the essen i i * sence of an aromati f erry acknowledged and extraord pceyys aed ed It has long since acquired a ike noun ee ges a prapacs ae any other diuretie beverage. n frravel, Gont and Rheumatis i io f the Bladder and Kidneys, and in generat Me “i effects are prompt, decided, and inva iablé reliabl ; a be itis notonly a remedy tor these mitladies “i oy all cases in which they are produced by drinkin, tan “site which is almost universally the cause of thens peti aied asa SURE PREVENTIVE, ~ eeopsrates The distressing effect upen the stomach bladder, of travelers, or new re sidents, an unaccustomed to them, produced t all our great inland rivers, like thet shio, Mississippi and Alabama, from the large quantity of decayed vegetable matter contained in them, in a state of solution, is well known, as is also that of the waters oflimestone regions, in el, Caleuli, and Stene in the Bladder, The AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS is an absolute coirective of these injurious properties of bad water. and consequently prevents the diseases which they ocea3 It ar also fouud to be a cure and preventive of ever and Ague, a complaint caiser by th joi effects of vegetable sicditarta in the panei Lange mt table putrescences in the wate rs of those districts in which it principally prevails. The AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS is consequently in great demand by persons traveling. or about to settle in those parts of the country, especially, as wellas by mapyin every community whereit has become known, on ‘account of its various other remedial properties, Inall cases of a Dropsical tendeney. it is generally the only remedy reqnired, when adopted in the early stages ofthe disease. In Dyspepsia maladies, when taken in proper quantities, as a diet drink, and especially at dinner, itis found. by uniform experience, tobe eminently efficacions in the most obstinate cases, when even the bestofthe usnal remedies have failed to afford more than temporary relief. In eases of Flatulency, itis an immediate and inv: riable specific : and it may be administered in diluted and proportionate quantities, even to young infants, in ail those paroxysms of griping pain in the stomach and bowels to w hich they are especia!ly sulject, as well as in the colic of grown persons. : Its judicious adoption in connection with the principal meals, or whena sense of exhaustion dictates itsuse Never fails torelieve the debility attendant upon protracted chronic maladies, low temper ament, and exhausted vital energy, by whatever cause induce a These are facts to Which many of the most eminent medical men, eeee Jn__urope and the United States, haye borne testispc eos ri rt are corroborated by their highest writPut up in quart and pint bottles, in eases of one dozen, . bowels, and dall persons vy the waters of nearly the Physician’s office a better one twice told than that of Governor of the State. And that everything may correspond in liberality and extravagance the Resident Physician asks the state to place at his disposal $6000 per month for the It will be seen that the present Physician asks nearly double the amount of money that his predecessor did who doubtless was equally as competent a man for the pouse of the unfortunate Ianaties. We are disposed to allow every conIt is the duty of the state to see that they want nothing essential to their recovery or comfort, but it seems to us that the sum of $328 a year for each inIt is certainly far more than has heretofore been asked or allowed. Even in. those times of prodigality when the ne Physician having the Asylam in. . charge had the face to ask for seventyfor the support of the inmates of the Tn addition to the sum of $108,480, . the southern wing requires rebuilding, a/. s: diving hall for females is needed, a mad . «. house for the raving, a brick wall about the Institution te prevent escapes, al. chapel for divine service, a farm. a dairy anda garden. These will demand a retinue of servants numerous as servants about a monareb, and the satrap Phy-. , sician ean then in true Virginia tide-wa. ° Tom to tell Dick toj‘ i tell Hfarry, to do this and do that to his) ter fashion tell Where’s Pickett ?— . here’s a theme for him. IN A QUANDARY.—It is amusing to see . the fix in which the State Journal finds miting itself. By and by we shall see a . Fair Play and no Gouging.—The . County Clerk bas appointed I. William son, Esq., Deputy Sealer of Weights . and Measures. The regular regulators . came up from below an Wednesday, and the new official will proceed to dis; charge his duties to the community at The high and responsible position of Sealer of Weights and Measures . could not be filled with more honor anc integrity than be the above appointee. To a Correspondent.—The communi eation of Sam was overlooked till tod late. Will attend to him next week. Meanwhile, Sam, keep us posted. i= Rev. Mr. Dryden will discourse or the proper observance of the Christian Sabbath, on Sunday next at the usual hour of service. Private Secretary.—The Governor has appointed W. F. Brocklebank, a relative imported fromthe Atlantic side for the purpose, to the position of private Secretary. The Governor takes back that portion of his message in which itinerent politicians are snubbed a little. To be Sold.---On and after this date will be sold at orices suitable to the times a choice collection of Chemcals, Drugs, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, &c. at SPRNC Drug Store, Commercial street, where enk omers can be accommodated all hours of the day and niversity of the YHE next session of this institution will commence T Monday, January 3d, 1858. In addition to the primarv branches, all the classes of the full collegiate course are taught, and we are welt prepared to give instruction in any or all the branches usually taught in the best colt leges in the East. : Ea i Tuition—per session of 22 weecks—Common Engiis £20: Scientifi course, $30; Collegiate course, #10; Spapish and French, extra, each, #10, : ‘ The boarding department is under the immediate di ection ofthe President, who will spare no effort to s¢ ure the moral and menta; improvement of those place nder his care. Facilities are offered by which young men of steady abits and limited means may board themselves. . For catalogues and further inforn ation apply to A. S. GIBBONS. President Santa Clara, Jan 22, 1858. -— Exchange Bath House. Price Reduced to FIFTY CENTS! . ed as to impose on careless purchasers \ large . ( N this 2st } before me . for the } . fs . by me made aequar . crusher for the stroug side. with my hame onthe bottle, cork, and Fac spy of signature on the label. For sale by “a th respecminls Druggists and dealers in California and Oregon. UDOLPHO WOLER, Sole Importer, 22 Beaker street, New York. Caution to the Public. London Cordial Gin, ClubHouse Gin, NSchicdam Schnapps, Medicated Schnapps. Royal Schna Pps. After several years? experimenting if the n of ( I mately succeeded in the vear 1848, in maktnga Yinits manufacture ; privedofall acrid and inflammatory properties. and reduced perfectly pure. My manufactory is at Schiedam Holland. After several months’ reflection what title to give it, Tintr ce it tethe Anerican public under the name of “‘Wolfe’s Schiedam Aromatie Schnapps.??— ~chiedam is the name of the place in Wolland w here the Gin is manufactured ; Aromatic derives its name from thd Italian Juniper Berry, with which it is flavored ; and the word “Schnapps” is the German for drink—Cogue Dram—Wolfe’s Schiedam Aromatic Drink. : No sooner had my Sehnapps been introduced to the American public, and received with approbation, than the liquor mixers ef New York, Boston and Philadelphia. started in pursult with their mixed aud poisonous stuff. ur r varions names—Schiedam Gin, Schiedam Gin, London Cordial Gin , 1 in seceral Cases my labels have been so perfectly ed. withonly the addition ofafew letters to plead a techRical avoidance of the law, and so earefully preparTunderstanda quantity has been purchased by merchants of California, onaceount ofthe cheapness of the articles. pecially ¢. i i tion of my bottles yaper, With b anufacture by which it was de©e vile imitas Jj colors—yelnded to den the worst A merrectly in the fraud by selling 5, isas much an offender as the principal Thope every honest man esthe health of the community in aid mein ferreting out and exposing merchant. Who, for the sakeof a few jeopardy the lives of the community in Such men should be nailed to the pillory xeeration and wrap; eand red printing—in Such bottles ¢ ipand unwholesome . icipates it ceive careless buyers kind « chant who pa spurious artic wnoy lors sition. ifornia whe which he lives, w the nnsc cents. v sean be purchased at wholesale ziquor Dealers and Druggists in y & Diperer. San Francisco. tiedamr Aromatic Schnapps for UDOLPHO WOLFE Peclaration. day of Jannary. 1858, personally appeared well, a Notary Public, in and County of Nevada, Bridget and the said Bridget redin my presence on business in her tpon her own account, in the Township ala. the and avoeation of x Honse and a a Drinking Saloon, e t invested in said e Thousénd Dolvidnally responsible anvand alldebts that may be by count of said business and calling Cline ‘ business in her own her cont: fed upon: after the date of this Notiee. her BRIDGET ~ CLINE. mark Signed. acknowledced and declared before me this Attest, J. 1 CALDWELL. Qist day of January, 185 State of California, County of Nevada, ss, On this 21st day of Ja 1858, personally appeared before me a Notary Pu 1 and for the said connty, Bridget Cline known to me to be the person described in and when executed the aration and was contents thereof and acknow] nation apart from and without the hearing of her thusband that she executed the same freely ani voluntarily for tne usé¢s and purpeses therein mentioned, without fear or compulsion or &ndue influence of herhusband and that she does not wish to retract the exeention of the same. In witness whereof I do hereunto set My hand and seal . day and date aforesaid. JL CALDWELL, Notary Public. wo + Wife Wanted. DESIRE to inform the young ladies of my lonesome condition, 02 in other words, I want a wife. Tam not of the opinion that long courtshIps are requisite to make man and wife happy. ation I have previonsly followed forbade my marrying, but having now become settled. I feel my re is destitute of ONE whom God createdtomake man happy. Therefore 1 have taken this method to procure one if possible, and IT hope I will not receive the censure of any body for so doing. I have arrived at marriageable age, being now in my 25th year. I was born of respectable parents, possess a good cominen education, and of good standing in society, notextremely handsome, somewhat above the medium height and well proportioned, have cultivated no inteinperate habits, and possess means sufficient to keep a wife comfortably, I am a mechanic. Now if any young lady of good standing in society should from the above deseription feel disposed totake part in making our futu ars happy, and will aldress me, at Moore's Flat, Nevadato. Cal, it may possibly terminate in a blissful union. jan22 [L. S.] jan22 The oceny D. W. C. NELSON, Executors’ Notice. LL persons having demands against the Estate of P. tA. J. EsPeNSCHEID deceased are Notified to present the same to the umudersigned Executors, properly certified, within ten months from this date, or the same will be barred. W. R. COF, J. C. BIRDSEYE. W. W. GATES. A. A.Sargent Atty for Executors, jan22-Im ee — + WH. J. KNOX, C T. OVERTON Knox & Overton, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, OFFICE—On Broad street, 2d door above Pine. jan2?2 rs : G. E. Withington, lea in French and American Paper H&ngings, Window Shades, Brass Corniee, Gold Mouldings. Paints, &c. Painting ofall kinds, and paper hanging, executed in the best styie, at short notice. No. 7 Broad street, Nevada. jan22 NEVADA & GRASS VALLEY Turnpike Company. T a meeting of the Stockholders in the above named ~ Company, held atthe Court House in Nevada city, California, on Monday January 18th, 1858, the foliowing persons, members, were elected as officers of the corpo ation, for the ensuing year, to wit : President—Joseph Woodworth, Grass Valley. Secretary—Rufus Shoemaker, Nevada. Treasurer—W allace Caldwell, Nevada. Directors—John A. Lancaster, Henry Meredith, Ne vada; Thos. Findley, Sacramento; Geo D. Robe . HD. Cady, 8S. D. Bosworth, Grass Valley saa ) JOS. WOODWORTH, President. RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Secretary. jan22 $25 REWARD. Srayed from the subscriber on the night 4 f of January 6th, 1858, one Brown Bay VC m( Pony, Spanish brands on his hip not rec> @ _ollected, hind feet white, saidle marks on his back. Sor 6 years old, heavy built. The above re ward will be paid to any person who will return the Pony to me at Brnsh Creek. =AM. A. HUNTER. Nevada, Jan. 22d, 185, Dissolution. fh firm heretofore known and styled Johnson & GEO.THOMAS & Co. Proprietors. FINE Bath House has been opened on Washington B i street, adjoining the American Exchange, and thie priprietors hope by strict attention to their business tore ceive a good share patronage, u7 tf ee = Phillips is this day dissolved by mutnal consent, CE JOHNSON, H. G, PHILLIPS. January 19th, 1858. The accounts of the firm will be settled by HG P . L1i'S as soon as possible. 3 a j ;