Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-08-11
Correspondence" Il the Democrat.
DOUGLAS MEETING at GAINESVILLE

cLlhksTILL.. Aug ., l.j".
NL--E> Erlr"Hs Flaming hundbii-. got up re-
Eu,!.'>> Il -; "n."." Announced that Gen. Den.
YER g." White nhd other distinguished Demo ratio
speakers" won'd clrc'riy the go' d people Of THIS
rn'" with their t.ry clnqurure On Satu dav Ac-
'rtiin. I" promise. some eli the " distinguished
SPEAKERS 6".'u"d II irui,nt Ia back out leaving
GEAR ned t'T The ambitious but unArprCridtrd
II" ann"unrciu' however, drew u respectable
'r"wi. attracted hv rntI's''v. VT" were most uu.
u,"T, l.'Ii,' bored aud ShAmclrsslv sold
distinguished rc-d, Ut II 'ur town -ih" popu'
IN JuiG" Bates. via" ran as an t'.G,it,ie't cund
Gac r ia" Legislature last and in three furthS
90: u" tncts didn get s.ngl" vote called the
n."!AR - order. and nominated Mr. Tony tor Pres
dent Not waiting for second, he put the motion
Al ~" are IN favor Of Mr.. Ting acting ~ lrrsl-
Dent Ut III meeting dead slicnre follow ed
not solitary response was heard. Undbashrd
"a" intrepid Bates nguin put the question, with u
hike result. A little mortified. he uuccrcmOuiruSlv
dismissed his nominee for President by saying
there appears IL be objections to Mr. Tong acting
President; therefore nominate Mr.. Foster. Won't
some one second the mntInny The pathetic appeal
was unheedch a few moments, when an Old Line
Democrat Il the Breckinrdgc school, coninlissera.
ting the huml ating condition Of the Douglusites
seconded the motion. Again the Judge put the
molten aud ngaiu n profound silence followed.
Try 1t again. Judge" enc"uragIngly said the
Breckenridge Democrat, I'll vote for il IN order to
perfect an organization" The motion was put and
three persons responded. and Mr.. Foster was de-
cllFeu eleCIcu. A1leT Rthlu ueAl Ot cOaXlnK NIT.
Foster WAS prevailed upon to take the stand lie
spoke few words, but 50 Indistinctly was unable
to hear him.
The impaired speakers were poi. house politicians
If the smallest grade and weakest callbre-I will
not intellect, for they were all deficient in that
commodity. The little they did say was neither
orr H;nul. interesting nor instructive. Frank Here
furds excessive umiditv ,nr something else caused
him to speak incOherentlv and funnlly. Richard
was himself but out If his element. lie knew a
| iun huf toll nm nal ia n
Dnnglasie cut his speech short by imprudently re-
marking boys, that fellow has biked u.s." Squire
Shrarer. Of YOUR city, talked himself out IN few
moments. He is "',e in his own estimation; but
what's the use Of talking when people wont listen.
won't say the Squire is bore, because that would
be rude; | won't say he is changelng, because
my meaning might be msconstrued; won't say
he made n speech, because | have regard for the
TRUTH but will soy, in all kindness, that he can
disgust crowd rs quickly aud completely rs any
man | know DO persuade him to talk at every
Douglas gathering, il you wish to make converts to
the Breckenridge side
Another speaker from your town, Mr. Chapman,
addressed the meeting and he made the only
speech worth listening to during the evening. lie
stated very distinctly, las sly rebuke to Hereford,
Shearer and others, | thOught,) that he had not
,hlnged-that the position he occupied now he &C.
| cupied one ear ago He spoke truly. II he has
not changed, have Hereford and Shearer p have
they gone to him! Most aSsuredly.
| After the speakers had worried through and just
before ndjnurning. the enthusiastic bat nconsider-
ate Bates proposed three cheers for Douglas. II
was no CO. Not single cheer was given whether
the speakers had Disguised the audience, or the
wrong man proposed the cheers, or the DouRlasites
were afraid 10 show their hands, know not state
the fact without assigning any reason for the 6Ezle.
Depend upon II, this precinct will go strongly for
the Democratic nominees. Breckenridge and Lane.
| know the sentiments Of the Democrats here, I'D
with one two valueless exceptions, they are =
Breckenridge and LauP.
The Douglas meeting was fEzle. the speak
the weakest Of the weak, and the chief manal
the leader, Ba,es-bnt for the present Ill "lrtI
slide" Yours, D. N.