The Nevada Democrat., 1856-08-20
Correspondence of the Nevada Democrat.
San JuAy NORTH, Aug. 10. 1856.

Correspondence Of the Nevada Democrat.
SAN JUAN NORTH, Aug. 10, 1856.
EprToR DEMocRAT.-The announcement that
your welcome sheet, would soon make its ap-
pearance among us again, is received with sim
cere pleasure by your friends, and he friends
of your cause in this vicinity; and hink but
reitcrate the wishes of all when l sy it is my
hope that the trbulations through waich it has
passed may but nerve it for furthe exerton.
ready to do battle for the right.
The news of the disastrous cahagraton
which swept away your fair city, WIS received
with dismay, and then with sympahy for the
sufferers, which soon assumed taigible form,
and manifested itself in the ready subscription
of some $500; and would here tala the oppor-
tunity to explain, that this sum wa taken by
committee appointed by the subscribers, to
your city; at that time no committee had been
appointed by your citizens, and hewas advised
by gentlemen with whom he conerred not to
leave it; in consequence of this advice the
money was returned to the subscribers
This was also the case with the yherokee sub
scription.
am sorry to see movement on the part of
the people of Grass Valley, to tlke advantage
of the calamity which has befallel your city, to
cause the removal Of the COUNT seat. con-
slider it very ill-advised movement, and very
impOlitc on their part at the present time.
However desirable it might be to take the
Of s,F faal
tioh of the county scat IL uau<t be c0dce4Ied
that under present circumstances, Nevada would
receive an Overwhelming majority.
| am aware that thele has been feeling of
rivalry between the two towns which was chan
ged to more bitter feeling on the part of Grass
Valley by the fact, thatwhen it had been swept
by the devourng elemela, there was no general
sympathy on the part d Nevada. but alas for
poor human nature mos marked instances of
the reverse feeling on th{part of many. Ook
upon this as the reason why Grass Valley is
moving in the matter, stil cannot but consider
it extremely ill-timcd andimpoltic.
The political cauldron i beginning to bubble
in this vicinity; many aretaking sides. and
great many, who have no opinion of their own,
are awaiting the flight of he swallows"
Last evening, pursuant ID cal. an assembape
convened in front of the Sierra Nevada Ho,el,
Buchanan Club; Mr. p. ii. Pierce presided. md
Mr.. Newton g. Miller, was dccted Secretar7.-
The meeting was addressed ly Messrs DR.. Ran
dali, J. b. Johnson, and Mr.. 1t lden of your eity:
some rs names were enrolled.
| am Informed that the Republicans have
formed an association undei the name OF the
"Rocky Mountain Club, " and ihat they purpose
having Mass Meeting soon.
Notices were posted some tWS weeks ago call
ing for a meeting of those in hvor of thu for
nation of Fillmore Club; lat as little has
been said since about il, surmisitwas a.'fizle"
Before leaving the subject of ,oltics cannot
help expressing the hope, thai the time may
soon come, when political speakers and presses
may leave oil attacks on the pcrpnal character
of the cand dates, and confinc thtmselves t0ds-
cussing the principles of the PARTIES; loud
mouthcd brawling, and personal fander, may
"split the ears" and suit the tste "ef the
groundlngs,' but it is very aptto make the
thinking portion turn away in d.sglst
improvements in our town still continue to
be made; amolg the most noticeable is a fine
tlume nearly completed, which crosses the east
end of the town, TO convey tl.e wltet of the
Middle Yuba Canal, across the basn ol which
the town is built Ii is put up on a las-omn.
yet substantial style aud will be quitetB ;al
prOvement III the looks of our 1nirgh III i
some 81 feet high in the centre, aud has = pat
of sixty feet where it crosses the street
A change has been effected in the name of
our town; a much needed change, to plavent
the frequent miscarriage of letters, &c. .aa. we
VIII hereafter hail as San Juan North.
One of those terrible accidents, 50 ftcuent
in Hydraulic mining, took frolo,us som two
weeks ago, one of our best citizens, youold
acquaintance Clark Mccoy. While at woi in
his claims (McKeebey d Co's.) the bank feup
on him, injuring him so severely that he i'd
within few hours. He was buried withla-
sonic honors.
can chronicle no big strikes" or "hee
humps in this vicinity, but the miners all re
busy having an abundance of water, befc,
which mighty leveller, the hills are fast mcltg
away. Yours,