Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-30
1ailg gatlOnal Democrat
secessionlsm Defunct in PlacerviIIe.

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Secessfonism Defunct in PlacerviIIe.
The Central Californian has the following
notice of a Breckinridge meeting held at
Placerville last Tuesday
And yet another Breckenridge meeting was
held in the Placerville Theatre last Tuesday
evening Calhoun Benham and Volney f.
Howard were the speakers The Theatre
will hold about 400 persons. There was an
actual count soon after Mr.. Benham com.
menced, who was the first speaker. There
were Just l57 present. When he concluded
there were about 10 present, and when Mr.
Howard was about half through with his
speech on an actual count, there were lust
6l, all told, at the great breckenridge meet
ing. We have not, during the whole cam
paign, seen such beggarly account of emvty
benches And even of that 6l, there were
not exceeding 20 Breckinridge men, all told.
When we arrived, Mr. Benham was ad-
dressing all Of his speech to man up in one
corner of the gallery. We remained in the
midst of the audience, hoping the speaker
would address the meeting, bue he continued
to address the same individual, who stared
back at the speaker, evidently unable to see
any point, pth, or argument in the speech of
Mr. Buchanans U. S. District Attorney. But
pun DSuHuill, HiJeT dOOuJ an DOur address
to that same individual, chanced to look
towards where his small audience were seat
ed, and Immediately subsided. "Then the
secret of this strangeness came out" He
feared to look a second time upon that empty
pit. "Look on it again, he dare not" But
alas in an unlucky moment he looked. lie
beheld. He wilted. 1t would be too unkind
to expose the sophistry of speech made un-
der such untoward circumstances
Mr.. Howard followed. He, too, was dis
couraged by the size of the meeting, He can
speak much better than he did on this occa-
sion. Not single cheer greeted either of
the speakers. Several humane attempts were
made to stamp, but it was generally confined
to one or two feet. In short, there has not
been club meeting of any party at any time,
but what manifested more interest than there
was to be seen last Tuesday evening. We
don't say it was "fizzle" That is too hack
neyed, but it was what the classical" Dudley
said few evenings before, at the same place,
of his own party. "drizzle drozzle." Our
Breckenridge friends should not forget that
candid admission of Col. Dudley. lie said at
the same time that the Douglas party carried
things by storm.
We will not review the arguments of Mr..
Howard. None seemed to listen to them,
and they certainly were not remeu bered by
half dozen persons who were present Even
a Breckenridge newspaper editor, who was
there, occupied two or three benches, and
seemed to have fallen asleep Of the few
present, the larger portion appeared to be
from distance. The speakers left town
much discouraged
Moral-It was no fault of the speakers
but secessionism is defunet in Placeryile
LINCOLN AND THE UNITED STATES SENATE
If such calamity awaits our common coun-
try as the election to the Presidency of Abe
Lincoln, the sectional Black Republican can.
didate, the friends of the Union will still
have left them power, an anchor of safety
to hold in check the aggressive spirit of
higher Jaw fanaticism. The most efficient
restraint will be fonnd in the Senate. In the
first place, the fifteen slaveholding States
will have thirty Senator'S who will be ever
vigilant to combat the revolutionary. trea-
sonable spirit of Abolitionism To this num-
ger add Douglas, of Illinois; Bright of Indi-
ana; Thompson, of New Jersey; Rice, of Min
nesota; Nesmith, of Oregon Latham and the
successor of Gwin, of California-making in
all 81 Senators. The Senate is now composed
of O6 members. So conceding the Black Re
publicans the balance, it will stand thus:-
Democrats and other opposition to Lincoln,
81 Republicans, 29-mniority against Lin
coin, s. Should Kansas be admitted this
winter, which is not improbable, it is likely
she will come in with two Black Republican
Senators Still there will be majority of
six against Lincoln.
Under these circumstances, if Lincoln
should be elected, and appoint such men to
his Cabinet as Giddings, Greeley, Burlin-
game, Seward and Wendell Phillips, the Sen.
ate will indignantly reject them. Should
Lincoln show signs Of stubbornness and send
the same nominees again, the Senate will
again roll off their heads. When John Tyler
insisted on making Caleb Cushing Secre tary
of the Treasury, the Senate rel ected him three
times in one day. That body, led by Henry
Clay, Silas Wright and Thomas II. Benton,
knew that Caleb Cushing was unfit for a
member of the Cabinet, so they kept on re-
jeeting him until they forced John Tyler to
apponta suitable man, whom they con-
firmed. So it will be with Lincoln The
Senate will make a clean sweep with the
whole roll of Abolition appointments for the
Cabinet, aGd follow it up until they weary
old Abe and make him weaken, and appoint
men of national conservative sentiments and
then they will confirm them. Such will be
the action of the Senate, and the country
will endorse its action Here will be the
fight, and here will be the victory. When
the Senate has surrounded Lincoln with safe
Cabinet advisers, they will insist on his max
ing proper appointments to fill other offices.
The Cabinet will not let Lincoln appoint
man for United States Marshal who would
not execute the Fugitive Slave Law but if
he should smuggle man in against the ad
vice of the Cabinet, the Senate would reject
him. If Burlingame should get nominated
for Collector for the Port Of Boston that
darkey fri end of his who was delegate from
the Sixth Ward in Boston, and placed him in
nomination for reelection to Congress, the
Senate will rebuke Lincoln in such a manner
that he will be glad to quit appointing mig
gers. In an irreprcssible conflict between
America and Africa, America is bound to
win, and Black Republicanism become ami
liilated---SkdstG Courier.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT GRASS Valley
Speaking of the Democratic meeting held at
Grass Valley, Friday evening, the Nevada
National says:
When the procession closed round the stand
there could not have been less than 1000
persons, who listened with the most marked
attention. and frequent shouts of applause, to
the able and convincing speeches of Gov
Downey, G. M Briggs, and Gen. Denver, late
Governor of Kansas
The demonstration, considering the unfa-
Vorabie condition of the weather and roads
was one from which the Democrats of Nevada
county may take heart, and feel confident
that Grass Valley will roll up such majority
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