Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-23
sACRA MENTo CORRESPONDENCE.
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About two thirds Of the Legislature ana
fthe lobby members leil here
for San Francisco this p. NJ, both branches
Of thc Legislature having adjourned oyer TO
Tuesday next. This gives all hands ilr
chance to celebrate the birthday Of HA@m>G-
roy, and TO recover FROM any excessive Ii'-
bibationa Of the spirit Of former times. lhe
u. S. Senators, the Insane Hospital lh}sI-
clans and the Boundary Commissioners have
all gone TO the Bay, believe, each fearing
the other might get AN advantage if oII'|ed
to ran without restraint among the rere-
gtinaliug minority
Aayou are already aware, the Democratic
party Of the Legislature has made Senate
rial nomipa,ion-onc too, that cannot but .
command the warm approval Of every true .
blue Union Democrat in the state. General
McDougdl deserves the cordial support Of
every member Of the Legislature who j.
faithful to the Union, the Constitution aud
the laws. The sunshine patriots who have
deserted the Democratic dag, to be political
~ swangcd in the folds Of the black flag Of
treason and secession, look very blank. They
already see the writing on the wall which
consgn5 them to oblivion and inlamy Me
Dougall will receive more than majority Of
The Democratic votes in the Legislature, if a
Joint convention can be had 1t is believed
that on Tuesday nest the newly organized
Denver party will meet pursuant to adiourn-
mcut, and nominate their distinguished and
gaiioat leader for T. $. Senator Not more
than twenty men hitherto cIassed as Doug
las Democrats will join hands with Brcckin-
ri l4ers for This purpose. The effect Of lhe
Wedding viii be to disgust all the waverins
except those who belong absolutely TO Den
yer. Some who bIushingly looked forward
to a marriage with the Br"cks, cannot endure
the idea OF being given away" by the cA-
Governor Of Kansas.
thinI, McI<JJen viii be elected Bonn
doly Coumissioncr and that DR.. Tildcn, Of
Bate, win succeed DR.. Aylett as Resident
Physician Of the Insane Asylum
The fusion leaders are about to call meet
ngs Of the Breckinrdse and Democratic
State Central Committees Collector Wash.
iuston, Surveyor General MandeyiIle, Mar
shal ,olomon and other distinguished Ethio-
pcan Democrats came up from the Bay last
night, and 10 man of sense will deny chat
they are here to grease the wheels of fusion
ren On our state Committee who are by them
deemed week in the knees. large maiori-
" Of our Committee may, feel certain, be
relied upon to stand up to the line Of duty
There will be no fusion made 10y the Com
mittccs unless some who have registered
oaths TO the contrary shall see fit to bend the
pregnant hinges of the knee in the vain hope
That thrift may follow iuwung. The Judas
who offers lis honor and his principles this
! time, for a consideration, Will fail to get his
Thirty pieces of silver The Brcchimidgc
chicNans who now offer future political ia-
yora in return for treachery in our ranks are
playing Jeremy Diddler upon stupid asses,
| for they are bankrupt, and have no gifts to
bestow That man who sells himself and gets
the pay is an infamous knave, but the man
who sells out and is sold out getting no re-
ward for his r-cality, is both knaye and fool
A few days viii show whether or not any Of
the latter class were placed upon cur State
Committee. CARROT.
TnE following is an extract from letter
received in this office, dated Silver City, T.
T., February l6th
a have been three weeks and one day in
this place. | wrote a communication for
your paper the next Sunday after l came
here, but upon looking over the same neXt
morning was not satisfied with it and 50
threw it aside. | expect my neishbors think
me a good deal "stuck up" for my cabin is
about the highest in town. From tie window
| can count about one hundred structures of
all sizes and designs. There are eight quartz
mills within hearing ofmy window The din
comes up from them, deadeued and solemn,
like the ccasecs+, irresistible pulscs of Time
Last Monday was the most fearful day rec
ollect to have ever passed. We had almost a
hurricane; blowing down Il Quartz Mill and
many other buildings, and doing still
greater damage in Virginia City,
"You no doubt received the news by tele-
graph Of the man and horse falling into the
shaft, near Virginia. saw the poor fellow 5
rcmqins. One Of his arms was put up before
his breast, as if to shield himself from the
fall, and it was sti1enel and fixed there by
the unyielding hand Of Death. ~ few care
less miners gathered round the corpse, but
"Therc was u lacl, of woman's wailings,
dealth Of woman's tsars"-
that made the solemn scene intensely painful
to me. Still the dead face was tranquil and
| doubt not the poor clay rested just as calm
ly as though his narrow pillow had been
smoothod by gentler hands.
al have not fully made up my mind about
this country. The mass of people here do
not seem to be oyerburdened with cash The
principal currency seems to be in feet. Indeed
have seen but one man at all short in that
respect, and he hal but one leg. | have suf
fered everything since | left. A trip over
these mountains in the winter is no pleasure
excursion, onl since came here | have been
living in ]. .e cabin, which these Wushoe
winds make high glee over (and through.)-
Last Monday the roof raised about six inches,
ON one side, in the hurricane, but upon rcdec-
ton it changed its mind and came down
again in the old place where we corraIled il.
am Luiding a store, shall get into it next