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Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

II stand, therefore, where | havo ever stood,
upon this question, and believe, us have always
believed, that no doctrine is so untenable, SO ud.
Just aud So disastrous to the peace Of the country,
as this doctrine Of Judge Douglas, asserting the
sovereignty OF the Territories. .-Lathdm Gd-
dresS
The only sovereignty of the Territories
ever advocated 10y Judge Douglas is "A sover-
eighty subject to the Constitution of the
United states as interpreted 10y the Courts of
the United States Wherein lies the injustice
Of such Sovereignty? If III be unjust, then is
our whole system Of State sovereignty unjust.
Is the Territory Of the United States any less
The common property of the people Of all the
States after the inhabitants of that Territory
have formed a State government aud been
admitted into the ULion as a State, than
whilst they remain under Territorial gov
elumentf Does justice any less demand that
the benefits and the rights pertaining to and
accruing from the acquisition and the owner
ship of Territory hy the United States be dis
pensed and maintained to the citizens Of all
the States after the inhabitants Of the Ter
ritory shall have formed a State than before :?
We are unable to discover anything in the
| labored compilation of Mr. Latham which
shows the injustice Of such sovereignty of "A
| Territory as Judge Douglas advocates. The
sovereignty of the people of Territory and
the rights of the citizens of the several States
in that Territory are alike subject to the
Constitution.
We are equally unable to discover how the
peace Of the country is to be more endnnger-
ed by leaving the Territories in the enjoyment
of their sovereignty, under the Constitution,
to legislate and manage their own affairs for
themselves than by Congress undertaking to
legislate for them. Would a law of Congress,
passed in all the heated raneor of partisan
strife, in opposition to the will of the people
of a Territory. be any more patiently sub.
mitted to than solemn and deliberate de
cision of a Court? This doctrine of inter
vention Mr. Latham has learned during his
residence in the East, and he appears not yet
to be able to cspouse and advocate it with
much alacrity or enthusiasm. Nor is it
strange chat he should no., for he and many
of those who are row the advocates and ex.
ponents OF .a3 doctrine of Intervention in
cluding the.e candidate for President, him
self, stand before the country committed
against 1t by their own solemn and delber
ate words and acts.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

DEctGNED.-On Wednesday night, Gays the
San Francisco Nation. an attempt was made
by four gentlemen belonging to the boiling
Breckenridge party to organize a club ia the
First District. On the list of names calling
the meeting appeared that of Mr.. j O.
Barnes, who, upon learning the fact, for the
first time, wrote the following letter:
To the Secretary of the late Breckinridqe and
Lane meeting in the First District:
SIR:-The object of this communication is
to request the withdrawal of nv name from
the list of those signed as in favor of a
breckenridge and Lane club in the First Dis
triet at meeting held at the Western Ho-
tel on Tuesday evening last
The reasons for making this request are
various, among which doubt the honesty of
purpose which nctuated those composing the
Convention that nominated Breckenridge and
Lane. in bringing forward the names of gen
tlemen for whom we all entertain feelings of
respect, at the same time fully believing they
allowed their names to be used solely with
the intention of ultimately harmonizing the
conflicting element in the ranks of the De-
mocracy, by subsequent Withdrawal OF
their names.
For this reason chiefly, as well as that con
scinusnesS of honesty Characteristic of true
Democrats, negating the trickerv of supple
Administration favorites, and ci-divamt Dem
oerahe journal. beg respectfully To he no
longer considered one of a branch issue, the
offspring of political oligarehy.
Meanwhile am, sir,
Yours respectful
JAMES O, BARNES.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19
A Silly Argument

Mlca Shabe spoare Latham in lis recently
published apology for abandoning the Deme
cratic party and the principles which he ad-
vocated from she stumrall over the State, ,du-
ring his gu5eFnGtorial campaign, repeats the
long exploded absurlity that power which
Congress Is MS competent to exercise cannot
be exercised ~ an organized Territory crea-
ted 10y Coueress-because forsooth, the crea'
ture cannot be more powerful than the erea-
tor. This logic in which, for while the in
tervenuouists defantly panoplied themselves
We thought they had abandoned as untenable.
But principle so sublime and eomprehen-
sjye, and, above ALL so convenient, has too
great an attraction for our accomplished and
philosophical sensator to be easily given up
1t is al instance Of the application of max
ism to a subject with which it has no con.
ueetion or relation. Aud its absurdlty be-
comes apparent, at once, on moments ad'
vertence to the functions and limitations OF
the different departments Of the Government
There are many Offices and institutions which
it is in the power of Congress to establish
but Of the powers and duties of which it can
not exercise single one. For instance Con-
cress can establish courts, but every one ad-
mits thatit cannot perform single function
or exercise a single power pertaining to those
courts.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

ACCIDENT AT TIMDUoroo-A man named
Hiram Farley was accidentally shot, says the
Hydraulic Press, at Timbuctoo on the night
of the 18th inst, after this wise:
He and young man named Sam hoffman,
were on duty as night watchmen. They
went to the lower end of the town and seat
ed themselves ON the side-ridge of flnme
Farley took his pistol out, and after examin-
ing it, placed it between his knees. He re-
quested Hoffman TO look to his weapon
While speaking, his pistol slipped from be
tween his knees, and falling upon rock
discharged. The bullet ranged upward,
entering through Farley's lip. shattering the
right cheek bone, and lodging near the orbit
of the right eye Subsequently it was ex-
tracted 10y DR.. Simpson. and Farley is doing
as well as could be expected. The eye, how
ever, is entirely destroyed.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

DENocRArIC MEETING AT GIBsovvrLLE.-A
large meeting Of the Democracy was held at
GibsonvIlle on the evening of the llth, on
which occasion the people was addressed by
Messrs. Geo. e. Hough and John Dougherty
who were attentively listened to and
heartily aPplauded. The meeting was pre-
sided over by S. Burr, with r. R.Woodworth as
Secretary Before adjourning the audience
adopted the following preamble and resolu-
tions:
WHEREAS, Stephen A, Douglas, of Illinois, was
nomn1ted by the Democratic National Conven.
ton for President. and Hersehel V. johnson, of
Georga, for Vice President therefore, be it
RESOLVED That we, the Democracy of Gibson.
vile, hereby fully approve and indorse said nom.
nations
RESOLVED, That we believe s. A. Douglas and
ii. V. johnson to be the true nominees of and the
exponents of the principles Of the National Demo.
cratic party
RESOLVED, That we the Democracy Of Gibson.
sonvllle, hereby pledge to Douglas and johnson a
cordial and hear'y support.
REsoLvgD, That the proceeding of this meet
ing be published in the Sierra Democrat and the
National Democrat
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

The Express. still assuming to be the ri ght-
ful Judge of the qualifications of delegates TO
the National Democratic Convention, and of
their right to seats in that body pronounces
that the ConV Vention admitted bogus delegates
and thereby destroyed its own regularity
We suppose the editor of the Express was
not in Charleston or Baltimore, at the sitting
OF the Convention, and had no opportunity
there to make known his Judgment when
questions on the rights of the the delegates
to seats were raised 1t great misfortune,
for doubtless the Convention, as in duty
bound, would have yielded to its rightful
Judge, and thereby preserved its regularity
The Express also contends that q unanimous
nomination on motion is not fair because it is
against the usage of the Democratic party.
but (the necessary inference isl if all the del
egates in the Convention are in favor of the
same Candidate, they must go through the
routine of ballot in order to nominate him.
1t Is the first time We have ever heard or seen
the doctrine propounded, that Convention
OF any kind, for any purpose, could not make
nominations by acclamaion. 1t is certainly
their frequent practice, and we are not aware
that Democratic Conventions have ever de-
ni'd d themselves the convenience of the prac
tlce. jackson, in 1882, was nominated on
motion by acclamation, and so was Cass in
1873, under cireum>tances precisely similar
to those attending the nomination of Doug
lAS We have yet to learn that it was ever
pretended that the nomination of either
jackson of Cass was irregular
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

GEN. LANE-HIs RECORD. Gen Lane, the
candidate of the Seceders for the Vice Presi
dency, made several speeches during the
Presidential canvass in 1856, from one of
which, delivered in New Hampshire, we
quote as follows:
Gentlemen, desire to say to you that
that principle incorporated in the Kansas
Nebraska bill is the very principle in defense
of which your fOrefathers entered the service
of the country in the Revolutionary War
for the American colonies, two years pre-
vious to the declaration of independence,
asserted this same principle We now find in
corporNted in the Kansas n ebraska bill
Upon an examination You will find that
the declaration Of rights, made October Ia.
l774, asserts that tile pcople Of the several COL
onies are entitled to the free and eze'usive
p0'eers Of legislation, IN THEIR SEVERAL pro-
vISCIAL LEGISLATURES in all cases of internal
policy This was refused by the Crown,
but seasserted by our forefathers. Upon this
issue the battles of the revolution were fought;
by the blood Of our forefathers this principle
Of self government was established This
right, refused by the King was secured, con.
secrated and established by the best blood
JnaI ever HOWeu III Jne veins OF man.
Would you now refuse to the people of
the Territories the rights your noble sires
demanded of the Crown and won by their
blood thus placing yourselves in opposition
to the right cf.ssif government in the 1errito-
ries, thereby oecgpying the same position to-
Hards the Territories as George III did to the
colonies3 The simple question involved
here is, are the people capaple of regulating
their internal affairs, or must Congress regu
late those affairs for them 2 Ir IS STRICTLY
THE DOCTRINE OF CONGRESSIONAL NoN-INrEn-
vENTGoN. Now if that idea is the correct
one; if it is true that the American people
are capaple of self-government, then the
principles of the Kansas-N ebraska bill are
right, and opposition to that bill is wrong
consequently dangerous to the best interests
of the country"
In a speech delivered in the Senate of the
United States, on the 18th of December,
1859, three years after the Dred Scott decis-
ion, he said
Congress has NO POWER over the ques.
tion of slavery: they cannot under the Con-
stitution establish it in a Territory or prohib-
it it,"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

SIERRA CoUNTY.-The Sierra Democrat
says there Is no such thing as Breckenridge
enthusiasm in that county. The old wire,
workers see the impossiblity of creating any.
A correspondent writing to the Democrat
from Minnesota says: Politics occupies a
good share of attention here, and Douglas
stock heads all the sectionoists. There can
be 10 installing the signs-Sierra goes for the
regular nominee A few nights since, Mr..
Pratt addressed large meeting at Whiskey
Digging&
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

a DRUNKEN DEAF MUrE- "A deaf and mute
printer, after setting up all night in Stock
ton, was found drunk and committed to jail
The typos" Of the Republican Office had
previously given him several dollars. This
IS hard case in more senses than one
The same chap played upon the sympathies
of the DENocaAr office, got tight" with the
money he received, and left for Stockton
where he certainly ought to be kept.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19
Nnlice.

The supporters Of the regular nominees Of the
Democratic party, DouGLAs and JOHNSON, in Long
Bar township, Nuba county. are hereby request
ed to meet at the Spring Valley House on Tues
day, the 25th day Of August, after the primary
election to be held on that day, for the purpose Of
organizing Douglas and Johnson Club for the
campaign
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

Why DO THEY CLAMoR FoR A SLAVE CoDE.
From the late able address to the Democracy
of Virginia, by Francis E. Rives, Thomas
Wallace, Thomas Branch and A. NJ Kelley,
we extract the following. Speaking of the
doctrine that it is the duty of Congress
when that body sees fit) to provide for the
protection of slave property in the Terrific
ries 10y special legislation, they say:
ave contend that the principle sweeps
away the last bulwark of Southern safety
on the slavery question. If the jurisdiction
of Congress be once admitted on this uIject.
the gate is at once opened for the largest Ii
cense. 1t is idle to hope that the action Of
Congress will he limited to favorable legis
lation-ide in fact to hope that a Congress
notoriously Black Republican, ever will leg
i,late for the benefit of slavery and none
teel the truth of this more clearly than the
leaders of the Seceedess. They kno,g that a
Black Republican Congress will not pass
laws protecting slavery and their insisting on
making this dogma party test can only be
explained on the supposition that the dis
rupton of the Union being with them fore
gone conclusion, they have organized their
party on demand which they know cannot
he complied with, that here may be no de-
10y or doubt in precipitating the issue Of
revolution"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

Butte County CONVENTION. "A Convention
will lie held at Oroville on the lst Of next
month, to elect delegates to the Democratic
State Convention to be held September 9th,
and also to elect delegates to the Senatorial
Convention of the Fourteenth Senatorial Dis
triet' composed Of the counties Of Butte and
Plumas.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

WALTER Soorr-An inquest was held
yesterday, by coroner Hamilton, on the body
of the man found in the Burlingam House,
(for some time vacanG near the Cemetery, as
recorded in yesterdays Democrat For the
purpose Of hearing additional testimony, the
inquest adjourned until Monday The testi-
mony shows that the mans name was Walter
Scott, that he was 40 years Of age AMI that
he was from New Bedford Massachusetts 1t
seems to be evident that he was murdered
as a shot was in his head, but no signs Of
powder about his face as would have been
the case had he persisted by his own hands
This was apparent, Notwithstanding pistol
was lying near his hand when he was found.
1t was proven that he had had money None
was found on his person. and one of his pock-
els was turned wrong side ont. 1t was proven
also that he had been drinking, and this ac.
counts for his having been led off to so un-
frequented a spot and one SO convenient for
his murder,
We shall give further particulars, after the
examination, on Monday.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19
NrARYSVILLE.
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10.
AGENCY NOTICE.

Mr. l. 2. FISHER Is our only authorized Agent at
San Francisco to receive alyertsensnts receipt for
the 81 ne aul {, transact business generally for the
Dsv1cRAr one No. iIS Washington street
nearly opposite Maru.rs's Opera House, upstairs.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

CALIFORNIA Youru's ASSOCIATION. We are
requested to give notice that there will be a
meeting Of this Association this evening, in
the School Room under the Methodist
church, at 6 O'Clock The public are invited
to attend, to encourage by their presence
this reIlIy useful institution.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

SMALL Pox SUBsIDED small pox,
which appeared some time since at Woodside,
San Mateo county, has disappeared. No new
cases have occurred for week.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

House ROBBERY IN NORTHERN SrERRA.-The
Mountain Messenger learns that house rob,
bing is carried on to perfection. at Cumber'
lard, Allegheny, and Smiths Flat.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19
Primary Elections.

The primary elections for delegates to the DEM
ocrahc County Convention VIII be held in the
several precincts on Tuesdty the 2Sth Of August
See the official notice ia another place
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19
Arrivals at the U. S. Hotel.


sToKEs& SHIELDS ..... .PR0PRIEToEs
August 18th.
Bartlett VI G Beckworth Morehouse city
Glow Camptonvle Dryden Cherokee
ChamLerlin ID Bidwells bi ytle San Juan
Seely A San Juan Keefer J Mooresvile
Schott Frank DuTkee w
Martin | Martin house Musser q Stanfeld r'h
Davis Geo Moere's Flat Moore Hy city
Rodgers 0rovlle Evans Jno"
Shoop ] YuSa co Rodgers l.
Varicl II Camptonvlle Cressey
OdellJT Fowle J Butes
Uarerty Mrs Dry creek Nc adams Sac Valley
Brown F&2 Timbuc Caldwell city
Clements + II Dry Creek Campbell Jas Cherokee
White Camptonvine McNeal Butte co
Griece Oregon House VoganJ l. Loug Bar
Dutton VIM Pc * Tmbuctoo
Munroe A Oroville Forsyth Il Carson city
Fowler r NJ Dry creek ByeIs l. IL Cousa
Norris Wm Sutter CO Cdterman
Pease Middleton NJ
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

Hos 5. ". INoE.-We publish to-day
letter from Hon. 5. W. Inge, giving his views
on the political issues of the day. 1t should
be read by all.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

SERIOUS AccDENr-The Butte Record
says that J. 5. Berry, Esq, of the firm Of
Harris d Berry, lawyers of Oroyille. was
seriously Injured by being thrown from bug
gy at Dogtown, few days since. lie sus-
tained conclusion of the brain, and has
lain for some days in a very precarious con
dition, it being impossible to remove him
AT last accounts he was still very feeble, but
his physicians thought he was improving
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

TuEATuE.-A very large audience, COM
posed in part OF ladies, was present last
evening. on the occasion Of the benefit Of the
Marysyile Rides. The piece presented was
the opera Of Mariiaaa. Miss Lucy Escott and
Miss uodson were greeted with rapturous
applause. The whole company, in fact, gave
great sntisGction.
This evening, a grand concert Of sacred
music will be given by the talented company
for the benefit OF the Choir of st. Joseph,
Church. There will be without doubt, a
crowded house.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

FAvoRs.-Many thanks TO the Express
Companies and Randall d Co. for avors dur
ing the past week.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19
Club Meeting.

There will be a meeting Of the Democracy Of
Marysyille, favorable to the election Of Douglas
and johnson, on Tuesday evening. August 2lst,
at O'Clock at the Gymnasium building, Second
street, Tor the purpose Of completing the organ
ization and trausaclng other important business
connected herewith.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

WILL NOT SELL HIS PRINcPLEs.-The Post
master at MeGregor in Iowa, is the editor
and proprietor OF the North Iowa Times.
Having been threatened with removal un-
less he will belt the regular Democratic ma
tional nominations he responds in the follow
ing animated style:
Desiring to make q short story of this
matter wish TO say That am Postmaster
at McGregor that the office since Novem-
vember, 1856, has been kept 10y me; that
have endeagored SO to manage it that the
office has not been political engine for the
furtherance Of my own or any other mans
interest that my oath of office stipulates
fealtv to no Administration that | have
been recognized and open opponent of the
Presidents Lecompton policy since Its incep-
tion; that have repeatedly. through my
paper, requested the Department to select
my successor if it required partisan service
of any kind, particularly of the Lecompton
kind; that have hoisted at tho head OF the
North Iowa Times of which paper | am sole
proprietor the names of Douglas and John
son, the regular nominees of the National
Democratic Convention at Baltimore that
those honored names will stay there till the
election in November; that the A dministra
tion has not patronage enough in the State
of Iowa to purchase my selfrespect or
change my convictions of political dnty.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

ELECTION FoH ALDERMAN.-At an election
held yesterday, in the Second Ward, for an
Alderman, to fiji a vacancy in the Common
Council. Z. NJ. Paul received l64 votes c.
G. Boekus, 40; scattering, 8. The voters
also declared their preferences for President,
and the result was as follows:
DotGLAN ....'. ..'.'..'''.'..' Va
BrecEinridse. ....,.-,........... ..S2
Lincoln. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Bell. ........ .............lO
Thirty-twoof the voters declared for neither
OF the Presidential candidates.
The voters were questioned as to whom
they preferred for President. and the express
sion of their preference, is regarded as con
elusive. The resalo was the same as though
they had put their ballots in the box.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

In DownieyilIe, a Douglas and Johnson
Club has been organized by the election of
officers and the adoption of constitution
and bylaws.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

MORE PRoscRIPTIoN AT THE CUsToM House.
The San Francisco Nation of Friday says -
We learn that a bargeman named Larry
Sellinger was discharged from the Custom
House, yesterday. on suspicion of being in
favor of the regular Democratic nominees
Douglas and johnson. Larry had place
worth only S75 month, and had filled il
well for six months. 1t seems to us they
might ''let up" on all positions worth under
500; but of course this mere suggestion
The party is pretty hard run, and perhaps no
'meandering" should be tolerated, nor any
man retained in even the most insignificant
office who is known to have Democratic ten,
denotes.
The Bulletin says: Jacob F. Haehnleu,
for several years employed as laborer in the
Gauger's Department Of the Custom House
at S75 per month, was yesterday discharged
from his position. Dir. Haehnlen is one of
the publishers OF the Demoeratische Presse, a
German daily lately started in this city, and
which supports Douglas for President
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19
Yuba County Union Convention.

TIIIE FRIENDS OF BELL AND EVERETT, in the
i County of Yuba, will meet at Marysvill~, on the
27th day Of August, the City Hall, for the purpose
Of eectng delegates to the state Convention, OF the
Constitutional Union party, be holden in Sacra-
mento, on the first ednesday in Septeu Der next
August 10th, 1860
Chas. 4. Filkins, /. Nj. Anderson,
John II. Tennent, G. r. Nightingale,
Jno. Q. Fall, 10. Tidball,
Wm. Friend s. W. Glazier,
jos. V. Lyons, l. &. Israel. aulI
EuTekaS.
There will be special meeting of Eureka Engine
Company on Monday evening, Augu 20, at o'clock
By order Of Foreman, z. j. JOCELfN, Sec
The annual meeting of the Congregation Brai Birth
will be held on Sunday August 19h, at II o'clock A.
NJ, at the NJ. H. D. Socety's room. The members of
the Congreg ,ton and all israites are invited to at
tend, as business oil Importance will come before the
meeting. BY order of the President,
JOSEPH LASK, Sec. pro. tenn.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

TURNPIKE.--The citizens of Columbia Hill.
Nevada county. are going to construct a
turnpike road from that place to the Junction
House. distance Of about three and half
miles.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-19

We shall give further particulars, after the
examination, on Monday.