Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-20
1ailp Wational 9rurutrat
Politics in Sierra.
SECRET DIGGINGs. Sent. Il

SECRET DIGGINGs, Sept. 10.
EDITOR DEMocRAT.--If the bombastic TRADE
of Jake Slade, published i'm the Express of
the Sth inst, should be taken as correct
exposition OF the real strength of the differ
ent political parties in this township, then
indeed are the National Democracy without
hope. But fortunately for the party, the po-
litical glass through which he has taken his
observations, magnifes an hundred fold,
which is some palliation for the incorreclness
of his statements. His love for misrepresen-
tation appears to be like his penchant for bod
brandy and Yancey politics-a constitutions
al weakness.
In speaking of the Douglas primary meet
ing at Secret Diggings, he states that we met
lin pursuance to the bogus CALI and were
"minus one member enough to organize. -
Truth is commendlble even in politicians,
but when Jake Slade" penned his crude
epistlc to the Express, his constitutional
weakness triumphed over any good resolves
he might have made Our meeting was held
in pursuance to the call of the regular Demo
cratic party, and with no lack of the requisite
numbers to organize. Jacob Vaugund,
sterling Democrat, and not decidedly for
Uncle Abe was called % the chair, and John
(not jacob Crouch appointed Secretary, and
delegates duly elected.
The meeting was well attended by that
class of Democrats that Sade finds it hard to
look square in the face 1t was not the
sparse attendance of hieh he speaks, but the
rough handling his party received from the
President and others, that touched his tender
feelings, and it would be unkind to deny him
the poor boon OF bowling back like a WHIPPED
hound. Gould he have forseen the fate of
the boilers primary meeting at this place
few days later am certain his conscience
would have admonished him to silence.
Hand bills announced that the friends Of
Breckinrdge would hold their meeting on
the 1st inst, and in pursuance of that call one
man assembled at the place designated, and
after shouting himself hoarse to gather the
hosts that were once wont to assemble at the
sound Of the Democratic horn, the project
was abandoned and no meeting held
But the farce was not yet played out. Hon
James A., of La Porte, author OF the "Mose
Haynes appropriation would be promi-
nent candidate before the convention, and
"those two votes might lie the means of his
getting the nominations" so on the evening
before the county convention met, last
grand rally was made, which resulted in
getting together enough of the right stripe to
go through the form of a meeting; delegates
ded, but managed to get their votes be-
fore the convention through the agency of
a delegate from Whiskey Diggings.
Our Douglas Club at La Porte, is progress
ing finely and increasing in numbers daily,
and in fact the most cheering news comes
from all parts of the county. The prospects
in old Sierra were never brighter than at
present. The people are becoming aroused
at the imminent danger in which the country
is placed, by a handful ofbolting disunionists
on the one hand, and the hordes black repub~
lcans thatrise like a tornado on the other,
threatening destruction in the event of the
triumph of either. May the still and gentle
current of Popular Sovereignty submerge the
whole, and on the sixth of November next
roll up unprecedented numbers for the Little
Giant of the West-the defender of the I'm
ion, and Democratic principles
Yours, J.S.C.