The Wasp — 1892 — page 81: what you’re looking at

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This page features portraits and biographical sketches of California journalists, not political cartoons. The "Library of California Writers" section profiles three men: **Henry Clay Watson** — described as having a "finished" style suited to political and historical writing; credited with helping the *Union* journal navigate California's Civil War-era divisions with "prophetic instinct." **Newton Booth** — praised as an influential editor who established the *Sacramento Union's* reputation and later the *San Francisco Chronicle*. **Samuel Seabough** — noted as an accomplished editorial writer and English scholar who worked for multiple California papers. The page celebrates these journalists' roles in shaping California's political discourse during Reconstruction, presenting them as cultured intellectuals who influenced public opinion on sectional conflict.