Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-03
Travelling Correspondence.
DowNIEvILLE, March

BONNEVILLE, March 1st
EDlroR DEMOCRAT Seating myself upon
the front seat of Rogers g. Green's sleigh, be-
side that Prince of Jehus and social-hearted
cusses, Pony King, took my departure from
Camptonville. where for the past seven years
L had served an apprenticeship to hard labor,
unrequited too, by that material so anxious
ly sought for by the expectant miner. Be-
hind six strong horses, on cold, freezing
morning, with our faces toward Silverland,
we began ascending the ridge, progressing
slowly but steadily over the deep snow un-
til more than half way down the hill at
Goodyears, when we exchanged the sleigh
for wheels, arriving at Henry's excellent ho.
tel in Downieville, at little after twelve
O'clock
AT noon to-day we start for Washoe, over
the Yuba Gap route, and as there has been
but little written of that road by persons
travelling over it, l will, as far as my capacity
will permit, carefully observe and examine
it as pass over, and duly report to you at
some early opportunity. The trains up to
this date have been making regular trips over
it to Virginia City, and communication be-
tween this point (Downievile) and your city
has been, through the energy of Pony, "the
indefatigable," rendered almost constant.
there having been but one interruption in
the daily trips during the entire winter.
To the enquiry-lIow was Thornton's
speech received here the answer almost uni
versally given is; it has politically killed and
damned him. In conversation with a very
intelligent gentleman last evening, who has
lately visited considerable portion of the
Northern end of the county, he informed me
that the sentiment contained in the speecb.
is repudiated by two-thirds of Thornton's
own party. followers and immediate constitu>
ents, and the remaining one-third give it but
a feeble endorsement. You may set down
Sierra as emphatically sound on the Union
question.
The weather this morning is clear and it
is pleasantly warm. We anticipate q com
Portable trip across the summit.
Yours ALIoru.
SHOWING HIM UP.-Among the most active
Douglas Denver men in the Legislature is
John White, of Shasta. lie was one of the
! first to bolt the Douglas caueuses for Speaker.
and equally as Jealous to bolt the douglas
caucus for Senator. AS our readers are anx-
ious to know something about the opinion of
Mr.. Whites constituents under such circum-
stances, we copy the following article from
the Northern Argus, published in Shasta
county. The editor says.
among those who left the regular caucus,
we are sorry to mention the name of our rep
resentative, John White. Thus, Democrats.
are you represented 1t was not for this that
you voted at the last election; we know it
was not for this that you threw off your coat
on election day last, in strong effort to de-
feat John s. p. Bass. We know it was not.
But the coalition is made, and those whom
you condemned at the last election have got
hold of your representative"
The above will apply with equal force to
p. II. Harris, of Butte. lie has bolted both
caucuses of the party that elected him, and
landed in the arms of the Breckinridgers. In
regretting Mr.. Harris recreancy to principle,
and the party that honored him with their
confidence, some of his constituents express
the opinion that J. W. Buffum, would have
done quite as much service for the Breckin-
ridgers, and rendered the number of'traitors
less by one in the Assembly. We should
ike to see Buffum and Harris make the race
again,-Batte Record