The Nevada journal., 1857-03-20
For the Neoada Journal.
I,ANDERS, BAR.

| tat1on mas Deen TOO widely known, It's
influence in the political bearings of this
county, too great for any one well post
ed, to be ignorant of the name, or its
general character. But of the locality,
some may be unaware. For their infor-
nation / will state, Landers' Bar, prop
er, is situated on the north side of the
Yuba river, Immediately at the junction
of Deer Creek, and is therefore in Yuba
county. But the business of the neigh
borhood was confined to a small fiat on
this side of the river, where fourished a
mining camp, to which was given the
appropriate name of Rockville. This
name, however, custom has disowned,
for it is now, and has always been, bet
ter known by that of "Landers' Bar
For political purposes. its location is
as unequalled as has been its reputation
therefrom. There has always been, at
elections, three polls opened, within
stones throw of each other. One on
this side of the river and above Deer
Greek in Nevada county one below
the creek, in Roses Bar township, Yuba
county; and the other on the north side
of the river, Parks Bar township, Yuba
county. The total number of inhabit-
ants of this section, varies with the min
ing season. The whole number of votes
cast, (if that can be considered critic
rion) in the three different precincts,
might sometimes have been five hund-
red or more. AS a matter of course,
therefore, Landers' was seldom over
looked by the respectable gentlemen
that once year are so anxious to serve
their country, in various positions, as
duly made and provided by law, and
otherwise. And when they made their
appearance, in their electioneering ca
pacity, the place was lively enough, as
it also was during election times. Poll
tics, however, as a general thing, was
always one sided -four-ffths of the
population being natives of Erin's green
isle, whose most estimable privilege, in
this land, appears to be the voting the
"Dimmycratic ticket. Therefore, de-
mocracy was ever triumphant. And
both in Yuba and Nevada counties, ma
jorities sufficient to turn the scale in
doubtful contests. were always expected
from Landers' Bar. And seldom were
they disappointed, until the last cleo
ton, when, of the few votes cast, Fill
more received decided majority
This, no doubt was consoling to our
American friends amidst their almost
universal defeat. Such change is al
most Incredible, but true nevertheless.
Business of Importance, on election day,
required the presence of most of the
"better citizens" at Sucker Flat, few
miles from the bar; and thus several
state. at least to Nevada county.
But during the past times spoken of,
our Irish friends, though intensely dem
ocratic, never abated their rights and
privileges as voters. Nor did they al
low the candidates of their party to dis
pense with any of those formalities that
custom has made so essential. Such as
formal introductions, cordial greetings,
shaking hands, invitations to drink, an
extra amount of speechifying, and vio-
lent denunciations of the "bloody Know
Nothings." Of these, truth compels me
so say, but little was heard at Landers'
until the voting disclosed the fact that
Sam was aroused. An avowed K n.
candidate at Landers' would very like
ly have been compelled to make hurried
observations on the difficult and danger
Gus navigation of the Yuba, or the
shortest possible time required to ascend
tHO dUOtc. w I'LL lu6 OIQ WulS par
ty it was different, however. Compared
to Know Nothings, they were in the eyes
of lrishmen as Hyperion to satyr. Their
candidates came down among us occa-
sionally and tried to win few converts
from the ''unterrifed," by liberal sup
ply of the-spirit-ual, which was always
a potent argument there or sometimes
by the persuasive eloquence of words,
better known as "Blarney." This was
seldom, but remember one, now gone
to another sphere - Capt. c., then
candidate for district attorney. He
came among us single handed, and
bearded the lion in his den. AS he
wanted to address the boys, an Irish
friend of his beralded around that Capt.
lMcC. would " spake' to them, emitting
also to state that the Cap. was whig.