September 12, 1856 (4 pages)

Che Acdadx Journal, ‘riday Morning, Sept. 12. AGENTS: CG ©. PisHer, San Francisco, officein the iron build«g, Montgomery street, opposite the Pacific Express. tJardiner & Kirk, Sacramento, bookstore, two doors trom the Post office. lark & Seeley. Langton’s Express, San Juan. Kendall & Spencer, bookstore, Grass Vallcy. And Expressmen generally. National American Nominations ; FOR PRESIDENT : Millard Fillmore, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. andrew J. Donelson, OF TENNESSEE. State Nominations. For Congress, B.C. WHITMAN, of Solano. ’ A. B. DIBBLE, of Nevada. For Clerk of Supreme Court, ! SKINKER, of Sacramento City. For Supt. of Public Instruction, @& B. JANES, of San Francisco. For Electors: BALIE PEYTON. of San Francisco. J. 8. PITZER, of Trinity. R. N. WOOD, of Amador. > C. HALL, of Sierra. Sub. Electors. HHARLES D. SEMPLE, of Colusa. J. M. WILLIAMS, of Santa Clara. JOSEPH WINSTON, of Plumas. MANUEL CASTRO, of S. L. Obispo. County Nominations. For State Senate, A. A. SARGENT, For Assemblymen, FW. Woodward, J. M. Cunnard, A. B. Anderson, J. Heritage, E. J. Pike. For Sheriff, J. Harvey Helm, For District Attorney. T. B. McFarland. For County Clerk, Thomas P. Hawley. For Treasurer, James Dick. For Public Administrator, V.G. Bell, For Coroner, H. B. Hosmer. For Assessor, J. S. Mayhugh. For Surveyor, John Day. " Fittmore Cius.—All persons in favor of the election of MILLARD FILL. MORE to the Presidency, are invited to attend at Flurshutz Hall this, Friday, “vening, to enrol their names upon the roll of the Fillmore Club. Men of all varties,a dmirers of the wisdom, moderaon, firmness aud statemanship of MILfARD FILLMORE,—who desire a national president, and not a sectional ene, like Buchanan or Fremont,—who in this crisis of our national affairs are ‘rue to the traditions of the fathers of ‘he ‘republic—who, with Washington, are opposed to geographical parties, be they on either side of the line,—who believe in the Jeffersonian test, rally to the good cause, and on the altar of your country, pledge yourself to exertion for MILLARD FILLMORE till the 4th of November ushers in a glorious victory! Old line Whigs, show your detestation of the slanderer of Henry Clay, by your activity in this good work. . Now is the opportunity to affix the mark of Cain upon the cowardly murlerer of as fair a reputation, of as brilliant usefulness and patriotism, as ever deserved the gratitude of the republic. Miners who do not believe ten cents a dayis enough for a laboring man, come ep to the work. Come up all, and reteem the nation from its threatened disgrace. AMERICAN Mass MEetTInG aT Sac2AMENTO.—One of the greatest gatherags ever seen in this State took place on the 2d inst. It is estimated that full 5000 persons were present. A large delegation from Folsom were met at the depot and escorted to the plaza with a band of music, and colors flying, by the Fillmore Rangers of San Francisco, and the Fillmore Club of Sacramento.— There must have been 1200 persons in the procession before it reached the plaza. J. W. Winans of Sacramento, presided, and opened the meeting with a speech full ofenergy and force. Foote and Whitman followed and Balie Peyton closed in a splendid effort, replete with ability and humor. Peyton is one ofthe very best stump speakers in the State. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The meeting adjourned to meet in front of the Orleans on the succeedimg evening. Darinc Ropsgry.—On Wednesday night a teamster, driving six mules, vame to the Aurora House in Grass Valley aud reported that he had been robbed on his way from Nevada, of about $400. He stated that seven men came out of the bushes, one of the party put a pistol to hisbreast and demanded his money, while the others held his mules. It was useless to resist. and he surrendered his purse to them. One of the robbers is described as being a short thick set, dark looking individual, with long hair, often seen about this city and Grass Valley. If the story of the teamster be true, we have 2 gaug under our wn windows. : BarGain and Sate Stanper.—It is a hard lot the locofocos have defending the target candidate they have set up. That bargain and sale slander makes them tremble in their boots. There is no denying the fact that Buchanan was the author of the vile charge which robbed Henry Clay of the honors he had gloriously won from his grateful and admiring countrymen. It is folly to attempt an apology forthe conduct of the Democratic nominee for his agency in that disgraceful affair—more than folly to resort to the miserable expedients adopted by some of onr opponents to shield the old defamer. Of what use is it to produce the surmises of a weak-brained and degenerate son of the great statesman, when the hand of the matchless old patriot itself has left in imperishable and undeniable record the damnable facts against the slanderer ? The truth of the whole villainous affair has been given to a saddened world how Henry Clay was slain by the tongue of detraction. He wrote it himself, be fore his great spirit left its majestic tabernacle of earth forever. He has left behind him the evidence upon which posterity will vindicate and cherish his fame. That portion of Colton’s Life of Henry Clay, where the bargain and corruption chargeis reviewed, was written by the identical finger that oftimes had emphasized burning sentences, thrilling the hearts of listening senates. If it comes to a question of veracity between Henry Clay and James Buchanan, a voice will come up from the grave of the revered and honored dead, that will overwhelm a living hypocrite. But the record is furnished with earthly proof of its veracity. Colton, the author, has lately responded to the calls of an interested people, and declared that Henry Clay is his own vindicator in the pages of his Life. Thus the truth is established beyond cavil that Buchanan fabricated the vile charge of bargain and sale against the peerless statesman cf the West. But that more proof need not be wanting, Buchanan isasked, nay, dared to allow Gov. Letcher of Kentucky, to tell what he knows of private conversations between Clay and Buchanan on this mortifying subject. Buchanan is taunted to suffer the facts to be brought to light—to remove the injunction of se eresy from Gov. Letcher, and permit the truth to be known. But he persists in refusing to absolve Goy. Letcher from his pledge of honor not to divulge the criminating evidence against him. On every side there comes a demand that the whole truth shall be known. But Mr. Buchanan is as silent as the tomb— aye, more silent than the tomb of Clay which utters sepulehal truths to his condemnation. The testimony against Mr. Buchanan is clear and irrefragible. It is convicting—overwhelming. And yet there are men who profess a love for him who lies entombed in the hallowed soil of Ashland, who pride themselves on being cherishers of his fame, who are about to commit the sacriligious deed of rewarding the man plotting the ruin of his character! “Judgment, thou art fled tothe brutish beasts.” Old line Whig! your adhesion to Buchanan may be honest, “But if for him thon dost forsake, That glorious one, ami rudely break A cherished image from its base, To give to “Buck” the ruined place. Then fare thee well, I'd rather make My bower uponsome icy lake When thawing suns begin to shine, Than trust to love as false as thine !" Rowe & Co.’s Circus.—This supe rior company, after their return from the north, gave one of their unique entertainments on Wednesday evening, and we are glad to say, to a very large audience. Notwithstanding this is their third visit of the troupe to Nevada we have always noted a change in their entertainments. Rowe & Co.’s circus can now be classed ag a standard amusement for our fun-loving citizens. The kind liberality of the proprietors in giving the entire receipts of one evening’s performance, to the sufferers by the late fire appears to be appreciated and the Relief Committee have prevailed on them to return for the purpose of accepting a complimentary testimonial from their hands, which will take place this (Friday) evening. We trust all our citizens, who desire to return a compliment to Messrs. Rowe & Co., for their unsolicited act of kindness will turn out en masse. Tickets can be had of the Committee. <> One of the best features of the Sacramento papers is the newsfrom San Francisco, set atthe latter place and sent in type by Express to the various papers of Sacramento. This plan was first adopted by Rasey Biyen, Esq., Assistant Secretary of the Senate during the last session. He puta column of news in type at the Bay, and dispatched it to the Stockton Argus, edited by his brother. The thing takes excellently well, and friend Rasey ought to have a patent granted him. k= Last week the two we's of this paper left it in charge of “the devils” and they played the devil with it. > Messrs. Sargent, Mc Farland, and ‘others, will visit San Juan North on Sat= urday night next for the purpose of asate inthe formation of 2 Fillmore erat, ; . Pioneer Bookstore. pes {=> The unterrified and harmonious werit through the usual annual formula of nominating a county ticket, on Saturday last. The Convention was marked with spirit. Beyoud the usual bachanalian scenes exhibited in the mectings of the party, there was nothing remarkable except the rejoinder of Dr. Knox to the defeat he suffered as a candidate for nomination as a State Senator. The Doctor was sacrificed at the moment when his hopes were brightest. His nomination was considered secure, but the piteous complaints of a defeated candidate blasted his hopesin an instant. Chase, after being defeated in his attempt to get the nomination for District Attorney, dolorously told the assembled Democracy that he kind o’ reckoned he had been a Democrat long enough without having a slice, and they sort o’ reckoned he had. So they took the bone designed for Knox and appeased Chase with it. It appears that Knox once upon a time voted for a Whig—a Whig speaker, Stow, the best Speaker that ever presided over an Assembly in California, by a hundred per cent—and for this unpardonable sin he was made to suffer on this occasion. The Doctor went to the Assembly, held up his right hand and swore solemnly to do, to the best of his ability, his duty to the State. But he ought to have known that was a mere farce—that his duty to his party overrode all oaths— He might have been perfectly satisfied as every body else was, that Stow was peculiarly qualified to dispatch business, thus shortening a session and saving expense, that he had a voice to be heard, and the executive will to command order, and that in every respect he was superior to the miserable, squealing, go-between,merchantable democrat, who was his opponent for the Speakership; but this could avail the Doctor nothing before aninexorable democracy to which he had played truant in keeping sacred his solemn obligations. They heaved him overboard, which was not relished by the Jonah of democracy.— He expressed his feelings on the oceasion in a somewhat pointed manner— Some part of his remarks must have been intended for fun cr irony, or we didn’t understand him. He alleged the qualifications of the Whig, his soundness upon the Nebraska question, &c., as reasons for voting for him, and indirectly allowed that his solemn obligations were of some account; but, as we took it, in a strain of bitter irony, said if he had known that Stow was a Know Nothing at the time, his oath might have gone to the d—1 before he would have voted for him! He brought up the “Miner’s Liberal Ticket,” as a precedent worthy for him to follew, where hundreds of ‘sound’ democrats had voted for Whigs ; andthen going through genuflexions implored the democracy to pardon his errors! ‘This part of the performance was ludicrous. Evidently the Dr. intended it to be se. He told them he had voted for the best man for a high position once, mindfal of his oath to his country, but that he was willing to do any dirty work for the party hereafter to be elected again, when, having an eye to the party he would vote for any fool or rascal—in a horn. The satire upon the body that defeated him was too nice to be seen and felt by the kind of men who were listening.— If the Dr. would only turn agrarian, be more identified with the interests of the country, indulge in afew deep potations to exhibit more strongly his democracy and affinities to the people, and link in with some miserable clique, he might sometime in the next quarter of a century be rewarded for his patriotism by his party. Nevapa, Sept. 7, 1856. Qveries FoR S. H. Cuasg to an—SWER.—Mr. Editor : In the election of men who have similar principles to my own, [have a deep interest. To bring out the sentiments of some of the candidates on a question of vitalimportance to myself and many other true Democrats, so that they may be distinctly understood, I desire to propound through the JournaL, the following questions, to the Democratic candidate forthe Senate. Mr. Chase. Do you, or do you not believe, the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco to be composed of scoundrels and traitors to the country as alleged in the State Journal, Herald, Sun and our party papers generally ? If elected to the Senate, will you not vote to pay our party papers and others for publishing the Governor’s proclamation and Gen. Volney E. Howard's report ? Are you not in favor of punishing the members of the Vigilance Committee, like all other traitors and malefactors ? It having been reported to your discredit that you are a Vigilance man, I propound the foregoing queries to you that you may set yourself right with “Law. and Order” men and bona fide Democrats. A Democrat. i> Persons admiring the magnificent full length engraving ofthe “Godlike Daniel” that adorns our sanctum, are informed, to save inquiries, that a few of the same kind are to be found .at the counter of George Welch, at ihe eel ni i encnnj San aiSsmrabpsaesinclin oe ea NO eae a ae ee ree Neen nc ncaa cence aca tases aaa nenas aac ora enaa SRURRIS SPSS EP ET TT ea ea eae i> We publish the following address . as particulaly appropriate to the times. If there is a duty above all others that should be discharged by citizens it is that of casting their suffrages for temperate men. This is important in refererence to county offices—in reference to the men who are to handle the county revenues, direct the school system, administer upon the the estates of the deceased, and perform-all the high functions of administration for the community. Especially is it important in referance to the men who are to be sent to make laws to prevent and punish crime, and represent the public sense of the county in the Legislature. A drunken Senator or Representative is a deep disgrace, an unabatable nuisance, degrading the character of the county, and mischievous to the State. Let voters think of this, and vote for sober men. Address to the Voters of California. Published by order of the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance. FELLow-Citizens—We do not approach you to advise you to engage in new pelitical organizations. We address you not as partizans but as citizens who whatever their political creed, have the welfare of the State, and happiness of the people in view as the primary object of political action. The timeis at hand when nominations are to be made for the offices to be filled in November next, and we heg to offer a few suggestions to your consideration on the importance of wise and heedful regard to the character of those who nominate and those nominated for those offices. Continual complaints are made that our laws are bad, their administration uneertain, and criminals bold and numereus. Daily experience proves these mischief to have a single source, the use of intoxicating beverages. Seven-eighths of all offences are committed by men under the influence of liquor. In public stations, in the Legislature, on the Bench, in the office of Public Prosceutor, in every place of trust men needa clear and unobscured judgment, and even an hour’s failure in perfect sobriety in any officer may entail lasting and irreparable mischiefs upon the State in the passage of bad laws or the perversion of good ones to evil ends. Is it not then of the first importance that strictly temperate and sober men should be placed in office, and this can only be effected by Alling your nominating conventions with sober and honest men. In morals asin matter, like seeks like, and if you permit the vicious and disorderly to contrel your primary political meetings and nominating conventions, those who receive their favor must be of similar character. This has hitherto seen the evil. The reform must leap from the heart of the people, attend your primary meetings, fill your nominating bodies with good, worthy and temperate men, and those whom they nominate will be such as you can sustain without violating your self-respect. We therefore urge upon you to make every party pure as the best method of social reformation. We do not wish to enter the arena of party politics, and there will not be any necessity fur the creation ef new parties if you will purify those to which you belong. The interests of the éntire people are with morality and justice, and we only ask you to act energetically and promptly, and thus afford us candidates that may be supported with confidence that their fidelity will not fail when office is entrusted to their entegrity. To such men we are willing to trust the fortunes of the State, and from such alone can we expect the enactment of good and wholesome laws for the suppression of vice and crime, and the elevation of the moral tone and increase of the welfare of society. By order of the G. D.S. of T. E. W. Roserts, 1 A. C. MANNING, > Com. Gro. E. Montcomery, ) ‘ Tue Tine Has Turnep.—Hear what Brownlow, of the Knoxville Whig. says about Fillmore’s prospects : The Federal Buchanan party are desperate, ill-tempered, and prone todenunciation, since the decline of their candidate in favor and strength, with the people, South as well as North. We have been seventeen years a political editor, but never in all thattime witnessed anything like such a revolution in public sentiment. Intelligence comes pouring in upon us from every State in the Union, but South Carolina, of the increasing strength and popularity of the Fillmore and Donelson ticket. Fill more, especially, is acquiring new strength, increased popularity, and is exciting new enthusiasm every day. It is reduced to a certainty now, that Fremont is a stronger man than Buenanan, and this being understood, it is making Fillmore stronger than both. Democratic Ticket. The following is the ticket produced by the convention on Saturday last: State Senator, S. H. Chase; Assemblymen, W. C. Wood, E. M. Davidson, Parker H. Pierce, Phil, Moore, Michael Cassin; Sheriff, 8. W. Boring; County Clerk, Rufus Shoemaker; District Attorney, W.F. Anderson ; County Treasurer, T. W. Sigourney; Assessor, Martin Brennan; Public Administrator,.F. H. Nicholson; County Surveyor, Jno. L. Gamble; Coroner, E. H. Den; Supt. Publie Schools, J. L. White,—three lrishmen, one not naturalized—two renegade know nothings of the legitimate stripe,—one old line whig buffer—salamagunda ticket, to be voted by paddies, traitors, and slanders of Ienry Clay. Olla podrida never was a favorite dish with Americans. Thay cant go it now. ConDoLeNce.—Spriggins offers his sympathies to Blaze for losing the race with the imported gelding from Sydney. Where every thing is staked, speed is more desirable than bottom. Spriggs thinks the crowd wanted « smaller pattern of a nag and got him. ke A gentleman at Rough & Ready sends us a letter correcting the statements made by the press in reference to the case of B. Nathan and Kosminski, saying that “to a very trivial oflence, a high coloring, to say tye least,”? has been given. We give, in justice to all parties, the side of the story as stated by our correspondent. “The simple facts of this so called “stabbing aflair” are these, Kosminski claimed that Nathan owed him a small sum of money, which Nathan denied, some words passed between them, when Kosminskiseized Nathan by the shoulder and demanded his pay in a verry boisterous and offensive manner. It being in Nathan’s store he quite naturally resented such treatment by giving Kosminski a blow with his hand. Kosminski then seized a pair of boots and attacked Nathan, who retreated toaback room. Persons now interfered and hostilities ceased. It was then discovered that Kosminski had received a scratch across the palm of his hand, but how, he does not know. No knife was seen in the hands of either party, andthe probabilities are that the scratch was accidental; caused by anail or some hoop iron on the box from which Kosminski took the boots. Such, Mr. Editor, are the details of this « savage assault.” Ithink your informant musi have been disturbed in mind by visions of Macbeth’s “Phantom Dagger,” as no one except him saw any knife—not even the wounded party.” f= It is gratifying to a lover of Nevada, to witness the number of fine brick buildings in progress of erection.— The building of Kidd & Knox, on Broad street wil] be a structure of the best quality, the second story being for the use of the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges, and for lawyers offices. On the opposite corner a fine brick hotel is being erected. Jesse S. Wall has just erected as good a fire proof building on Broad street as there is in the State.— It is large and commodious, and substantialin every respect. Such buildings would stay every flame that could be brought to bear on them. We notice a number of handsome brick residences are rising in town, that give an air of decided civilization and improvement. We learn that it is the intention of the Methodist society to erect a brick church on the site ofthe former church. While speaking of improvements commenced and completed, we mention the splendid theatre about to be erected by L. P. Frisbie. Itis to be completed the last of October, and will rival anything of the kind in the State. The arrangements are to be onthe plan of the Sacramento theatre. The building will be erected near the site of the former theatre on Washington street. Tt is ia great enterprise, but is bound to succeed in Frisbie’s hands. Reuicrous Services by the Rev. . Mr. Morrow of the M. E. Church; will be had at the house of Win. Wood, back of Broad street, on Sunday next, at 104 o’clock A. M. invited to attend. The public are ke Gen. Wulff is at last about to o pen one of his model cigar stores near the post office on Pine street. Any one in want of a genuine Havana is recommended to call on the General at his head quarters. ANnoTHER New Satoon,--Frank Larkin has rendered his name immortal among the devils in this office, by solacing them with the pure and unadulterated juice of the grape, and sundry extensive specimens of the fragrant weed. Frank has retired to winter quarters on Pine street above the post office, having first provided himself with a maguificent stock of liquors and cigars, sufficent to last till “Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees.” k= The Demoerat of this week excuses itself very delicately from the job of writing the biography of the Democratic County Candidates. A voyage to Botany Bay, to search the records is thus saved. Mass Meeting.—Gov. Foote, A. B. Dibble, and other distinguished speakers, will address the Fillmore men of Nevada in Mass Meeting assembled on Ttesday the 16th inst. A general attendance is requested. The Sacramento Age says; the Orleans Hotel presented sucha sight this morning as could have been frequently seen during the last session of the Legislature. Crowds of politicians and seekers after office swarmed the reading and bar rooms and the street in front of the hotel, making it difficult for pedestrians to pass. About all of the delegates have arrived, amounting to nearly 400. From the appearance of things, a pretty warm time may be expected during the Convention. Huetcuines’ Catipnrnia MaGazine may be found at Welch’s book store, on Main street. This work is sold: at the low rate of twenty-five cents per number, is filled with interesting matter, and spirited engravings. It isthe Harper of California, and should be read in every miner’s cabin. &= Sinaine Scuooi.—Mr. Holbrook will continue his school at Flurshutz’ Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next, and soon each week te the end of the term. [= The stereotyped boast of the socalled Democracy is, that the safety and perpetuity of the Union depends upon their success! Was ever known such audacity and assumption ? Certainly nothing can equal it. It is past a parallel. A few facts may not be amiss to demonstrate what validity there is to the claim which the Democracy set up to all the virtue, patriotism and statesmanship in the land. Millard Fillmore came into power in a dark and stormy time. The turbulent elements of the republic were calmed by the compromise measures of 1850, under his wise and politic administration. The participants in those measures regarded them as a finality to all agitation. They were so designed. They came with healing in their wings and fanned the fevered spirits of the nation to repose. Twenty millions of people were rejoiced that quiet was again restored to the country.— They demanded a perpetuation of domestic peace. Forced by the will of an entire people the aspirant for honors was compelled, before receiving the suffrages of a constituency, to declare that he would regard the finality measures as sacred, and pledge himself to hold them inviolate. Such an act of solemnity did Franklin Pierce perform. He gave enunciation to the popular will in his inaugural address. He promised to carry it out then and there. He deprecated agitation, and pledged his honor to frown upon it from whatever section it might come. It was done in the most solemn manner on assuming the guidaffairs. looked on and applauded. ance of national The people It was their . earnest wish faithfully to be perfomed, as they supposed, by aruler of truth, honor andintegrity. Their hearts were with him, and filled with gladness. The country was in profound repose, a pros. perous tranquility had succeeded a fac-, tional storm. Mr. Fillmore had given . place to his successor leaving a nation respected, peaceful and happy. But three short years rolled by when the bonds of domestic peace were severed, and civil war succeeded, the sleep of faction. The finality measures were a finality to agitation no longer. They were abrogated by the basest treachery to principles and Promises. The knife of internal diseord*was unsheathed and reddened with fraternal blood. A battle ground has been seleeted and the prize to be won is the shattered fragments of All this is the inglorious work of the locofoco party.— a once glorious Union. To them it is entirely due. The honors they claim, the odium of their blind and infatuatel policy they must bear. The people will force it upon them in a dyWith all down to their eredit. with a country ing hour. these horrors set shaking from center to circumference, with eivil war lifting aloft its blood red . banner on the plains of Kansas, the loco foco party has the brazen impudence to call upon an outraged people to rally to their standard and save the} country ! And what is the remedy they propose for the wrong and mischief they have done ? What project have they to allay the terrible storm of factioual strife now sweeping the land? Have they any healing measures to propose ? No, on the contrary they blindly and obstinately cling to the very policy which has plunged us in the depth of horrors.— Their platform indicates no change for the better. It indorses the nefarious aets in which Pierce damned _ his country and himself. Hereafter the articles of faith of the locofoco party, are the dissolution measures of Mr. Pieree and Douglass. Why persist in a policy which has already driven us among the breakers? Why choose another pilot who is pledged to continue the ship of state on its fatal course 7. Every man nota fool must see that a change is necessary toaver! disaster. But the Democracy deelare there shall be no change. The policy which has plunged the ec untry into sectional war is to be pursued at any risk and any cost, and yet they ask a people to give them a generous confidence and support. The age of brass is again returned. Tue American Ticket.—To-day the entire ticket, National, State and County tobe supported by the American party in the election to come, heads our colnmns, It isa good old ticket throughout. It is composed of sterling mer, fit for office and fit to be voted for. The State ticket had its origin in one of the purest conventions that ever assembled. There was no bargain and trade in it.— The delegates came together actuated by asincere desire to select good men and true for candidates. It was the largest Convention ever assembled on the coast, numbering full 550 votes. It was harmoniousin every respect. There was no Broderickism or Guinism in it. The members owed uo fealty to party leaders, and men were forgotten for the good of the entire eountry. The whole proceedings of the party in Convention assembled, were characterized with that spirit which animates’ patriots, rather than new-style politicians. It is an augury of better days, and the enthusiasm and cheering news which each communieated to the other indicated that the good time coming is near at hand. The ides of November will fulfill our hopes and deelare that better days have commenced. _ American STATE ConventTion.—The econd State Convention of the American party assembled in Sacramento last Tuesday week. It was the largest and certainly one of the most harmonious odies yet assembled in California. og rolling and wire pulling were unknown. A. B. Dibble was nominated to the hair, and the temporary organization fthe bedy completed by the appointrent of Fred. Hall, of Marin, as Secreary, and two Sergeant-at-Arms. The Chair appointed a Committee on Sredentials consisting of one from each ounty, when the Convention adjourned intil afternoon. , The Committee on Credentials reportdin favor of the vote cast for Governor ohnson being the basis of representaion inthe Convention, which was ae. -eded to. A Commitiee was appointed to report permanent officers to the Conyention, nd the order of business, when the sallenloa adjcurned till next day at 10 A. M. : The following were the permanent bflicers selected by the Committee : President—J. G. McCallum, of El Dorado. Vice Presidents—T. J. Oxley, of Tuolumne ; J. H. Harris, of Marin; R. G. Weir, of San Joaquin; Eben Niles, of Alexander G. Bell, of San FranSierra ; cisco. Secretarics-—l’. A. Thomas, of Sacramento; E. C. Gillette, of Shasta; € Patterson, of Yuba; A. S. Grant, of Placer. Sargeant-at-Arms—A lexander Cofiin, of Sacramento. Assistant—John Jen nings, of Sacramento, On the second ballot for Congressmen on Thursday, B. C. Whitman, of Solano was declared nominated, and loudly called for, Ie appeared amid the most rapturous applause and in a feeling and appropriate manner addressed the Convention in the following terms : “Gentlemen, excuse me; I cannot express my feelings. It is a time for action not words—for working, not speaking— and I promise you that for the next sixty days I will work faithfully and unceasingly. I will not say, as an old politician in this State once said, that I will go into every gulch in the State which is large enough for me to get into, but I will go from County to County thronghout the State and lay not aside my armor till the battle be fairly won. Gentlemen, I can but feebly express the feelings of my heart. It is a proud thing for any young man to have his name associated with Millard Fillmore and Andrew Jackson Donelson, bnt it is a prouder fame to receive the preference of a Convention of American freemen: and gentlemen, when I am elected, as I know I shall be, and take my seat in the halls of Congress, if ever I should do one deed against the best interests of California and the American party, may that deed he my last. Ours is a cause only less holy than the crusade for whieh Peter the Hermit preached over all Europe to urge men to reseuc the sepulchre of the Savior from the possession of the Saracens. Ours is a crusade . in favor of and for the protection of American principles and American liberty. Let us labor not for the North nor the South, the East nor the West, but for the whole Union. Let us here resolve that California at the coming ¢lection shall prove herself as she ought to be, the leading State of the Union.— We have come here from all parts of the State as brothers, fighting in one common cause. Let the aged give their counsel, the middle aged their strength, and the young theirzeal, and let us fight hand and hand for Fillmore and the Union.” Mr. Whitman left the hall in roar of enthusiastic cheering. On the fourth ballot of the second trial for candidates for Congress, our esteemed fellow citizen A. B. Dibble received a large majority of all the votes cast and was declared the nominee of the Convention. The “young American of Nevada” was shouted for and he mounted the an uprestrum amid a storm of enthusiasm that shook the solid walls. Responding to the nomination he said : “T would that I‘could express to you the feelings of my heart at receiving the nomination you have generously tendered me. To receive a nomination from the American party of the State of Yalifornia I shall ever regard as the proudest triumph of my life. It isa greater honor than I had the right to hope or dream of—far greater than TI deserve. But, gentlemen, your generous confidence has been bestowed upon me, and as far as in me lies you shall never have cause to regret the honor you have this day conferred upon me.— So far as my humble efforts can avail nothing shall be wanting to ensure suecess to the ticket headed with the glorious names of Fillmore and Donelson. I go forth to the mountainsand the valleys of the State of California, and the banner you have entrusted to my care, I pledge myself shall never be trailed. in the dust. From the depths of my heart, gentlemen of the Convention, again I thank you,” Mr. Dibble retired with cheer upor cheer to his honor. The balloting continued and Mr. Jno. Skinker, of Sacramento, a gentleman any where and at any time, received the nomination for Clerk of the Supreme Court, and H. P. James, of San Francisco, for Superintendent of Public Instruction. No better selection than that of Mr. James could have been made in the State. He is just the man for the place, and the times. The Fillmore Electoral Ticket wa: then selected and the Convention ad ~ . journed.

Che Acdadx Journal, ‘riday Morning, Sept. 12. AGENTS: CG ©. PisHer, San Francisco, officein the iron build«g, Montgomery street, opposite the Pacific Express. tJardiner & Kirk, Sacramento, bookstore, two doors trom the Post office. lark & Seeley. Langton’s Express, San Juan. Kendall & Spencer, bookstore, Grass Vallcy. And Expressmen generally. National American Nominations ; FOR PRESIDENT : Millard Fillmore, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. andrew J. Donelson, OF TENNESSEE. State Nominations. For Congress, B.C. WHITMAN, of Solano. ’ A. B. DIBBLE, of Nevada. For Clerk of Supreme Court, ! SKINKER, of Sacramento City. For Supt. of Public Instruction, @& B. JANES, of San Francisco. For Electors: BALIE PEYTON. of San Francisco. J. 8. PITZER, of Trinity. R. N. WOOD, of Amador. > C. HALL, of Sierra. Sub. Electors. HHARLES D. SEMPLE, of Colusa. J. M. WILLIAMS, of Santa Clara. JOSEPH WINSTON, of Plumas. MANUEL CASTRO, of S. L. Obispo. County Nominations. For State Senate, A. A. SARGENT, For Assemblymen, FW. Woodward, J. M. Cunnard, A. B. Anderson, J. Heritage, E. J. Pike. For Sheriff, J. Harvey Helm, For District Attorney. T. B. McFarland. For County Clerk, Thomas P. Hawley. For Treasurer, James Dick. For Public Administrator, V.G. Bell, For Coroner, H. B. Hosmer. For Assessor, J. S. Mayhugh. For Surveyor, John Day. " Fittmore Cius.—All persons in favor of the election of MILLARD FILL. MORE to the Presidency, are invited to attend at Flurshutz Hall this, Friday, “vening, to enrol their names upon the roll of the Fillmore Club. Men of all varties,a dmirers of the wisdom, moderaon, firmness aud statemanship of MILfARD FILLMORE,—who desire a national president, and not a sectional ene, like Buchanan or Fremont,—who in this crisis of our national affairs are ‘rue to the traditions of the fathers of ‘he ‘republic—who, with Washington, are opposed to geographical parties, be they on either side of the line,—who believe in the Jeffersonian test, rally to the good cause, and on the altar of your country, pledge yourself to exertion for MILLARD FILLMORE till the 4th of November ushers in a glorious victory! Old line Whigs, show your detestation of the slanderer of Henry Clay, by your activity in this good work. . Now is the opportunity to affix the mark of Cain upon the cowardly murlerer of as fair a reputation, of as brilliant usefulness and patriotism, as ever deserved the gratitude of the republic. Miners who do not believe ten cents a dayis enough for a laboring man, come ep to the work. Come up all, and reteem the nation from its threatened disgrace. AMERICAN Mass MEetTInG aT Sac2AMENTO.—One of the greatest gatherags ever seen in this State took place on the 2d inst. It is estimated that full 5000 persons were present. A large delegation from Folsom were met at the depot and escorted to the plaza with a band of music, and colors flying, by the Fillmore Rangers of San Francisco, and the Fillmore Club of Sacramento.— There must have been 1200 persons in the procession before it reached the plaza. J. W. Winans of Sacramento, presided, and opened the meeting with a speech full ofenergy and force. Foote and Whitman followed and Balie Peyton closed in a splendid effort, replete with ability and humor. Peyton is one ofthe very best stump speakers in the State. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The meeting adjourned to meet in front of the Orleans on the succeedimg evening. Darinc Ropsgry.—On Wednesday night a teamster, driving six mules, vame to the Aurora House in Grass Valley aud reported that he had been robbed on his way from Nevada, of about $400. He stated that seven men came out of the bushes, one of the party put a pistol to hisbreast and demanded his money, while the others held his mules. It was useless to resist. and he surrendered his purse to them. One of the robbers is described as being a short thick set, dark looking individual, with long hair, often seen about this city and Grass Valley. If the story of the teamster be true, we have 2 gaug under our wn windows. : BarGain and Sate Stanper.—It is a hard lot the locofocos have defending the target candidate they have set up. That bargain and sale slander makes them tremble in their boots. There is no denying the fact that Buchanan was the author of the vile charge which robbed Henry Clay of the honors he had gloriously won from his grateful and admiring countrymen. It is folly to attempt an apology forthe conduct of the Democratic nominee for his agency in that disgraceful affair—more than folly to resort to the miserable expedients adopted by some of onr opponents to shield the old defamer. Of what use is it to produce the surmises of a weak-brained and degenerate son of the great statesman, when the hand of the matchless old patriot itself has left in imperishable and undeniable record the damnable facts against the slanderer ? The truth of the whole villainous affair has been given to a saddened world how Henry Clay was slain by the tongue of detraction. He wrote it himself, be fore his great spirit left its majestic tabernacle of earth forever. He has left behind him the evidence upon which posterity will vindicate and cherish his fame. That portion of Colton’s Life of Henry Clay, where the bargain and corruption chargeis reviewed, was written by the identical finger that oftimes had emphasized burning sentences, thrilling the hearts of listening senates. If it comes to a question of veracity between Henry Clay and James Buchanan, a voice will come up from the grave of the revered and honored dead, that will overwhelm a living hypocrite. But the record is furnished with earthly proof of its veracity. Colton, the author, has lately responded to the calls of an interested people, and declared that Henry Clay is his own vindicator in the pages of his Life. Thus the truth is established beyond cavil that Buchanan fabricated the vile charge of bargain and sale against the peerless statesman cf the West. But that more proof need not be wanting, Buchanan isasked, nay, dared to allow Gov. Letcher of Kentucky, to tell what he knows of private conversations between Clay and Buchanan on this mortifying subject. Buchanan is taunted to suffer the facts to be brought to light—to remove the injunction of se eresy from Gov. Letcher, and permit the truth to be known. But he persists in refusing to absolve Goy. Letcher from his pledge of honor not to divulge the criminating evidence against him. On every side there comes a demand that the whole truth shall be known. But Mr. Buchanan is as silent as the tomb— aye, more silent than the tomb of Clay which utters sepulehal truths to his condemnation. The testimony against Mr. Buchanan is clear and irrefragible. It is convicting—overwhelming. And yet there are men who profess a love for him who lies entombed in the hallowed soil of Ashland, who pride themselves on being cherishers of his fame, who are about to commit the sacriligious deed of rewarding the man plotting the ruin of his character! “Judgment, thou art fled tothe brutish beasts.” Old line Whig! your adhesion to Buchanan may be honest, “But if for him thon dost forsake, That glorious one, ami rudely break A cherished image from its base, To give to “Buck” the ruined place. Then fare thee well, I'd rather make My bower uponsome icy lake When thawing suns begin to shine, Than trust to love as false as thine !" Rowe & Co.’s Circus.—This supe rior company, after their return from the north, gave one of their unique entertainments on Wednesday evening, and we are glad to say, to a very large audience. Notwithstanding this is their third visit of the troupe to Nevada we have always noted a change in their entertainments. Rowe & Co.’s circus can now be classed ag a standard amusement for our fun-loving citizens. The kind liberality of the proprietors in giving the entire receipts of one evening’s performance, to the sufferers by the late fire appears to be appreciated and the Relief Committee have prevailed on them to return for the purpose of accepting a complimentary testimonial from their hands, which will take place this (Friday) evening. We trust all our citizens, who desire to return a compliment to Messrs. Rowe & Co., for their unsolicited act of kindness will turn out en masse. Tickets can be had of the Committee. <> One of the best features of the Sacramento papers is the newsfrom San Francisco, set atthe latter place and sent in type by Express to the various papers of Sacramento. This plan was first adopted by Rasey Biyen, Esq., Assistant Secretary of the Senate during the last session. He puta column of news in type at the Bay, and dispatched it to the Stockton Argus, edited by his brother. The thing takes excellently well, and friend Rasey ought to have a patent granted him. k= Last week the two we's of this paper left it in charge of “the devils” and they played the devil with it. > Messrs. Sargent, Mc Farland, and ‘others, will visit San Juan North on Sat= urday night next for the purpose of asate inthe formation of 2 Fillmore erat, ; . Pioneer Bookstore. pes {=> The unterrified and harmonious werit through the usual annual formula of nominating a county ticket, on Saturday last. The Convention was marked with spirit. Beyoud the usual bachanalian scenes exhibited in the mectings of the party, there was nothing remarkable except the rejoinder of Dr. Knox to the defeat he suffered as a candidate for nomination as a State Senator. The Doctor was sacrificed at the moment when his hopes were brightest. His nomination was considered secure, but the piteous complaints of a defeated candidate blasted his hopesin an instant. Chase, after being defeated in his attempt to get the nomination for District Attorney, dolorously told the assembled Democracy that he kind o’ reckoned he had been a Democrat long enough without having a slice, and they sort o’ reckoned he had. So they took the bone designed for Knox and appeased Chase with it. It appears that Knox once upon a time voted for a Whig—a Whig speaker, Stow, the best Speaker that ever presided over an Assembly in California, by a hundred per cent—and for this unpardonable sin he was made to suffer on this occasion. The Doctor went to the Assembly, held up his right hand and swore solemnly to do, to the best of his ability, his duty to the State. But he ought to have known that was a mere farce—that his duty to his party overrode all oaths— He might have been perfectly satisfied as every body else was, that Stow was peculiarly qualified to dispatch business, thus shortening a session and saving expense, that he had a voice to be heard, and the executive will to command order, and that in every respect he was superior to the miserable, squealing, go-between,merchantable democrat, who was his opponent for the Speakership; but this could avail the Doctor nothing before aninexorable democracy to which he had played truant in keeping sacred his solemn obligations. They heaved him overboard, which was not relished by the Jonah of democracy.— He expressed his feelings on the oceasion in a somewhat pointed manner— Some part of his remarks must have been intended for fun cr irony, or we didn’t understand him. He alleged the qualifications of the Whig, his soundness upon the Nebraska question, &c., as reasons for voting for him, and indirectly allowed that his solemn obligations were of some account; but, as we took it, in a strain of bitter irony, said if he had known that Stow was a Know Nothing at the time, his oath might have gone to the d—1 before he would have voted for him! He brought up the “Miner’s Liberal Ticket,” as a precedent worthy for him to follew, where hundreds of ‘sound’ democrats had voted for Whigs ; andthen going through genuflexions implored the democracy to pardon his errors! ‘This part of the performance was ludicrous. Evidently the Dr. intended it to be se. He told them he had voted for the best man for a high position once, mindfal of his oath to his country, but that he was willing to do any dirty work for the party hereafter to be elected again, when, having an eye to the party he would vote for any fool or rascal—in a horn. The satire upon the body that defeated him was too nice to be seen and felt by the kind of men who were listening.— If the Dr. would only turn agrarian, be more identified with the interests of the country, indulge in afew deep potations to exhibit more strongly his democracy and affinities to the people, and link in with some miserable clique, he might sometime in the next quarter of a century be rewarded for his patriotism by his party. Nevapa, Sept. 7, 1856. Qveries FoR S. H. Cuasg to an—SWER.—Mr. Editor : In the election of men who have similar principles to my own, [have a deep interest. To bring out the sentiments of some of the candidates on a question of vitalimportance to myself and many other true Democrats, so that they may be distinctly understood, I desire to propound through the JournaL, the following questions, to the Democratic candidate forthe Senate. Mr. Chase. Do you, or do you not believe, the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco to be composed of scoundrels and traitors to the country as alleged in the State Journal, Herald, Sun and our party papers generally ? If elected to the Senate, will you not vote to pay our party papers and others for publishing the Governor’s proclamation and Gen. Volney E. Howard's report ? Are you not in favor of punishing the members of the Vigilance Committee, like all other traitors and malefactors ? It having been reported to your discredit that you are a Vigilance man, I propound the foregoing queries to you that you may set yourself right with “Law. and Order” men and bona fide Democrats. A Democrat. i> Persons admiring the magnificent full length engraving ofthe “Godlike Daniel” that adorns our sanctum, are informed, to save inquiries, that a few of the same kind are to be found .at the counter of George Welch, at ihe eel ni i encnnj San aiSsmrabpsaesinclin oe ea NO eae a ae ee ree Neen nc ncaa cence aca tases aaa nenas aac ora enaa SRURRIS SPSS EP ET TT ea ea eae i> We publish the following address . as particulaly appropriate to the times. If there is a duty above all others that should be discharged by citizens it is that of casting their suffrages for temperate men. This is important in refererence to county offices—in reference to the men who are to handle the county revenues, direct the school system, administer upon the the estates of the deceased, and perform-all the high functions of administration for the community. Especially is it important in referance to the men who are to be sent to make laws to prevent and punish crime, and represent the public sense of the county in the Legislature. A drunken Senator or Representative is a deep disgrace, an unabatable nuisance, degrading the character of the county, and mischievous to the State. Let voters think of this, and vote for sober men. Address to the Voters of California. Published by order of the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance. FELLow-Citizens—We do not approach you to advise you to engage in new pelitical organizations. We address you not as partizans but as citizens who whatever their political creed, have the welfare of the State, and happiness of the people in view as the primary object of political action. The timeis at hand when nominations are to be made for the offices to be filled in November next, and we heg to offer a few suggestions to your consideration on the importance of wise and heedful regard to the character of those who nominate and those nominated for those offices. Continual complaints are made that our laws are bad, their administration uneertain, and criminals bold and numereus. Daily experience proves these mischief to have a single source, the use of intoxicating beverages. Seven-eighths of all offences are committed by men under the influence of liquor. In public stations, in the Legislature, on the Bench, in the office of Public Prosceutor, in every place of trust men needa clear and unobscured judgment, and even an hour’s failure in perfect sobriety in any officer may entail lasting and irreparable mischiefs upon the State in the passage of bad laws or the perversion of good ones to evil ends. Is it not then of the first importance that strictly temperate and sober men should be placed in office, and this can only be effected by Alling your nominating conventions with sober and honest men. In morals asin matter, like seeks like, and if you permit the vicious and disorderly to contrel your primary political meetings and nominating conventions, those who receive their favor must be of similar character. This has hitherto seen the evil. The reform must leap from the heart of the people, attend your primary meetings, fill your nominating bodies with good, worthy and temperate men, and those whom they nominate will be such as you can sustain without violating your self-respect. We therefore urge upon you to

make every party pure as the best method of social reformation. We do not wish to enter the arena of party politics, and there will not be any necessity fur the creation ef new parties if you will purify those to which you belong. The interests of the éntire people are with morality and justice, and we only ask you to act energetically and promptly, and thus afford us candidates that may be supported with confidence that their fidelity will not fail when office is entrusted to their entegrity. To such men we are willing to trust the fortunes of the State, and from such alone can we expect the enactment of good and wholesome laws for the suppression of vice and crime, and the elevation of the moral tone and increase of the welfare of society. By order of the G. D.S. of T. E. W. Roserts, 1 A. C. MANNING, > Com. Gro. E. Montcomery, ) ‘ Tue Tine Has Turnep.—Hear what Brownlow, of the Knoxville Whig. says about Fillmore’s prospects : The Federal Buchanan party are desperate, ill-tempered, and prone todenunciation, since the decline of their candidate in favor and strength, with the people, South as well as North. We have been seventeen years a political editor, but never in all thattime witnessed anything like such a revolution in public sentiment. Intelligence comes pouring in upon us from every State in the Union, but South Carolina, of the increasing strength and popularity of the Fillmore and Donelson ticket. Fill more, especially, is acquiring new strength, increased popularity, and is exciting new enthusiasm every day. It is reduced to a certainty now, that Fremont is a stronger man than Buenanan, and this being understood, it is making Fillmore stronger than both. Democratic Ticket. The following is the ticket produced by the convention on Saturday last: State Senator, S. H. Chase; Assemblymen, W. C. Wood, E. M. Davidson, Parker H. Pierce, Phil, Moore, Michael Cassin; Sheriff, 8. W. Boring; County Clerk, Rufus Shoemaker; District Attorney, W.F. Anderson ; County Treasurer, T. W. Sigourney; Assessor, Martin Brennan; Public Administrator,.F. H. Nicholson; County Surveyor, Jno. L. Gamble; Coroner, E. H. Den; Supt. Publie Schools, J. L. White,—three lrishmen, one not naturalized—two renegade know nothings of the legitimate stripe,—one old line whig buffer—salamagunda ticket, to be voted by paddies, traitors, and slanders of Ienry Clay. Olla podrida never was a favorite dish with Americans. Thay cant go it now. ConDoLeNce.—Spriggins offers his sympathies to Blaze for losing the race with the imported gelding from Sydney. Where every thing is staked, speed is more desirable than bottom. Spriggs thinks the crowd wanted « smaller pattern of a nag and got him. ke A gentleman at Rough & Ready sends us a letter correcting the statements made by the press in reference to the case of B. Nathan and Kosminski, saying that “to a very trivial oflence, a high coloring, to say tye least,”? has been given. We give, in justice to all parties, the side of the story as stated by our correspondent. “The simple facts of this so called “stabbing aflair” are these, Kosminski claimed that Nathan owed him a small sum of money, which Nathan denied, some words passed between them, when Kosminskiseized Nathan by the shoulder and demanded his pay in a verry boisterous and offensive manner. It being in Nathan’s store he quite naturally resented such treatment by giving Kosminski a blow with his hand. Kosminski then seized a pair of boots and attacked Nathan, who retreated toaback room. Persons now interfered and hostilities ceased. It was then discovered that Kosminski had received a scratch across the palm of his hand, but how, he does not know. No knife was seen in the hands of either party, andthe probabilities are that the scratch was accidental; caused by anail or some hoop iron on the box from which Kosminski took the boots. Such, Mr. Editor, are the details of this « savage assault.” Ithink your informant musi have been disturbed in mind by visions of Macbeth’s “Phantom Dagger,” as no one except him saw any knife—not even the wounded party.” f= It is gratifying to a lover of Nevada, to witness the number of fine brick buildings in progress of erection.— The building of Kidd & Knox, on Broad street wil] be a structure of the best quality, the second story being for the use of the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges, and for lawyers offices. On the opposite corner a fine brick hotel is being erected. Jesse S. Wall has just erected as good a fire proof building on Broad street as there is in the State.— It is large and commodious, and substantialin every respect. Such buildings would stay every flame that could be brought to bear on them. We notice a number of handsome brick residences are rising in town, that give an air of decided civilization and improvement. We learn that it is the intention of the Methodist society to erect a brick church on the site ofthe former church. While speaking of improvements commenced and completed, we mention the splendid theatre about to be erected by L. P. Frisbie. Itis to be completed the last of October, and will rival anything of the kind in the State. The arrangements are to be onthe plan of the Sacramento theatre. The building will be erected near the site of the former theatre on Washington street. Tt is ia great enterprise, but is bound to succeed in Frisbie’s hands. Reuicrous Services by the Rev. . Mr. Morrow of the M. E. Church; will be had at the house of Win. Wood, back of Broad street, on Sunday next, at 104 o’clock A. M. invited to attend. The public are ke Gen. Wulff is at last about to o pen one of his model cigar stores near the post office on Pine street. Any one in want of a genuine Havana is recommended to call on the General at his head quarters. ANnoTHER New Satoon,--Frank Larkin has rendered his name immortal among the devils in this office, by solacing them with the pure and unadulterated juice of the grape, and sundry extensive specimens of the fragrant weed. Frank has retired to winter quarters on Pine street above the post office, having first provided himself with a maguificent stock of liquors and cigars, sufficent to last till “Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees.” k= The Demoerat of this week excuses itself very delicately from the job of writing the biography of the Democratic County Candidates. A voyage to Botany Bay, to search the records is thus saved. Mass Meeting.—Gov. Foote, A. B. Dibble, and other distinguished speakers, will address the Fillmore men of Nevada in Mass Meeting assembled on Ttesday the 16th inst. A general attendance is requested. The Sacramento Age says; the Orleans Hotel presented sucha sight this morning as could have been frequently seen during the last session of the Legislature. Crowds of politicians and seekers after office swarmed the reading and bar rooms and the street in front of the hotel, making it difficult for pedestrians to pass. About all of the delegates have arrived, amounting to nearly 400. From the appearance of things, a pretty warm time may be expected during the Convention. Huetcuines’ Catipnrnia MaGazine may be found at Welch’s book store, on Main street. This work is sold: at the low rate of twenty-five cents per number, is filled with interesting matter, and spirited engravings. It isthe Harper of California, and should be read in every miner’s cabin. &= Sinaine Scuooi.—Mr. Holbrook will continue his school at Flurshutz’ Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next, and soon each week te the end of the term. [= The stereotyped boast of the socalled Democracy is, that the safety and perpetuity of the Union depends upon their success! Was ever known such audacity and assumption ? Certainly nothing can equal it. It is past a parallel. A few facts may not be amiss to demonstrate what validity there is to the claim which the Democracy set up to all the virtue, patriotism and statesmanship in the land. Millard Fillmore came into power in a dark and stormy time. The turbulent elements of the republic were calmed by the compromise measures of 1850, under his wise and politic administration. The participants in those measures regarded them as a finality to all agitation. They were so designed. They came with healing in their wings and fanned the fevered spirits of the nation to repose. Twenty millions of people were rejoiced that quiet was again restored to the country.— They demanded a perpetuation of domestic peace. Forced by the will of an entire people the aspirant for honors was compelled, before receiving the suffrages of a constituency, to declare that he would regard the finality measures as sacred, and pledge himself to hold them inviolate. Such an act of solemnity did Franklin Pierce perform. He gave enunciation to the popular will in his inaugural address. He promised to carry it out then and there. He deprecated agitation, and pledged his honor to frown upon it from whatever section it might come. It was done in the most solemn manner on assuming the guidaffairs. looked on and applauded. ance of national The people It was their . earnest wish faithfully to be perfomed, as they supposed, by aruler of truth, honor andintegrity. Their hearts were with him, and filled with gladness. The country was in profound repose, a pros. perous tranquility had succeeded a fac-, tional storm. Mr. Fillmore had given . place to his successor leaving a nation respected, peaceful and happy. But three short years rolled by when the bonds of domestic peace were severed, and civil war succeeded, the sleep of faction. The finality measures were a finality to agitation no longer. They were abrogated by the basest treachery to principles and Promises. The knife of internal diseord*was unsheathed and reddened with fraternal blood. A battle ground has been seleeted and the prize to be won is the shattered fragments of All this is the inglorious work of the locofoco party.— a once glorious Union. To them it is entirely due. The honors they claim, the odium of their blind and infatuatel policy they must bear. The people will force it upon them in a dyWith all down to their eredit. with a country ing hour. these horrors set shaking from center to circumference, with eivil war lifting aloft its blood red . banner on the plains of Kansas, the loco foco party has the brazen impudence to call upon an outraged people to rally to their standard and save the} country ! And what is the remedy they propose for the wrong and mischief they have done ? What project have they to allay the terrible storm of factioual strife now sweeping the land? Have they any healing measures to propose ? No, on the contrary they blindly and obstinately cling to the very policy which has plunged us in the depth of horrors.— Their platform indicates no change for the better. It indorses the nefarious aets in which Pierce damned _ his country and himself. Hereafter the articles of faith of the locofoco party, are the dissolution measures of Mr. Pieree and Douglass. Why persist in a policy which has already driven us among the breakers? Why choose another pilot who is pledged to continue the ship of state on its fatal course 7. Every man nota fool must see that a change is necessary toaver! disaster. But the Democracy deelare there shall be no change. The policy which has plunged the ec untry into sectional war is to be pursued at any risk and any cost, and yet they ask a people to give them a generous confidence and support. The age of brass is again returned. Tue American Ticket.—To-day the entire ticket, National, State and County tobe supported by the American party in the election to come, heads our colnmns, It isa good old ticket throughout. It is composed of sterling mer, fit for office and fit to be voted for. The State ticket had its origin in one of the purest conventions that ever assembled. There was no bargain and trade in it.— The delegates came together actuated by asincere desire to select good men and true for candidates. It was the largest Convention ever assembled on the coast, numbering full 550 votes. It was harmoniousin every respect. There was no Broderickism or Guinism in it. The members owed uo fealty to party leaders, and men were forgotten for the good of the entire eountry. The whole proceedings of the party in Convention assembled, were characterized with that spirit which animates’ patriots, rather than new-style politicians. It is an augury of better days, and the enthusiasm and cheering news which each communieated to the other indicated that the good time coming is near at hand. The ides of November will fulfill our hopes and deelare that better days have commenced. _ American STATE ConventTion.—The econd State Convention of the American party assembled in Sacramento last Tuesday week. It was the largest and certainly one of the most harmonious odies yet assembled in California. og rolling and wire pulling were unknown. A. B. Dibble was nominated to the hair, and the temporary organization fthe bedy completed by the appointrent of Fred. Hall, of Marin, as Secreary, and two Sergeant-at-Arms. The Chair appointed a Committee on Sredentials consisting of one from each ounty, when the Convention adjourned intil afternoon. , The Committee on Credentials reportdin favor of the vote cast for Governor ohnson being the basis of representaion inthe Convention, which was ae. -eded to. A Commitiee was appointed to report permanent officers to the Conyention, nd the order of business, when the sallenloa adjcurned till next day at 10 A. M. : The following were the permanent bflicers selected by the Committee : President—J. G. McCallum, of El Dorado. Vice Presidents—T. J. Oxley, of Tuolumne ; J. H. Harris, of Marin; R. G. Weir, of San Joaquin; Eben Niles, of Alexander G. Bell, of San FranSierra ; cisco. Secretarics-—l’. A. Thomas, of Sacramento; E. C. Gillette, of Shasta; € Patterson, of Yuba; A. S. Grant, of Placer. Sargeant-at-Arms—A lexander Cofiin, of Sacramento. Assistant—John Jen nings, of Sacramento, On the second ballot for Congressmen on Thursday, B. C. Whitman, of Solano was declared nominated, and loudly called for, Ie appeared amid the most rapturous applause and in a feeling and appropriate manner addressed the Convention in the following terms : “Gentlemen, excuse me; I cannot express my feelings. It is a time for action not words—for working, not speaking— and I promise you that for the next sixty days I will work faithfully and unceasingly. I will not say, as an old politician in this State once said, that I will go into every gulch in the State which is large enough for me to get into, but I will go from County to County thronghout the State and lay not aside my armor till the battle be fairly won. Gentlemen, I can but feebly express the feelings of my heart. It is a proud thing for any young man to have his name associated with Millard Fillmore and Andrew Jackson Donelson, bnt it is a prouder fame to receive the preference of a Convention of American freemen: and gentlemen, when I am elected, as I know I shall be, and take my seat in the halls of Congress, if ever I should do one deed against the best interests of California and the American party, may that deed he my last. Ours is a cause only less holy than the crusade for whieh Peter the Hermit preached over all Europe to urge men to reseuc the sepulchre of the Savior from the possession of the Saracens. Ours is a crusade . in favor of and for the protection of American principles and American liberty. Let us labor not for the North nor the South, the East nor the West, but for the whole Union. Let us here resolve that California at the coming ¢lection shall prove herself as she ought to be, the leading State of the Union.— We have come here from all parts of the State as brothers, fighting in one common cause. Let the aged give their counsel, the middle aged their strength, and the young theirzeal, and let us fight hand and hand for Fillmore and the Union.” Mr. Whitman left the hall in roar of enthusiastic cheering. On the fourth ballot of the second trial for candidates for Congress, our esteemed fellow citizen A. B. Dibble received a large majority of all the votes cast and was declared the nominee of the Convention. The “young American of Nevada” was shouted for and he mounted the an uprestrum amid a storm of enthusiasm that shook the solid walls. Responding to the nomination he said : “T would that I‘could express to you the feelings of my heart at receiving the nomination you have generously tendered me. To receive a nomination from the American party of the State of Yalifornia I shall ever regard as the proudest triumph of my life. It isa greater honor than I had the right to hope or dream of—far greater than TI deserve. But, gentlemen, your generous confidence has been bestowed upon me, and as far as in me lies you shall never have cause to regret the honor you have this day conferred upon me.— So far as my humble efforts can avail nothing shall be wanting to ensure suecess to the ticket headed with the glorious names of Fillmore and Donelson. I go forth to the mountainsand the valleys of the State of California, and the banner you have entrusted to my care, I pledge myself shall never be trailed. in the dust. From the depths of my heart, gentlemen of the Convention, again I thank you,” Mr. Dibble retired with cheer upor cheer to his honor. The balloting continued and Mr. Jno. Skinker, of Sacramento, a gentleman any where and at any time, received the nomination for Clerk of the Supreme Court, and H. P. James, of San Francisco, for Superintendent of Public Instruction. No better selection than that of Mr. James could have been made in the State. He is just the man for the place, and the times. The Fillmore Electoral Ticket wa: then selected and the Convention ad ~ . journed.