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The Placer herald., 1860-09-22

The coil Of Bourbon whskey" is openly
advertised for sale by chemists, at fifty cents
per ounce, and this oil is so potent that
leach ounce will change one hundred gal
Ions of alcohol into delicate old Bourbon"
In like manner, "ol of Jamaica" and coil
of apple are sold to convert common
spirit into Jamaica ditto, and into apple
brandy!' AS to "oil of Cognac" (Which is
composition of sulphuric acid, causic. pot
ash, and highly concentrated alcohol) one
ounce of it is worth six dollars, and will
metamorphose hundred gallons Of neutral
spirits into pure old Cognac brandy just
out of the Custom House."
The Placer herald., 1860-09-22

The SoUATTER CANDIDATES AT LOGGER
HEADs.-lle llerschelI V. johnson, the Squatter
nominee for Vice President, holds that the
South has right to Congressional legisla
ton to protect slave property in the terrific
ries, but is opposed to the policy of demand
ing it. Douglas, in his Harper article says,
mo one who admits the right Of the South
to protection in the territories can refuse to
demand it, without being false to his obi
cations to support the Constitution" Her
schell gets pretty hard knock over the
knurkes there. If he has any sensibity he
must feel rather uncomfortable in being upon
the same ticket with man who has pro
nounced him false to his obligations to sup
port the Constitution. Mobile Tribune.
The Placer herald., 1860-09-22
HORACE SMITH.

,,,r, T. HALE HORACE SMITH.
ITALE& SMITH. Attorneys & Counsellors at
n Law, Auburn. CAL. Office in the brick build
inc next door to George Wilment's new store.
an the corner of Commercial and Court streets.
The Placer herald., 1860-09-22

Eg- The Republican State Central Com
mitee, in printed circular to their brethren
say the COMMITTEE fee! authorized. from
the reports received from various portions of
the State, to announce that by a united res
olute and determined effort on tie part of
the Republicans the vote of California in
the national electoral college may he given
TO LINCOLN and HAML1N."
OH OH
The Placer herald., 1860-09-22

Az ADMlssIoN.- Sacramento Bee
cannot be accused Of favoring Breckenridge
Dem ,crats-tAr from il; but yet it admits
in the following that the Douglas town Of
Sacramento is almost lost to the "Little
Giant"
Speaking Of the great breckenridge
TorchIight procession, it says: "lf it can be
repeated once or twice before election,
and the other parties do not put forth equal
energy, it may 90 hard with them, notwith
standing the fine majority in which the
DougIa>iles Of this county now count them
selves. The Byeckenridgers say that they
are determined to carry the county or break
spar in trying, and we begin to believe
them, although little while ago we were,
on that head, doubling Thomas We'll,
none but the brave deserve the fair, and
none but those who earn success can receive
it nova DAYS"
The Placer herald., 1860-09-22
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

COUNTY OF PLACER.
1t appearing to me by affidavit of Plaintiff,
that Defendant Simon Davidson in the year 1858,
left California and went to Europe, where he now
is and that his place of residence in Europe is
not known to Plaintiff, and that cause Of action
exists against said Simon Davidson in favor of
Plaintiff. 1t is orderer that the summons in said
cause be ser. ed on Defendant Simon Davidson
by publishing the same in he Placer Herald"
u weekly newspaper, published in Auburn Placer
county; once a week'ior three months. after the
date of this order. B. f. MYRES,
District Judge.
The Placer herald., 1860-09-22
Sheritf7s Sale of Public Land.

EDY virtue Of an Order made by the Board of
AD Supervisors in and for Placer County. on
the 7th day Of August. A. d. 1860. will sell at
public auction in front of the Court House door
in the town of Auburn, at the hour Of 10 oclock.
\. NJ. on
Monday, the 18th day of November, 1850,
the following School Lands: Sections Nos. 16
and &c. Congressional Township No. l3. North,
Range I. East, Mount Diahlo Base and Meridian.
Placer county. California. Said land having
been donated to this State for School purposes by
an Act of Congress. passed March 3D., A. d. 1853.
approved April 26th A. D. 1858.
l.. l.. BULLOCK,
Sheriff Of Placer County.
BY George Johnston, Deputy.
Auburn August 10th, 1860
The Placer herald., 1860-09-22
Relative TO HOmestea1s

A correspondent of the Alta, writing on
the subject Of homesteads, says:
at Is generally supposed that all persons
have one years time from the 28h Of April,
1860, wherein to register their homes'eads
This is great mistake. The
only persons who have q year in which to
record the homes cad. are those who were in
possession Of such homestead on or before
the 28th of April, 1860. And all parties
acquiring homesleads since that date must
have then registered Immediately on the ac-
question:, or, in other words, without such
registry there is no such thing rs homestead
except for those who ha'l then prior to the
passage Of the act rs provided under section
5; and they, only, until the 28lh April 1861,
unless property declared and registered prior
to that date. We make these suggestions
because the impression seems to have OBJ
taned that all persons have until 28ih April
1861, wherein TO prepare and file their dec
laralion as provided in the present law,
when the fact is that it only extends to such
as had homesleads on the 28th april, 1860.
Those homesteads acquired since that date,
and not registered, are as subject to eXecu-
ton and forced sale as any other property"
1t is doubtful even whether the Courts
would hold that any persons have until
April next TO secure their homesteals by re
cording them; wherefore, it is better and
safer TO have them recorded at once. The
work has not to be done every year-record-
ed once it is recorded forever, or until the
record shall be removed 10y the properly au.
,horixed part(s-Ihose who made it or for
whose benefit it was made.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27

Judges wished that the status of the negro
might be decided to he Just what cincidcd
with their own views? Or to make our MEAN
ing palmer, did not these Judges decide that
the negro was held aneicntly, precisely in
the relation that they wished him to bc in
now? Did not Judge fancy mean to adopt.
as eoincldins with his opinion as to their
present condition, the opinion quoted as
prevalent century ago, that they had no
rights &C.. p If he had wanted the colorel
race to have any rights now, it would have
been last as easy to have found reason for
a different conclusion, as it was for his ass j.
ciatcs. But to come nearer t. the ls5int in
with the Lournal. let MS st. how
the Ja'i ge fcasons, and where it land, him
= The black man had no rights heforr the
adoption Ut the Constitution which white
hen were bound to respect - =" The Cousti-
tatlon conferred no rights upon him, =
therefore, |, judge Tancy. say. they haze
none now
We are neither a lawyer. nor the son Of
lawyer; and cannot if we would. argue ike
a lawyer but we can not see how one can
iairly get clear from considering judge Ia
ncy as holding to the views which he makes
use of to fortify position drawn from
them
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27
Excepting Themselves.

What is 81 ce for the gos.se. ii seems.
not always sauce for the gander The bill
abelishlng polvgamy, which reached the Sen
ate from the House on Thursday last, by
decided vote. is said by interested partirs TO
establish polygamy IN the District Of Colum-
bla although ab0iishing it in tt.h. As a
proof OF this We copy literally the leading
provision oil the bill, which, by a number of
prominent men Of both houses is believed in
its exception 10 have the effec: oil an enabling
rroViso for the District of Columbia The
part 10 which We refer reads as follows
That Ut any person or persons, being mar
red, shall. during the life Of the former hus
band or wife, marry another person. in any
territory Of the tinted States or other place,
trrept an The D'sfrio Of Colombia. over which
the United States Possess exclusive jurisdic-
ton, or II the marriage with such other per
son takes place elsewhere. shall Their latter,
1--we or eohabt with such other person, in
such territory, or othe Place over which the
onited States possess exclusive jurisdiction,
the former husband or wife being alive, be.
she, or they, SO offending. shall on convic-
ton thereof. pay a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, and be impriso ed no, less
than two years. nor more than Eve"
We should like 10 know why our senator's
and representatives at Washington except
themselves from the penalties OF the act -
Ereu'ng Poa.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27
CAMPAIGN AMERICAN.

The Ellsworth american will be fur
ni>hed as a Campai IN Paper, from May
18th to November 10th for so cents per
copy; for ten or more copies, 40 cents
per copy strictly in advance.
This will be the cheapest Campaign pa
per published in our Statcit Is thought.
aud will barely pay the expense Of the
white paper on which it will be printed.
and of mailing it We put it at this ex-
trcnely low price 50 that there shall be no
excuse for sending abroad after papers, on
account Of the price.
There may be journals out Of this Com
.-.ressional District, managed with much
more ability than distinguishes those pub
li,hcd in ii, vet they cannot fill the place
of the local papers.
II in the last election in this District,
the local papers in it had been ignored,
and their places supplied by those pub
lshcd outside OF the District. the result
of that contest would have ended di>as-
troasly for the Republicans.
The fact i. there Is much labor to he
performed, and many matters to be dis
cussed. Of purely local character in these
elections, which the foreign paper cannot
have the space to devote to, however am-
pie their dimensions We therefore hope
not because it will benefit ourSclf. for
We never obtained Il cent by the pubica.
ton of a paper of the kind over and above
the cost-'1ut because we have faith that
in a free circulation of the Cqmgmign
american. the cause of the Republican
party will be suhServed.-that the Repub.
licans of thi, County will volunteer to get
NJ Clubs at once We al 80 hope to make
the paper a creditable one-one that shall
prove itself 10 inefficient agent in a..
~istine the great and glorious Republican
party in conquering State and National
Victory in the ensuing Fail elections.
We ask the Republicans Of this County
especially. and of this Congressional Dis
trict generally, to procure subscribers for
the .imericaa. Circulate the Documents.
Begin now.
y. X. SAWYER, Proprietor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27
Buchanan's Letter to Gov
Walker.

The letter Of the :. old public function
AIRY" to Gov, Walker Of July 18th. ISL,
while the latter was in Kansas lahoring to
carry out the views of the .Admi.; stration in
the settlement of the existing difficulties in
that territory and his subsequent somersault
and removal of Walker for adhering to his
instruction, forms curious chapter in the
history of the celebrated j Il ;" as well as
in the history of Kansas outrage. That UNI
happy Territory seems to haze BEEN foot
ball To he played by the Democratic poli:i-
clans. in way only to inure t. their party
benefit. And when the policy laid down by
the President in his letter would not any
longer subserve the interest of the party,
with its bitter sectional feelings and princi-
piles. why then :. right about face Was the
word to its Kansas - army Of occupation. :"
Walker and Stanton failed 10 wheel about
with sufficient alacrity, and they were visited
with the Presidents displcasure. The exis-
tcnce Of the letter has been denied by the
Presidents immediate friends and confdcnts;
and it was only after being challenged To
produce the document, or lie under the hei-
nous crime of forgery, that Walker eonelu-
ded to give it to the Coyodc Investigating
Committee. \ Mr.. Schnahlc testified tcfor,
the Com. that he had seen the letter; and
Judge Black, Att. General, denied such
letter being in existence, saying the
President never wrote such document /,
and if Gov. Walker, or any other person,
pretended to have sucl, a document, it WAS IA
mere preten-e to cover up perpetrated or
intended treason TO the Democratic party, or
mere pretext for deserting to the Black
Republican ranks lie further added, that
if any one attacked the Administration on
this ground, (to use his exact words) He
lciH PIT a sitrf npop lin from ,ehiet he niH
aeeer eseape
The committee thus having positive proof
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27
TIL. LATEST.

The following dispatch was received here
this morning and gives the doinss up to
Wednesday night
The nomination of Douglas is considered
certain New York and part of the South
Carolina delegation will vote for him. \
vote was taken on the Ill. delegation and the
Douglas set admitted. The bean Richmond
delegates wer, admitted and the " cod ones
excluded. The announcement Of the result
was received with cheers and in the midst Of
excitement, motion to admit the Wood
delegates on the floor 10 honorary seats was
laid over.
The Convention adjourned at : o'elock.-
There are appca RANGES of bitter feeling
between the North and South. and the Com.
on platform are laborng hard for harmony,
The large vote excluding the Wood delegates
il regarded favorable for Douglas No ono
but extreme S9uthcrners dispute the nomina-
ton of Douglas.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27
A Democrat at the Confess
SiOnal.

The Cleveland Pieia Dealer has two T
tors Grays--one OF them is ii deacon the
other--isn't. The Deacon attended the
meeting of the sympathisers with the liar
pers Ferry victims, down at jefferson the
osher day.-as a reporter for the Pio'n Dec{-
err. Knowing the Dcacon's weakness WAS to
rss,ke himself agreeable to the conn any Ee
WIS in, an Ashtabula sSan al Liberty ii the
peeled stick brigade, called Gray out lar i
speech This was alter speeches had been
made by Redpsth, John Brown, DR. owen
Brown and Copple- The Jefferson S,at,aet
reports the speech of the Deacon Editor at
the Democratic, Fugitive Law, bred Scott
paper, as follows -
lie (the deacon, } could not heiete. after
the courtesy he had met in jefferson, that
this audience had called him out Tor the par
pose OF kissing him down Cries Of M
No Go on, &C. If they could see lis heart
they would know that he WAS not 81 FAR IN
feeling from any Of them, rs they might
think. lie had nothing to object u in tie
remarks of John Brown, or in the quaint
odd speech Of Owen. and although he could
not endorse the position of Mr. Relpath, he
had no guarrel with him. lie would not
make speech. but asked to be let Off by
telling story They might knew that there
were two Grays-J w GRAY Of the Pm
Dealer, and himself, or Deacon GRAY, ~
people called him. Laughter He tthe
speaker. was once deacon of tie prtsAvte
RAN Church at Pittsburg. One dav lie saw
a negro limping along, and a white man fol-
lowing with a drawn revolver in his hand -
Now. said the speaker, mind YOU, I'm not
talking of ny theories but mactice IIaush-
teri This negro was a fugitive. who had
once before escaped into PENNSYLVANIA, but
had been followed. shot down and a.kcn
back. This was the second time he h ID been
captured. These two men-blaek and white
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27

SCENE IN THE HousE-Punniag E4tfaor-
diaary.-While the pryor-Pot controversy
was going on id Washington, a vote of the
House was called upon some minor matters.
When Mr.. Potter's name was called. an old
Dutch member from Pennsylvania, who new
or takes up time uniess he has something to
say 30 the point, rose in his place and exeus-
ed Mr.. Potter thus " Mishter Spheaker, |
viii shust say ash how Mishter Potter hash a
Pryor engagement. F" Both sides of the
House and the galleries united IN an uproar-
ious explosion OF ninth at the Hon. member s
sally of wit, and it was only checked to be
redoubled. when. after the name OF Mr. l'ry-
or was ealle., the same old llans arose and
said aVel, Mishter Sphe'aker, Misliter Pry-
or has gone to pc ash clay in Sc hands OF tie
Potter. For some moments the SCENE IN
the House was ndeserilnlbie, and, tar cree,
five pound bowe knives and shotted rili :
were at discount.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27
CORRESPONDENCE
MipDLETowx, WESLEYAN

UNIVERSITY, Conn April Is
Mr.. EbfroR In the Methodist Church.
at Portland Conn. opposite Middletown on
the Sunday .folio,rfn3 election, a student from
this | University preached from the Iassacr
" " herewithal shall Young man rl.anse
hls way, dc. In the course OF his remarks
he proceeds as follows s.our fathers arc
passing away and We are soon to take their
places. The time is not long bcflre we shall
assume the reins Of government, and in all
probability the times upon which We are
about to enter will he stormy aud trouble
some.
Great questions are To he decielci W.
shall lie called upon TO decide the question
whether slavery shall be abolished or NOT for.
the ''irreprcssible conflict" will never cease
until slavery shall bc buried forever or over.
spread the whole country.
This was more than Democratic sancti,v
could tear, accordingly Mr. Kellogg Strong
arose from his seat and interrupted the
preacher, demanding where he found .ey,p.
ter for his assertion" The Hartford Time,
was informed tina, the sermon twas grpssly
and intolerably political and rartizan. -
Surely the time has come when they will
not endure sound doctrine but after their
own lusts shall they heap to thems.l,c.
teachers having itching ears and they shall,
turn away their ears from the truth and
shall he turned unto fables"
\ LooKER OS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27

The absorbing power of the soil Is great,
but this power depends upon thu minute
division of its particles. The cEa.t of
the sun Is different on different soils. To
the vineyards on the Rhine black slate
Is often applied, to ripen the fruit earlier;
charcoal does the same thing. Tai$ is not
because black attracts heat, but be ,attse it
has the power of converting Il heat Of
great intensity into one of less---st heat of
low intensity having greater penetrating
power. The heat OF the sun Is Whist is
ealleda white heat. like that of re1-hot
ball OF iron, and the slate transforms it
into heat which more resemble, the heat
from a bali of hot water
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27

INTERESTING To SHtr Owners .-Scnato tor
Slidcll has introduced a bill in Congress.
which proposes to levy a tonnage duty on all
shipping entering the port Of New Orleans.
drawing over twelve feet of water. for the nom
mai purpose Of having the Mississippi drcdscd
out The Bath Tigrcs thinks it is rally dc
signed 10 benefit the State Treasury of Lou
isiana. That paper says
mediate attention of our whole community.
in order, by prompt and energetic rmon-
stranee, to prevent, il possible, the consum-
nation of this ngcniously devised scheme of
louisiana protection.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27
A Crime to be Poor.

The Homestead bill was debated in the
Senate, on Thursday last, by Pugh, oil ONO,
and Wigfall, of Texas. The latter was op-
posed to any kind OF Homestead law. IJe
goes u step beyond ..mudsill, Hammond, OF
South Carolina, in his contempt for poor
men. We copy from The New York
Heraids report =
Mr.. Wisiall, Dem. } Of Texas, proceeded
at length, and said donations of alternate
sections would prevent the sale of the public
lands. The passage of the bill would be the
abandonment of the revenue and also an ex-
pense to the government, and it would be bet
ter to give Que hundred and sixty dollars out
OF the Treasury to the homeless than to do
nate land and 90 to the expense OF establish
ing land Offices to survey it. His Railroad
bill was for the practical purpose OF trans
hitting naval and military stores, the Home
stead bill was Tor paupers. 1t was popular
to talk of the p )or. Poverty, he said was a
crime. The man who was poor had sinned.
and there was Il screw loose in his head s0mc-
where. lie would amend the tide oil the bill
to read, ..for the encouragement of crime,
providing for criminals and violating the Con-
stitution y 1t was popular, he replied. to
talk of the bone and slnew OF the land, OF
wool. hats and brogans. but poverty was
crime. lie would not pander to prejudice by
such talk. The bill provides ior the par-
lieus of London, the Five Points OF New
York. and criminals who violate the laws
when they 90 to the lands. The bull provides
for those who could not provide tor them
selves. Gentlemen tried to be popular in the
introduction of such bill. 1t was great
mistake for any one TO suppose that the peo-
Pile had no sense. Laughter, These lands
4 4, r, IL
&c. and when they were represented IN Con-
gress, he would like to see tile man whe Wore
the ermine. Great God what sight it
would be
Mr. Wilkinson. (Rep.,) of Min, asked it
Texas did not give away lands 10 her own
citizens and foreigners?
Mr.. Wigfall asked If the Senator was not
once u Democrat?
Mr.. W. said he never wa.
Mr.. Wigiall replied that Texts could
please her own fancy. She had right
to do what she pleased with her own proper
ty, to give it to a missionary society to pub
lish Bible, or to gamble it off in a He'll
Laugbter,j Texas was a free sovereign
State, and exercised rights which were not
delegated TO this miserable one-horse concern
in Washington. Renewed laughter. lie
had understood Mr.. " ilkinson to say he Was
a Know Nothing.
Mr.. Wilkinson replied he did not ray So
The Senator was little Obtuse to day
flaughterl
Mr. Wisf,il continued al length He
thought the patron age of the government in
this respect ought to be given to the States
The bill would exclude Shareholders from the
Territories and provide for paupers and II
fanatieal population. 1t would be Il free
soil country.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27

All ABOUT STEAMBOATS,. Portlanders wax
ed up few weeks since and concluded they
would not only supply the Grand Trunk
with a terminus, and their own citizens with
line Of boats to Boston, but that they
would supply all down East with steamers,
and stopping place over night besides =
Thercat the Eastport people object, rs they
have steamers enough. The iacetious Calais
Advertiser relates the whole history Of steam
boating in that region, which is amusing
enough to outsiders, but must have been pc.
euniary death 70 those who invested in such
= fancies
The Gardner Rural turns up its nose at
the "Provinclal towns ON the upper Kenne-
bee at the prospect of the arrival of the
big a. State Of Maine, all the way from the
Sound, which is to ply between Gardiner
and another big city by the name of Boston
leaving such small places as Hallowell and
Augusta to he accommodated with, perhaps
9 mud seow The spirited HaLopeH Ga.
:effe, thinks Gardiner is getting too biz for
lis Rural trousers. These editors are funny
fellows, and these steamboats, are finely man.
aged sometimes, One would think tina,
some of the thousand and one bridges be.
tween Augusta and GARDINER would offer som.
slight impediment To steamboat navigation
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-27

ATLANTIC MONTHLY FOR M,Y-Tie At
hntic Monthly for May is Published 1t has
a rich table Of contents. as follows In
stinct. hy LEONARD \. JONES, Boston Ny
Own Story. by Mrs. K. II Stoddnrd. The
Playmate, by John &. Whittier The Ma
rooms of Surinam, by L. ". Ilisgiuson Cir
rumstancc, by the author iof Tho Amher
Gods, and " Sir Rohan's Ghost Uyania !,
hy John q. Stockton. Philadelphia !, Mary
>omer,illc. by Mis- Maria Mitchell. of the
Observatory at Nantucket Roha di Roma.
by W. W. Story Thrrnodia. by Dr. +. W.
Parsons, Cen, Miranda's Expedition. by
F, Sheldon The Professor Story Nathan
iel Hawthorne, l'y +. L. Whirrle, Review.
and Literary NOTICES.