The Placer herald., 1861-07-13
.AORAmENro ConREsPoNDENCH.
SACRAMENTO July IL, 1851.

SACRAMENTO JULY ! !, 1861.
Messrs Editors:-Your correspondent is
seriously attacked with the epidemic peculiar
TO the dog days-laziness. But, with due
stimuH he will try and do something for the
column appropriated for his hash. The late
DOUGLAS STATE CONVENTION.
has closed it Heterogeneous proceedings, and
and digest of the same cannot be but some
what interesting TO the readers of the Her.
aid. In my last communication intimated
that the Convention might "bust up" and
by way Of apologizing for the non occurrence
of my prophecy, wish to make due ex-
plantations. If there was to be row in
said Convention, had placed it in the pro-
gra,nme where the Platform was to be
adopted. But the said Platform was only
read and adopted withou, dissenting voice,
showing the heads Of the minority in the
Convention were better balanced than the
head of your correspondent. The
FRIENDS OF GOV. DowNEY
quietly ac9uesced in the platform, and for
the purpose and intention Of sliding Gov.
Downey upon it-knowing that if the p lat
form was contested that surmises and sus-
picions would be raised against the candid
ate who was the favorile of the delegates
who opposed the same. So you see, Messrs.
Editors that $50 heads are worth more than
one, though not always, as in this case full
guarantee against failure. The friends of
Downey, numbering 100 Of the GAO dele
gates, made IL fine ,fnesse, and fought after,
wards a gallant battle But numbers were
too great, and Bulkhead too powerful.
John Conness, the most exceptionable Dem
ocrat in the State, was squared nominated,
and the Regency" family beaten. Suppos
ing as an honest man would that the fight
would begin on the platform, | apprehend-
ed that the blood would get warm and pos
sibly the Convention might be ruptured.
THE EFFECT.
AS soon as CONFESS was nominated, n mo-
ton was made to make it unanimous, but
instantly the ayes and nays were demanded
by half dozen, and Kisses became numer
Gus and generally from the majority. The
reports say, too, that the widest enthusiasm
prevailed throughout the Convention. This
is partially correct, but only true so far as
regards The Douglas majority. or the friends
of John Conness Full one third of this
body sat quietly silent and felt, imagined
more like cursng than hurrahing.
POSITIONS DEFINED.
Previous to the accomplishment of this
grand and glorious result to the ant'Le
compton Republican partizans of the Con
vention, Senator De Long. Of Yuba. and
Senator Chase, of Nevada, defined their po
sitions on the issue of opposing the decision
of President Cotfroth. In the course of the
conflict to prevent the nomination of Con
ness, which then seemed inevitable, mo
ton was made TO change the order of nom.
nations, placing that of Governor at the
foot of The order. This motion. rs the
Convention had adopted Jetferson's Man
ual AS its governing rule, required two
third vote-so decided the venerable DEM
ocratic chairman, Jim Coffro Ia man
though young in years and deep in sin and
prohigacy has attached to every party n
the State having vitality in itself sufficient
to give show of success. Here then, was
fine opportunity for parliamentary de
bate ,-disgns opposition to John CONFESS.
The above n'med Senators took stock and
succeeded only in satisfying the Convention.
and the three or four hundred spectators
that they were good quibbl-rs. As regards
belong, the effect of his speech went fur
Their. lie was candidate for Congress, and
by this open and absurd opposition TO all
parliamentary decision, prejudged himself
among the CONFESS men lie however did
not feel very bad about it, as no doubt he
had formed The opinion that John CONFESS
was bigger load than he could carry sue,
cessfuy through the campaign upon his
narrow shoulders. He felt naturally indie
pendent of course after such judgment, and
was head to say-"if they do not want me
on the ticket they may need me upon the
stump"
GENERAL LETTING DOWN.
After this Convention had succeeded in
putting CONFESS at the head of the ticket,
the conservative element, healed by the
friends of Downey relaxed all efforts to
make ticket which would command the
support, or attract the admiration of the
mass of the Democracy of the State.
DEMOCRATS DECLINED.
If either Downey or Casserly had sue
ceeded in obtaining the nomination for Gov
erno", strong effort would have been made
to place indifferent candidates on the ticket.
But as socn as John CONFESS was trum-
plant, large portion Of the Convention,
signed a nolle prosqui, and voted for any
and all such candidates us were most con
genial to Conness.
LIKE CURES LIKE"
The Downey and Cassery members OF the
Convention adopted this Homeopathic
motto, evidently determined to give the pa
ient dose after dose until successful result
| was ensured.
WHAT SHOULD FOLLOW
The Democratic State Convention Of the
llth of June was adjourned ill the 23d of
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