Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-01
Letter from Freeman,s Crossing.
FnrEMANls CnossINe. Oct. sOth.

u FREEMANs CROSSING, OCT 5Oth.
EDIroE DEMOCRAT :-Freeman's Crossing
precinct is such an isolated, out of-the way
place in the mountains that politicians and
candidates scarcely ever find it. In fact, l
believe many of the candidates for the vari-
Gus offices in Yuba county do not know Of
the existence of such a precinct, and we have
tried to "lay low and keep dark" and not
! let them find us out, as we did not want to
be troubled with their visits BY this | do
not mean to intimate that we take no inter
est in the politics of the country; on the
contrary, we all have deep interest in the
issues before the people; but the voters here
are intelligent, reading, thinking men, and
read and think for themselves, and don't in
tend to be influenced 10y gassing politicians
and begging candidates. But we have been
discovered some of the Black Republican
candidates got wind from some source that
there was considerable sprinkliug of their
tribe in this neighborhood, and yesterday
about noon, Horace Beach and Col. milford
made their appearance in our midst, and ere
ated quite an excitement among the dear
peeps" as a real live candidate is curiosity
here. mediately on their arrival, one of
the most faithful of the "irrepressibles"
mounted his horse and sailed forth through
the hills and gulches and ravines, and invited
his brethren to the feast Al early "tallow'
candlelight quite a respectable number Of
Republicans. Democrats and Boilers had as.
sembed at the hotel, when Mr.. Isaac Mears
introduced Mr.. Beach to the audience. Mr..
Beach commenced by apologizing to his
hearers for being compelled to read his speech
to them, which he proceeded to do in very
distinct, dignifed, though inanimated style
His speech was a very creditable one, and
his arguments as good, probably, as could be
made in support of his sectional party and
sectional principles, and his Republican
friends here seem to think if he wrote his orr,
speech, he is intelligent enough to represent
them in the Senate, and probably majority
of them may vote for him with the foolish
idea that he stands some chance of being
elected Mr.. Beach made a good impression
on the folks here, and the voters of all par
ties consider him a perfect gentleman, but
they know Charley De Long to be far his
superior in ability, and equally as honest,
and therefore they will vote for him.
MIR. Beachs speech was listened TO with
perfect respect, but was received with no
demonstration of applause or approval He
1 acknowledged that the Republican party
was sectional party, fighting for freedom,
against sectional rarty who were for slave
|. ry; and admitted that the DouglasD Demoeracy
are the middle, conservative party, but de-
} elared there should be no middle ground
that the North must fight the South, and the
South the North, until one or the other con-
quered But, as l suppose his speech was
merely copy of what he has been reading
In the various parts of the county, you and
your readers have probably heard it, there
fore 1t is not necessary to say more about it.
Col. Milford then essayed to make speech,
and started out with the proposition that
the time for argument had gone by, and
stuck to his text by using no argument at ALL
and merely made few exultant, bombastic
remarks about the triumph of Republican
principles, and the big majorities in Ohio,
Indiana and Pennsylvania, and closed by
telling the Republicans that they were going
to carry California-no doubt thinking the
people here were ignorant enough to believe
him
Mr. Editor, l will close this communca-
ton by assuring you that the true Democracy
in these parts are as thick as acorns, and it
is good season for acorns too-and on the
9th of November, the freemen will sally forth
from the ravines and gulches and mountain
Businesses and will deposit their votes for
Stephen A. Douglas, the greatest statesman
in America, and Charley DeLong the giant
of Yuba county.
Tell Charley DeLong that as the candi-
dates have found out our place, he might as
well come up and talk to the boys. He need
not bring aoritten speech with him-true
Democracy will inspire him and teach what
to say. MouxrAINEEe.