Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-06
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENTS.
SACRAMENTO. March Atb

oAcRAMENTo, March. 4th.
EDITOR DEMooRAT;-The principal piece
OF news have to give you is that Of a fir,
which occurred last night, corner Of Sovort,
and k streets, destroying two BUILDINGS q
stable six horses, eight carriages, a law Il
brary, (owned by Stevenson and Stewart
valued at $4,000, the total loss BEING soma
$4,000. That this was the work Of an in
cendiary cannot be doubted, for several hell.
ropes were cut with view to prevent the
alarm from becoming Immediately general
The Wasboe fever is running high. Sew
eral Marysvilleans left here for the new
country this morning. 1t is said that orr
ambitious legislators seek to annex Carson
valley to California. Notice of a bill 70 that
erect has been given, annexation to he sinh.
Jeet, OF course, to the consent of Conorass
Then we are to Squat on a portion Of If
without asking anybody's leave. A bill was
introduced in the Senate yesterday defining
the eastern boundary of the State and 70
create the county of "Washoe." I believe
the new county is to embrace the disputed
territory in that region.
There will be a strong Constitutional Con.
vention party. The committee APPOINTED 70
canvass the vote had upon the proposition at
the last election, have unanimously reported
that the people voted for convention. The
"outs" being so much stronger than the Gins, ,"
it Is fair TO presume that the former will nre
vail in the legislature, and at the nolls in
which event free fight could be ipdnlged
In Tor the filling of every office created in
the new constitution. Mr.. Buchanan saws
that majority of the people of State
have perfect legal right to make new
constitution every day in the year, if tAey
choose, and as his followers in this State en-.
dorsed him "entire" on Thursday last, those
OF them who are now in office cannot con
siStently resist the revolutionary process of
forming new government by a majority
OF the people, even if the instrument submit
ted shall have been framed by an unconstitu
ton convention.
The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed
the Judgment of the Yuba County District
Court in Haswell VS. Parsons Also reyers ed
the decision of the District Court in the Sis.
kiyou county Sheriff case, wherein Judgment
upon default was rendered against Grow.
who received his certificate of election. and
had entered upon the discharge of his duties.
The court expressed the opinion that some
proof wasAecessory for the legal ousting of
an officer regularly certified to have been
elected by the people.
was at Senator Wheeler's room this after
noon. He has been confined to his room for
three weeks, with the exception of one dax
when he imprudently ventured up to the
capitol. He expects to be able to ride up to
that place tomorrow found him at work
upon the bill to amend your city charter, in
accordance with the wishes expressed by the
people. He will introduce it an early dav.
The speech of Hon. Humphrey Griffith
was not reported at all in the Union, and
only partially in the Standard. 1t was cor
rect it the latter paper, so far as it went. l
believe the Union reporters have the phono-
graphic notes of it, and intend writing them
out for the Union.
Bishop Kip preached here this morning
ard evening, at Grace Church.
Let it be joyfully borne in mind, by every
good citizen, that one year from to-day re
lieves this Union from the peslilential clutch
es Of james Buchanan. d.