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nltfe cave known as "Bean's caYen II is said a..
man ol thaL name once made saltpeter there along
W!th another man whom he killed in a qnarrel.
Ine entrance Is thirty feet wide it runs back over
hHndret feet, widening as it goes the height il
about eighty feet. The sides of the cave are
formed OF tough Garth Or clay this ia dug down
and left for some TING to dry at the bottom Of the
cave, where it loses ifs moisture and crunbIes into
powder; 1t has then acquired sufficient saltneter
to ne worked with profit. The earth itself makes
good brown paint, especially after being burned
which deepens the color. The amount of saEtpeter
extracted from the Bean cave is from three to six
per cent.
The artificial inter plantations of France afford,
on an average four per cent. Of salpeter. The dry
earth's OF Beams Cave ought, therefore, to be pro-
htab!c 10 work, as they are abundant in quantity,
even in times Of peace. On the same bluff as
Beans Cave, hundred yards off, is another one a
hundred and siEty-hYe feet vide at tn emouth, and
nearly as many feet deep: here the earth yielding
8a!peter is from four TO feet thick and pro-
baby connects with that in Beams Cave. Several
other niter caves of smaller extent are found in the
same neighhorhoOd. These caves belong TO Smith
& Co., Of Elgn in Jackson county, who have made
saipeter there. This point is deserving Of special
attention from its accessibility; Jacksonport can
be reached at all times, and Beams Cave by small
steamboats, durieg great part Of the year. The
cave is so near the river that by schute it could
be thrown on its banks where water for the manu-
iacture could be obtained fuel is abundant. These
particulars are Of special interest at the present
InqTnent.
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A WOMAN SoLpIERING.-A, letter from the Fed
eral army in Western Virginia, to the New York
Tribune, has the following -- g
A private who had been for three months in the
service and two months in Company. D of the First
Kentucky, proved, a few days since, to be woman.
He was small in stature, and always kept his coat
buttoned to the chin; hut he had passed the ex-
animation of the surgeon, performed camp duties
with fortitude, and upon long marches, when many
of the men gave out invariably refused to ride, or
even permit his -knapsack to be placed upon
method of putting on his stockings and upon
being handed over to the surgeon, was reported to
be woman about twenty years DID, She was at
the habilaments of her sex; but sent to Columbus
upon suspicion of being spy of the rebels, excited
by some of her remarks, though her conversation
in general was very courteous and noncomm1ttal.
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Capture Of Another Steamer. .

3Fr THE sorrn~Esrlny AMI AMERICA, LrSE.I
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AEMoRY DAvIiSOS GUARDS,
Concert Hall, Poydrls street, near Cerondeet St :
. " New Orleans, July II, 1851.
Al ATTENTEON:- :-COMPANY DRILL, NONl AVS
III WEDNESDAYS and FkIDAYS, IN o'clock p. NJ !:
HI Squad drills On TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATUR-
III At the same hour Any person desiring join the
Company and well recommended will present himself any
ming daring drill hours.
BY order: GEO. s. LACEY, Captain.
FrGESE NAY. hr5erly Sergeant. iyll In
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sC-CI.zEa CEEIUE4R5 GApAu RID.
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BADLY SCAKED.-THe 81. LOUIS N5puUIlcaH Oh
the 9th has the following sl,-7 ss.ss-
A gentleman, coming directly from Boonville,
informs us that on Tuesday last the Home Guard
of that place, numbering about one hundred and
twenty-five men. left Boonyille in body, on a
ferry boat, for Jefferson City, after having i'm
pressed engineer and pilot into their service.
to the departure of the last remnant Of the United
States troops they felt no longer safe against the
attacks of the secessionsts, to whom they had Of
seizing many thousand dollars Worth Of powder,
etc. They represent that secession troops are
constantly being drilled in Saline and Howard
counties, and that their ultimate design, doubt,
from Boonve, the pilot, who ia secessonist,
ran the boat aground or was at least suspected of
doing So but the boat was afterwards got loose
again, and the pilot and engineer were put under
arrest. We are told that the Indignation of some
of the men was SO great that the pilot hardly es-
caped being killed on the spot.
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s5rrHEHvERg IN poGsssslov or PILor KNOB
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ea 71s - 5eorae is perfectly cured Of the lfa-
he o - ia king Deer Grte;. and gan d0L
much work a. any W. T. MILLS, N. D.
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CLARK, sTAuFFER g. CO.. HARDWARE
> IRON etS Nc. 6s Canal streat Agents or Pagen Saw
hla. 40 ly
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HEADQUARTERS iITCKORY GUARDS.
New Drl-Iurs July u. l9fl
Il AT AN ELECTION OF THIS COAIPAST
III held the Of the 10Th following officers
n unanimously elected
III Captain, John Cavnnaugh.
First i.euGelanl Augus US Richards
Second ieutcU,nt. VIM MOyuan.
SecoId Jr. Lieutenant. Thos. NicifeRTy.
The election io officers viii be held Mon
day iyt5
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Letteri.oa- D. --7 HarDer the eminent Ply
a3ylns il Statn oI Mississippi.
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g. EsECWIGEk RIFLES WANTED 4 FEW
nh volunteers fill this ompny. ttoOd qnrters nFS,
fft eQuipnltUs furnished free o. For ui
III ticuHrs, apply 10 $500 ,.-
Capt. FRANK MOORE,
nnrf M. I Front Irvec cor. Crn,smtn ,taTs.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
Ne e the Polla. DamoOr.t. ,

We earnestly urge our friends to Sce "a
1t that every Democrat, no matter how
distant from the polls or how busy be may
be, turns out and votes next Wednesday.
Have horses and carriages in readiness to
assist those who may be unable to walk,
from debility or other cause. tits the du-
y Of every Democrat in our county, as
We have heretofore urged-a duty he owes
to his family, his principles, his country,
10 the glorious heritage his fathers be-
queathed to him, to truth and honor-to
Be ct the polls early and work actively,
ssalously. untiringiy, work early and late
and chseTfally, until the sun sinks into
the |wSsC By doing this--and what
Democrat will refuse-we will achieve
brilliant VictOry-a victory that will b an
homer to cur party, credit to our county,
q source Of pride and happiness to our
frisndA and lasting benefit to our State.
It is dangerous to place in power an mex.
PerieOcea and irresponsible party, and the
covsptiOns at Washington, shameless and
gigaatic and nstOFiOus, should influence
the people IF California to vote against
PETty that only seeks power that il may
lavish the money Of the State upon its e.
VoEiteS.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
Spurious Tickets.

We warn our Democratic friends gene
rally, but especially those in remote pre-
cincts, to look out for spurious tickets
The Republicans and the Conncssites are
circulating them extensively in out Of the
way places, where they think their rsscality
will not be detected or exposed. Demo-
Gratis, see that your tickets are genuine,
on the morning Of the election. Get the
true ones aud place them in the hands Of
active and reliable men. Be sure to have
them all clean Democratic tickets. Watch
carefully on the day Of election for coun.
tcrfeit tickets adroitly gotten up to de.
ceivC the unSuspecting. Recollect that
there is but one Democratic ticket, and
that is headed by John X. Mcconnell
The Opposition will steal our name to de-
feat the Democratic party. They have
frequently reEoFted to such means here.
tofore, and will do so again If you are not
wstchful. Remember that stealthy, un.
scrupulouS foes are working against you,
and hope to effect by fraud what they
cannot achieve by fairness. Let every
Democrat read over the names on his
ticket before he puts it into the ballot,
box, and see that it contains none but
those at the head Of out paper. Bear in
mind that it is the only Democratic ticket
before the people.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
Republican vs. Republican.

y man in Boston, says an exchange,
once got an office from Gen. jackson by
stealing list Of names for charity con.
cert and attaching them to his petition
Something similar TO this has been done
recently at New Haven, Connecticut
William PsndletOn, general mail agent on
the New York route, has been superseded
by Mr.. Bryan, Of Waterbury, by means
of forged letter purpOrting to be the re.
signation Of pcndleton, who declares he
never wrote, nor authorized the writing
Of such letter. High old morality and
honesty characterize the Republicans Of
Massachusetts,, as proved by the above,
The idea that there is even honor among
thieves" will soon be proved erroneous il
the Republicans do not change their tao.
tics in their scramble for otficN Let the
people remember that the party in Cali.
fornia is not whit more honest than it is
in Massachusetts, that if it will forge let.
tiers there in contests between its own
members, it will resort to equally disrcp.
utAblc means to defeat the Democracy in
California.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
Vote undaratandinelX.

All persons in favor Of Peace and ahe
preservation Of the Union-all who are
opposed to the destruction Of our glorious
country by the present fratricidal war
all who are opposed TO an enormous ma
tionAl and State tax. and in favor Of free.
dom Of speech, the right Of petition, and
the adoption Of such measures as will lead
to peaccable settlement Of our present
deplOrable national difficulties ought to
regard it as = sacred duty to vote for the
regular Democratic ticket headed by John
r, Mcconnell, All who still cling to the
faith Of Jefferson, Madison and jackson !;
who believe that the union Of our States
would best promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty to our
selves and our postcrity"; all who be.
lieve, in the language OF the great Doug
las, that "War is diSunion; is final and
eternal separation" can give an earnest of
their sincerity by voting the Democratic
ticket headed BY John K Mcconnell
All who are opposed to "letting the Union
slide" to placing power in the hands Of
fanatical AbolitioniSts, to giving place to
men who believe in higher law" than
tho Constitution, ought to vote for John
R. Mcdonnell. All who believe in the
prophetic warning Of Gen. jackson, as de-
clarcd in his farewell address, to.wit: III
such struggle is ever begun, and the
citizens Of one section Of the country are
arraySd in arms against those Of anoth.
cr in doubtful conflict, let the battle result
as it may, there will be an end of the
Union, and with it an end to the hopes
Of frceMcn," must vote for John r.
Mcconnell. All who wish to avert tho
calamitics Of a long and sanguinary war
and restore our beloved country to its
once happy and prosperous condition, eau
do so by voting the regular Democratic
ticket headed by John r. Mcconnell.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
Let there be . Full Vote.

LET 80 EFFORT BE SPARED, FELLow DEN.
ocRATS, TO GET OFT full VOTE. Work
actively, energeticallv, ccaScIessly, with
all your old ardOr and enthusiasm, until
tho polls are closed on Wednesday even.
ing. The time is short, but much can be
done in short time by united and Wig.
orous and earnest effort Stir up the
lukewarin; encourage the tirnid; arouse
the Indifferent; confirm tho wavCring
provide teams for the weak and disabled.
Keep supply Of tickets on hand circu.
late them freely make a grand onslaught
on the enemy as soon as the polls are open ;
keep it up during the day, and at night
the proud old banner Of Democracy will
float in triumph over victorious army OF
unconQuerable Democrats. Let us show
our enemies-thc enemies Of our country
the enemies Of law, order and ConStitu.
tional Government, tina, tho Democracy Of
Ell Dorado are still unalterably attached
to the good old faith-still intlexibly OPP
posed to sectionaliSm and fanAticiSm-
still revere the Constitution and the Union,
and are ready, as Of old, to make any sac.
ri6ce to preserve them.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
The Feeling.

An incorporating old Democrat, who
cast his first vote for Madison for Prcsi
dent, writes to us, from Centerville, Au.
gust 2Sd, 1851, as follows;
This election precinct is bound to give
a good account Of itself, politically, on
Wednesday next Whether tho contem.
plated fusion Of the Abolition. lepubli.
cans and their first cousins, the CONFESS.
ties, takes place or not, the old, time hon.
ored Democratic party, the only constitu.
tional party now in the tield-the only
party that Democrats can consistently acI
with-is certain to poll more votes on
that day than all its enemies combined.
I know the sentiments of the people oil
this neighborhood, and speak from pos.
tive knowledge.
Yours, truly, u. F."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31

will the advocates Of LincOln's war
policy answer the following questiOns?-
They may be little embarrassing, It il
true, yet We hope they will nOS hesitate
to answer them frankly: Was 1t necessa.
ry, in order to preserve the Government,
to violate the Constitution and laws which
the President had sworn to enforce and
supporty Was it necessary to inaugu-
rate war in order to preserve q Union ba-
scd on fraternity and voluntary assent
Was It necessary to break down all the
safeguards Of liberty and free government
suspend the writ Of ha6eds cOrpus-en-
throne the military over the civil power.
as in the city Of Baltimore destroy the
freedom Of speech and the press, in or.
der to sustain the Government e! Was it
necessary to reject oil propositions for
compromise in order to show that " VIC
have q Government? No candid mind
can consider these questions without mr..
irving ut the conviction that other objects
than the preservation Of the Government
animate the leaders Of the Republican
party. The Republicans disclaim ultcrior
objects, but their disclaimer is false.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
A raw Plain onastinnaf

We hope our irrepressible and ardent
Republican friends will not get offended
by our asking them few plain questions,
which the people would be pleased to see
answered without equivOcation. DO you
believe that the decisions Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States are binding
IL so, why has your party repeatedly
treated ::themlas a nullityS DO you be-
licve in a " higher law" than the Consti.
tutiony Do you believe with one of the
opponents Of your party, that the Con.
stitution Of the United States " Is core
ndnt nth death and an agreement nith
heW"P DO you believe "that the North
has duty to pcrform-tO put slavery
down, pCaccably il it can, .torcibly il it
must" and that there are two ways to
60 to work to do this: one IL to dissolre
the Union " One Of your leaders 80 as
serted. DO you believe the "times de.
mand and We must have an anti.slavery
Constitution, an anti.Slavery Bible, and
an anti-slavery God"G Arson Burlin.
game, one Of Mr.. Lincoln's pets and up.
pointeeS, SO declares Are you in favor
Of Letting the Union slide" in the event
that the sectional views of your party are
rcpudiatcd by the pcoplcH Is your party
national or sectional? II National, why
did you not adopt platform suitable to
the ~hole Union, instead Of but part of
it: Why unjuStly and ungcncrOuSly and
c"arscly dcnounce the people and institu.
tons Of fifteen States Of the Union? Your
party entertain and have promulgated
such scntimcnts-do you agree with your
party: Before the good people of Ell
Dorado give you their support, you must
answer the above questions.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
The Northern Democraoy.

From the extreme North come cheering
tidlngs from the Democracy. The Dem.
ocrncy Of Maine held meeting on the 81
Of August at Fryburg, and unanimously
adopted resolutions against the war-res.
0lutions much more treason0ble" than
those adopted by the Democracy Of Cali.
forna in their State Convention Of the
2Sd Of July. The resolutions Of the
Maine Democracy were written and re-.
ported by Ex-Governor John W. Dana, q
lifelong Democrat lie was on the Dem.
ocratic Electoral Ticket three different
times, and was selected to cast the vote
Of Maine in the Electoral College for Gen.
jackson. His Democracy is unimpeach.
able. Resolutions coming from such o
source bear peculiar significance. The
following is one Of them:
HeSoir,i. That the present civil war which
Abraham LInc'lU Is waging upon sovereign
states. il alike unconstitutional, inhunAn aud
unjust. and unless speedily checked, must end
in the complete overthrow IT liberty, and the
establishment II military dcspotism."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
Contemptible Lie.

Lincoln's pensioned libcllcrS, the Sacra.
mcnto Union and San Francisco Bulletin,
have invented and arc circulating n con.
tcmptable lie against the Democratic par.
ty. They say that the supporters of Nc.
Council have secret organization, are
armed and intend to provoke civil war in
California. These same mendacious and
corrupt hirelings Of the Republican party,
almost daily assure their readers that the
rebels Of the South are poorly armed and
equipped. lfthis be SO, and We shall not
dispute it, from whom have the supporters
Of Mcconnell procured arms? Lincoln is
the only person who could give them arms,
and IL he has done so he is, by their own
showing, a "trditor"' The South has
no arms to spare the government is in
the hands Of the Republicans and they
and they alone could arm the knights
Of the Golden Circle" in California. The
charge is as silly as malignant, and could
only cmanate in depraved and cownrdly
heart
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
"seoessionists" Played Out.

THE people no longer heed the stale
aud false and silly charge Of secesssionists,
uttered by knavcs and fools. against the
Democracy. 1t has lost its potency with
the people. Il no longer frightens the
timid or discourages the faithful. Life.
long devotion to the Constitution and the
Union has distinguished the men in this
State who are now called rebels and trAi.
tors by things who denounced the war
with Mexico and cnvenly refused to vol.
unteer in defence Of the honor Of their
country. The SANDERS Of LincOln's pen.
stoned ibellcr Of the Sacramento Onion
have made Net onnell and the ticket which
he heads popular with the generous and
intelligent people Of California.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
A Wolf in Sheep. Clothing.

Democrats should not be mislcd by
what is called the "Union movement"
II is q wolf in Sleeps clothing, and those
who leave the Democratic party for the
purpose Of giving voice to a sentiment in
rcgard to the preservation Of the Union,
which is common to the Democracy, will
find, before long, that they have been
made the dupcs Of designing and unscru-
pulous politicians, and that they have
abandoned their friends, and the friends
Of their principles to cOnsort with their
eaeMies and the enemies Of their princi.
pies We advise all such to think "be.
fore the irrevocablO deed shuts out oil
thought" Remember, that the Demo.
cratic party has ever been National,
Union.loving and Constitution. observ.
ing; its enemies have always been sec.
tional and law.detying.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
Be Cautious, Democrats!

Look out for counterfeit ticken.' The
only legitimate Democratic ticket in the
field, the only one that Democrats can
support and maintain their party standing
and fcalty, is the one at the head Of our
columns. ANOthers are bogus, srindle,
gotten up by designing men to defeat the
will Of the people. Before voting, be par.
ticnlar to examine your ticket with the
utmost care, and see that it contains EVE.
RY NAME in the ticket at the head Of our
paper. Receive no tickets from Rcpubli.
cans or Connessitcs, the old aud relentless
enemies Of the Democratic party, who de.
sire to defeat and destroy It, in order the
more successfully to get control of the
State Government and Swindlc the people,
by rushing through the Legislature gigan.
tic thieving schemes. They will deceive
you, palm off counterfeit tickets upon you,
il you are not watchful. Be not deceived
by their professions or promises listen
not to their pathetic appeals Rebnke the
men who are ready to sell their principl, :
and party for Office, by voting the whole
Democratic ticket without scratching a
name. Remember, they are the sworn
enemies Of your principes-the malig.
hant prosecutors Of your party.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-31
The Importance Of q Vote.

The impOrtGncS Of a single rOtc upon
the result Of an election has been demon.
strated frequently by the fact that one
vote has not only often secured the cleo.
GiOn Of candidate. but decided the fate
of the most important and mOmcntous pc.
litical neutrality-suspicious. involving the
peace and honor and prosperity of the
country. a single cote decided the Sen.
atOrial question it, our Legislature in 1854.
A coincidence recurring, again did one
vote defeat the election Of Know Moth.
ing Gov. FoOte) U. S. Senator in 1855
One cote elected member Of the Legisla-
ture who was opposed to Gov. FOOte.--
Ono V0te elected Marcus Morton Governor
Of AAssachusetts-the first Democratic
Governor elected in that State for years.
One cote elected . member to the Indiana
Legislature-thGt cote elected flanagan
to the U. s. Senate. His cote secured the
passage Of the bill for the admission Of
Texas into the Federal Union. The adj.
mission Of Texas caused the war with
Mexico and gave US California. How i'm.
pOrtant, then, does it become for every
Democrat to do his duty at the election
Let him not only vote himself, but enlist
the active zeal and influence in the cause
Of every voter-secure the attendance Of
every Democrat at the polls, and when he
casts bis vote, urge him to support the
entire Democratic ticket. Let there be no
observation-disclosures scratching-no bar
tering Of candidates. 1t may be that the
vote 90 lost may secure the election Of q
man obnoxious to your best interests, and
defeat the very man who might otherwise
have promoted your dearest wishes
Much may depend upon one vote fail not
to secure it Ono vote may place in Con.
gress three talented, patriotic, UniOn.lov-
ing Democrats, who may do much to ar.
rest the mad fanaticism and foul corrup.
GiOa now riOting and fostering in Wash.
iRStOa City.