August 21, 1852 (4 pages)

ONK COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DRELINY. SATURDAY MORNING, ALGUST 21 REGULAR WHIG NOMINATIONS, FOR PRESIDEN7, Gen, WINFIELD SCOTT ofN. J, FOR VICE PRESIDENT. WILLIAM. A. GRAHAM OF HH. CG. For Presidential Ulcetors : D. H. HASKELL, of San F yaacisco: OHN C. FALL, of Yuba; . E. HALE, of Placer: THOMAS D. JOHNS, of San Diego. For Congress : EO. B. TINGLEY, of Santa Clara; cre Tana . sors of the same party in the state, till. in Nevada in a few weeks. Booth, se. after election, as the light it evolves is too valuable to Whigs to be lost. San Francisco, Aug. 16th, 1852. Tho duet ard t:mult of an excited election have already begun to rise in i this city, and both parties are sounding the note of battle. The Whigsseem to . be cool and expectant. ° Their opponents, if we may judge from appearances, are grouping in the dark for every available menus fora lift. The Whig of this morning gives publicity to some singular facts, which go far to show how much trickery . may be expected — mean, despicable j trickery —from the Locos in the approaching canvass. The Whig says: . At the ratification meeting the othor COUNTY CONVENTION, nior still evinces that striking talentand. The time approaches for the holdgrace that placed him at the head of his. ing of the Whig County Convention— profession for 6o many years. It is still . the first Saturday in September. It the great Booth that shows in his acting. . i. full time for the various townships The papers of this morning state that! i, the county to hold their primary wae Tove ot. Siternas yard 8 jilet meetings for the selection of delegates. resolution last night, authorizing James ‘ ‘ Donahue to lay down pipes through the We trust this duty will be performed streets for the eonveyance of gas to light with an eye single to the harmony of the city. The move is most excellent, . the party, and those sent to represent for many of the rugged paths need en-. the various townships will consider it lightenment. The dark places of San. their duty to consult the great interests Francisco, now the nests of crime, will) of the party, and the advancement of be rendered far less dangerous. Gascan. principle, rather than to engage in be furnished cheaper than any other material for lighting the city. The total amount of gold dust and treasure shipped from this city for the predatory warfare against or for any candidates. Good names are presentjed for the various parts of the county . i . Kossers on Nracara.—When I hurried through your city, Schenectady, a few days ago, to strengthen my outworn nerves by the coatemplation of Niagara Falls, that sublime wonder of nature, to describe which human tongue will never find a word ; to comprehend the grandeur of which man must not leok at it with the natural eye, but with the immortal soul, and listen to its roaring not with the ears, bus with the heart; when we see it with the soul and hear it with the heart, then we understand it, that it is & mirror in which the Creator glassed His own majesty; that in the boundless eternity of time and space is still suing on; thus it is a great monitor to the mortal world, advising man that there is no difficulty over which an iron will cannot prevail. Such a mirror, such a revelation. and such ® monitor was Niagara to me. Every element of physical nature, and By Adams & Co. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER GOLDEN GATE. Ten Days Later News. The fine steamer Golden Gate arrived at San Francisco at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, bringing dates to the 20th July. She made the trip from Panama in 11 days and 21 hours running time. The news by this arrival is of little interest. Among the deaths at Panama are those of the wife of Judge Heydenfeldt, who died on the Ist inst., and Lieut. Gore, of the U. S. army, who died on the same day. The passengers at Panama who were PHILLIP L. EDWARDS,of Sacramento. . night in this city, the committee of ar. for the different offices. A f{u'l ex-. ¢very element of spiritual life, has its Por Jadges of the ®upreme Court: TANTON BUCKNER, of Nevada; -M. HUNTINGTON, of Tuolumne. For Clerk of the Svpreme Conrt : ’, W. HAWKS, of Klamath. Whig County Convention. The Whigs ef Nevada county are hereby house, at Nevada city, the first Saturday of Peptember next, at eleven o'clock a. M., to ominate candidates to be voted for at the ovember election, viz: One Senator, three Represent atives,Sheriff, County Clerk.Couny Treasurer, Assessor, Coroner and Public dministrator. The Convention will also choose delegates othe District Convention fur the nominaon of a Judge of this Judicial District. Bach township will be entitled to one delgate for every hundred electors. The County Committee respectfully sugest that the appointment of delegates to tl is onvention be by township meetings, to be olden as carly 4s the third week in August. A fullattendance is requested, that a thoough organization may be had previous to ntering upon the canvass. By order of the County Ex. Committee, JOUN ANDERSON, Ch'n. Jonx I, SrKus, Sec’y. Lditorial Correspondence. Sacramento, Aug. 14th, 1852. The weather in this city is very sulypressive. lear air and cool water, to this furnaceke place, is disagreeable in the exrives whitened with dust, and his nosils by no means “ free ports of entry.” he arrangements made by the stage binpany for public accommodation are kcellent, but there is one feature detrying nolive, that is—that the prepriora of those houses on the route who gularly furnish meals to passengers, ould tuke pains to keep good tables. hey are apt to get carcless, being sure the custom, as passengers will cat bad te rather than none. At the old Osbrne House, the table for dinner on Fri. hy was wretchedlysunplied, and waited tty havds marked every plate that ssed through them. age proprietors would correct these atters. So faras the stage accommotions are concerned, they are most mfortable—the drive's are gentlemanwa jeight months ending August 15th, is rangements, determining to have a re. °'S B Bagg SS + ae ti : lspectable array of si as officers of . $27.003,118, or at the rato of nearly . Pression of opinion of all sections is equested to meet in Convention in the court . ry, and toa resident in the mountains, . The transition from the . . their meeting, elected as vice-presidents desirable--a careful canvassing of the merits of all claimants, and then, when a selection is made, it should be done with a determination to abide by the are yet boing successfully worked. . result. Unionisstrength. If united, = circular dated Hong-kong, June . the Whigs can carry this county by a oad, tioen Mesure, Rawle, Orinker & Co. . handsome vote. Every augery is in a leading and reliable commercial firm . i 5 our favor. Our national and state jin that piace, is published in this mornfades 1éconiaine some interest. HOMinations have been favorably reing facts. The trade between Hong-. ceived. The great principles upon kong and San Francisco has assumed of; Which we enter into the contest are late much importance. The emigration . well-marked, and cordially endorsed during the year from Hong-kong amount. One more trust remains to be fulfilled. ed to 28,000 persons. The rate of pass. q+4,¢ county nominations have yet to be made, and much depends upon the The . emigration has had its sudden periods uf . harmory and good feeling in the discharge of this duty. We need good activity acd dullness, and was at the date of the circular less active than for; —" o. ; pie the previous five months, owing to the . Whigs in the Legislature, to assist in demand for laborers caused by the rice. the reformation of State legislation. crop. After the harvesting of the crops, . The offices of County Clerk, Sheriff, it is thought the rush will re-commence. . Assessor, Treasurer, &c. will require The shipments of merchandise are in-. attention, that reliable men may have charge of the interests of the county ; and we need a thorough organization creasing of late. of the party in the whole county, to /among others, G. B. Post. Alfved DeWitt, . . W. D. M. Howard and Wm. H. White. . Two of these gentlemen are whigs, and . tWo are democrats. ithe honor done him, Mr. G. B. Post re. sponds as follows, through a card in the . Alta California : A CARD. “To tie Pustic.—Having seen my . with.and being one of the Vice-Presi. dents of the Granite Club, and also one . of the Vice-Presidents of the ratification meeting held on the Plaza last evening, . . take this opportunity and method of . siying and assuring my friends that I . am not, nor do I consider inyself a mem. ber of the Granite Club, and that my . . name w-s placed there without authority, and that [ was not at the ratification meeting. nor do I endorse all the state . nominations of the Benicia Convention. Ana, although . am a true democrat. and a Pierce and King man, and will do all in my power to promote the interests . and insure the success of the democratic . party in this State, will nse the same . exertion to defeat a portion of the nomijnees of the Benicia Democratic State . Convention. G. B. Post. San Francisco, Aug. 13, 1852.” When informed of . enormous, and must prove that the mines {name in the public prints as connected } ing’s Herald. \age has averaged at $40 per head. $50,000,000 per year. The exports of dust for June reached the erormous amount of $5,337,443. This is really ; Mr. Alfred DeWitt, not flattered by . ‘the distinction shown him, thus replied : “ Messrs. Eprrons:—You will muc oblige mo by stating that my name ns} . Vice-President of the meeting held on} } ' ' eme. The trip hitherward, per stage,/ the Plaza on the 12th inst. was used . Me™ and are spreading Oner the whole . hot and dusty, and a person cenerally . Without my authority, and also that [. face of the globe in pursuit ef employ. wag not present at that meeting. Be. ilieving that the nominations of the Bo. jnicia Convention are disapproved of by . . © large portion of the democratic party, . II trust that successful efforts will be . {made at the next election to place in. joftice candidates who may give more satisfaction to the party. . I remain very truly yours, Atrrep DeWrrr.” . . The Whig further says itis authorized . \by Mr. Howard to state that he is a . . Whig, has always been a Whig, and . that he was absent from town at the . timo of the meeting, . . It atso says Wm. H. White, the fourth . hj will be highly advantageous. They are . jthem by “Mandarin Bigler,” in this If the Chinese can bo induced to undertake the reclamation and cultivation vere aveney 808 “i so sega go into a successful contest. Come raise rice, tea, &c.—their advent hither . © 4 : up, brother W higs ; engage in the task before you with good feeling and unity, and when the task is performed, go to work zealously for the nominces, for the advancement of the great principles of the party. All the township mectings should be holden during the next week. It will be seen in another column that the Nevada township meeting will be held to-night, at the court house, at eight o'clock. an industrious, peaceable, faithful set of ment. Inherens energies, or the press. . ure ofa vast home population, sends them . out, and wherever they get a foothold . they hold it, and in the end secure a! good reputation. The movement against state, will probably check the tide of . emigration hitherward of this singular . people, when it is known in China. . “Mr. Henley’s clear and forcible ar-. gumontative powers, and his impressive and truthful logic—besides his infinite . fund of wit and anecdote—have created . quite a feeling in his favor, not only . For the Journal. A Larce and enthusiastic meeting of the Whigs of Mississippi Valley and vicinity, was held at the O/d Dominion pon hy rough. uncombed men, whose . A word from the . House, on Saturday evening, Aug. 14th, for the parpose of chosing delegates to the County Convention to be holden at Nevada, Sept. 4th, next. The meeting being called to order by . J. L. Moore, Esq., upon his motion Sudge . James MeConaughy was chosen to prejside, and Samuel 38. Field appointed . Secretary. i ‘A b é jumong the members of eur own ranks Vice-President, is a Whig,and was once . but those of the opposition.” 1a Whig enndidate for Alderman ; be. Despite the Cicerenian qualities assides he has been four months absent . cribed to the “ from the state, and has not yet returned. . The entire rottenness of a party that is put to, and will practice such shifts, . to effect an organization, is beyond quesold war-horse” by the . truthful correspondent of the State Journal above quoted, he could not create a feeling in his favor in the State Demoeratic Convention. but was ignominiously destiny, and destiny must be accomplished. The mighty waters of the always increasing Lake Erie must have and must make anoutlet. Those waters must flow, and mankind must be free. Both are a destiny. A whim of nature barred the way to those waters by a mighty range of rocks, as crime and 1mbition barred the way to mankind's liberty by a rocky range of despotisn ; but the falling waters broke the barrier of rocks; progressing liberty will break . the barrier of despotism. It is destiny When I saw the waters take that eub. . lime leap over the rocks, and below the . boiling foam of overcome toils, crowned with the rainbow of victory, and then after victory, flowing on in enlm peace— . when I saw the struggle, the victory— . the rainbow and the peace—a mysterious voice in the recees of my heart told . ine, there is the mirror of my country's cause. And the rainbow in the foaming deep . once to Noah spoke, and an inexpressible joy thrilled through my heart, and I adored the Almighty with the awe of silence, that eloquence of a deep, feeling heart.—Albany Adv. During Mons. Maillefert's operations on the rocks at Hell Gate, o short time since, the force of the explosions orought up a sturgeon weighing 250 lbs., and measuring eight feet in length, anda bass of some 22 Ibs. They were captured before recovering from the astonishment of the shock. ; A great storm on the Monongahela i ly, destroyed much property, by pros. trating grain fields and timber fences, blowing down houses, barns, &c. rT ~ pe ; By way of novelty, Mr. J. M. Field, . of the St. Louis Varieties, has made an engegement with the Misses Fox, the “Spirit-rappers.” Tho Republican of . of that city, says: “The first night of . their engagement, the raps on the side . scene, stage, prosceneum. &e., were loud enough to be heard all over the house.” As the lid of a coffin was about being . fastened down in Rochester recently, . the inmate was discovered to be living. The poor fellow who came sonear being . buried alive, is now likely to recover. spoke to me like the rainbow on the sky . river and valley above Pittsburg. recent. ticketed through by the New Orleans, have been forwarded to San Francisco. The steamer Unicorn left Panama for San Francisco on the 27th July, with 195 passengers. The Georgia disunion Convention has proved to be a mere abortion in the way of producing any political discord among the whiga. They have quarrelled among themselves. A free soil mecting at Philadelphia had nominated Jobn P. Hale and Cassius M. Clay, as Presidentix] candidates. Hon. John McKinley, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of ithe United States, diced on the 18th of duly. A number of Boston merchants have petitioned Congress to recognise the Haytien Emperor, Faustin1. The com. merce of the United States with Hayti, says the petition, is greater than that with China, and it nearly equals in aggregate amount thet with Portugal, . Madeira, the Azores. the Cape de Verde 'Islunds, Italy, Sicily, Trieste, and all . the other Austrian ports, and Turkey. Tt exceeds more than twenty thousand the trade with Holland and the 'Dutch East Indies. Brazil, with her . population of five millions, only employs one third more American shipping, and . Mexico employs one third less American shipping, than Hayti. Indecd, Venezuela, Bolivia, the Cisplatine and Argentine republics, and Peru, all together, only equal Hayti in this respect. Now this Haytien trade has increased this last year, 1851, ¢545197, making in all, a trade amounting to $1,889,968, on a ratio of increase of nearly twenty five per centum. Hayti has been recognized as an independent state by all the European governments, and the petitioners pray that it be recognized by our government in order that our vast and growing e mmerce in that region may have due proAmong the signatures we notice many of the most €minent merchants of Boston, of all parties. A simtection. An evidence of the large amount of jtravel across Lake Erie, and especially hy the Central Michigan line of setcamjers. is given by the Detroit Free Press of Monday. It says that the Mayflower reached port on Saturday, from Buffalo, ilar move is contemplated in New York. A public dinner has been given to Mr. John S. Thrasher, by the people of New Orleans. The funeral obsequies of Henry Clay jtion. The State ticket put forward by . . The President, upon taking the Chair, scalsaidiahy pactsbon te nrc, Pee . rere celebrated in New “York cb the and obliging. the carriages easy, and e arrangements generally conducted as to give public satisfaction. The improvements in the business and Pearancg of this city during the pas! w months, are most striking. Substannl brick buildings are being erected on K. and Sd streets, and very much of @ bustle and noise that characterized e cily in’50,isapparent. The steamson the river are doing a good busise, generally running with fuli freight d passengers. Many of the buildings are yet decoted with the insignia of mourning in nor of Mr. Clay, The procession at @ obsequies is represented to have been ost imposing and appropriate. The tion was delivered by Hon. ‘Tod Robson, in the American Theatre. The Bakers are here, and procced toght to San Francisco, to open at the elphi. They are just from Placerle, where they have had a ploasing ception. It is said that a new press, emanating bm the State Journal office, has gone to Coloma. The El Dorado Nevrs has othing to say against it,” but deems e enterprise rather hazardous. The ‘ie democracy” have been in Californ and misrule, is indeed a forlorn e. But a bad case is made worse en added to a poor cause such bad Veit in hand. ‘Tho State Journal itfis said to be on the point of extineond the point of endurance, © falling house.” k bolow the horizon, like its predecesot empt to build up a party press upon . neiples so fully exploded as those of h, by three years of shameful legisla. nagers as the proprietors of this sheet . n, and has disgusted its own party Its cirlation is said to be very limited in cramento, about one-fourth that of the ion, and much of its currency derived m Whigs, who buy it up to circulate tending to strengthen the Whig intet by its naive expositions ef democra-~. stock company of much merit Several of its proprietors have “left . leave to-day for Sacramento, where they We trust it will not . play fora week or two, and then will . the Democrats, cannot command the . Whose influence put them in nomination. . The “deceney and respectability” of . into the support of men who have not the confidence or support of their party where they are known, and who were put up by rowdy city influence, in spite of the strong claims of agriculturists and miners to representation. . California is daily having more reason . to be proud of its great commercial emyorium. In every direction it is extend\ing its solid brick work bulwarks to the . ravaging element, and especially toward the bay aro the improvements stupenjdous. The broad space designated as . water-lots has lost all title to that desig. { . . . nation from the rapid filling in with sand jand building that has taken place. . . sive fire cannot again sweep the busi. ness portion of this city, so that the . chief element of risk in California business is removed. Col. Baker, of Illinois, the eloquent . Whig orator, is now in this city. He contemplates a visit to the mines before jong, and will take Nevada in his course. J. H. Minirr, Esq., recently of our j city, has taken an interest in the Empire Printing Office in this city, and is doing @ good business. He is enterpri,sing, and a good printer, and we trust his prosperity will continue. He belongs ; to the noble old regime of printers, who . Preferred the mines to “ratting.” San Francisco, Aug. 17th, 1852. Mr. Boorn, the celebrated tragedian, has been playing in this city with much success for several weeks past, with the support of his son and his wife Miss Caroline Chapman, Mr. Hamilton, and a They e visit ihe mining region. They will b Support of any save the rowdy clique . ithe party “spew it out of its mouth ” . The mining counties must not be seduced . Grand Council. . Montgomery-street, once the boundary, . Tuesday night last. is now the heart of the city. An exten: : ;meneed in a more substantial form. lta, from the effects of a wound inflicted . put down for his Nativism. It is surpristated in a few introductory remarks jsing how Henley can swallow insults. . the object of the meeting. After which Here he is on the stump hammering the following wamed persons were unanaway for the very men and their friends . imously chosen delegates to the Conven~ . who could not find epithets enough in. a N.C. Herriton, J. L. Moore, N. Bowden, A. I. Howard, C. P. Rose, Wm. W. Jenkins. On motion of Mr. Moore, it was voted, that delegates attending the Convention be authorized to fill any vacancy that may occar in the delegation. On motion of N.C. Harrison. the President and Secretary of the meeting were added to the delegation already chosen. After which J. L. Moore, Esq. addressed the meeting in a few eloquent and appropriate remarks. It was then voted that the proceed. ings of the meeting be published in the . Nevada Journal. On motion, the meeting then ad\ journed. ‘their vocabulary to apply to him in the . ; The same correspondent speaks of. . Calaveras county as the “banner county” of the state, and says—“ the soubri. quet grates harshly upon the drum of a . Whig ear.” Falsehood always grates harshly upon a Whig ear. ‘The idea of Calaveras county being a banner demojeratic county, is supremely ridiculous. The Campbell split there has rent the party to atoms, and the Chronicle, ancutral paper, has predicted the county sure for the Whigs. Firr.—Three dwelling houses were destroyed by fire on Main street, Grass FEN Ser ale . Valley, above the Beatty House, on. 8&°The communication of “‘S. A.” in The fire was the . Preference to the Telegraph, shall appear result of accident. Rebuilding has com. im our next. James McConaveny; Pres't. Samver 8S. Frep, Sec’y. bay The announcement of names as A New Cavadn ie a ‘ty progress of . candidates for county offices cannnot api ; : ag i less the mone erection by the Methodist Episcopal So. shes pris cotton J ciety of Marysville. It is to be built of . '8 Sent With the an mba brick, on the corner of E and 4th streets. eq.The next session of the District A company of Dragoons has been disCourt will be held in this place the sepatched from Benicia, for Shasta, where . COnd week in September. they are toremain till ordered further; The citizens of New Orleans have yonorth. Samver B. Daacertt, of Maine, aged 38 years, died on the 11th inst., at Shas. $3.000,000, in aid of the New Orleans and Jackson railroad. A Remeny —A fig roasted and applied to corns of the longest standing is said to be a certain cure. A despatch from Concord, N. H., da” ted Saturday, states that at Lake Village, N. H., on that morning, three young girls were drowned. by one McMahon, A shipment of 5000 Pine Apples from the Island of Maui, was received at San Francisco Ly the Iowa, a few days since, and on discharging the lot, but fifteen of the fruit were found sound. : fhe APRN Ne. An interesting communication The Union has had ‘the gratification . toshake hands again with Frank Rivers.” The N. ¥. Herald intimates that the . this number. Japan expedition has been abandoned by tho government. been unusually cool ted in favor of a tax upon the city for . from our regular correspondent at Vera . Cruz, will be found on the first page of . ma The nights for a short time back haye . he . : . fan was his advertisement A man named Francis Schidel, at the last term of the St. Louis Criminal Court, . was sentenced to one hundred and four years imprisonment —five years for an assault with intent to kill, and ninetynine years for sbooting and killing a deputy constable. Tue Duke or WELLINGTON AND Grenerat Scorr. — The Richmond Enquirer states, that from the dies upon which was struck the gold medal voted by the Virginia Legislature to General Scott. there was also struck one silver and several bronze copies of the oriz;inal. One of the bronze copies was forwarded by accompanied by a letter, in which the Governor remarked : “T hope a c.py of the médal which was voléd to America’s greatest soldier, may not be unacceptable to your Grace, jany living man, how to appreciate military merit, and who can sympathize, above all others, in the honors pnid to . military greatness.” The Duke has recently answered this letter, thanking the Governor for his favorable notice, and adding . “In common with the world at large, T read with admiration the reports of the . operations of Gen. Scott, and [ sincerely rejoice that the State of Virginia has noticed them by this token of admiration.” cinstoeheninGrapeaineaae OL, ILLusTRATING A Speecn.—The Boston Transcript gives a humorous account of the first stump speech in favor of Gen. shortly after the Mexican war, and pre. sented to him some twelve months since, . Gov. Floyd to the Duke of Wellington, . who understands, probably, better than . 20th July. Gen. Hamilton has recommended to ithe Texan creditors, to take what is . Offered them for their claims, . Geo. C. Washing'on has declined tho . nomination for Vice President on tho ticket with Mr. Webster, and has avowed himself in {favor of Gen. Scott,. . In Congress, the postage bill was still . under discussion. The bill authorising ithe President to raise three regiments to protect the overland emigration to: {California and Oregon, had also been under discussion. The papers contain the official letter /of Daniel Webster, relative to the anti. cipated difficulty on the fishing grounds of New Foundland. There is much apprehension of difficulty between the two’ governments. Among the passengers killed by tho explosion of the steamer Biloxi, at New Orleans, on the 5th July, were Judge Isaac Preston and Mr. Woolf, City Attorney. Great excitement existed in England relative to the Australian Gold mines. The police at Paris had detected a Conspiracy to assassinate Louis Nupeleon, by means of an infernal machine. Many arrests were made, among which were several women. ‘The conspirators were mostly of the working orders, SoMETHING OF A —Tlie: late Cherokee Pinta "ale cy ceived a few lines from its friend ShiScott, by a young gentleman of Somerville, who chose fitetcetran the steps . jofa church. After a brilliant review of . . the life and services of the hero of Lundy’s Lane, “the expected overwhelmingly brilliant peroration was suddenly jeut short by the accidental stepping jever the edge of his ‘platform’ by the . @-oquent young orator, who rolled heayi. ) . ly down the steps and embankment, but . on being picked up by two lads who had d {alone been his auditors, he declared he i had only been showing how Gen. Pierce . fell from his horse!” Genin, the New York hatter, who nakes a fortune every year by his advertising, distributed 20,000 palm leaf fans in the streets of N. York on one of the ttest days of last month. On every one year, leavin children. The Onondaigua Co., yah-too-ka. giving a description of severe and desiractirs FT none. Pryor's Creek, Saline District, on the 13th ult. He says: “The hail was the size of dumplings; it stripped the trecs of their branches, and the grass was literally beaten into the earth. Horses: were killed. and the birds of the gir vere picked <P % tt haoge ged and were also found tha stoned to death by the hail ove Dizrp.—On Deer Creek, near Nevada city, on the 15th inst , Esther B. Ster-~ ling, the wife of J. M. Sterling, aed 46 years, after a long, protracted illness of & 8 family of three small eceased was a native of Onond N.Y. New-York and: ilmington, Del. papers please copy.

ONK COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DRELINY. SATURDAY MORNING, ALGUST 21 REGULAR WHIG NOMINATIONS, FOR PRESIDEN7, Gen, WINFIELD SCOTT ofN. J, FOR VICE PRESIDENT. WILLIAM. A. GRAHAM OF HH. CG. For Presidential Ulcetors : D. H. HASKELL, of San F yaacisco: OHN C. FALL, of Yuba; . E. HALE, of Placer: THOMAS D. JOHNS, of San Diego. For Congress : EO. B. TINGLEY, of Santa Clara; cre Tana . sors of the same party in the state, till. in Nevada in a few weeks. Booth, se. after election, as the light it evolves is too valuable to Whigs to be lost. San Francisco, Aug. 16th, 1852. Tho duet ard t:mult of an excited election have already begun to rise in i this city, and both parties are sounding the note of battle. The Whigsseem to . be cool and expectant. ° Their opponents, if we may judge from appearances, are grouping in the dark for every available menus fora lift. The Whig of this morning gives publicity to some singular facts, which go far to show how much trickery . may be expected — mean, despicable j trickery —from the Locos in the approaching canvass. The Whig says: . At the ratification meeting the othor COUNTY CONVENTION, nior still evinces that striking talentand. The time approaches for the holdgrace that placed him at the head of his. ing of the Whig County Convention— profession for 6o many years. It is still . the first Saturday in September. It the great Booth that shows in his acting. . i. full time for the various townships The papers of this morning state that! i, the county to hold their primary wae Tove ot. Siternas yard 8 jilet meetings for the selection of delegates. resolution last night, authorizing James ‘ ‘ Donahue to lay down pipes through the We trust this duty will be performed streets for the eonveyance of gas to light with an eye single to the harmony of the city. The move is most excellent, . the party, and those sent to represent for many of the rugged paths need en-. the various townships will consider it lightenment. The dark places of San. their duty to consult the great interests Francisco, now the nests of crime, will) of the party, and the advancement of be rendered far less dangerous. Gascan. principle, rather than to engage in be furnished cheaper than any other material for lighting the city. The total amount of gold dust and treasure shipped from this city for the predatory warfare against or for any candidates. Good names are presentjed for the various parts of the county . i . Kossers on Nracara.—When I hurried through your city, Schenectady, a few days ago, to strengthen my outworn nerves by the coatemplation of Niagara Falls, that sublime wonder of nature, to describe which human tongue will never find a word ; to comprehend the grandeur of which man must not leok at it with the natural eye, but with the immortal soul, and listen to its roaring not with the ears, bus with the heart; when we see it with the soul and hear it with the heart, then we understand it, that it is & mirror in which the Creator glassed His own majesty; that in the boundless eternity of time and space is still suing on; thus it is a great monitor to the mortal world, advising man that there is no difficulty over which an iron will cannot prevail. Such a mirror, such a revelation. and such ® monitor was Niagara to me. Every element of physical nature, and By Adams & Co. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER GOLDEN GATE. Ten Days Later News. The fine steamer Golden Gate arrived at San Francisco at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, bringing dates to the 20th July. She made the trip from Panama in 11 days and 21 hours running time. The news by this arrival is of little interest. Among the deaths at Panama are those of the wife of Judge Heydenfeldt, who died on the Ist inst., and Lieut. Gore, of the U. S. army, who died on the same day. The passengers at Panama who were PHILLIP L. EDWARDS,of Sacramento. . night in this city, the committee of ar. for the different offices. A f{u'l ex-. ¢very element of spiritual life, has its Por Jadges of the ®upreme Court: TANTON BUCKNER, of Nevada; -M. HUNTINGTON, of Tuolumne. For Clerk of the Svpreme Conrt : ’, W. HAWKS, of Klamath. Whig County Convention. The Whigs ef Nevada county are hereby house, at Nevada city, the first Saturday of Peptember next, at eleven o'clock a. M., to ominate candidates to be voted for at the ovember election, viz: One Senator, three Represent atives,Sheriff, County Clerk.Couny Treasurer, Assessor, Coroner and Public dministrator. The Convention will also choose delegates othe District Convention fur the nominaon of a Judge of this Judicial District. Bach township will be entitled to one delgate for every hundred electors. The County Committee respectfully sugest that the appointment of delegates to tl is onvention be by township meetings, to be olden as carly 4s the third week in August. A fullattendance is requested, that a thoough organization may be had previous to ntering upon the canvass. By order of the County Ex. Committee, JOUN ANDERSON, Ch'n. Jonx I, SrKus, Sec’y. Lditorial Correspondence. Sacramento, Aug. 14th, 1852. The weather in this city is very sulypressive. lear air and cool water, to this furnaceke place, is disagreeable in the exrives whitened with dust, and his nosils by no means “ free ports of entry.” he arrangements made by the stage binpany for public accommodation are kcellent, but there is one feature detrying nolive, that is—that the prepriora of those houses on the route who gularly furnish meals to passengers, ould tuke pains to keep good tables. hey are apt to get carcless, being sure the custom, as passengers will cat bad te rather than none. At the old Osbrne House, the table for dinner on Fri. hy was wretchedlysunplied, and waited tty havds marked every plate that ssed through them. age proprietors would correct these atters. So faras the stage accommotions are concerned, they are most mfortable—the drive's are gentlemanwa jeight months ending August 15th, is rangements, determining to have a re. °'S B Bagg SS + ae ti : lspectable array of si as officers of . $27.003,118, or at the rato of nearly . Pression of opinion of all sections is equested to meet in Convention in the court . ry, and toa resident in the mountains, . The transition from the . . their meeting, elected as vice-presidents desirable--a careful canvassing of the merits of all claimants, and then, when a selection is made, it should be done with a determination to abide by the are yet boing successfully worked. . result. Unionisstrength. If united, = circular dated Hong-kong, June . the Whigs can carry this county by a oad, tioen Mesure, Rawle, Orinker & Co. . handsome vote. Every augery is in a leading and reliable commercial firm . i 5 our favor. Our national and state jin that piace, is published in this mornfades 1éconiaine some interest. HOMinations have been favorably reing facts. The trade between Hong-. ceived. The great principles upon kong and San Francisco has assumed of; Which we enter into the contest are late much importance. The emigration . well-marked, and cordially endorsed during the year from Hong-kong amount. One more trust remains to be fulfilled. ed to 28,000 persons. The rate of pass. q+4,¢ county nominations have yet to be made, and much depends upon the The . emigration has had its sudden periods uf . harmory and good feeling in the discharge of this duty. We need good activity acd dullness, and was at the date of the circular less active than for; —" o. ; pie the previous five months, owing to the . Whigs in the Legislature, to assist in demand for laborers caused by the rice. the reformation of State legislation. crop. After the harvesting of the crops, . The offices of County Clerk, Sheriff, it is thought the rush will re-commence. . Assessor, Treasurer, &c. will require The shipments of merchandise are in-. attention, that reliable men may have charge of the interests of the county ; and we need a thorough organization creasing of late. of the party in the whole county, to /among others, G. B. Post. Alfved DeWitt, . . W. D. M. Howard and Wm. H. White. . Two of these gentlemen are whigs, and . tWo are democrats. ithe honor done him, Mr. G. B. Post re. sponds as follows, through a card in the . Alta California : A CARD. “To tie Pustic.—Having seen my . with.and being one of the Vice-Presi. dents of the Granite Club, and also one . of the Vice-Presidents of the ratification meeting held on the Plaza last evening, . . take this opportunity and method of . siying and assuring my friends that I . am not, nor do I consider inyself a mem. ber of the Granite Club, and that my . . name w-s placed there without authority, and that [ was not at the ratification meeting. nor do I endorse all the state . nominations of the Benicia Convention. Ana, although . am a true democrat. and a Pierce and King man, and will do all in my power to promote the interests . and insure the success of the democratic . party in this State, will nse the same . exertion to defeat a portion of the nomijnees of the Benicia Democratic State . Convention. G. B. Post. San Francisco, Aug. 13, 1852.” When informed of . enormous, and must prove that the mines {name in the public prints as connected } ing’s Herald. \age has averaged at $40 per head. $50,000,000 per year. The exports of dust for June reached the erormous amount of $5,337,443. This is really ; Mr. Alfred DeWitt, not flattered by . ‘the distinction shown him, thus replied : “ Messrs. Eprrons:—You will muc oblige mo by stating that my name ns} . Vice-President of the meeting held on} } ' ' eme. The trip hitherward, per stage,/ the Plaza on the 12th inst. was used . Me™ and are spreading Oner the whole . hot and dusty, and a person cenerally . Without my authority, and also that [. face of the globe in pursuit ef employ. wag not present at that meeting. Be. ilieving that the nominations of the Bo. jnicia Convention are disapproved of by . . © large portion of the democratic party, . II trust that successful efforts will be . {made at the next election to place in. joftice candidates who may give more satisfaction to the party. . I remain very truly yours, Atrrep DeWrrr.” . . The Whig further says itis authorized . \by Mr. Howard to state that he is a . . Whig, has always been a Whig, and . that he was absent from town at the . timo of the meeting, . . It atso says Wm. H. White, the fourth . hj will be highly advantageous. They are . jthem by “Mandarin Bigler,” in this If the Chinese can bo induced to undertake the reclamation and cultivation vere aveney 808 “i so sega go into a successful contest. Come raise rice, tea, &c.—their advent hither . © 4 : up, brother W higs ; engage in the task before you with good feeling and unity, and when the task is performed, go to work zealously for the nominces, for the advancement of the great principles of the party. All the township mectings should be holden during the next week. It will be seen in another column that the Nevada township meeting will be held to-night, at the court house, at eight o'clock. an industrious, peaceable, faithful set of ment. Inherens energies, or the press. . ure ofa vast home population, sends them . out, and wherever they get a foothold . they hold it, and in the end secure a! good reputation. The movement against state, will probably check the tide of . emigration hitherward of this singular . people, when it is known in China. . “Mr. Henley’s clear and forcible ar-. gumontative powers, and his impressive and truthful logic—besides his infinite . fund of wit and anecdote—have created . quite a feeling in his favor, not only . For the Journal. A Larce and enthusiastic meeting of the Whigs of Mississippi Valley and vicinity, was held at the O/d Dominion pon hy rough. uncombed men, whose . A word from the . House, on Saturday evening, Aug. 14th, for the parpose of chosing delegates to the County Convention to be holden at Nevada, Sept. 4th, next. The meeting being called to order by . J. L. Moore, Esq., upon his motion Sudge . James MeConaughy was chosen to prejside, and Samuel 38. Field appointed . Secretary. i ‘A b é jumong the members of eur own ranks Vice-President, is a Whig,and was once . but those of the opposition.” 1a Whig enndidate for Alderman ; be. Despite the Cicerenian qualities assides he has been four months absent . cribed to the “ from the state, and has not yet returned. . The entire rottenness of a party that is put to, and will practice such shifts, . to effect an organization, is beyond quesold war-horse” by the . truthful correspondent of the State Journal above quoted, he could not create a feeling in his favor in the State Demoeratic Convention. but was ignominiously destiny, and destiny must be accomplished. The mighty waters of the always increasing Lake Erie must have and must make anoutlet. Those waters must flow, and mankind must be free. Both are a destiny. A whim of nature barred the way to those waters by a mighty range of rocks, as crime and 1mbition barred the way to mankind's liberty by a rocky range of despotisn ; but the falling waters broke the barrier of rocks; progressing liberty will break . the barrier of despotism. It is destiny When I saw the waters take that eub. . lime leap over the rocks, and below the . boiling foam of overcome toils, crowned with the rainbow of victory, and then after victory, flowing on in enlm peace— . when I saw the struggle, the victory— . the rainbow and the peace—a mysterious voice in the recees of my heart told . ine, there is the mirror of my country's cause. And the rainbow in the foaming deep . once to Noah spoke, and an inexpressible joy thrilled through my heart, and I adored the Almighty with the awe of silence, that eloquence of a deep, feeling heart.—Albany Adv. During Mons. Maillefert's operations on the rocks at Hell Gate, o short time since, the force of the explosions orought up a sturgeon weighing 250 lbs., and measuring eight feet in length, anda bass of some 22 Ibs. They were captured before recovering from the astonishment of the shock. ; A great storm on the Monongahela i ly, destroyed much property, by pros. trating grain fields and timber fences, blowing down houses, barns, &c. rT ~ pe ; By way of novelty, Mr. J. M. Field, . of the St. Louis Varieties, has made an engegement with the Misses Fox, the “Spirit-rappers.” Tho Republican of . of that city, says: “The first night of . their engagement, the raps on the side . scene, stage, prosceneum. &e., were loud enough to be heard all over the house.” As the lid of a coffin was about being .

fastened down in Rochester recently, . the inmate was discovered to be living. The poor fellow who came sonear being . buried alive, is now likely to recover. spoke to me like the rainbow on the sky . river and valley above Pittsburg. recent. ticketed through by the New Orleans, have been forwarded to San Francisco. The steamer Unicorn left Panama for San Francisco on the 27th July, with 195 passengers. The Georgia disunion Convention has proved to be a mere abortion in the way of producing any political discord among the whiga. They have quarrelled among themselves. A free soil mecting at Philadelphia had nominated Jobn P. Hale and Cassius M. Clay, as Presidentix] candidates. Hon. John McKinley, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of ithe United States, diced on the 18th of duly. A number of Boston merchants have petitioned Congress to recognise the Haytien Emperor, Faustin1. The com. merce of the United States with Hayti, says the petition, is greater than that with China, and it nearly equals in aggregate amount thet with Portugal, . Madeira, the Azores. the Cape de Verde 'Islunds, Italy, Sicily, Trieste, and all . the other Austrian ports, and Turkey. Tt exceeds more than twenty thousand the trade with Holland and the 'Dutch East Indies. Brazil, with her . population of five millions, only employs one third more American shipping, and . Mexico employs one third less American shipping, than Hayti. Indecd, Venezuela, Bolivia, the Cisplatine and Argentine republics, and Peru, all together, only equal Hayti in this respect. Now this Haytien trade has increased this last year, 1851, ¢545197, making in all, a trade amounting to $1,889,968, on a ratio of increase of nearly twenty five per centum. Hayti has been recognized as an independent state by all the European governments, and the petitioners pray that it be recognized by our government in order that our vast and growing e mmerce in that region may have due proAmong the signatures we notice many of the most €minent merchants of Boston, of all parties. A simtection. An evidence of the large amount of jtravel across Lake Erie, and especially hy the Central Michigan line of setcamjers. is given by the Detroit Free Press of Monday. It says that the Mayflower reached port on Saturday, from Buffalo, ilar move is contemplated in New York. A public dinner has been given to Mr. John S. Thrasher, by the people of New Orleans. The funeral obsequies of Henry Clay jtion. The State ticket put forward by . . The President, upon taking the Chair, scalsaidiahy pactsbon te nrc, Pee . rere celebrated in New “York cb the and obliging. the carriages easy, and e arrangements generally conducted as to give public satisfaction. The improvements in the business and Pearancg of this city during the pas! w months, are most striking. Substannl brick buildings are being erected on K. and Sd streets, and very much of @ bustle and noise that characterized e cily in’50,isapparent. The steamson the river are doing a good busise, generally running with fuli freight d passengers. Many of the buildings are yet decoted with the insignia of mourning in nor of Mr. Clay, The procession at @ obsequies is represented to have been ost imposing and appropriate. The tion was delivered by Hon. ‘Tod Robson, in the American Theatre. The Bakers are here, and procced toght to San Francisco, to open at the elphi. They are just from Placerle, where they have had a ploasing ception. It is said that a new press, emanating bm the State Journal office, has gone to Coloma. The El Dorado Nevrs has othing to say against it,” but deems e enterprise rather hazardous. The ‘ie democracy” have been in Californ and misrule, is indeed a forlorn e. But a bad case is made worse en added to a poor cause such bad Veit in hand. ‘Tho State Journal itfis said to be on the point of extineond the point of endurance, © falling house.” k bolow the horizon, like its predecesot empt to build up a party press upon . neiples so fully exploded as those of h, by three years of shameful legisla. nagers as the proprietors of this sheet . n, and has disgusted its own party Its cirlation is said to be very limited in cramento, about one-fourth that of the ion, and much of its currency derived m Whigs, who buy it up to circulate tending to strengthen the Whig intet by its naive expositions ef democra-~. stock company of much merit Several of its proprietors have “left . leave to-day for Sacramento, where they We trust it will not . play fora week or two, and then will . the Democrats, cannot command the . Whose influence put them in nomination. . The “deceney and respectability” of . into the support of men who have not the confidence or support of their party where they are known, and who were put up by rowdy city influence, in spite of the strong claims of agriculturists and miners to representation. . California is daily having more reason . to be proud of its great commercial emyorium. In every direction it is extend\ing its solid brick work bulwarks to the . ravaging element, and especially toward the bay aro the improvements stupenjdous. The broad space designated as . water-lots has lost all title to that desig. { . . . nation from the rapid filling in with sand jand building that has taken place. . . sive fire cannot again sweep the busi. ness portion of this city, so that the . chief element of risk in California business is removed. Col. Baker, of Illinois, the eloquent . Whig orator, is now in this city. He contemplates a visit to the mines before jong, and will take Nevada in his course. J. H. Minirr, Esq., recently of our j city, has taken an interest in the Empire Printing Office in this city, and is doing @ good business. He is enterpri,sing, and a good printer, and we trust his prosperity will continue. He belongs ; to the noble old regime of printers, who . Preferred the mines to “ratting.” San Francisco, Aug. 17th, 1852. Mr. Boorn, the celebrated tragedian, has been playing in this city with much success for several weeks past, with the support of his son and his wife Miss Caroline Chapman, Mr. Hamilton, and a They e visit ihe mining region. They will b Support of any save the rowdy clique . ithe party “spew it out of its mouth ” . The mining counties must not be seduced . Grand Council. . Montgomery-street, once the boundary, . Tuesday night last. is now the heart of the city. An exten: : ;meneed in a more substantial form. lta, from the effects of a wound inflicted . put down for his Nativism. It is surpristated in a few introductory remarks jsing how Henley can swallow insults. . the object of the meeting. After which Here he is on the stump hammering the following wamed persons were unanaway for the very men and their friends . imously chosen delegates to the Conven~ . who could not find epithets enough in. a N.C. Herriton, J. L. Moore, N. Bowden, A. I. Howard, C. P. Rose, Wm. W. Jenkins. On motion of Mr. Moore, it was voted, that delegates attending the Convention be authorized to fill any vacancy that may occar in the delegation. On motion of N.C. Harrison. the President and Secretary of the meeting were added to the delegation already chosen. After which J. L. Moore, Esq. addressed the meeting in a few eloquent and appropriate remarks. It was then voted that the proceed. ings of the meeting be published in the . Nevada Journal. On motion, the meeting then ad\ journed. ‘their vocabulary to apply to him in the . ; The same correspondent speaks of. . Calaveras county as the “banner county” of the state, and says—“ the soubri. quet grates harshly upon the drum of a . Whig ear.” Falsehood always grates harshly upon a Whig ear. ‘The idea of Calaveras county being a banner demojeratic county, is supremely ridiculous. The Campbell split there has rent the party to atoms, and the Chronicle, ancutral paper, has predicted the county sure for the Whigs. Firr.—Three dwelling houses were destroyed by fire on Main street, Grass FEN Ser ale . Valley, above the Beatty House, on. 8&°The communication of “‘S. A.” in The fire was the . Preference to the Telegraph, shall appear result of accident. Rebuilding has com. im our next. James McConaveny; Pres't. Samver 8S. Frep, Sec’y. bay The announcement of names as A New Cavadn ie a ‘ty progress of . candidates for county offices cannnot api ; : ag i less the mone erection by the Methodist Episcopal So. shes pris cotton J ciety of Marysville. It is to be built of . '8 Sent With the an mba brick, on the corner of E and 4th streets. eq.The next session of the District A company of Dragoons has been disCourt will be held in this place the sepatched from Benicia, for Shasta, where . COnd week in September. they are toremain till ordered further; The citizens of New Orleans have yonorth. Samver B. Daacertt, of Maine, aged 38 years, died on the 11th inst., at Shas. $3.000,000, in aid of the New Orleans and Jackson railroad. A Remeny —A fig roasted and applied to corns of the longest standing is said to be a certain cure. A despatch from Concord, N. H., da” ted Saturday, states that at Lake Village, N. H., on that morning, three young girls were drowned. by one McMahon, A shipment of 5000 Pine Apples from the Island of Maui, was received at San Francisco Ly the Iowa, a few days since, and on discharging the lot, but fifteen of the fruit were found sound. : fhe APRN Ne. An interesting communication The Union has had ‘the gratification . toshake hands again with Frank Rivers.” The N. ¥. Herald intimates that the . this number. Japan expedition has been abandoned by tho government. been unusually cool ted in favor of a tax upon the city for . from our regular correspondent at Vera . Cruz, will be found on the first page of . ma The nights for a short time back haye . he . : . fan was his advertisement A man named Francis Schidel, at the last term of the St. Louis Criminal Court, . was sentenced to one hundred and four years imprisonment —five years for an assault with intent to kill, and ninetynine years for sbooting and killing a deputy constable. Tue Duke or WELLINGTON AND Grenerat Scorr. — The Richmond Enquirer states, that from the dies upon which was struck the gold medal voted by the Virginia Legislature to General Scott. there was also struck one silver and several bronze copies of the oriz;inal. One of the bronze copies was forwarded by accompanied by a letter, in which the Governor remarked : “T hope a c.py of the médal which was voléd to America’s greatest soldier, may not be unacceptable to your Grace, jany living man, how to appreciate military merit, and who can sympathize, above all others, in the honors pnid to . military greatness.” The Duke has recently answered this letter, thanking the Governor for his favorable notice, and adding . “In common with the world at large, T read with admiration the reports of the . operations of Gen. Scott, and [ sincerely rejoice that the State of Virginia has noticed them by this token of admiration.” cinstoeheninGrapeaineaae OL, ILLusTRATING A Speecn.—The Boston Transcript gives a humorous account of the first stump speech in favor of Gen. shortly after the Mexican war, and pre. sented to him some twelve months since, . Gov. Floyd to the Duke of Wellington, . who understands, probably, better than . 20th July. Gen. Hamilton has recommended to ithe Texan creditors, to take what is . Offered them for their claims, . Geo. C. Washing'on has declined tho . nomination for Vice President on tho ticket with Mr. Webster, and has avowed himself in {favor of Gen. Scott,. . In Congress, the postage bill was still . under discussion. The bill authorising ithe President to raise three regiments to protect the overland emigration to: {California and Oregon, had also been under discussion. The papers contain the official letter /of Daniel Webster, relative to the anti. cipated difficulty on the fishing grounds of New Foundland. There is much apprehension of difficulty between the two’ governments. Among the passengers killed by tho explosion of the steamer Biloxi, at New Orleans, on the 5th July, were Judge Isaac Preston and Mr. Woolf, City Attorney. Great excitement existed in England relative to the Australian Gold mines. The police at Paris had detected a Conspiracy to assassinate Louis Nupeleon, by means of an infernal machine. Many arrests were made, among which were several women. ‘The conspirators were mostly of the working orders, SoMETHING OF A —Tlie: late Cherokee Pinta "ale cy ceived a few lines from its friend ShiScott, by a young gentleman of Somerville, who chose fitetcetran the steps . jofa church. After a brilliant review of . . the life and services of the hero of Lundy’s Lane, “the expected overwhelmingly brilliant peroration was suddenly jeut short by the accidental stepping jever the edge of his ‘platform’ by the . @-oquent young orator, who rolled heayi. ) . ly down the steps and embankment, but . on being picked up by two lads who had d {alone been his auditors, he declared he i had only been showing how Gen. Pierce . fell from his horse!” Genin, the New York hatter, who nakes a fortune every year by his advertising, distributed 20,000 palm leaf fans in the streets of N. York on one of the ttest days of last month. On every one year, leavin children. The Onondaigua Co., yah-too-ka. giving a description of severe and desiractirs FT none. Pryor's Creek, Saline District, on the 13th ult. He says: “The hail was the size of dumplings; it stripped the trecs of their branches, and the grass was literally beaten into the earth. Horses: were killed. and the birds of the gir vere picked <P % tt haoge ged and were also found tha stoned to death by the hail ove Dizrp.—On Deer Creek, near Nevada city, on the 15th inst , Esther B. Ster-~ ling, the wife of J. M. Sterling, aed 46 years, after a long, protracted illness of & 8 family of three small eceased was a native of Onond N.Y. New-York and: ilmington, Del. papers please copy.