The Nevada journal., 1858-07-02
Democratic Meeting,

Ihe democratic meeting at the Court
House on Saturday night, called to take
issue with the County Central Commit
tee was well attended, probably not less
than three hundred persons being pres
ent. W. P. Harrington Esq. was called
to the chair without opposition, and J..
L. Gamble Esq. made Secretary. The
meeting was opened by reading a COM
munication from Democrats and some
Know Nothings of Grass Valley sympa--
thising with the object of the meeting.
Henry Meredith Esq presented a very
strong but well recommended healing
salve to the Democracy on the occasion
in the shape of series of resolutions, ex-
tolling the virtues of the thing in ho-
meopathic speech of some length. w.
F. Anderson Esq. thinking another in
Credient or two ought to be added to the
medicament presented them and deliv-
cred himself at the auspicious moment of
ortorical Aourishes andappropriate class
ical illusions. He denounced the action
of the County Central Committee in re-
solving to allow all who believed in the
principles.of the Cincinnati Platform to
participate in Democratic primary meet
ings said it would distract the party and
condemned the dragging "a wooden horse
into the party to get its members by the
ears" d. Belden and II. Hanna Esqrs.
of the mud-sills, came back at the gem
tlemen rather pungently, whereat the
mudsills greatly rejoiced, showing them
selves to be in the majority. Henry
Meredith Esq. feeling himself called up
on for an effort squared himself for it,
and went at it with ductility of speech
never excelled, "closing with few pre-
Aminary remarks" of an hours duration.
A casual listener might have done him
the injustice to say he did not know
when he ought to sit down; while know,
ing ones are constrained to declare him
the most polite man alive. His speech
was better than riot act to the mud
sills.
George S. Hupp Esq. being preseut
was called for, but with commendable
modesty stated that he could not consci-
entiously occupy the attention of the au-
dience while the great guns were loaded
and ready for a discharge-alluding to
John I. Caldwell Esq. and Alex. H.
Hunt Esq. who had been prominent in
calling the meeting-and accordingly
resumed his seat
Caldwell, familiarly called Mustang"
by his many admirers, arose and address
ed his fellow Democrats. He stated
that he was candidate, for what office
we did not learn, but from wise look
he cast in the direction of the principal
mudsill orator it is suspected he actual
ly has serious thoughts of rivalry. He
complained that persons had indulged
in personal illusions to other persons,
which person should not with personal
intent do to another person )" spoke
against the action of the Committee, and
in the name of the great Democratic par
ty said he did not want "extraneous influ-
ences and other persons" dragged in to
corrupt the party. Mustang" had the
effect to restore good humor to his ex-
pected constituents.
Sometime during the noisest part of
the melee red headed individual popp-
ed up in the crowd and cried ou. fire
brand &c. The crowd took him at his
own announcement and hustled him out
of sight without much ceremony.
The gist of the whole proceedings was,
the Buchanan wing at the conclusion of
Henry Meredith's last speech was in the
majority, the mudsills having betaken
themselves to their yirtuous couches.
Of course Kansas was voted absolete,
and several other resolutions passed hav-
ing a little more regard to truth if not
honesty.
SUNDAY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL