Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-25
Qa(lg 0atlOnal Democrat.
The last lone Nnow Nothing.

Sierra comfy. We present it as curiosity
As Chairman of your Central Committee
conceived it to be my duty, as it certainly was
my desire, to call that Lody together. Ae-
cJrdlngly on the 4Lh Of this month, | notified
the members OF it that on the 18th inst. there
would he meeting Of the Committee at
Eureka. The day came, but it pains me to
say that of all that mighty host who were
once want to assemble ut the call. who deem
ed privilege TO support by their presence
and uphold with their voices, the cause which
they claimed to honor, not one responded
that out Of the many who were with us in
our prosperity. but few remembered us in
the day Of our adversely; the pround banner
was lowered which had waved in triumph
Ger many hotly contested field--lowered
not to the enemy in a manly fight. (would to
1 Coo II were so y but lost, ANONYMOUSLY lost,
by the treachery of those in whose hands
1t mad been placed, and to whose honor it
had been eoniided. AS party, bright flu
ture was before US we lived and hourished
IN an eventful yeriod one in which, had we
been true TO ourselves. and more careful in
The selection OF those on whom We lavshed
our tayors, We might have exercised great
aud good influence on the destilies OF our
!
privilege to have reached forth a restraining
hand and stayed the march of that fell de-
stroyer, sectionalism, which is fast bearing
on to destruction this glorious fabric which
our iorefathers erected by their valor TO free
dom, and consecrAted With their Llood to
human liberty. But the gallant party, once
our pride, upon which we preGicatcd BRIGHT
hopes or the future, has gone down; and as
national men, feeling deep and abiding in.
IereSt IN our country's future prosperity, it is
meet THAT we should cast about, consult the
poltleal chart, and throw our influence in
the scale on that side to which the inward
monitorpOints tochoose betweenthe two great
parties Of the day, the Republican aid Demo
cratic, and 10y that shoich endeavur to ailuy
the bitter feelings Of sectionalism which are
last becoming deep seated in the breasts OF
oar eountrymen; but let me adjure ycu, ia
not into any one idea party take noble
stand, boldly and fearlessy upon one side o..
the other, and waste not the precious mo
ment5 which may still be left YOU, in the
iruitless building up Of any man or set of
men, for surely the time will soon arrive when
this Union shall have reached the point at
which your services will be needed, and can
only be felt by identifying yourselves with
. one OF the two great parties of the dav, and
endeavor TO instill into their councils spirit
OF concIiation and to restore that good feel
ing which once existed between the differ
eht sections of this cur common country. As
for myself | now give in my allegiance TO
the Democratic party, and shall endeayor to
serve it as faithfully aud fearlessly as il has
been my lot to serve yours | would hear
remind you, that in your convention at Dow.
neville, two years since, | pledged myself
that should the time ever come when but one
man should answer the call Of the American
party Of Sierra, l would be that one. Leav
ing YOU TO Judge how that pledge has beer
fulfilled, ami concious that, in this last act
us member of the party, / have only dis
. charged duty which / owe alike to yoj
and myself
am yonrs, respectfully,
CRELD HAYMoND
Late Chairman Amer. Cen Com, Sierra
IA PonrE, June lith, 1852.
We second Mr.. Haymouds advice to tn
Americans to join the Democratic party l
is the only safety for the Union Lecomp
tonsm and Republicanism are alike danger
ous. The only true conservative party Is tn,
Democratic Hurrah for Douglas
The EMANcIPATIoN OF THE RUSSIAN SERFs
The New York Tribune translates from the
Gazette du Senat Of St. Petersburg, the fol-
lowing;
In consequence of desire expressed by
the nobility 10 Hmeliorate and to organize
upon definite basis the condition of the
serts, the Emperor has concluded on the or
ganization of Special Commissioners from
tI, IN. 1
are to be sent TO the Minister of the Interior
! The Emperor has decreed First, that the
provincial commissions above mentioned be
authorized on the completion Of their plans,
20 send to St. Petersburg two representative
TO eXplrin and advocate them; Second, That
Il Special Commits ION be created for the pre-.
l;min0ly examination Of these plan3 1hs
I Commission has been constituted of tie Prvy
Counseors LansEoi and Count Panin, Gener
al Mourayiep, and Aid de Camp R0stovtzof.
Most Of tie Provincial Committees have
finished thcir plans of emancipation, and
they Hrc now before the Central Committee
TIE Emperor has placed these in the hands
of Special Commissitn, composed of some
of the most experienced proprietaries in the
Empire to be digested into one general plan
which shall satisfy all the special needs of
each Province. He has therefore decrecd:
The organization of two Committees to
make digest Of all the plans presented by
the Provincial Committees, and to prepare
plans for the regulation Of the liberated serfs.
as well as other regulations on this subject :;
RostoytzoG to have the direction Of both.
These Committees to be composed Of pro.
prietors, chosen, subject to the ratification
of the Emperor; officers Of the Ministry of
the Interior, of Justice of the Domain, and of
the Second Section Of the Private Chancelry
of the Emperor, and OF Councillor of State.
Joukofsky, and College Councillor Solovieff,
members Of the Central Committee on Eman.
cipalion.
The abors Of these Committees Of digest to
be sent as fast as completed to the Commits
sion which is to consider audcommeut upon
them aud forward them to the Central
Committee.
ANCIENT MINEs.-An Atlantic paper has
the following;
An interesting discovery of ancient mines
has beenImade in Nebraska, about seven miles
from Wyoming. They are the most extern
sive operations of ancient miners ever dis.
covered on the continent. For miles in ex
tent the whole country is literally torn up
and thrown into the most fantastic and pro.
miscuous ridges, hillocks, cutters, trenches.
shafts, etc. There are remains of furnaces,
chimneys, stone walls, and earth houses. frag.
ments If jugs, glass bottles. and many other