The Placer herald., 1861-01-26
The Fraud Made Manifest.

how it was that Douglas delegates were adj
mitted to the National Convention from the
Southern States, TO the exclusion of contest
ing delegations. when the Democracy of
every one of those States have declare /
against Douglas and for breckenridge by a
ratio f more than five to one. How was it
that the nine votes from Alabama were
thrown ior Stephen A. Douglas, when of
the sixty.two thousand Democrats of that
State only twelve thousand voted for Doug
las to fifty thousand for Brecknride? Tell
us how it was that the 10000 Douglasites
Of Tennessee were represented in the Balti-
more Convention to the exclusion of dele
gates who represented over 10000 votes.
How was it that Louisiana should throw her
six votes for Douglas when nearly three
fourhs of the Democracy of that State re-
puliates him! The Democracy Of Mississippi
east As, 900 votes for Breckenridge and 5000
for Douglas; her delegation vas ercluded a:
Baltimore. The State of Georgia gave
80 900 votes for Breckinridee and / 900
for Douglas; bat Douglas delegates represent
ed Georqia IN tie National Convention to the
exclusion of conlesting delegates opposed to
him. In the six States Of Alabama, Tennes
see, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia and North
Carolina, which gave Douglas thirty odd
votes in convenion Douglas received at the
polls, in round numbers, $4,000 votes to
Breckinridge's 267 ,OoO-nst one in five Of
the Democratic voices of those States. How
WAS it that the five were excluded that the
one might be heard Without those thirty
votes he could not even had majority, much
less the two thirds which he claims but never
did receive. We ask, how was it that the
minority of $4,000 were permitted to vote
in Convention against 100000? Can some
of the regulars tell us? Sierra Citizen.
TRADE OF THE CoUNTRY.-TEe amount o
goods imported at the port Of New York
from January lst to December lst, 1860
G,4470SO. From January lst to Decem-
Der Isl, $50, the exports of produce amount
ed to S90,6lG, 1876; same time last year to
$50 ,652 ,6G3. During the period mentioned
above, in 1860, the amount of specie export
ed was S43, 81 ,44O; in 1859 it was SGT $685.
656. Notwithstanding political and seces-
sion excitements the trade Of our country
this year as compared with that of last year,
shows strong contrast to our advantages.
Eight Of the "Free" States, Pennsylvania
included, have endeavored to nullify the
Constitution and laws of Congress by the
passage of personal liberty bills" intended
to prevent the execution Of the fugitive
slave act. DO we hear any censure from
the Republicans for this Northern nullitica-
tion? Is it not, on the contrary, justified?
If the North can with impunity thus con
travene the plain requirements or obligations
of the Constitution, have not the South an
equal right to adopt countervaling legisla-
ton!
THE STRENGTH OF ENGLAND.-By the
middle Of next year, when the vessels nov
constructing for the British navy shall be
finished, they will count 735 vessels, with
1907 guns, and steam power of 123,7s9
horses. In guns the French navy is only
about half as strong as the English, though
the disparity of vessels is not so great Eng
lands very existence depends upon her being
"Mistress of the Seas" and she is deter
mined to continue so.
No man can improve in any company for