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Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
Tur st Louis correspondent of the Bee, un-

der date Of July 10th, says;
On next Monday the State Convention viii
meet OF jefferson City. This Convention was
elected last March and was intended, by the
Legislature v ho called it into existence, as the
instrument for carrying the State out .. The
Union. But in this they were mistaken. The
pooplc sent the wrong kind of men TO the
Convention. The Convention met in Jeffer-
son City on the 28lh Of March last, and ad-
journed to St Louis, because they would
have better hotel accommodations here, es
the Legislature was then in session and Jeiier
son City could not well accommodate both
After short session here they adjourned to
the third Monday in December, having d ne
nothing thus far to change the relations Of
the State of Missouri with the Federal Union
A committee, however. was appointed charg.
ed with the duty of conyening the COnvcu-
tion at such time and place prior to the third
Monday in December, az they might think
the public exigencies required. The Com
mittee, or majority of them, have acted,
and called the Convention to meet as indica-
ted above. 1t is generally agreed that the
programme will be TO depose Gov. jackson,
Lieut. Gov Reynolds, and the State Legisla-
ture now in Office and proceed to eject new
set of officers throughout Many men are
spoken of as suitable for the Gubernatoral
chair The more prominent among whom
are Judge Hall, Robert Wilson, Sample Orr,
and John B. Henderson. The three last
named are members Of the Convention. Viii.
son and Orr were formerly Wings and in the
last Presidential canvass supported Mr. Bell.
Henderson is n young man and lawyer Of
distinguished ability. lie supported Douglas
warmly and with great effect. Either one of
these would be acceptable; and almost any
one would be preferable to the traitor Jack
son, now in arms against the Government. lu
the Convention are several Secessioniss but
they will scarcely make t1eir appearance ;
and if they do-unless the tone and lcmper
Of the Convention have undergone a great
change since last Spring, they can effect
nothing preudicial to the interest of the State
in the u nion.
General Tarney is still here in St Louis
lie is, ain told, going to California to take
command of the Department of the Pacific.
Col. Sumner is to return to the States to take
an important command in the field Many
Union men distrust the loyalty Of General
Harney, but | have good reason to know that
he is true to the flag, and despises the traitors
and their treason as heartily as old Abe him.
self lie was removed from the command of
this Department solely because many influen-
tial men here doubted him "; but that there
was any good reason for that distrust, | have
never yea heard. 1t was "red tape" opera
ton throughout.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
why they Nominated Him.

1t is Astonishing to witness the extacies into
which the Dixie sheets 20 when they spea K
Of their Gubernatorial nominee, Mcconnell
We cannot see how they have got on so long
without him. Why did they not last year
seize upon and aolcns UoIcns, thrust some sort
Of a civic crown upon him? Why was so
much honesty and patriotism permitted to go
unrewarded But, once having seen him in
tie embrace of the true Democracy, how
could they take him to their arms again? Is
it possible to touch DOUGLAS pitch anl re-
main undeliled We had supposed, until the
nomination Of Mcconnell, that no DiXicite
would ever answer in the affirmative. That
Mcconnell is really forgiven for past offences,
we do notibelieve. We do believe, however,
that the seeessionsts being well aware that
no possibility of success appeared for any can
ddate whom they might name, good chance
offered to seduce and damn a man who had
entered upon the path Of reformation 10y
placing himself in communion with the M
loral Democracy. The whiles Of snch old
political rats as Judges Bolts and ueydenf.lt
and the Establishments Of few good, five
bottle fellews, who having nothing in pros
pect for themselves were willing to divide it,
were entirely too much for Kentucky's fa-
vorite son. "After me the deluge," said
LOUIS, ard acting from II similar conviction
the secessionists have tied a rock about John
r. McConnell's neck that will drag him to
that lower Averuus, the descent of which is
sai1 to be easy.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
Who wants an Office determinations
Going A-Begging.

The same retiring modesty which caused
the shining lights Of Dixie TO take back seats
| in the late Secession State Convention, still
bushes crimson in the presence of an ordi
nary County Convention. We have steadily
opposed that natty prophet, Mr.. Miller, in
what we regarded as vagary, namely: that
the Millennium would come in our time. But
when we see not only honorable State offices,
but nice, fat county offices dodged, we begin
to think that Miller had the best of u.s. We
gather from the Bee the following extracts,
| showing how modest Dixie may become un-
der a press Of circumstances. The Bee err5
once. but that only in zoology. 1t describes
Judge Bolts, the Chairman, as sitting up
looking as if he were q cat in a strange
garrett" We do not believe it. lie no doubt
looked like the old fox that he is, and in a
hole, too. that he knew to be entirely his own.
About tco dozen delegates appeared, and
"went to business :" after which "a young
man named Kittrell, stranger in the county,
and in Rowise identified with its interests,
was declared nominated for Senator made a
very foorisb speech, bat happened to have
sense enough TO decline the honor of being a
candidate. Then, J. @ Brown, who was alb
sent from the city, and consequently could
not decline, was named for that position Mr.
Mcdonald, father Of the Doctor and of the
ex-senator, was nominated for President Of
the Board Of Supervisors. He did not want
it, rs he was only little while in the county,
etc, but it was insisted that he should stand,
and tacity consented.
Then, Judge Bolts, Colonel Edwards,
lawyer Hill, and George L. Montgomery
were put in nomination for the offices of
County Judge and District Attorney, but
each had pressing pripate business, and posi-
lively declined; whereupon Mr. Gardner
was nominated for the former, and a Mr..
Hunter for the latter position. These gentle
men are not known here-are strangers, in
fact-and, SO far rs we could ascertain, were
not present to accept or decline. Here it
was that Mr.. Mcdonald began to "smell
mice" lie saw that the old citizens of Sac
ramento-the war horses in that party-all
reused to go on that ticket but gave the
nominations TO ew-comers-comparati
strangers-and he then absolutely refaSed TO
be party to dny such proceeding.
AT this stage. member proposed that
the Convention adjourn, to be called together
again ~he" they conld f1d candidates to accept
nominations. AGother thought that if re-
cess were taken until next morning, men
willii to accept could be found while an
other believed that few hours would suffice
to ascertain whether men would go on the
ticket, and, if after trial of few hours
none were forthcoming, they had better ad-
ourn sine die"
Offices are evidently TO be had in saera-
mento county for the asking. Here is fine
chance for our friends who now infest the
Yuba county Court House.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

G. $. FAIRFAx-Yhis gentleman seems to
think that he is bound to follow the Dixie.
ties as closely as Sancho Panza did his master,
or Bozzy his Johnson, because they invoke
the name of chivalry. We do not see that a
descendant of Cromwels Puritan Genera
has any special mission to run his head against
Plymouth rock. Either General Fairfax was
false to Posterty or the Supreme Court Clerk
candidate is untrue to ancestry.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
a CARD.

TO THE FRENDs AND PATRONS OF THE MOUNTAIN MES
sENG ER
Az you aware from reports already circulated
concerning the recent conGagraon at La Porte, we
re great losers by that calamity which has cast
gloomy ahadow over the prospects of our hlherlo
prosperous and lourishng town. We were heavy SUI
ferers, because lost everything presses, hX-
lures, furniture and building. Merely few relics are
len us Of what was once Of the mod complete printing
establishments 10 the interior Of the State. 1t is our
determination to lose time in starting anew In pus-
in the community which has appreciated our Ia
Dor sufficient to crown our former efforts with sue
cess. Gratitude for past favors alone should prompt
us to the undertaking. We respectfully solicit your
active cooperation, that may soon present you
our hu able sheet, unmpared in its appearance aud
the essential requirements for its usefulness But we
would, unassumingly, solicit those who can, Without
derment to their interests, extend US their pat
ronage, to do upon this occasion. liberal recep-
ton Of advertising and advance subscriptions, win
the Of the partial insurance held upon our former
Office, is all we need to reestabsb the MESSENGER
upon basis of permanent utility. Trusting, there-
iore that you will promptly acquesce win Us ia t''s
propositions, promise the temperance OF ule
paper within n very few weeks One member OF our
firm is now the way to the Bay for the purchase ~
new mat tera the other viii visit various secuohs III
solicitation Of the renewal of your patronage
Respectfully,
La Porte, July 3st 1861.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
DAILY CAMPAIGN DEMOCRAT.

We will furnish the DAILY DEMocRAr from
this date until the returns of the 0ubernatorial
Election are received on the the following terms {:
by Mail or Express. .........$ 81 90
The DEMOCRAT is the only daily paper in the
Northern or Central portion of the State, that
hoists the nominees of the Union Democratic
State Convention. By little cxcrtion on the
part of our friends, our circulation can be greatly
extended. A. S. KANDALL& co,
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

FINE PrAns.-Thosc pears which Cum
mings, OF Briggs e. Haskell's fruit depot. has
for sale, are about the best fruit we ever
ate-in fact, the only articles we remernber
now, in that line, which clay over" them, are
somo peaches which we tried Immediately
after eating the pears. Cummings calls them
Coolidge Favorite," but we don't believe
they are any greater favorites with Coolidge
than they are with us.
Cummings says some people like pums
better than any other kind of fruit lie
rather fancies the Nectarnes, himself, but to
accommodate everybody, he keeps all kinds.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in San Fran
cisco on Tuesday night last. The firemen
say that but for the bursting of the shabby
hose and consequent delay in obtaining wa
ter they could have conquered the fire and
confined it to the house in which it originat-
ed The fremen there, it seems, fare as badly
in the matter of hose Hp they do here.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

UNION TEMPERANCE JoURNAL-We have
received the first number of the new tenn
perance paper just started, under the above
name, in San Francisco, by Messrs Cutter d
Taylor 1t is edited by Rev. Geo B. Taylor,
formerly of Marysville. The number before
us is an excellent one.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
HENRY EDGERTON,
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

For Sheriff,
J. s. sLINGERLAND.
For County Clerk,
CHARLES l.. THOMAS.
For Recorder,
JOHN COLLINS.
for District Attorney,
X. II. MERRILL.
For Tax Collector,
CALVIN MoCLASKYs
For Assessor,
J. H. D0UGHERTY.
For Treasurer,
l.. d. CLARK.
For Surveyor,
y. A. WILLIAMS.
For AssemblymeD,
g. c. ToMPKINs, PDURNIN, F. HUGHES
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

JNo. r. MCCONNELL, secession nominee for
Governor, claims to be Kentuckian. Well,
if about twenty-five years residence in free
States-about thirteen in Illinois and twelve
in California--has not robbed him of all the
Kentucky bleod he ever possessed, we pre-
sume he las right TO say, accompanied by a
graceful wave of his fOre-fnger, 81 so as
Kentucky goes"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

TRIED TO RuN-A the Shasta coach was
about to start from in front of the Companys
Office, yesterday, the horses concluded to go,
aud if the driver hade not made unusually
quick time in getting hold of the reins, there
might have been coach smashed up, and
several passengers killed Lokel did not want
TO see all this take place. but if II had, what
an excellent item he would have got
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

THAT FOURTEEN THOUSAND Secession
sheets bereabouts seem much grieved at not
having what they regard as fair show in
the accounts of warike operations sent here
from the East by telegraph, We know of no
account which has exaggerated the success of
the loyal forces one-tenth as much as that
which magnifed niadyfour men into 1900!
The official account of Colonel Sige upon this
point is subjoined;
With the deepest regret, have to an
nonnce to yoa the surprise and capture by the
rebels. of Captain Conrad and his company
of nlnety-four men, in Neosho. Officers and
men were afterwards liberated. after taking
an oath that they would not again take up
arms against the Confederate States.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

UNION REsTAURANT.--T. Monroe, so long
the popular proprietor of the Hotel du Nord
Restaurant, has taken the Union Restaurant,
Fuller's new building, End street lie keeps
il in stYle See bis advertisement.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

A SINGLE CHERRY, the only one which ri
pened in that city, was exhibited at the re-
cent Horticultural Fair, in Lowell, Massachu
setts, the crop with this exception having
proved failure. The cherry, which was of
the "whiteheart" variety, took the premium
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

GROCERIES, ETC -Lennox & Elwell, Herald
buildings, E street, keep a good stock OF
everything in the way of groceries, provis-
ions, liqnors and sich and being popular fell
lows and attentive to business, consumers
cant help buying of them.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
LORENZO HUBBARD, Secretary.

SUPERVISORS CONVENTION We have re-
ceived call for Supervisors Convention of
the Third District, to be held at Oregon Hill
on the l7lh inst. The call will be published
tomorrow
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

RLcoRDERs CoUBT, AUG. l.-Thos. Doyle,
d. and d., $50 or 10 days in chain gang.
James Chandler, assault and battery on S.
Schultz, continued.
). Schultz, fighting, continued.
WIN. Leroy, d d., 80 daya in the chain
gang.
NJ. Muroa, fighting discharged.
Jim, lighting discharged.
Williams; found guilty of obtaining goods
under false pretenoes, viii be sentenced in
the morning.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

HATs.-Klein, successor to Daley, makes
excellent hats Any one doubling our word
can satisfy himself by making the proper
experiment trial.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

GREAT FIRE AT FoRBEsrowN by reference
to our telegraphic columns it will be seen that
Forbestown' Butte county. was almost entire
y destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The
losses, which are given in detail in our dis
patches, amount, in the aggregate, to S37 700.
1t reminds one Of the early days Of California
to see two towns burned in SO short space
Of time as were La Porte and Forhestown.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
Union Democratic Mass Meeting.

Hon. JONI CoNSEss, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, and Hon. HENRY EDGER-
TON, Democratic nominee for Congress, will
address the citizens of Marysville on
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
FRANKroRr, Ky, July 9, 1861.

INANhFUKT, N JUTy y, IoUI'
AS am the only son of the Hon. John j.
Crittenden now in the service, it will of
course, be supposed that am the person re-
ferred to. The publication of that paragraph
does me great injustice. Its untrue in every
essential statement | have not been chal-
lenged for any cause; nor do ever so dis
honor myself as to sneer at the flag under
which | serve. +. W. CMTrENDEN,
Captain of First Cavalry.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

A STATEMENT having gained currency that
Lieut. Crittenden (son of John j. Crittenden)
had been challenged for deridng the Ameri-
can flag he publishes the following contra
diction;
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
Friday, August 9th, 1861.
The Yuba County mocratic Central

HC IUUU NOUHIy DtIHUCTHIIC VtnIfh
Committee are requested to meet at DR.. Hub
bard's Office in the city of Marysville, on Satur
day, August 10th, at Il o'clock NJ, for the pur
pose Of transacting important business.
Marysyille, August /, 1851.
C.B, FOWLER, Chm.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
The Surrender of Col Pcgram's Command
HEADQUARTERS AT KETTLES HOUSE,
& Miles from Beverly. July II {

Miles from Beverly, July II
TO Commanding Officers" of Notthern
Forces, Beverly, Nirginia-Sir: write TO
state TO you that | have, in consequence of
the retreat of General Garnet, and the jaded
and reduced condition of my command. most
of them having been without food for two
days, concluded, with the concurrence of a
majority of my captains and field officers, to
surrender my command to you tomorrow as
prisoners of war. | have only to add,
trust they will only receive at your hands
such treatment as has been invariably shown
to the Northern prisoners by the South.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
Brru.N,
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

The Oregon Statesman mentions a seces-
sion preacher there, "lor whom the devil has
been whetting his beak for quarter of a
century !"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

REPUBLICAN MEETlNG-A A. Sargent, Be
publican candidate ior Congress, made a
speech on the Western House corner, last
night, to moderate sized audience, We did
not arrive on the ground in time to hear him
discuss any principles. lie closed by an allu-
sion to himself-said he had objected to be-
inga candidate, but being in for the fight,
wanted to be elected. lie didn't want the
votes Of those who objected to having Cali
fornia represented as loyal State, nor of
those who thought other candidates We're
better Union men than he His speech W as
short, and, as there were no other speakers
the meeting broke up at a quarter past nine
O'Clock
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
uoIN EphAng
Lieut. Colonel p. A. g. S. Commanding.

1t is asserted by guides that Colonel Pc
grams force, collected since his fight is be
tween 600 and 700 men-who have thus Of
fered to surrender.
General Mcclellan sent the following reply
by his Abide Camp, Lieutenant Williams,
U. s. Army:
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02

TIE SAGE WRITES LETTER--C H. kungle
Stra berry Valleys favorite, has written a
letter from Pennsylvania to some one in this
city, on the war, and the Express publishes
it. He exults over rumor which he had
heard that 1900 Federal troops were killed
and wounded at Greot Bethel, and says the
Carolinians Stayed them. No Carolinian
could assert with greater apparent glec than
he does that "Delrware would secede any
day, if left to a vote of The people, lie goes
on to say that Pennsylvania Democrats are
bold in their denunciation of the war. A
little farther on he stultifies himself and un-
Willingly defends the Democrats from the
false charge which he had just made against
them, by saying that four-fIths Of the troops
furnished were Democrats And you, Kun
gle, were made glad when you heard that
1900 Of those Democratic troops were slain at
Great Bethel.
Kungle, let us advise you to go TO South
Carolina instead Of coming back to our coun-
try, as you think Of doing 1t is far enough
removed, at present, from the seat of war,
and the principles of the Democratic party
there win suit you better than those of the
Democratic party you will find in powerhe
on your return.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-02
Headquarters DEPARTMENT OF THE ONO,
BEVERLY, VA, July l3, 1861.

BEVERLY, VA, July l3, 1861.
John Pegram, Esq, styling himself Lieu
tenant Colonel, Z. A. G. S. Sir. Your com.
municaton dated yesterday, proposing to
surrender, as prisoners of war; of the force
assembled nnder your command, has been
delivered to me. AS commander of this De-
partment, | will receive you and them with
the kindness due prisoners of war, but it is
not in my power to relieve you or them of
any liabilities incurred by taking up arms
against the United States
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
GEO. b. MCCLELLAN,
Major General, U. S. a. Commanding Dept.
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