The Nevada journal., 1856-10-17
Correspondence of the Nevada journal.
NORTH SAN JUAN, Oct. Ia, 1856.

Correspondence OF the Ncvdua Joufndf
North SAN JUAN, Oct. IA, 1856.
EDITOR JOURNAL: The untcrrifed
Democracy of this place held a pow
wow in front of the Sierra Nevada Hotel,
last evening, on which occasion that
pmre-hearted and patri0tic(l gentleman,
DIR. Gwin, administered extreme unction
to the faithful, preparatory to their final
departure for the realms of oblivion. on
the 4th day of November next. He
spoke about three-quarters of an hour,
the greater part of which was devoted
to the heaping of impotent abuse upon
the opposite parties; the remainder of
the time to the usual maudlin sterreo-
tyed sentiment of the devotion of the
immaculate Democracy to the Union,
and in lugubrious anticipations of the
blue ruin that will stare us in the face
in the event of the success of any other
party but DR.. Gwin's.
| went to the meeting, Mr. Editor,
expecting to hear the principles of said
party ably expounded, imagining, in my
innocence, that man who had held the
position of u S. Senator was necessarily
possessed of sufficient ability to prove
the Devil saint, should the occasion
present itself, and would consequently,
if such athing were possible, by specious
reasoning at least soften down or ex-
plain away some of the transparent
nonsense that glitters round and through
the platform principles and professions
of locofocoism; but l was disappointed.
and have made the discovery that po-
litical distinction is not by any means
solely dependent upon intellectual
ability. You will probably not be
surprised, then, knowing the driver of
the "Dromedary Line" better than | do,
when | assure you, in all conscience,
that his speech was in every respect
beneath criticism.
Is it not really humiliating to think
that this intensely progressive common
wealth should have been misrepresented
in the U. S. Senate by such quintesen-
tial old fogy as DIR. Wm. NJ. Gwin! For
heavens sake, let us in the future avoid
inhicting upon that honorable body any
more such incubi as the orator of last
evening and our present delectable
United States Senator, John b. Weller.
Gwin was followed by Mr. Anderson,
the Democratic nominee for District
Attorney of Nevada county, which was
decidedly the best speech ofthe evening,
and the only one nfact which redeemed
the whole proceeding from utter absurdi-
ty. He bore down pretty heavily upon
the American party, It's true, but with
all its errors, it was such relief from
Gwinism that we all felt particularly
charitable, and forgave him.
After Mr. Anderson had concluded, a
very weak brother, yclept Martin, took
the stand, and under the influence of
about quart of that element of genuine
Democratic inspiration, regaled us for
about half an hour with a choice selec-
ton of vulgar anecdotes that were so
inappropriate and pointless in their ap-
plication that even the unwashed that
stood around under the immediate drop
pings of the sanctuary, became dis
gusted and tried to shame him down.
And anything too gross for the ears of
the rank and file of the Democratic
party, would produce nausea in billings
gate.
Parker II. Pierce, candidate for the
Assembly, then very pleasantly and re-
specially saved the Union, and all that
sort of thing, for about five minutes, and
then yielded the rostrum to a worthy
yet deluded young man from Cherokee,
Mr. John Hanna, who blazed away furi-
ously at the terrible American party for
another mortal half hour, and concluded
by quietly melting himself and the
GLORIOUS party into the hearts of the
downtrodden ''furriners' that stood
around him. And so ended the smallest
political demonstration we have had in
our place during the canvas.
Yours, truly, MIAMI.
DoNELsoN ON FILLMoRE.-The loco
focos have long solaced themselves with
the publication of what Donelson said of
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