Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-20
Gov. Letcher for Donplns.
The following is a letter written by Gov
etcher of Virginia, to a Committee of gen


The following is letter written by Gov
Leteher of Virginia, to a Committee of gen
tlemen:
BIcHMoND, Va, August %. 1850.
GENTLEMEN Your letter of the 22d inst,
desiring to know the position | intend to
take in the Presidential contest, has been re
cei7ed, and avail myself of the earliest
moment to reply.
have purposely avoided committing my
self to the support of either Breckenridge or
Douglas, in the hope that COM romise would
be agreed upon by the two Conventions re
Gently held in our State that would be hon
cradle and mutually satisfactory TO both
wings Of the Democratic party. All hope of
adjustment having now failed, ! have no
hesitation in declaring that my support will
he given to Douglas and johnson The d.
vision that has occurred in the Democratic
party could have been, and, | think, ought
to have been, avoided. There was no more
necessity for a rupture in 1860 than there
was in 1856. The division has. however.
taken place The breach is widening daily.
and it is useless now to inquire into the caus.
es which may have produced these deplora-
blc results Such discussion will not re.
ty, add to present cmbarrassmcnts, and will
only tend to make certain the election Of
sectional candidate to the Presidency. whose
success all patriots must deplore Isincerelv
hope, therefore, that the discussions which
seem now unavoidable between the friends
OF Breckinridge and Douglas will be marked
Ly prudence and moderation and after this
struggle has been ended, q spirit Of concia-
ton and compromise will restore union and
harmony in our party. JoHN LEIcurR.
GEN. THOMAS JEFFERSON CRrrN.-It will
be seen that Dr. PiDchiord (says North Car
DINA eXchange) has beaten Gen Green for
the Senate in the county of Warren. The
General is a fire eater and one of the seceders
who nominated Breckenridge and Lane 1t
was he who pat Lane in nomination at Bal
timUre it was he who was mainly insru-
mental in procuring the State the honor OF a
visit from Old Joe it was he who acted as
the host Of Old Joe during his soiourn, and
now it is he who has been beaten. Verify,
Old Joe's ticket starts in the States under
bad auspices. North Carolina wont 60 the
tirecatcrs, or the Presidential ticket nomna.
ted and sustained by fire-eaters- Wasting
ton States
The General" above alluded to will be
well remembered by ell the California pion-
GERS. lie was member of the first State
Senate here, and kept n sort OF free grocery
in one corner of the old State House at San
Jose, where he was in the habit of inviting
not only Senators and Assemblvmen, but
members of the Third House also to take
"a thousand drinks Hence that session ac.
quired the reputation, which has now be-
come historical Of being the Legislature Of
thousand drinks. IS. r Bulletin.
CITIZENS PRoTEcTIvE LEAGUE IN CALAvrRAs
CouNTY.-A correspondent of the San An
dreos Independent, writing from Angels
Camp, Colaveras county, Sept. s, says;
Storms clear the moral as well as the social,
political and physical atmospheres. Such
storm has passed over our community. 1t
eliminated yesterday in the formation of
"Citizen's Protective League" and the skies
are serene once more.
A meeting of the citizens of Altay ille, An
gels, and neighboring camps was held pursu
ant to public notice, at the former place, on
Friday evening, Sept. T. and chairman, sec
retary and committee on resolutions elected
The committee reported long preamble and
very stringent resolutions. The preamble
sets forth some OF the causes which impelled
them to adopt this course and the resolutions,
after notifying VIM. Riddle, Benz. Doyle,
George Rush and VIM. Grey to leave the
county within three days, pledge the people
to their perpetual eXpatriation to aid the
officers Of the law in the discharge of their
duties; procure evidence and aid in arrest
ing outlaws and thieves; offer n reward of
500 each, for the arrest and delivery to the
officers Of the League, the above named par
ties, if found within the county limits after
three days notice, and request another nom
brc to follow in the footsteps of his illustri-
GUS predecessors as soon as possible
The parties expelled were convicted of pet
ty larceny, sentenced to pay u fine of S75
each, and in default, be committed to the
county Jail. They were notoriously dissolute
and desperate men, constantly engaged in
drinking, gambling and fighting. One has
served two terms in McCauey's Rangers,
the last time for shooting a man, but through
The mistaken clemency of a soft hearted Ex-
ecutive, pardoned out. They served about
forty days in the county Jail, and on their
return uttered vehement and public threats
of personal violence ngaiust all engaged in
the prosecution, or those who sympathized
with Them
About a hundred persons were present and
the resolutions were adopted without dis
senting voice
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