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Year: 1860

RESOLVED That we, the Democracy Of the
Union in Convention assembled, hereby declare
our allirmance Of the Resolutions unlni imously
adopted and declared as Platform Of Principles
by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in
the year 1855, believing that Democratic prnc-
Pies are Interchangeable IN their nature, when ap-
piled to the same subject-matters


RESOLVED, That it is the duty Of the United
states to afford ample and complete protection to
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.


RESOLVED That enc Of the necessities OF
the age, in a military, commercial and postal
point of view, is speedy communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific States; and the Demo-
cratic party pledge such Constitutional Govern
ment aid as will insure the construction of rail
road to the Pacific coast at the earliest practical
period.


That the Democratic party are in favor of
the acquisition of the Island Of Cuba, on such
terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and just
to Spain.


RESOLVED, That the euactments of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution Of
TIE Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character,
subyersive of the Constitution, aud rey0utiona
ry in their effect.


RESOLVED, That it is in accordance with the
Cincinnati platform, that during the existence of
Territorial Governments, the measure of restric
ton whatever it may be, imposed by the Fed
eral Constitution on the power of the Territorial
Legislature, over the subject of the domestic re-
lauons, as the same has been, or shall hereafter
be, finally determined by the Supreme Court of
the United States, should be respected by all good
citizens, and enforced with pyomptuess and tidel-
lty by every branch OF the General Government.
Year: 1860

DON'T WAr.-John Foster, in
his essay on "Decision Of Charac.
ter" says:


"Is it wonderful how even the
apparent causalities of lite aeem to
bow to spirit that will not bow to
them!" words which we wish all
those young men would ponder,
who instead Of throwing themselves
into the work of life. and doing a
manly part, are forever waiting for
something to turn up.


There seem TO be altogether too
many of this class Of persons at the
present day, aud sad sight they
are. lrresolute, indolent, doing NJ =
thing. waiting for turn in the tide,
and yet never throwing themselves
upon tho tide, and breasting the wa
ters, like men in earnest. Their
province seems to be to wait; not to
wait as handmaiden upon her mis-
tress; but to wait in listlsssness and
sloth, while tho diligent and perse-
vering brush by them, hasten on,
and secure the prize.
Year: 1860

During the debate in the U. S. Senate, upon
the Territorial Sovereignty question and the re-
latve rights of tn, North and the South, on the
10Th December, the Senator from Oregon said


That it was not his purpose to prescribe rules
or lay down platform of principles for the
Democratic party. He had nothing to do with
the case of Mr.. Douglas, and he had no doubt
there were many good Democrats in the North
ern States who did not agree upon this question
of Territorial rights with the majority of the
party. He would not say they were not good
Democrats because they disagreed with him, nor
would he say that holding the views of Mr.
Douglas would have been a reason for him to
oppose that gentlemans being Chairman of the
Committee on Territories. He was sorry to find
that his own views on this Territorial question
differed very materially from Mr.. Pugh's. He
held that Territory is the common property of
the whole people, in which every State in the
Union has equal rights, and that while in that
Territorial state, the people could not, by un-
friendly legislation or by unequal taxation, in
fringe the rights of the people of any State in
the Union. In the case of Arizona for instance
which was well adapted to slave labor he
would not submit to it that the people OF the
South should go there, and by unfrindy legis-
lation exclude the people of the North The
principle of the equality of States must be main
tanned, and their equal rights in the Territories
was so clear to his mind that be could not see
how any man could doubt it.
Year: 1860

GAS PoIYT, Feb l, 1860.


EDITORS COURIER The Bald Hills country is
beginning to present beautiful aspect. 1t ap-
pears if hoary- headed winter had wrapped
his mantle around him and bid us final fare
well, and the genial rays of spring sun were
shining upon US. AS gaze to the west behold
with admiration the beautiful and undulating
hills already verdantly clothed in their spring
robes. Glancing farther to the north, we be-
hold the Trinity mountains enveloped in cheer
less, chilling snow. 1t appears like we were
standing upon the threshold OF fowery spring,
and viewing the retreating steps of old Jack
Frost


Our little village is in flourishing condition.
Every seems to be in good spirits. 1t ap-
pears that we are not behind the times We
have two stores, one butcher shop one billiard
saloon and hotel. The latter is conducted by
lady. The weary traveller now has here a "shown
to get square meal' gotten up in savory
style, and something to feed his horse on be-
sides barley straw.


In one of my former communications to you.
recommended the necessity of Post Office at
this place. After studying the matter over,
would suggest the idea of having one of the
Sacramento stages to run this way. There is
already good natural road from here to Lud-
wigs bridge, on Cottonwood. and we anticipate
having a county road from here to Horsetown
The distance would only be six miles frrther,
and the road equally as good and, by putting
on an extra team they could easily make the
trip within the same time.


Your friend " Address Partners says that we
should have better organization of society.
would say to the gentleman that we already have
a well organized circle, but the idea is to sift out
the dregs from among us-bar the doors on that
class who arc living in a state of prostitution
with those dark shades of the forestD These
gentry should be kicked out whenever they
shove. themselves into decent society, as they
often do.


There will be a petition presented to the
Board of Supervisors, for the removal of the In
dians in the Cottonwood country to Mendocino
Then it is the duty of that body to call on the
Superintendent ofIndian Affairs to remove them.
according to an act passed, believe, April 49,
1858. Yours, &c, OLD SETTLER
Year: 1860

THERE is altogether too much said and written
about disunion. If people would only let the
subject alone, there could be no disunion but,
by their everlasting babble, they are foolishy
playing into the hands of fanatics, whose whole
capital consists in keeping up the excitement.
The American people have not all gone mad yet,
and there is conservative wisdom enough left in
the land to preserve and keep sacred our beloved
Union, despite the insane folly of addle-headed
mouthers, or the criminal designs of political
traitors 1t is constructive treason to even dis
cuss the possibility of disunion Let it alone
San Francisco Herdld.
Year: 1860

MOUNT VERNoN.--Alrs. NJ. G. Blandng, Vice
Regent of the Mount Vernon Association, in an
appeal to the people of this State on financial
matters, concludes


l earnestly trust that no patriotic sympathy in
our cause will be chilled by the present stormy
state of public affairs. 1t surely can never come
to pass, that American citizen must tread a
foreign soil, to stand by the tomb of Washington
The millions of women in our country, at least
will forbid it. They are for the Union, as it is.
They believe it the best and surest foundation for
peace and happiness, truth and justice religion
and pety, and they have a voice which can and
will be heard not in the mass meeting nor in the
Senate, but through the subtle agency of public
sentiment-right by instinct, unerringly right by
that dictate Of self preservation in the individual
which expands to elevated patriotism in the
masses-sbapes the destiny of the country, be
the rulers who they may Like that which moved
Elijah their voice is not in the wind which rends
the mountains and breaks the rocks in pieces, nor
IN the earthquake, nor in the fire. but after the
fire, still small voice.
Year: 1860

CHRONIC ITCnING.-" Both Houses of the leg
isature of that State have adopted a resolution
that South Carolina owes it to her own citizens
to protect them and their property from every
enemy, and that for the purpose of military
preparation for any emergency, the sum of
100000 be appropriated.


"The Senate also adopted a resolution that,
while still defering to her Southern sisters, she
respectfully announced to them that, in her judg
ment the safety and honor OF Slaveholding States
imperatively demand speedy separation from
the Free Soil States of the Confedera3y, and ear


nestly invites and urges her sister States of the


South to originate the movement of Southern
separation, in which she pledges herself promptly
to unite"


Quite number of years ago the old hero of
New Orleans commanded South Carolina in the
name Of the Union to cease her unreasonable
complaints aud not make fool OF herself in
other words, to remain quietly under the flag of
the United States. Still that State seems to have
a chronic itching to quit, especially now that


"Old Hickory's" place is occupied by one who
never looks for treason south of Mason and Dix


on's si0e. But little notice is taken of it, how


ever, and although she may publicly call upon


her law makers for aid, the cause Of alarm is but


Imaginary
Year: 1860

WHy DoN'r IT RAIN This cold, dry, freezing
winter weather is positively provoking, and It's
contipuance will result disastrousy to many
people. especially miners in the high diggings
who generally expect long before this time to be
reaping the reward of their summer and fall Ia
bors.


When the long, protracted rain came in the
early part of the winter, everybody prophesied
anccessful mining season, but the rain ceased the
frosts came and ever since the laborerS have been
living on their oars, praying for water. We are
told of one ditch owner and miner who, when
apnlied to for work, first asks the applicant if he
ran nray as we'll as work, and will employ none
who cannot do both during these dry times


The present winter has been one of the mildest
and most improbable ever known in the noun
tains. Even the high mountains north of us look
orav and streaked, having received but small
nronortion of their usual winter coat After the
eclipse on Monday night. a storm threatened,
and on the following morning the rain came
down furously. But it lasted only a short time
From Tuesday noon until Thursday morning the
weather was beautifully clear and cool. On
y Thursday morning the storm again commenced,
but before noon the clouds had vanished Some
&predict that although late, the usual amount of
#raip will come, while others interested in river
#mining hope to have continuance of this pleas
ant weather, that they may be the better enabled
TO work their river claims the coming summer ;
somehow the weather can't suit all.
Year: 1860

THE KEY TO THE IIEART.-If | had Il lock of
very complicated construction, and there was
only one key that would unlock it. should feel
very that key was made by one who under
stood the construction of that lock. SO when |
fnd that notwithstanding all the windings and
mysteries of iniqnity in the human heart, the
Bible, and the Bible only is adapted to it
throughout, and is able to penetrate its most
secret recesses. [ am constrained to believe that
the Bible was made by him who alone knowoth
the hearts of the children of mel" Daniel
Webster.
Year: 1860

party that they were to turn back and
accompany him to Shreveport, they did
so without hesitation On the way he
treated them with the greatest care and
.peliteness; told them what he would do
for them all when he got to New Or
leans; his wife and her sister should live
like ladies, and the brother should be
sent to school and brought up gentle
meg and scholar. The girls and the
boy at first terrified and helpless, now
began to look upon him as husband
and brotheri -law-perhaps better than
the brother they had started to seek in
Texas. The villains injunction to all,
not to blab about the manner of their be-
coming acquainted and their travelling
.together, was faithfully obeyed-all
three being afraid of offending him, by
any word or act of theirs.


When they reached Shreveport, Dean
sold his horse and the horse and wagon
of the children; pocketed the money, as
protector of the party, and also kindly
took charge of what cash the children
happend to have with them. He was
lawfully married to Mary, before wit
nesses; and, taking passage on the
steamer r. W. Powell, he brought them
al to this city. It was probably for the
purpose of providing decent quarters for
the girls, and ultimately effecting the
ruin of the unmarried sister, Martha,
that he swindled Messrs. Hugely & Co.
out of S198, under the pretence that he
had brought lot of cotton down the
river with him.


The family name of these young vic
TINS is Hunter; their home was in Winn
parish; and since their arrival here, in
the early part of last month, their resi-
dence has been room (of which we
have already spoken) in the house of a
Mrs. Fredericks, on Annunciation street,
near the Girls House of Refuge. Dean,
since his committal, has given his written
order for the sale of the furniture, and
has sold his dogs, in order to enable his
wife and her sister and brother to get
back home.


The sisters were seen passing along
St. Charles street yesterday, in their
cheap hoopless dresses and white sun
bonnets and the special police officers
who had befriended them, lodged out
of their way for two reasons first, be-
cause public scandal had begun to attach
itself to their friendship for the poor sim
pletons and secondly, because they
found that the girls had taken several
moonlight walks with some gallant
painters 'prentices, who had been at
work near where they roomed. The
sum Of all being this, that the girls had
found new friends, either good or bad,
and were not in any particular hurry
about leaving town.
Year: 1860

Bury me in the morning, mother
oh let me have the light
of one bright day on my grave, mother,
Ere you leave me alone with the night
Alone in the night Of the grave, mother
'Tis thought of terrible fear
And you will be here alone, mother,


And stars will be shining here.
So bury me in the morning, mother,


And let me have the light
OF one bright day on my grave, mother
Ere am left alone with the night.
You tell me Of the Savior's love, mother
feel it in my heart
But oh! from this beautiful world, mother,
'Tis hard for the young to partl
Forever to part, when here mother,


The soul is fain to stay,
For the grave is deep and dark, mother,
And Heaven seems far away.
Then bury me in the morning, mother,
And let me have the light
Of enc bright day on my grave, mother,
Ere 1 am left alone in the night.
Never unclasp my hand, mother,


Till it falls away with thine
Let me hold the pledge of thy love, mother,
Till feel the love, divine; .....-..
The love divine-oh! look, mother,


Above the beams see
And there an angels face mother,


Is smiling down ON mel
So bury me in the morning, mother,


When the sun-beams food the sky
For death is the gate of life, mother,
And leads us toslight on high.
Year: 1860

previous time felt himself SO oppressed with
responsibilities and difficulties growing out
of the political condition OF the country.


and the Soash particularly was in great per
! H. The national Democratic party was the


only power which could possibly prevent


the country from passing into the hands of


the Black Republicans. Ambitious and


designing men had seized upon a mere bug


bear to influence and excite the public mind


oi the South to disunion had denational-


lze'i the Democratic party detached it North


from South in captious quarrel, not with


our enemies but with our allies, and hav-


ing laid the train Tor disunion ex plosion by
subtle device and cunning deception of an
agricultural people. too much Immersed in
their daily occupation to watch designing
and ambitious political leaders. and too
prone to be blindly lel by them, they quiet
ly await the Inevitable result, which, how
ever disastrous to the best Southern lives
and fortunes, may eventuate In gratifying
the unhoiy ambition Of some Robespierre.
lie invoked the calm and thinking men
OF the country-who had no personal am
bltlon to crafty, no end to subserve save
that OF desire to continue to live under a
government and in a country, which an un-
interrupted period of more than half a CEN
tury OF peace and freedom from civil COM
motion. had made the most prosperous and
powerful nation of the world, and who
held the lives and fortunes of their families
and countrymen, too sacred to become sac
rlhces upon the altar of an unholy and
wicked ambitlon-to come forward with
that courage and nerve which characterizes
the retiring citizen. and with that intelIi-
gence which enab bles them when aroused, to
see through the shallow artifces OF design
ing men, and take the destinies of this alo-
rlous country into their own hands before it
Is too late. Gov. Winston unhesitatingly
advised the calling of a convention by those
who were IN favor of upholding the nation
al Democratic party, and the appointment
OF true ami tried and discreet men as dele
gates to the Baltimore convention, to be
held on the 18th of June next To go un-
instructed, save to represent the State with
wisdom and patriotism.
Year: 1860

THE South CAROLINA ACoNvENTIoN.-The
Mercury says: "Ths is no time for per-
sonal or party divisions. Our course here
upon this occasion, is to have power
full moral influence, not only upon this
State, but upon the other cotton States.
This is not merely Convention to inau-
gurate the secession of the State from
the present Federal Government; but its
future destnies are to be welded, and its
future connections made with foreign
powers, and other States North and
South. Its powers are unlimited, and it
will sit perhaps for many months. Its
province is to see that the State receives
no detriment, and it will sit so long as its
counsel or its action shall be necessary to
the State, to ward off peril or to secure
our future power and prosperity"
Year: 1860

GUARD WELL Your LANGUAGE
these exciting tines says the Athens
IVatchman, "men should be careful in the
language they use. We have heard, in
the last few days such remarks as these,
"That men ought to be hung at once!"-
All the reason we have heard urged in
favor of it, was simply because he hap
pened 10 differ in sentiment with the
speaker! God forbid that in our free
Government such ideas may find lodge
ment in the minds of the people! We
know that those who thus talk do not for
a moment think of the evil which might
grow out of such remarks.


mankind are the same in all coun-
tries and in all ages. The same spirit
which gave rise to the "reign of terror"
in France still exists IN human nature,
and once arouse it, and no human agency
can arrest it till rivers of innocent blood
are shed! .... .. --u
Year: 1860

Az IMPORTANT QUESTION ron EVERY Man
TO CoNslDER.-Whato outrage has the Fed
cral Government Of the United States
committed against you or your rights OF
any sort that would justify you in an el-
fort to overthrow IT?


Some of the NoHhcrn States have acted
in grossly bad faith towards the constitu-
ton and laws of the Union. No man in
the South denies that fact, and no man
who does not condemn that action. But
does that justify an act of revolution and
the overthrow of the FeRerd Government


The Federal Government was ordained
and constructed to establish justice"
among the States and among the people
1t is supreme for this purpose, and if it
has failed it has not failed because of its
own weakness, but through the weak
ness of its administration. Why, there
FORE break il up when it is just as good
as it ever was, and only needs to oe sus-
tanned as it is to redress every grievance
OF which you complain!
Year: 1860

REDcLrrrE, Nov. 81, 1860 Genticmem-
have just received your dispatch. 1t
is impossible for me to comply with your
flattering request. South Carolina will
certainly secede from the Union on the
18th or 18th of December next. She IN
tends to try it fully at all costs. No
more compromises amy sort. She will
take no guarantees, but will go out high
and dry and forever If Georgia will
back her there will be little or no trouble
i only wish she had called her Conven-
ton for the day before and gone out first.
We don't want to lead. We will gladly
give Georgia the lead and all the honors
Let her put forth her hand and grasp
them. She is and must be the Empire
State Of the South, and South Carolina
will have perhaps a hard time without
her sustaining arm.


Your obedient servant


j. III. HAMMOND,
Com'tee of the Mass Meeting Columbus.
Year: 1860

EFFECTS OF DIsuNloN TALK.--Already
Testing themselves. Negroes have gone
down so per cent. and soon other prop
erty will begin to depreciate. And for
what? 4 miserable abstraction. Should
an attempt be made to execute these
threats, men now wealthy will be reduc-
ed TO poverty, An intelligent gentle
man, and democrat withal, who is
worth largely over 100000 remarked to
us the other day that he did not think
the value Of his property now was more
than half it was on the first of August
RaltiM, IN ca Rcgistcr, 14M.
Year: 1860

WELL Prr.-The following questions
are well put by the National Amcrican:--


Do our immediate Secession friends
doubt their Union fellow citizens? Why
should they? Are they less thoughtful,
less reliable than themselves? They
would not charge it in earnest for the
world-they do not believe it. Have they
numbers and wealth? So have the Union
men. Have they zeal, and are they
ardently devoted to the rights and inter
ests of the South? Are not Union men
equally Jealous and devoted in all re-
spects? Can they claim to be more patri-
otic than the Union men? Have they
ability to bring to the cause of their coun-
try? SO have the Union men. TO doubt
the patriotic devotion of the Union men
to the South, is to insult them-and to
believe that they will surrender any right,
or prove recrcant to any trust, or desert
any interest, is to doubt their patriotic
devotion, and hence to insult them.
Year: 1860

CELESTIAL PHENoMESoN.-some nights since
an extraordinary and beautiful appearance of
the heavens was distinctly visible. throughout
the Red River settlement, for several hours.
A broad scarlet band extended across the hori-
zon from east to west, and as the night was
clear and the moon shone brightly, the phe-
nomenon was very striking. Of suoh deep,
rich scarlet was this luminous band, that the
snow on the earth looked like blood, from the
rAAaetion
Year: 1860

A SwINDLING SpIRIrUALIsT.-Ths st. Louis
Erening Ne,os gives an account of the manner
in which a spiritualist was induced by the
spirits to make spirit gas, the receipt for which
he sold quite extensively in Tennessee. But
1t turning out that the mixture would not
generate gas, the officers Of the law brought an
invitation from the Governor, requesting bis
attendance in Tennessee.
Year: 1860

TIE EFFEcTs OF DIsUNIoN FROM SOUTH
ERN VIEw.-The New Orleans Courier thus
refers to the effects of disunion:


There is no longer occasion for argument
or expostulation. We have only, after the
battle, to survey the field and carefully count
our losses and gains. Whatever may come
and trouble in one shape or other is sure to
come-the trade and material interests of
both portions of the Union will be affected
with an ineffable disaster. But the North
will suffer by far the most. II must have the
sugar, the rice, and above all, the cotton of
the South. In consequence Of the result of
the election, the greater part of the cotton
directly from Southern ports to England.
Bankruptcy and starvation will be the issue
among the manufacturing marts of New En-
gland. The loomand the anvil will be silent
and motionless.