Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-30
Editorial Correspondence.
GnAss NA11EY Sent. oSth.

midst of the utmost confusion. A grand mass
meeting is now being held in front of the
Exchange. and the street is thronged with
citizens. The Grass Valley Band, under the
leadership of that first rate musician, Andrew
Compton, is filling the air with music, the
boys are rolling out their tar-barrels, igniting
their bonfres, and sending up their shouts
for the Douglas and johnson cause. Pretty
soon the Douglas and johnson speakers will
begin, and in the meantime, we write you
short notice of what we have seen and heard
in this lively and hourishing town.
We find Mr.. Vim. Watt, the candidate on
the Douglas and Johnson ticket, for the State
Senate, as well as the candidates for the As
sembly on the same ticket, in this county,
lnboring with proper zeal and with great sue
cess for the cause of the true Democracy
Mr.. Watt is a gentleman of unOoundcd popu-
lari,v. a late strenuous advocate of the Ad-
ministration party, "A business man Of vast re-
sources, and Of generous, upright and inde-
pendent character. His Democracy no man
has ever pretended to doubt. The balance
Of the ticket is not unworthy Of the gallant
gentleman who heads it, and it will succeed
as certainly as the sun will arise tomorrow,
if there be any assurance whatever in the
bright omeus Of the times.
We have not had much time to look a
round in the place, but we remarked one
feature which is especially worthy of men
ton. and that is the beautiful Hall of the
Odd Fellows and Masons The two Associa-
tions own the Hall conjoiuty, and it is the
finest and most appropriately ornamented
Hall that we have seen in the State. The
walls are decorated with pictures figuring
forth the spirit and the history of the orders,
and these pictures evince very superior or
der of genius They are the work of an un-
assuming artist living in Il rude cabin be-
tween Grass Valley and Nevada. His name
is Walston, and his genius ought to be ap-
preciated by the people.
We pause here TO say, that the mass meet,
ing, alluded to above, has been called to or.
der, and is now progressing. Mr.. 5. d. Bos-
worth, leading business man of this region
and large operator in mining enterprises was
called to the chair, and Mr.. Webster ap-
pointed Secretary John Nugent is now ad-
dressing the people in an allie and argumen-
tatiye manner. lie is convincing his auditors
that the present fight is not the old battle
between the followers of Brodercl and the
Administration party, but a war between the
| true Democracy upon the one hand and the
| Boilers of the Democratic National Conven
ton on the other. eve stop this scrawl to
hear the balance of his specify
Judge Brosnan, of San Francisco, is now
speaking, and great enthusiasm prevails We
cannot pretend TO give any report of the
speech, but it is having an immense effect
upon the crowd, as the clappng Of fhands and
the shouts Of the audience evince. The crowd
fills the street and they are nine tenths for
Douglas and Johnson.
Judge j. Z. Mcconnell of Nevada, and
formerly Of Kentucky, is making the ablest
speech Of the evening-logical, forcibe and
eloquent. He is holding every man in the
crowd rivited to his feet, and pouring success.
siye broadsdes into the Breckinridge-Dis-
union party, which are fearful to hear. lie
is a man of very superior power, and we be-
lieve the people generally so acknowledge
In justice to their own Intelligence they
must.
We must close our epistle at this point, in
order to get it into the office in time for the
stage tomorrow.
Before closing, we must say, as an evidence
to our readers Of the spirit with which the
Douglas men go into this campaign, that the
Grass Valley National was wrested from the
hands of the Breckenridge party, in whose
grasp it temporarily was, by that staunch
and true Douglas man. as well as able lawyer
and forcible speaker, A. B. Dbble, ESQ and
other influential supporters of the same cause,
among whom We reckon promising young
lawyer, and most honorable citizen, j. X.
Byrne, whose talents are worth to the cause
much more than he himself in his modestv
would concede.
The Breckinridgers of this District are en-
deayoring to make capital against one of the
Douglas candidates for the Legislature on the
ground that he voted for the Bulkhead. lie
publishes card in relation to the subject. in
the Nevada National, which reads as fol.
lows:
EDITOR OF NEVADA NATIoNAL-SR: Some
two weeks ago | caused a card to be publish
ed in the columns of your journal, defining
my position on the Bullhead question In
that communication l endeavored to make
myself so understood upon the subject under
consideration, that even my most virulent
political enemies would be satisfied. In this
endeavor, however, have been to some ex-
tent disappointed. To remove, therefore, all
doubts upon the matter, and to silence the
revilings Of coptious opponents, wish it now
to be distinctly understood
lst-Ihat am clearly of the opinion that
Gov. Downey's veto of the Bukhead bill has
received the sanction OF majority of the peo.
pie of Nevada county, and
2d-That in no event will | support or
favor in the next Legislature (if re elected)
any Bulkhead Till, similar in character to the
one which met his disapproya last winter,
or any other measure giving to individuals
or private corporations the control of the
water front of the city of Sau Francisco.
NJ. p. O'CoNNoR.
Grass Valley Sept. 24, 1860.
The meeting has just adjourned with three
rousing cheers for Douglas and johnson, and
We close abruptly, in order to mount into a
special conveyance for Nevada, where it is
necessary for us to be, in order to start to San
Juan tomorrow, Yours truly, r..