Year: 1861

| our columns this morning, the County ticket
nominated on Saturday by the Union Demo
cratic County Convention. 1t is one of Tie
hest tickets ever presented for popular favor
by any party convention in the county
The nominee for Sheriff Hon. Jam S.
Slingerland represented this county in the
Assembly in 1859. and was popular and
faithful public servant. He is blacksmith
and works at his trade in Slate Range town
ship. lie is a sound Union Democrat, and
has many ardent personal friends. The nom
nation is II strong one, and Sheriff Hall will
hand the keys over to Mr. Slingerland in
January next.


The nominee for Clerk, c. L. Thomas, Is
one of our most substantial citizens. lie Is a
young man, noted for his energy in business,
and at present occupies seat in the City
Council. lie supported Breckinridge last
fall, but left those of his political associates
who adhere to that party now, because he
believed that the Union Democratic party
was the only one which occupied the true
position on the Union question. Mr.. Thomas
is the owner of Flour mill in the western
part of the city on Feather river.


John Collins, candidate for Recorder, is an
Irishman of excellent education, and thor
oughly competent to discharge the duties Of
that Office. He was one of the Democratic
nominees for the Assembly last fall We
take great pleasure in testifyiug to his ability
and integrity lie is our intimate friend
and there is not, we are proud to say, a truer
nor bravcr adhercnt of the right in the State
than is John Collins. lie is well known
throughout the county, and is an excellent
worker for others. We shall see whether he
can work as well for himself.


Judge Merrill our nominee for District At
torney, is a modest unassuming man, aut
will make good officer He is well knowr
TO our mercantile community, and does th,
legal business for some Of our leading mer.
chants. lie will, during The campaign, max,
the Acquaintance of the good people Of the
mountains


! Calvin McClasky of Timbuctoo, nominee
for Tax Collector, is man of the people. lie
| has been miner for seven years, and is a
great favolite in the populous portion of the
county in which he resides His integrity is
beyond all question. lie is a sound Union
man.


Harry Dougherty of this city the nominee
for Assessor is well known as Que of our
Oldest residents. Heis a young man, Qhough
not bachelor) and an enthusiastic Union
Democrat. lie will take great pride in be-
ing the best Assessor we ever had.


J.. b. Clark of Smartsville, and the pro-
prietor of the public house at that place, is
the nominee for Treasurer. He is one Of the
most substantial and popular men in our
county, and one in whose hands everybody
knows the public funds would he entirely
safe.


Il. A, Williams, candidate for Surveyor, is
a good Engineer, and citizen of excellent
standing.


The Assembly ticket will compare fayora-
bly, with that of the Union Republicans
Colonel Tompkins bas served the people o.
this county most faithfully both as Assessor
and Recorder and was once Mayor Of The
city. lie has excellent business capacity
and when in Office was never once the sub
iect Of complaint. Few men in the State cal
show better record. The other candidate
are unknown to us, but were vouohed for il
convention as sound Union Democrats.


The contest will really be between the De
mocracy and the Republicans. The latter hav.
done as the Breckinridgers of Butte county
have, viz: put out so-called Union ticke!
with the help of a few outsiders, and then
met in convention and endorsed it. The
Breckenridge organization is gco1 as dis
banded They will make one desperate
struggle to maintain their organization in the
county, but they cannot deceive good Demo-
Gratis into aiding the Republicans by voting
for their hopeless cause. Our prospects are
good, and will grow brighter and brighter
until election day.