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4 True Christian,

The Christian Advocate, of this city, has
supported theVigilance Committee since the
commencement of the organization as yigor-
ously as any of the secular papers. In the
issue of this week we find the following let
ter. addressed to the Publishing Committee
by the Rev Randall Hobart, censuring (but
in those mild terms which become n minister
of the GospeD the course pursued by the
Advocate We commend it to the attention
Of our readers:
DEAR BRETHREN Will you suffer one
who has been connected with the NJ. E.
Church for almost forty years, to address a
few lines to you, as conductors of the Adyo-
cate, relative to the course pursued by you
during the awful outbreak of popular vio-
lence in the commercial metropolis Of the
State?
g 1t cannot be matter of surprise to you
that in a state OF things so extraordinary as
now exists in our midst, good men should
differ in opinion in regard to the proper
course to be pursued; and while | would ex-
tend christian charity for right intention,
must deprecate the course you have pursued
in your paper during this excitement, cal
culated, as | conceive, to encourage lawiess-
ness and violence, that has already led to
acts that by the civilized world, will be
classed as treason, murder, piracy and rob
berry.
g am aware of the justification attempt
ed to be set up, and while | am ready to ad
nit that great evils exist, and that the
course of Justice has been perverted, yet
with all due Difference to the opinions ex-
pressed by many that | have every reason
to expect, differ widely from them, as tC
the proper remedy.
Il do not design at present to discuss
this subject. | am convinced that it would
be of no avail, that reason has not sufficiently
resumed her throne, to permit those who
have been carried away in the whirlpool Of
passion to reason calmly. But brethren
your position as the directors Of 4 Christian
journal, should be a conservative one
Where are we to look in time of storms and
amid the rage Of excited passions for words
Of calm and sober import, if not to the fol
lowers of Him, ''in whose hands was no yio-
lence: who when He was reyiled, reyiled
not again: whose voice was not heard in the
streets:" Shall our State, disgraced al
home and abroad, her laws trampled in the
dust, her highest officers tlse subjects Of in
suit and the butt Of every ribald jest, have
no sympathy from those who profess & tc
fear God and keep his commandments ::
| Has there been new revelation from Hea-
ven, since Paul exhorted, < that first of all
prayer and supplication be made for all that
are in authority:' 1t is now the eXhorta-
ton, :. let good men pray" for the mob:
But | forbear. ! took my pen to address
you "A few lines, with the faint hope that n
feeble voice mi ght be heard amid the storm
and that as Christian ministers placed in i
position 10 have some influence, you might
be induced to pour oil upon the troubled
waters, and thus secure the reward of him
who said, blessed are the peace makers, fol
they shall be called the children Of God.'
Yours, in the bonds of a peaceful gospel.
RANDALL HOBART.
Bidwen, June 2S, 1856.
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gzs~ From the top of Chimborazo to the
bottom of the Atlantic at the deepest place
yet reached by the plummet in the Northern
Atlantic, the distance in vertical line is
nine miles. The deepest part of the North
Atlantic is probably somewhere between the
Bermudas and the Grand Banks The wa
ters of the Gulf of Mexico are held in a basin
about mile deep in the deepest part. There
is at the bottom of the sea, between Cape
Race, in Newfoundland, and Cape Clear in
Ireland, a remarkable steppe, which is al
ready known as the telegraphic plateau.
Tho great circle distance between these two
shore lines is 600 miles, and the sea along
this route is probably no where more than
10000 feet deep.
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MINING BY STEAM.-Our friend, lin Be,,
son, always goes by steam. He, in company
with several more, lately passed our Office
with a huge Engine Boiler and machinery,
on their way to the Bar in front of town,
where they propose to make that powerful
element, steam, do the work Of many men in
pumping water, &c &c.
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&s- 1t viii be seen b. his advertisement
that W. P. Hoffman offers one half the L. S.
Livery Stable for sale. It is the most ex-
tensive establishment of the kind in the
mountains, and is doing profitable business.
Men of means and enterprise you'd do veil
to look to it,
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S- Our Acknowledgements are due 70 ou
friend McWilliams of Wells, Fargo & Co,
for the conveyance of correspondence, PACK
ages &c. from Bidwell
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On CONSISTENCY, THOU ART A JEwEL.-
As we were pirn,ing round last Wednesday y
night about II, picking up items and things,
our attention was called to two of our
friends, one Of whom was leaning up against
the I. 5. Livery Stable, aud holding on to
the other, and advising him to "Hic--by all
means-hie--to abstain from the use Of
spirits. 1t had q tendency to lower one iu
the estimation--hic-of the community at
large and the ladies in particular. He had
thought seriously of taking him out-hic-
boo--for some time and lahoring with him
Oh the subjec, Of temperance--to jine some
-hls-ooh-society; say the Martha Wash
ington Sons of Temperance Society" The
most ridiculous part of it was that the sober
man was the drnnkeSt.
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Gas- Lady Ellenborough, wife of the Eng
lish Lord of that name. who was formerly
Governor General of India, has be IN separ
ated from her husband for twenty years
past, and is leading a wild life among the
Arabs. She has married an Arab Shiehk,
who, it seems, protected her from robbers
during a visit she paid to Palmyra Full OF
romantic gratitude for this service, she de-
termined to marry hin, but the Shiehk ran
away on learning it. She employed Arabs
to bring him back, but being worth c 800
year, she at last succeeded in getting him
to marry her in the desert in the Oriental
fashion. They live iu elegant style near
Damascus. After her separation from Lord
Ellenborough she married a Greek Count
whom she left. So that she has now three
husbands, all living. In her early days she
was great boanty
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gnS~ From one of our County officers,
we learn that our old friend, Supervisor
Pence, on the occasion Of the late visit Of
Lee & Marshalrs circus to Messilla Valley.
just went rarrin' and tarrin' through the
bresh
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CHALLENGE.--A committee of the State
Rights Club3of Alexandria, Va , has chal-
lenged the Know Nothing Council of Wor-
cester, Mass, to meet them at any central
point with rifles, to test their boasted eour-
age. This is in consequence of the resolve
of the latter body to defend Massachusetts,
men in Congress from further outrage, at
an hours notice"
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SPEECH OF Mr.. BREcKENRDGE.

Mr. President and gentlemen Of the Con-
vention. This result is quite as unexpected
to me as it can be to any in all this space.
In the inferior and personal aspect of this
extraordinary manifestation. beg you to
consider all said that gracefully should be.
have no words to voice the gratitude that
is swelling from the innermost -(most
enthusiastic cheers.) from the innermost
heart of me to the Democracy of the nation
for this confidence.
There is one personal satisfaction that
lightens this hour and fearfully accumulates
responsibilities. [Subdued applause.l |
derive that satisfaction from the reflection
that, through all the ballOting, l have free
ly followed my political preferences, nor
professed a sentiment, nor softened an ex-
preston for personal result. Applause. !
He (BreckenrIdge) Of an hour since, refused
to ask for or to accept the honor he knew he
was unworthy of, but the Breckenridge ere
ated by the fat of the Democracy to second
its illustrious standard bearer, had no choice
but to serve. Cheering everywhere
1t is not proper for me to speak of the
second man on your ballot; but of the Chief
tain l may. james Buchanan is one of the
last survivors of the gigantic race OF Ameri-
can statesmen whose deeds may not be Sc
parated from the glories of the Repu Dlic.
Reserved to a green old age he has lived
down detraction, and time has destroyed
calumny. Applause Composed and dig
nifed on this moral elevation, he is about to
be clothed with the insignia of the Chlct
Magistracy Of the nation! repeated APP
plause.]
Gentlemen, heartily concur in the plat
form you have affirmed l endorse your re-
solutions. l am known to be l states rights
Democrat. Applause
Strong in the principles of Jefferson, en-
forced by the irresistible temper of Jackson,
the people will ehtrust the men you have
named for their Government. ] hope, in
that event, shall never forfeit the conf
dence of the Democracy Of America. PRO
longed applause
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longed applause ]

ORGANIzE.-The campaign of 1856 has
now fairly opened in California, and the
Democracy of the different precincts should
organize themselves into clubs, that they
may have concerted and vigorous action.
What say the Democracy of 0royillc to or
ganizing a Buchanan club:
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What Ills NeIghhors Snxof Him

1t is no matter OF trifling consideration
and Importance that those who know a man
best should eulogize him most. More espe-
cially is praise to be valued when it is ex-
torted from political opponent. The Lam
caster tPa.) Express, Know Nothing Re
publican paper, published in the immediate
neighborhood of Mr.. Buchanans residence,
is compelled to bear testimony to his unben-
ding integrity and blameless life. After a
few introductory remarks, the editor pro-
ceeds and says:
We knew the man as one Of our most res
pected fellow cltlzeHs-a gentleman Of un-
blemished personal integrity and unusually
agreeable manners in his social intercourse
with all classes. We knew him rs friend
of the poor, as perpetual benefactor Of the
poor widows Of this city, vino, when the
piercing blasts of each successive winter,
brought shrieks Of cold and hunger and
want i'll the frail tenements of poverty
could apply TO the Buchanan relief Dona-
tom for their annual supply of wood, and
sitting down with their orphaned children in
the cheerful warmth ola blazing fire, lift
their hearts in silent gratitude to God and
teach their little ones to bless the name of
James Buchanan. As citizen, a neighbor,
frlend-in a word, as simply James Bu-
ehanan, we yielded to no man in the meas
ure OF our respect and esteem; and were he
stlll before US as simply James Buchanan
rs he was few years ago, and when he and
We occupied the same broad Jeffersonian
Piatform-whe1 at least one of the editors
of this paper voted with him the same
Democratic ticket-then ours would be the
more pleasing duty of supporting instead Of
opposing the election of cur esteemed fellow
citizen and neighbor to the highest Office in
the gift Of the American people, and the
highest position Of political distinction in
.ha world >,
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MINING on THE SoUTH Fork OF FEA-
THEIR RIvER.-For the in 'ormation below
we are indebted to the roliteuess of Gen. Pat
Harris, who has just retul ned from pro
fessional visit to that locality: From what
we can learn, We should say that the string
of Stringtown had been pulled in. It's gin
out. But iittlc is doing in the vicinity Of
Stringtown and Enterprise On the bank
above McCabe's Greek the miners arc doing
finely Collett & Co are taking out with
five hands from 500 to SEQ dollars aweek
About Moortown and Kanaka Peak, the dig
ings are of the best, but water at present is
scarce
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Quick TrNE.-Darid Rogers of the Oppo-
sitiou Stage Co.; came in at before ten
o'clock yesterday. As he passed our office
at Jehu speed, he threw US the Marysville
papers. Thank you, David
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I'rGEtn Oregon.

We have been kindly favored with the
perusal Of n letter from Adjutant Andrew J.
Kane to his father, who is a resident Of this
place. The letter is dated at Portland,
July 9th, in which he says: IS have just ar
rived from the Dalles and Fort Walla Wal
la, from which place We formed the escort to
an Express. We were fired at by two canoe
loads Of Indians, but We being we'll mounted
and armed, soon put them to fight.
The present campaign l believe IS near
" at close, a the Territorial Volunteers
time Of enlistment has nearly expired
There is however hut little prospects Of any
permanent peace being concluded with the
treacherous sayages, as they are constantly
committing depredations upon the unpro-
tectel inhabitants.
" The Indians have again made their ap'
pearauce on Puget Sound, but so far have
made 10 warlike demonstrt ions.
In closing his letter he says" Remem-
Der me to my mother, and say to her that
should another campaign open, snail pre-
habiy withdraw, as II IS most hazardous
life, aud glory is obtaincd o great sacra-
fee and the remuneration allowei us by
government, ,iccs not cover cur current c1-
pensCs.
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Our CARRIER.--0ur Carrier, Mr.. N. D.
Witt, has never distributed daily before,
and is comparatively stranger here, and
She confusion consequent upon the removal
md establishing our Office, together with
the late removals Of many Of our Profession
al patrons, will be accepted as slight
apology, we hope, for their not receiving
the papers regularly. Witt is improving.
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WHO FOLLOWED THE ELEPHANT OFF
As Lee & Marshalls Great National Circus
came lHto town several boys as we'll as some
of our old and most influential citizens
joined them on the hill as an escort, and
fell in, two and two, behind the band wagon.
Some were mounted, some on foot Among
the most conspicuous was our music loving
friend, Deputy Sheriff, mounted on a black
mule.
Music hath charms to soothe the mulish ear,
And so with the gallant muliteer.
As they came to Montgomery street they
parted right and left-the sheriff socked the
spurs into his rosenante and capered off in
the direction ofChinese Diggins with view
the collect revenue from Asiatics
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PERSONAL Amongst the visitors in the
in the city during the pasi week, was Sheriff
Freer and his amiable lady The Sheriff
seemed to be deeply interested in our mag
nihcent brick court house now in process Of
erection. They left the gay and lively scenes
Of our city for the healthy lscltion of Bid
well on yesterday.
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Nomination and Acceptance OF
John c. Breckenridge,

In the proceedings of the Cincinnati Con-
veniion, as published in the Commercial, we
find the following;
Louisiana nominated John C. Brecken-
ridge, which movement was greeted with
great applause
Mr. Breckenridge With your leave, Sirs,
Mr.. President and gentlemen OF the Conyen-
ton, | return my most sincere thanks to
the noble State of Louisiana for the honor
she has done me Believe me, Sirs, it Will
be cherished forever, among the most CRATE
full recollections. But, sir, hold that un-
less there are very especial reasons for
having it otherwise, promotion should follow
seniority, and l beg leave therefore, most
respectfully, to decline to be candidate.
Why? | have been among those instru-
mental in bringing out the name Of distin-
guished gentleman from my own State -
Certainly. therefore, | cannot but decline
Besides, Sir, [ am already a nominee-a
candidate on the electoral ticket of Ken
lucky, and proposed during the coming
campaign to tread her valleys and climb her
mountains in the laborious but delightful
task of doing battle for your Platform and
your ticket With expressions of most pro-
found gratitude he closed, by soliciting
leave to decline.
Notwithstanding this on the first ballot
he received the votes of Maine, New HIamp-
shire, Vermont, Virginia, Louisiana, Ohio,
Iowa and Wisconsin
On the second ballot, the vote was III for
Breckenridge, when the following from the
same journal, will explain the rest:
The scene that occurred between the first
and second ballots was extraordinary As
the call of the States progressed, it was clear
that breckenridge was rapidly leading all
the other candidates, bnt the feeling for the
young Kentuckian blazed suddenly into an
universal enthusiasm, and half a dozen
States were up at the same moment demand
| ing to change their votes from Dobbin or
Quitman, Johnson or Brown, to }. {. Breck-
enridgc. All these changes were pretaccd
by sentences shouted above the din, not
with devotion to the Withdrawn, burning
with admiration of the adopted candidate.
And so the tide Of glory rose rosnd the
ycuHg man till he was nearly whelmed in
The coagra uiatiohs, and the continued
! .heet::ns- ."upht up and echoed by the can
non ontsiIe--9nd by the embraces Of halt
thousand enthusiastic men.
When, after exhausting efforts, the Presi-
dent could he heard, he said
Gentlemen of the Convention, John G.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, has received
29j votes, and is therefore the unanimous
choice Of he Convention for the office OF
Vice President Of the United States
Then again the Convention resolved itself
into carnival, Il din as of an army entering
:. Malakotf, hats and handkerchiefs waived
in air-ali diguities and proprieties waived
altogether.
Finally s. hoarse cry for Breckenridge
Breckenridge take the stand ! ! organized
itself from the multitudinous discord, and
gathering volume, rose until the Kentucky
delegation took the nominee by the shoulders
and placed him where all could see and hear
The marvellous ovation hardly left him the
self control for speech but Mr.. Brecken-
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

Central Committee, held ia the city Of Sacramento
The 10Th day of july ls56, it was resolved that
Democratic state Convention he called to meet in
The city Of Sacramento, on TUESDAY, The 9ih day of
September next, for the purpose Of nominating Two
members Of Congress, Clerk Of tie Supreme Court.
n Superintendent of Public instruction State Prison
Director and four Presidential Electors
The State Cen;rH Committee suggest that Satur-
lay, lie 23d day Of August be the dag selected by
Ihe different counties for the election OF Delegates 10
said Democratic State Convention.
The following Is The apportionneut of representa-
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IRA great Democratic ratification meet
ing was held in San Francisco on the eve
eing of the 10Th. Eloquent. speeches by
Senator Tilford, Calhoun Benhan, NJ s
Latham. Thompson, Campbell, c. B. o'man,
E. Cook, and E. D. Sawyer. The greatest
enthusiasm Prevailed, and every one ap-
peared to be wild with delight So VIC go.
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CoNNEcTIcUr DEMoCRACY.--The Demo
Gratis Of Connecticut are by no means dis
couraged by their partial defeat in that
State. The Hartford Times says:
The combination of the Fusionists was
complete. Negro and Know Nothing en-
braced, and then marched to the polls with
locked arms. Their issue was shamelessly
sectional, and together they made war upon
their fellow citizens of the Southern section
Of the Union, SO far as they could in an cleo
ton of this kind. Single handed, the demo
Gratis opposed them upon national ground,
and most gloriously have they dashed into
confusion and alarm the double and twisted
factions of negro worshippers. Calamity
have they conducted themselves in the can
yass, and they come out of the contest with
cheerfalness and full Of confidence.
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E5- CnicK & 20. were promri in SCI wing
as with the papers from below
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BILLS SIGNED.-The President has signed
the Wisconsin, Michigan, Alabama and Lou
isiana Railroad bills, appropriating lands
for railroads. The quantity of lands thus
granted will amount to five millions of acres
The grants to Iowa amounted to over four
millions of acres These bills were passed
by n democratic Senate, and approved by a
democratic President, and yet the Black
Republicans claim to be the only party IA
vorable to the construction of railroads.
IMPROVEMENTS OF THE TowN.-Twelye
buildings are in course Of erection at this
tme-several are of brick. Among these
are the Courthouse and Jail McWilliams
and Tymeson's Banking House, McDermott
s. Randall's Drug Store, James Dunn's Gle
giant Store on the corner of the Plaza, Mr..
Morse's dwelling on Montgomery street, Mr..
Hendees' on Huntoon street, an3 several
more of small class.
The sound of the mason's trowel, clink-
ing and the banging Of the carpenters ham
mcr, is heard at all points, giving unmis-
takeable evidence of the rapid and perma-
nent growth OF our town.
SENT TO BIDwELL.-The rascal mentioned
by us on Thursday as having made his es-
cape, was re-taken by officer Patten yes'er-
day While in the Office of Justice Jones,
waiting for witnesses on the part Of prosecu-
ton, the officers stepped from the room a
moment to procure some law blanks, when
the rascal seized the dockets, and tore IS
leaves from one and 43 from the other, tear
ing most Of the leaves into fragments, It
was the most wanton case Of malicious mis-
chief we have ever witnessed. lie is the
hombre who hallooed so Justify for the Vigil
ance Committee to come to his rescue when
he was arrested In default of So coo bail
he was sent up to to stay brief season with
sheriff Freer
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A BIG HAUL.-Constable Jones marched
four men into the city yesterday from Dry
Creek, for threatening to do bodily injury
to one Mr.. Bradley. The men had been at
work for Bradley, and some misunderstand-
ing arose about their pay, when they pre-
pared to take the amout out of Bradley
hide. He had them arrested and taken be-
fore Justice Elliott. They were discharged.
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NATIONAL REFoMER.-" Bill" said one
loafer to another, recently, & rsc National
Reformer, is"
Wy is that our party:"
Wy, yes, hossy, it is that. If you puts
n vote for that ere party, you votes your
seh farm
"I,4 III, don't go that unless they'll 90 a
little fu, .'her. l wants a farm, and some
body to worI- it besides"
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Once MoRE. = The ever kind Watson
literally loaded us with favors yesterday.
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LAW AND URDER.-An immense congrega
ton of Professional gentleman have lately
removed their Office to the T. S. Block.
Their inviting signs meet the eye at every
turn. and say to the way faring man, ''come
in and be done for.'
Among the last removals is that talented
law firm, Smith s. Hubbard.
DR.. Burlingame, the dentist, has his office
in the u s. Block.
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a- Davis Rogers, of the Opposition Stage
Company, came in several lengths ahead,
aud gave US the Siarysville papers. He is an
accommodating gentleman, and very fast
indeed
Our thanks are also due to Mr o. Neal, of
the C. s Company. for the Sacramento
American.
Oxrr Nopr The ever hind Wotso,
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Bidwell, June Is, 1856.

BARON HUMBOLDT AND THE TABLE Mo-
yERs-The Boston Post publishes letter
from Baron Humboldt that satisfactorily
disposes Of the report that that distinguish
ed man had become convert to the spirit
rapping humbug. The subject of the letter
is embodied in the following extract.
q have a holy horror of pine wood spir-
itualsm and psychological mysticism. You
increase my horror by the ghost of that
ephemeric being of reason, which is to re-
ceive intelligence from the thoughts of those
persons who surround the table. You know
that Geotfrey Saint Hilaire pretends to have
SWEET the oxyde of thought while in Egypt,
and you, my dear friend, will say that my
incredulity is the simple consequence of my
laziness. | submit willingly to this re-
proach, for | am convinced tina; the friend
ship you always extended to me will not be
diminished if | can be instrumental in lead
ing you out Of the obscure paths Of error.
| rely on your forgiveness,
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yaa. Mr. Watson is entitled to our most
sincere thanks for his promptness in favors
to this office during the past week. From
his hand We have received papers at the
earliest moment from the Bay and cities on
the river,.as well as Atlantic papers, maga-
zines, SC, &c.