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The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
DeMoc, acy at Iowa Hill.


A Democratic meeting was held pursuant to
call on Friday evening. The meeting was
called to order by MIR. Brown Mr.. Wagner
was elected Chairman. and VIM. S. Makins
Secretary. The first business of the meeting
was to nominate one Supervisor and three
School Commissioners. Mr.. Isaac A. Avery
was nominated Supervisor, and Wm Brown
Jesse l.. Bennett and Charles King, School
Commissioners
The meeting was then addressed by Senator
Gwin on matters concerning the policy Of the
United States Government toward California.
and showed conclusively that if the people
wished to be rightly represented they must
send Democrat to the L. S. Senate.
The remarks of Senator Gwin were receiv-
ed with much applause by The large audience
in attendance.
Mr.. Van Voorhees, followed in a truly elo-
quent speech on the prime pies OF the Demo
crate party. which elected the greatest APP
plause. He quoted many laughable anecdotes
to illustrate his arguments.
Mr.. O'Neill offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That we most heartily indor>e
and cordially approve of the course pursued
by Senator Gwin while representing the State
of California in the United States Senate.
On motion. the meeting adjourned with
three cheers for Senator Gwn. and three more
for John Bigler and the Democratic ticket
A. WAGNER. Chairman.
Wu N,CI<S Spc'v
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
Stony Bar Correspondence.
Stony BAR. Aug. 25

STONY BAR, Aug. 25th, 1855.
Editor Of the Placer Herald:
DEAR SlR--Messrs. Stafford and Williams,
opposing candidates for the Assembly, were
here last evening and addressed large and
respectable meeting. Col. Williams (as he IT,
ties himself) spoke first, in favor of the X. N
party. for about half an hour, utterng num-
Der of broken and disjOinted sentences, such
as, America shall rule America" and alleg-
ing at least fifty times that he had taken a.
solemn oath to that effect, and that he could
were beautiful, and his mOdulations of voice
were disagreeably loud - having the third
qualification SO essential to every successful
Methodist preacher, viz: strong lungs. He
would occasionally pitch his voice at least
three octaves above thunder, and then lower
it to the soft and pleasing sound, reminding
us of that exquisite music that can only be
produced by the turning of a grind stOne
Finally (very much to the qualification Of alD
he closed by predicting what Mr.. Stafford
would say when he came on the stand.
Mr.. Stafford was next to speak, and for an
hour completely electrified the audience. and
entirely demolished the old Kentucky War
Horse. His remarks were high-tOned free
from elI-praise, or vain bOasting, but full of
argument and sound reasoning. And when
he had concluded. three long, loud, and en-.
thusiastic cheers were sent up unanimously
by the meeting for Democracy and the ticket.
And | venture the assertion. that in the ap.
preaching contest. Old Stony will roll up
such majority for the Democratic ticket az
she has never done before to the utter amaze
ment OF the few and struggling X. Ms who
now wander like lost sheep from the republi.
can fold. A. NJ. SMITH. Secretary.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
From the Miners Advocate.

Regular Burst up Of a Kno,r Nothing Coun-
cu-SHrer Lake k ". Council Disbdnd-
ed-Erposure Of the Rottenness Of the In
stitutiOni
The following document has been furnished
us, officially signed. and directed to the high
est officer of the order in this county:
SILVER LAKE Council, Diamond Springs.
At a special meeting Of the above Council,
on the 23d August. 1855, the following pre-
amble and resolutions were offered and unani-
monsly adopted:
WHEREAS, The political organization COM
monty called Know Nothings has. in our opin-
SIONS AND PRINCIPLES by it's late action;
and
WHEREAS. The great political reform we
had hoped to accomplish by our union with
the order has not only FAILED, hut, on the
contrary, we have seen with regret DEEPER,
DARKER. and more DANCE political fr1ch-
ery than we ever even fancied had marked
the course of the other political parties; and
WHEREAS, We CAN NOT and WILL NOT lend
0ur votes or support to the ticket lately no.
minated by the ad0ue political organization;
therefore be it
Reso/ved, That we absolufely and uncond'-
tiona/iy ,c'thdraV all allegiance to, or con-
nexon with said political organization. ;,
"a. That the proper officers of this Council
be instructed to surrender Immediately all
books, papers &C., belonging to the Council,
to FRED. d. CHAMBERLAIN. Dept. Grand Presl.
dent of the Grand Council of the State OF
California.
Sd. That the foregoing preamble and reso-
luton be signed by the President and Secre-
tary OF this Council and sent to the Deputy
Grand President with authority to him to
publish the same in any of the public journals
Of the State and be it further
Reso'ved, THAT THIS COUNCIL Do
NOW ADJOURN SINE DIE.
Passed unanimously.
B. c. PATTERSON, Pres't,
J. G. JAcKMAN. Sec'y.
To FRED d. CHAMBERLIN. Deputy Grand
President of the Grand Council of the State
of California.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
Township Nominations.

Township No. l.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
JAMES MCCABE.
II. F. DAVIS.
FOR CONSTABLES.
LESTER GIVENS.
w. WEBER.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
The Whigs,

In our own State, California the National
Wings are arousing themselves, and have re-
Gently re-organized at San Francisco. intend
ing to make themselves felt in the coming
contest, and we are pleased to note that they
intend to cast their influence in favor OF the
Democratic nominees. On Saturday last we
had the pleasure of meeting one of the pro-
minent leaders of the wings of this State,
Calhoun Benham, Esq. who was the nominee
of his party last year for Congress, and is
now travelling the State in company with
Hon. j. B. Weller and Judge Campbell urg-
ing the people to. condemn the order of Know
Nothings In Yuba and Nevada counties he
has made eloquent and forcibe speeches and
Influenced many to withdraw from the lodges
of the enemy. Keep the ball rolling. There's
COOL time coming"
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
For the Placer Herald.
SECRET RAvINE, August 80. 1855.

Tob6 .NitcheH:-The speaking came off at
Oaks Ranch on Monday evening last Mr..
Stout. the Know Nothing candidate for AS
sembly. and Mr.. Davis, the Democratic can
didate addressed the people After they got
through Clayton. Myres and Scohy. addressed
the meeting and they showed up this Know
Nothingism in it's proper light That it was
ant-Republcan and that they even prescribed
each other. hope they are making such
speeches through the county now. 1t has
done good here and we will do it up right on
the 5th of September
| learn this morning that the Council at
New Castle caved in last night 1t took the
course of Wards ducks. and was like the calf
hung in the brush fence it blated and gave
up the Ghost. SO mote it he.
NO PRO SCRIPTION.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
To Naturalized Citizens.

The Known Nothings throughout the
County are trying to create the impress
sion that no naturalized citizen has a
right to vote without he produces his
naturalization papers. Such IS NOT THE
FACT. Every citizen has right to vote.
The Supreme Court has decided that, all
that is necessary Of voter, if challenged,
is to swear that he is A CITIZEN. Re-
MEMBER THIS, ONE AND ALL.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
1T is great sin. to swear unto sin;

''lt is great SIN. 10 swear ullO SIN,
But greater sin, to keep sinful OATH
Shakespeare.
And it is with sinful oath the NnowNo-
things have attempted to bind the consciences
and will of men who shonld be free. Sinful.
because it takes away that religious liberty
which God in his mercy intended every free
man of America should enjoy-and for which
our fathers so gallantly taught in the revolu-
ton. assisted by the foreign patriots who
crowded to Columbia's shores to fight in their
behalf and for the principles for which they
were contending. Aye. sinful, and therefore
not binding upon any one, because it is trea-
son to the country, its laws, and the Consttu-
ton. Then on Wednesday next march to the
polls and vote the entire democratic ticket.
because in it's triumph depends the success
of the liberal principles upon which our gov
ernment is founded, and the perpetuity of
those rights which make our country land
of liberty-a home for the oppressed of every
nation, who seek our shores to enjoy the
glorious privileges guaranteed to them.
Freemen of Placer, it is a plain question
you are called to vote upon at the next cleo
ton: Shall the principles which created
this nation be maintained or not" fyou
declare for the affirmative. you will have done
your part in a great and glorious cause, and
assisted in maintaining that civil and rellgi-
GUS liberty which makes the glory and re-
nown of the patriots of 76. and which will
add to the honor and glory of their sons in
maintaining.
% The communication from our Ophir
correspondent, giving an account of the School
Examination at that place, will appear next
week.
ne The Atlantic Mail will close at the Au-
burn Post Office on Monday evening.
GwIN AND VAN VOORHEES, AT Iowa HTM"-
The Democrats turned out numerously at
Iowa Hill on Saturday evening last to hear
Messrs Gwin and Van VOORHEES, speak. At
ter Senator G. was done speaking. X. NJ,
proposed three cheers for "Sam," but nobody
responded. The Democracy Of that precinct
will give good account of themselves on the
5th Of September next.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
PLACER HERALD.
AGENTS.

W. B. H. DoDsoN, Sacramento City, at the
Journal Office, on K Street.
THOMAS BoYCE, San Francisco, No. 81, Mer-
chant street.
WELLS. FARGO & CO., and the PA
CIFIC EXPRESS co. are our General Agents
for Placer County,. Advertisements, job
Work or Subscriptions to the Herald, left at
either of their offices will be promptly for
warded to us.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
Democratic Meeting.

The Democrats of Township No. 8. met at
Kentucky Flat, August 3Oth. and nominated
the following candidates to be voted for at
the ensuing election:
Justice of the Peace, John 7. Kincade and
John Cook.
Constables, A. D. Clute and Newton Penry
G. G. NEWMAN, Pres't
John r. KMKADE, Sec'y.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01

HUGH G.. MURRAY.-This gentl' man, the
know-NOthng nominee for the supreme bench,
is utterly denounced by large portion of the
Temperance people throughout the State
Now for our part. we are willing to admit
that he is a man of great deal of character;
but if asked of what kind-"aye, there's the
rub."--.Neroda Democrat
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Mr.. ABRAM BRONX and Mr.. CHARLES
WESTMORELAND. candidates for the State
Senate, will address the citizens of Placer
County, at the following times and places:
Yankee Jim. Saturday, lst September.
Wisconsin Hill. Monday, Sd
Iowa Hill. Tuesday, 4th
Messrs. DAVIS and STOUT. candidates for
the Assembly, will speak a. follows
Mustang Ranch, Dutch Ravine,> Saturday,
lat Sept.
Ophir, Monday, 81 i"
Rattlesnake, Tuesday, 4th
Messrs. Stafford and WALKUP, will ad-
dress the citizens of Carrolton on Monday
evening. next September Sd.
EDWARD ROBINSON, hereby announces
himself as an independent candidate for JUS
tice of the Peace for Township No. 2.
Gold Hill, August 2lst, lS56.-2w.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
Auburn, September I, 1855.
Regular Democratic Nominations.

Regular Democratic NomlnaCl0nS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN BIGLER, of Sacramento.
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR,
SAMUEL PURDY, of San Joaquin.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT,
MYRON NORTON. (Full Term)
CHAS. H. BRYAN, (Unexpired Term.)
FOR CONTROLLER,
THOMAS G. FLOURNOY, of Mariposa.
FOR TREASURER.
B. F. KEENE, of Ell Dorado.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
BIC. WHITING, of Monterey.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
S. H. MARLETT, of Calaveras.
FOR STATE PRINTER.
GEORGE H. CROSETTE, of Butte.
FOR STATE PRISON DIRECTORS,
WIN. H. BELL. of San Francisco.
SAML. c. ASTIN. of Placer.
CT. POWELL, of San Joaquin.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
ABRAM BRONX.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
A. P. K Stafford. of Yankee Jim,
ALBERT THORNDIKE. of Wisconsin Hill.
Blk. DAVIS. of Ophir.
SAMUEL B. WYMAN. of the Plains.
FOR COUNTY SUPERVISORS,
For District No. 2. composed of Townships
No. and g.
BENJAMIN c. ALLEN.
For District No. 3. composed Of Township
No. 4.
E. L. BRADLEY.
For District No. T. composed of Township
No. I.
ISAAC A. AVERY.
For District No 5. composed Of Townships
No. 5. 6 and s.
ALVORD DE LAND.
Township Nominations.
Township No. l..
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
JAMES McCABE.
H.. DAVIS.
FOR CoNsTABLEs.
LESTER GIVENS.
w. WEBER.
Township No. 2.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
w. W. CAPERTON.
D. T. HUSTON.
FOR CoNSTABLEs.
J. B. CARDER.
GEORGE VANDORAN.
Township No. 8.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
GEO. L. ANDERSON.
FOR CONsrABLEs,
JAMES CULBERTSON.
DCTED NAuEP
Township No. 4.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
NOBLE MARTIN.
JOHN McNALLY.
FOR CONsrABLEs.
LEONARD JONES.
Township No. 5.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
A. B. BIRD.
Township No. 6.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
D. G. ROUSE.
DANIEL CRIBBS.
FOR CoNsTABLEs.
J. N. FINDLEY.
Township No. Z.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
MATTHEW VAN ALSTYNE.
JAMES n. MAKINS.
FOR CONSTABLES.
JOHP p. KAVANAGH.
JAMES MCCORMICK.
Township No. 9.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
JOHN T. KINCADE.
JOHN COOK.
FOR CONSTABLEs.
A. d. CLUTE.
NEWTON PENRY.
To Naturalized Citizens.
The KNOWN othinps throughout the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-24

A PoLITIcAL ENTHUSIASTICALLY Green
field Republic speaking of the Personal Lib
erty Bill, says.
1t is little curious that this principle so
Justify denounced now, is identical with that
adopted by the Wing District Convention
which nominated Hon. Geo. 4. Davis for
member of Congress. Resolutions were adopt
ed by that Convention to the end that the
Legislature ought, as far as possible, to secure
jury trial to persons arrested as fugitive
slaves, and that the State should provide
means to secure the defendant fair trial. This
was then proclaimed by the Springfield Re-
publican to be sound Wing doctrine, and con-
siderable credit was claimed for Mr.. Davis by
the papers in his interest, if we remember
Alright, because hesuggested these resolutions,
and on the strength OF these things, Anti
Slavery men were asked to vote for Mr.. Davis
and many did vote for him. If the principle
was right, then, why not now If it was
not dangerous or "fanatical" then, is it any
more so nows surely the Republican will not
claim that because the Wings announced it
then, it was right; and because the Know
Nothings advance it now, it is wrong. 1t is
too manly fault for that"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-24

a STORY OF Mr.. WIsE.-The Wilmington
Herald vouches for the correctness of an
amusing anecdote which has found place in
Its columns. Mr.. Wise, the Governor expect
ant of Virginia, was addressing large assem-
blage in one of the towns of that State a
short time since, and abused the Know. Moth
ings in characteristic style Three several
times he implored and commanded them, if
there were any in the room to stand up like
men and show their faces. Not man arose,
however, until the conclusion Of his third ex-
hortation, accompanied by torrent of abuse
and vituperation, when an old gentleman who
was quietly sitting some distance from the
speaker. slowly arose and blandly remarked,
"Sam, get up" Instantly two thirds of the
congregation sprang to their feet, and Mr..
Wise was so COMPOUNDED by the unexpected
result, that he hesitated, paused, and did not
resume his speech,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-24

GREAT emergencies justify desperate rene.
dies. 1t was pretended last year that such
existed. The Know Nothing party was
launched amid an cutlery of mingled iubila-
tons and warnings. The warrant for the ter
ror has not appeared, unless we find it in the
awful disclosures Of the converts " at Low
ell and Roxbury. Extraordinary modes of
action must be crowned by extraordinary sue.
cesses. The unprecedented scheme of a
wholesale swearing of eighty thousanS -oters
to blind obedience to their leaders, ought to
have resulted in something better than nearly
five months of setting up and upsetting. We
have right to ask for little more than an
anti-fugitive slave law, and prohibitory IL
quor law, which we should have got from any
legislature that could by any possibility have
been chosen in the year of grace eighteen
hundred and fifty Jour. The session has been
failure. 1t remains to be seen whether the
force of secret organization can compel us to
witness the same hopeless expert nent again,
or whether the reserved common sense of
Massachusetts, will come in, as it has often
done before, and bring back the days of wise
counsels and thoughtful AMI sincere legisla
tion.-N. b. Mercury.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-24

The WILD Horse CAPTURED.-The wild
horse, which has been running at large for
two or three years past on the meadows back
of Provincetown, Cape Cod, and which has
hitherto baffied all attempts made to take him,
was recently caught after protracted chase,
by company of twenty or thirty men, who
engaged in the pursuit for the excitement it
afforded. They we're mounted on horses, and
after surrounding the animal in the vicinity
of a barn, they induced him to enter it in
company with their own horses, who were
turned loose for the purpose of enticing him.
This horse has occasioned no little sport to the
people on the Cape, who have had many a
good time in chasing him up and down the
meadows, but he has always been too fleet for
their nags. He would not now have been TAX
en- in fair race, and only yielded to strategy.
He has passed two winters on the Cape in a
wild state, and the sagacity of the animal has
been noted III severe cold weather, when he
would go down to The ponds regularly every
night and break open the ice with his hoof, so
that it should not become hardened, and thus
cut off his supply of water. The owner, Mr..
j. II. Snow, Of Provncetown, intends to
bring the horse to Boston. He is represented
to be very beautiful animal, well built, and
Of great speed and endurance The owner
has already been offered $500 for him. The
horse was originally brought from Cape Sable,
III company with sixty others, but escaped
while being landed.-Boston Journal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-24

HE LEGIsLATURE.-The following pleasant
remarks of the Boston AtlGs upon the adjourn
ment of this remarkable body, harmonic
pretty well with the general public senti.
meDt =
"During dull season the public interest
IN this Legislature has never for moment
fallen off. At times savage and at times droll,
1t has combined the peculiarities of very high
tragedy and equally low comedy, the dignity
OF julius Caesar, and the vivecity of Punch
Mr.. Job Terry, of Freetown, voting so many
times, solitary and alone, in the negative, has
illustrated the dignity of individual opinion.
Mr.. Jonathan Pierce, of Boston, calling loud
ly on his Creator, has shown the advantages
of religion. Nj. Griffin, of Charlestown,
giving his absent friend and X. N. brother
the lie direct, has exhibited the beauty of
courtesy. Mr.. Maine, of Suffolk, threatening
To cram down the throat of Mr.. Warren a
certain statement, has given US a lesson in
chivalry and physiology. The cosmopolitan
Libby, invoking the eyes of Europe, has dem
onstrated how far farthing rushlight can
shed its beams. And how can we over esti-
mate the philosophy and the fun of that hiss
ing hot history of Hiss? The days of the
romantic have not forever departed. The mar
rative of the Lowell and Roxbury yisitations
rival in rich interest and rare adventure the
Arcadia of Sidney, or the Fairy Queen of
Spenser. The purple light of love has illu-
minated the State House from cellar to dome.
We have had the grave eloquence of Butler,
the self-immolation of Joseph upon the shrine
OF friendship, and an investigation rivalling in
dignity the celebrated trial of Warren Hast
ings; while, behind mysterious curtain, the
Imagination pictures a form of life and light,
which seen, would be indeed sight-the
melting, yet mysterious dame of No. l2-the
fair unknown-the beautiful unseen-the
heroine of all this strange and eventful his
tory
And now, gentlemen, about to depart like
so many Cincinnati for the rural districts, take
our kind farewell You will be objects of
interest upon your return. Your constitu-
ents will gather about you and demand re-
cital Of your adventures-o of the perils, the
terrors, and the triumphs of the session. AS
you deliver your round, unvarnished tale,
you will become the lions OF the hamlet
Gentlemen, roar gently, and bear yourselves
with becoming modesty! The session has
not been all golden-there has been here
failure-there fault--a little careessness-a
slight waste of time-an occasional loss of
temper-now and then display Of ignorance
sometimes the appearance, at least, of stu
pldlty These things serve to mitigate the
splendor of your success, which otherwise
would scar the eye balls of the Common
wealth. Legislators of 1886 Heroes of
eleven hundred bills and orders take our
glad farewell
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-24

The Personal Liberty BIZ of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature was vetoed by Governor
Gardner, Yesterday, and then promptly pass
ed over his head in the House by vote of
$50 to 76, and in the Senate by a vote of 80
to 8.
This is a significant intimation to Governor
Gardner that the people of Massachusetts vii
pay very small heed to his opinions or advice.
Their Representatives evidently entertain but
little regard for the judgment of the Milk st.
merchant, as they have lost no time in test-
flying. Governor Gardner is plainly out of
his place. He does not sympathizc with the
great movement in the North on the Slavery
question. He is not abreast with the times,
and like all laggards must be left behind
Massachusetts, will need no more OF his SER
vices. His attempts TO arrest the great cur.
rent of opinion i'll the model Commonwealth,
by his feeble vetoes, are hardly up to the dig
nifty OF an obstruction. The people Of Mas
sachusetts are i'll earnest in putting stop to
the further humiliation of the North. Their
representatives take what they conceive to be
ehectual means to resist the insults and ag-
gressions of the Slave oigarchy. Governor
Gardner may run round with conservative
legal adviser at his heels, suggesting all
sorts of dilletanti apprehensions at their rad
ical action, Tut he will be everywhere met
with a smile of derision or ieer of con-
tempt. There is a civil revolution III progress
in the North, and it will not be arrested by
few timid gentlemen of Boston, whether they
be entitled Governors or State Attorneys.
The spirit of an outraged people is up, and
we rejoice i'll the spectacle. NeU York Iri-
6uae