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Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08
TEL EGRAP RTC,
San Francisco News.

SAN FRANcIsco, June eth.
Gen Sumner has ordered to-day company
of troops from Benicia to Fort Churchill to
look after disunionists and Indians, and to
protect the mail route.
A Prospectus has been issued for a new
weekly paper, entitled "The Humorist,' to
be published by j. Walter Walsh.
The citizens Of San Francisco will meet
tomorrow night for the purpose of arranging
the preliminaries for the celebration of the
Fourth.
The Department of State has forwarded to
Messrs. A. Pierce, N. X. Masten and Jno.
Kelly their commissions as Pilots for the port
of San Francisco.
The ship Icionium arrived in port to-day.
10 days from Melbourne, She brought
number of passengers, among whom is Chas.
Wheatleigh, the actor.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

Views of 8. A. Douglas.

The subjoined is an extract from letter
written by Senator Douglas to the Chairman
OF the Illinois State Democratic Committee:
l know of no mode by which a loyal citi
zen may so well demonstrate his devotion to
his country as by sustaining the flag, the
Constitution and the Union, under all circum-
stances and under every Administration ire
gardless ofparty politics. against all assail-
ants at home and abroad. The course of
Clay and Webster toward the Admnisra-
tion of General Jackson in the days of nulli-
fication, presents a noble and worthy exam
pie for all true patriots. At the very mo-
ment when that fearful crisis was precpita-
ted upon the country partisan strife between
the Wings and Democrats was quite as bitter
and relentless as now between Democrats
and Republicans. The gulf which separated
party leaders in those days was quite as
broad and deep as that which now separates
the Democracy from the Republicans. But
the moment an enemy rose in our midst, plot
ting the dismemberment of the Union and the
destruction Of the Government, the voice of
partisan strife was hushed in patriotic ST
ence. One of the brightest chapters in the
history of our country will record the fact
that during this eventful period the great
leaders of the opposition, sinking the parti-
sanin the patriot rushed to the support of
the Government, and became its ablest and
bravest defenders against all assailants until
the conspiracy was crushed and abandoned,
when they resumed their former positions as
party leaders upon political issues.
The acts of patriotic devotion have never
been deemed evidences of infidelity or pol,i.
cal treachery, on the part of Clay and Web
ser, to the principles and organization of the
old Wing party. Nor have any apprehen-
sion that the firm and unanimous support
which the Democratic leaders and masses are
now giving to the Constitution and the Union
will ever be deemed evidences of infdeiIy
to Democratic principles or a want ofloyalty
TO the organization and creed of the Demo-
cratic party. five hope to regain and per
petuate the ascendency of our party, we
should never forget that man canno5 be
true Democrat unless he is loyal patriot.
With the sincere hope that these, my con-
seientious convictions, may coincide with
those of my friends,
am, very truly, yours,
STEPHEN a. DoUGLAs.
To VIRGIL IIIcoX, Chairman State Demo-
cratic Committee.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

BRIBERY AND CoRRUrrIoY.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Wisconsin State
journal furnishes the following incident !:
One grave Senator, from Wisconsin, received
a letter from a constituent, asking for "some
Office" The letter contained a one dollar
Wisconsin bill, Ito bait the hook with,'
How the writer must have chucklcd as he
wrote and mailed that letter, to think of the
sly manner in which he had got the start of
all competitors 10y bribing Senator!
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08
The Men who Fell in Baltimore.
BY JOHN W. FoRNEY.

De0tcdted to the Strth Massachusetts, Regiment
Our country's call awoke the land
From mountain hight to ocean strand,
The Old Keystone, the Bay State, too,
In all her direst dangers true,
Resolved to answer to her cry.
For her to bleed for her to die;
And so they marched, their flag before,
For Washington, through Baltimore
Our men from Berks and Schuvlkill came
Lehigh and Mifllin in their train;
First in the field they sought the wav,
Hearts beating high and spirits gay:
Heard the wild wells of fendish spite,
Or armed mobs on left and right;
But on they marched, their flag before,
For Washington, through Baltimore.
Next came the Massachusetts men.
Gathered from city, glade and glen:
No hate for South, but love for all,
They answered to their countrv's call.
The path to them seemed broad and bright /;
They sought no foeman and no fight;
As on they marched, their flag before,
New England's braves through Baltimore.
But when they showed their martial pride
And closed heir glitterng columns wide
They found their welcome in the fire
OF maddened foes and demons dire,
who. like the fends from hell sent forth,
Attacked these heroes of the North
These heroes bold, with travel sore,
While on their way through Baltimore.
From every sitting den and street,
They rushed the gallant band to meet
Forgot the cause they came to save
Forgot that those they struck were brave
Forgot the dearest ties of blood
That bound them in one brotherhsod-
Forgot the flag that foated DER
Their countrymen in Baltimore.
And the great song their son had penned,
To rally freemen to defend
The banner of the stripes and stars,
That makes victorious all our wars,
Was laughed to scorn, as madly then
They greeted allthe gallant men
Who came from Massachusetts shore
To Washington, through Baltimore.
And when, with widest grief, at last
They saw their comrades falling fast,
Full on the hell-hounds in their track
They wheeled and drove the towards back
Then, with their hearts overwhelmed with
Measured their progress, stern and slow; woe,
Their wounded on their shoulders bore
To Washington, through Baltimore.
Yet while New England mourns her dead,
The blood by Treason foully shed,
Like that which flowed at Lexington,
When Freedoms earliest fight begun,
Will make the day, the month, the year.
To every patriots memory dear.
Sons of great fathers gone before,
They fell for right at Baltimore!
As over every honorcd grave,
Where sleeps the ''unreturning brave,
A mother sobs Il young wife moans,
A father for his lost one groans,
Oh let the people ne'cr forget
Our deep, enduring, lasting debt
To those who left their native shore
And died Tor us in Baltimore.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08
No HLoop RuLATloN.--
otis not Alone NV Inky Cloak. s"

The ever gentle Augustus, iourneying
through the Republic of Vermont by stage
some years since, found himself face to face
with an indescribably charming lady, array
ed in deep black
"You have lost relative, l fear?' said
the sympathetic Augustus.
''AO blood relation" said the lady in black
speaking cheertuIly even as shs wept-' he
was my husband. That's ALL"
Augustus mingled his tears with her'n
and everything came out all right.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

PERSONAL COLLIsIoY-At an early hour
yesterday afternoon, A. c. Monson visited the
law office of f. l.. Crocker, on the upper
floor of Reeds Block, on Third near j. street
to make some arrangement as to a lawsuit
in which the two and Frank Mcconnell, an
other lawyer present, were all interested.
During the negotiation between the two first
named parties, Mcdonnell burst into II laugh.
Monson inquired why he laughed, and was
answered by Mcconnell. because he chose to-
Monson responded that Mcconnell should not
laugh at him-to which the latter replied
that he would laugh when he choose. The
parties at once engaged in battle, and con-
siderable noise and confusion ensued. Glass
was broken, tables and chairs were knocked
over faces were cut and bruised, and those in
the vicinity were called to the spot. c. }.
lorbert was the first person who arrived on
the spot. lie found Mcconnell holding Mon
son by the crayat, while Crocker was hold
ing from behind. Monson called on him to
take Crocker off, as he had had to fight two
Of them. TOrbert complied with the request t,
and held Crocker while the battle was re-
sumed between the original parties. When
others arrived on the ground the war was
brought to Il close. Mcconnell during the
contest, drew pocket knife, but being una
bic to open the blade, as his left hand was
engaged at Monsons throat, he struck the
latter in the face with the end of the handle
cutting him in several places No serious con-
sequence seems so have resulted from the
conflict. --Sac. U1,iou
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08
AGENCY NOTICE.

Mr.. L. p. FISHER is our only authorized Agent at
San Francisco to receive advertisements, receipt for
the same, and to transact business generally for the
DEMOCRAT. ohce-No 1711G Washington street
nearly opposite Maguire's Opera House, upstairs.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08


On TIT CULTURE OF TIE VINE.-Lieut. Por-
ter, of the U. 5. Navy. writes to the San
Francisco Morning Call as follows:
As we are about to enquire into the culture
of the vine, it will not at this point be un-
appropriate to show method of forming
meter Biological table, and the instruments re-
quired for such purpose. For all practical
effects, common Fahrenheit thermometer
and little ether will answer our purpose.
We simply wish to know the height, temper
ature and moisture to which the plant has
been subject for this purpose a common in
strument is all that will be required Every
school boy knows that at the surface of the
ocean water boils under pressure Of fifteen
pounds of atmosphere, and a temperature OF
2l2 deg. As we ascend the pressure de-
creases as well as the temperature We take
the thermometer, inmerse it in water, boil it,
and note the boiling point; this gives us al
titude. To obtain the dew point, it will
merely be necessary TO drop on the bulb of
| the thermometer a little ether, watch the
formation of the dew or condensation on it,
and we have the dew point, or the amount
of moisture in the atmosphere by these sim
pie processes we Obtain the temperature of
the atmosphere, the pressure and moisture to
which the plant has been subjected. All tins
| to common observer may appear unhecessa-
ry; but Nature writes and makes her mark
| in an unmistakable hand. She plants the
gnun-vit@ in a tropical climate and the
pines near the regions Of snow. a vine which
has grown in the valley as an exotic, to the
mountain change it and it will require some
wears before the wood of the vine accommo-
dates itself to the new locality. Therefore,
when a cutting is selected, 1T should be Ia
beled for temperature, altitude and moisture,
and, when transpianted the same circum-
stances should be taken into consideration. In
addition to this, the soil in which the vine
has grown should be selected, analyzed and
sent with the plant. Some plants thrive well
in red clay soil, others in sandy and loan,
some only in rich vegetable mould. and few
require a bottle heat to thrive. | found a
variety of this latter kind growing in an eX-
tinct volcano at NapiesU Uhe Salftero) and an
other variety growing in the ashes over Pom
peii, near the foot Of Nesuvius. Particular
attention should be paid to the nature of the
soil from whence the cutting is obtained;
in many cases. neglect in this re-
spect will be fatal to the future growth oil
the cuttings or plant. Vines taken from the
volcanic and rich soil Of Naples would hard
| ly flourish in cold clay soils in the state OF
! California; but soils may be found adapted to
the growth and habits Of such vines. M y
paper shows that must for the present close
! but you will soon hear from me again.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

A SCENE IN THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
The following is a sketch of scene in the
Canadian House of Assembly-the time be-
ing Saturday evening The Quebec Chroni-
Gle says:
While the debate was proceeding some
memb bers whsted, others hummed, many
slammed their desks, made mysterious creuk-
ing noises with their boots. threw paper
pellets at each other, and behaved in the
most uproarious way. "Speak French, -
would be called out to an English orator
Remarks as to his personal appearance would
be addressed to the next speaker This is
rather a schoolboy way of doing things but
it is orthodox parliamentary practice. We
have seen members wig artfully pulled off
his head with a hook and line and bushels of
shreds of paper showered like snowhakes
over chairmen of committees. We have
heard some members crow like chanticleers,
and others bark like puppies or new like
kittens. All this looks rather undigni6ed to
people in the galleries, but it does very listle
harm.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08
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June G, 1861.
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King " T W Long long Bar
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Henry Parks Napa VIM Richards
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Chas Ode New York Chas Elliott city
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Miss Sarah True g Chas Wood Goodyear's
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W G Smith Sacraue ento Edward Stearns
IL Parsons & 5 q" J Scoggns La Porte
Thos Cormick San Juan WIN Gregory Sacramento
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Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

WAR Terms, The Columbiade or Paxhan
pronounced pay-zan) is large gun design
ed principally for firing shells it being far
more accurate than the ordinary shot mortar
A mortar is very short cannon with a
large BORE some of them thirteen irches in
diameter, for firing shells. Those in use in
our army are set at an angle of fortyiive de-
greea, and the range of the shell is varied by
altering the charge of powder. The she'll is
caused TO explode about the time it strikes,
bv means of fuse, the length of which is
adjusted to the time of flight to be occupied
by the ball, which of course corresponds
with the range. The accuracy with which
the time of the burning of the fuse can be ad-
iustcd 10y varying its length is surprising
good artilcrists generally succeed in having
their shells explode almost at the exact in
slant of striking. In loading a mortar. the
she'll is carefully placed with the fuse direct
ly forward, and when the piece is discharged
the shell is so completely enveloped with
flame, that the fuse is nearly always fred
The fuse is made by filling wooden cyln-
der with fuse powder, the cylinder being of
Sufficient length for the longest range, and to
be cut down shorter for shorter ranges as re-
quired.
a Dahlgren gun is an ordinary cannon,
except llliJ IL Is uduC very lIIiCh dJ IiIC
breech for some three or four feet, when it
tapcrs down to less than the usual size. This
form was adopted in consequence of the eX-
perlmcnts Of Captain Dahlgren, of the United
States Navy, having shown that when gun
is burst it usually gives way at the breech.-
The Niagara is armed with these guns, and
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard there are sixty
weighing about 1000 pounds each, and six
of II, 600 pounds weight the former of which
are capable of carrying a nine inch, and the
latter a ten inch she'll a distance of two or
three miles; and there is one gun Of this pat
tern which weighs 1876 pounds, and is war
ranted to send an eleven inch shell four m les.
A casemate is a stone roof of a fort made
sufficiently thick to resist the force of cannon
balls, and a casemate gun is one which is
placed under casemate.
A bartette gun is one which is placed on
the top of the fortication.
An emhrasure is the hole or opening
through which guns are fired from fOrtitica-
tons.
Loop holes are openings in wall to fire
musketry through.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

TEuAMA COUNTY CoNvENTIoN.- we went
TO press the Democratic Union Convention
was hard at work making nominations S
NJ Bishop had been selected as Clerk, B.
Ncel for Treasurer, and ST. Clair jackson,
Public Administrator-Red BiUf' Beacon
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-08


Terrorism la VIrginia-'rhe Massachusetts
Soldiers.
The following is an extract from letter
written ON the 18th ult., at Washington. 1t
gives some interesting facts. This Massachu-
sets regiment which wanted the Bibles, is the
same one, we think, which went up to the Re-
lay House on Sunday, with Gen. Butler "to
hold religious services there :"
awe keep a double barreed gun loaded all
the tine-lay every night SO that we can run
at a moments warning-thiS rs the ooay ce Sleep
People are focking in from the country aud
camping out on the open ground. They come
for protection. One man is now stopping
with one OF our neighbors, who had to flee for
his life or else Join the secession army. He
left wife and five children. A rope was in
the house to hang him with the next morning.
He came 25 miles without lasting food his
wife slipped Loaf OF bread into his pocket as
he left the house, but he was so excited he had
not thought of it. All of his property was
seized by the secessionists. That's the way
they raise their money. Another man came
into the city yesterday in a wagon with two
children---le had time only to save two chairs
for them to ride in---hs goods and everything
he had were taken. Such facts we are obliged
to hear daily, until it seems as though our
hearts would burst from grief. Our greatest
danger has been IRON the secessons in the
city-a band OF 1900 is right Ill our midst. A
plan is Oh foot to send them out, and will sue
coed without doubt. e91 e
Tell Mrs. d. want her to tell her pastor
what am going to write, and have him tell it
to the people. On Monday last, MIR. g. went
into one OF our bookstores, and found the own
er loaded with Testanents going to the quar-
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-08

GEN. PILLow's DITcH.-Col. Prentiss, who
commands the troops at Cairo, and who served
in the Mexican war, replies to Gen. Pillow s
menace, that before he takes Cairo he must
dig his ditch on the other side" 1t is proba.
Bile that there are many who do not under
stand this allusion. Pillow, too, was in, Tor
near,) the Mexican war, where he became re-.
nowned as "the ditch builder" One on occa-
sion, he was ordered to superintend the con-
struction of an entertainment. He went to
work with all the vanity and pomposily
peculiar to him, planned his entrenchment
told his men what to do, and, after time,
the structure took form, but such a form
as was never before heard of in the history of
military operations. He had dag the ditch in
side the enclosure! This remarkable feat set
the whole army in a roar of laughter; and
there are not many army officers, even among
therebels, who will not appreciate what Col.
Prentiss says of his building his ditch, con
the other side,' and reqestrthe laughter.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-08

The following, from Mr.. Hawley, of the
Hartford Press, who commands company in
the Connecticut regiment that is about to
start for Washington, was written to correct
some false reports in regard to their life in
camp at New Haven We publish it because
it contains common sense in regard to the
matter of soldiers rations =
"MEssRs. EDITogs-We are too busy here
at the camp of the first regiment to read the
papers very closely, but We hear strange sto
ries about our rations and discipline. 1t is TO
be expected that in hurrying together SO many
volunteers, there should be little confusion
i'll making all the arrangements, but all good
soldiers bear these things patiently, in the
confidence that the superior officers are doing
all that is possible TO set it right.
There is no starvation here. If well man.
aged, the rations are sufficient. AT first the
men will waste, of course, nor do they imme-
diately learn how TO draw provisions and COM
mute for what they do not want. For in
stance, II men, when they take pork for a
day, are entitled TO about So pounds. They
are foolish if they draw SO much. Ten or
twenty pounds would be enough, and the value
Of the rest may be taken in vegetables or any
other kinds o, meat So, when a company
uTdNS lts OF pOulluS vi ueely IL IL sees III u
take it all, let half or third be stewed and
the best kept for steak for supper and break.
fast To-day our company was entitled to
pork and beans. Our sergeant took only 26
pounds of pork, and with the remainder he
bous lit of the contractor 40 pounds OF good
fresh Goldfish, and supply of onions and pc.
tatoes, giving good chowder for dinner, and
having pork enough for supper and breakfast.
And SO on through the rations. Our sergeant
bought good ham this morning with the soap
and candles that he had not drawn. The or
deries and cooks will soon learn how to man.
age these things
There has been no "revolt" here, as one
| foolish writer says. A few men, not having
enough lett Tor good breakfast, started, in q
boyish frolic, and broke the lines, but they all
came back soon after getting lunch. They
were not exactly aware that the offence was
so serious, and the colonel, after the court
martial sentenced a few OF the principal Of
tenders, pardoning all but two. The CAM
subsidized quietly into the regular routine, ant
hardly cares for the echoes OF the big storiel
that are travelling. There need be no fcal
that we shall not be well provided for o
course we don't expect all Injuries.
Yours, j. r. HAwLEY,
Can't Rifle Co J."
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-08

NEGROES GIVEN UP By LIEUTENANT
SLEMMER.-S0me two or three months since,
seven negroes, who had been slaves, effected
an escape from their masters, and appeared at
Fort Pckens, then commanded by Lieutenant
Slemmer. That officer returned them to the
rebel troops, by whom they were merciessy
punished tor the attempt to gain their liberty.
At the time Of their surrender, Fort Pickens
was greatly in need Of men to defend ii, and
down to this moment there has been no day
when these negroes would not have been Of
great use in the various labors about the fort.
just such laborers have since been carried
tmther at great expense to the government.
Their fidelity was guaranteed by every cir.
cumstance, and was beyond question. When
General jackson defended New Orleans, he
pressed everything that had any fighting quail.
ity about it, Barataria pirates, free negroes,
whatever came to band, into the service. Ons
Of the secessionists is reported to have said,
that if Lieutenant SIemmer had not returned
these men, "a Niger ,oOntd not have been ieti in
all that part of Florida"