The Nevada Democrat., 1859-08-31
Pollsleal Prospects In slsknyou County.
FRENCH GuLcH, Aug. 10th 1859.


EDIroR DEMOCRAT: :-In some respects the po-
litical prospect in Sisyou county is favorable to
the success Of the ani-Lecompton party. Men,
who for the past five six years have borne an ac-
tive part in the political struggles of this county,
and are well qualified, from experience and oppor-
tunity to judge correctly of indications, during the
early part of the canvass gave it as their opinion
that the ant-Lecompton State ticket would receive
from four to six hundred majority in the county.
Such were the opinions they entertained previous to
the publication of the CassLeClerc letter, setting
forth the extraordinary doctrine of the Administra-
ton in regard to the rights Of naturazed citizens,
and before Brodercks visit to this part Of the State.
The occurrence of these two events has done much
toward increasing the prospects of the success of
the anti-Administration party with us.
Our naturalized citizens, of whom there is good
ly number, almost unanimously declare against the
Administration, that so burlesque their expec-
tations and defraud them of rights purchased the
expense of home and "native land, and will mani
fest their feelings by their votes upon the State tick
ct; while Broderick surprised his enemies with un-
controvertible evidence of his ability to make a
speech, and convinced all classes of the fact that
the junior Representative of California, in the o. S.
Senate, was a MAN-and not the thing pictured to
their minds by his slanderers. Everywhere he went
he was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm, and
the crowds gathered from all parts to listen to his
speeches, and on dispensing each bore to his COM
rades in every gulch and ravine, their own convic
tions of his honesty and capacity, well the in
tegrty of the principles for which he battling.
He has certainly rendered efficient service to his
party, leaving his track influence that others
who have followed, failed to destroy
If experienced politicians found data upon which
to establish their estimate of the vote previous to
the occurrence of the mentioned events, believe
am safe in saying that their estimated majori-
ty will be increased several hundred.
There is no doubt but that the action of the anti
Lecompton County Convention, injured the State
ticket to some extent. That Convention placed
Yreka upon the shoulders of the party in the seec
ton of nominees for four five of the best offices
on the list thus fostering dissatisfaction among the
voters in other parts of the county, where the doc
trine of equality in the distribution of Offices, is
looked upon and recognized part of their polt-
ical creed. This has created quite feeling in the
party which may detract a considerable number Of
votes from the State ticket, which otherwise would
have been cast for it.
Could the contest have been narrowed down
strictly to one Of principle, the anti-Lecompton ma
iority of this county would have been very heavy
but unfortunately, the strife will be more between
men, and governed by local influences, so that a
full and fair expression upon the principles at issue
will not be obtained. Z. Z. u.