Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-26
Senator Latham's Speech.

SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 26th.
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Senator Latham's Speech.
An immense coucourse Of people assemb-
led at the Pavilion last evening to hear oar
eloquent aud loyal Senator, Hon. NJ 5. La
than, speak upon the crisis. lie spoke an
hour and a quarter, and was interrupted
very frequently with tremendous outbufsts
of applause We have never heard him
sneak with more earnestness or eloquence.
lie rs thoroughly, unreservedly and enthusi-
osticallv Union man. Let the young men
who agreed with him in November follow
his noble example. We shall endeavor TO
give synopsis OF hisspcech in our next issue.
grand FREE BEmsE CELEBEArloN.-lhe he
~omulet;on of the free bridge across Fea-
ther river is TO be celebrated to-morro" Oy
Yubv and Sutter counties The procession
will form in the following order at 2ocIock
on C street, right resting on third' iaclhS TO
u.o Nortb. Music; escort Of horsemen (;
carriages, with bridge builder, speakers and
members Of the press carriages and bngg'es;
large teams ranch teams; express waGans
draymen. Persons on foot desirous of Join-
ing in the celebration will form Immediately
in the rear Of the music. The procession
will march at 3 o'clock precisely, and VIII
march up G to Seventh, across Seventh to ID
dawn D TO Third, down Third to the bridge,
crossing to Sutter county and form at the
sneakers stand, where addresses will be de-
livered by several speakers. After which
the procession will again form and march to
the corner Of Third and ID streets, where
tbev will be dismissed. Gen. Nj. ID. Dobbln'
viii onic;ate as Marshal The grand ball ii
the evening, TO take place ." #c ortage
(Which will be enclosed with canvass Il 1oi
the benefit Of the bridge fund, and Will ro-
duce the debt on the structure.
OpoyuLr AMusEMENrs.- Julia Dean
IIayno is engaged to appear at the or'Ilie
theater on Monday evening On Iuesday
evening the Martincttis will perform III lhal
city.
FREE BmDoE BALL-We are in receipt OF
n complimentary ticket for the Free Bridge
Ball which Is to take place on the new
,nidoe on Monday evening. We presume
there will be n large party in attendance;
The bridge is solid, and no one need be airaid
of q fall.
MArysyIlLE RlfLEs-The rifles hold II
meeting for drill at the Pavilion, on Monday
evening at o'clock. Every member Is re
auested 10 be present punctualy
RnLEs-We were present at the drill ol
Ills company last Thursday evening and
were pleased to see the proficiency they are
making. A large number of ladies and gen
u.men were present, showing that our citi
zens are taking proper interest III ther sue
cess.
Rrv Il C. EwER.-It is stated that tn
Rev. Mr.. Ever has written another letlor u
a friend, in which he states that his physl
elan has forbidden him to return to San Fran
cisco. as lis condition is now such that TIM
climate must necessarily be fatal to him.
The SAN FRANclsco EvENING JouRSAL.-
John r. Ridge, ESQ., late editor OF the DEM
ocnAr has become the editor in chief of th'
Journal His brilliant pen cannot fail t'
make the journal first class paper 1t vii
be indopendcnt--not neutral We need no
tell the readers of this paper that Mr. kIdg'
is devoted heart and soul TO the cause OF th'
Union and that in treating upon public al
fairs he will ever be found upon the coun-
try's side. In his salutatory he says:
1--WE shall speak freely of National affairs
holding fast to the maintenance OF the Fed
eral Union, as the last, best hope of humani-
tv itself Wherever true lover of his coun-
irv shall arise, demonstrating, by deed or
word. his devotion to the land which bore or
adopted him, we shall be proud to uphold
and defend him, whether he come from the
ranks of the Republicans, Democrats, Wings,
or Conservatives"
c. b. Mcdonald. Esq, who has hitherto
conducted the journal with much energy
and ability, will in the future be associate
editor.
CONFUSING MArrGus-In addition TO the
Independent Union State Convention cal
heretofore alluded to in this paper, another
call is being advertised in the Sacramento
Union. 1t reads as follows:
UNION Men, ATTENTION ALI men whc
consider The perpetuity of the American
Union Of more value than the blood or eX'
istence Of traitors and an assured victory
for the Union above mere past party dlller-
ences or personal preferences, are requested
to form in each election precinct, mon
Club" the members of which shall pledge
their honors to be uninnuenced in the com
ing canvass, in their selection OF candidates
or the adoption of platform, by past party
considerations and such Club to send one
of its number to the county seat, to act as a
member Of County Central Committee
which Committee shall select a number OF
Club members equal TO the county's repre-
sentation in both branches of the Legisla-
ture, to a Union State Convention, to be hol-
den at the city of Sacramento on the Fourth
Monday in June, to nominate q State and
Congressional ticket The County Commit
tee will also call County Conventions, based
upon the number of enrolled members o
the Union Clubs in the precincts, to nomi
nate county officers
How many more Union Conventions ar
20 be called nobody knows. The secession
lists will have an easy victory if Union mel
are divided into half dozen squads lie
the Conventions already called put out thei
tickets. and then let the Onion Clubs sclec
from them. if they can please themselves j
not, it will then be time enough to repudi'
ate all, and hold one grand Union Conven-
finn to do " baf sIall ha left uuIOnp