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VOLUME I.
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Democratic County Convention
In pursuance of the Call of the Central
Committee, the Democratic Delegates
from the several townships of Flutter
county, met in the Mechanics’ Town Hall
in Auburn, on Saturday, Aug. 23th, 1352,
for the purpose of forming a ticket to be
voted for ( and triumphantly elected ) at
the ensuing general election.
The Convention was called to order by
Philip Lynch, who proposed as Presinent
•the Hon, Seth Farpwell ; which motion
•being seconded, was unanimously carried.
The President was conducted, to the
stand by Capt. John Nye. On taking the
chair the President returned hissincere ac
knowledgments for the honor conferred
upon him by the Convention in selecting
him to preside over its deliberations. He
(reminded the Convention of the great ne
cessity of union, harmony, and conciliation,
for the sake of the principles held dear by
all good Democrats.
Du motion of J. S. Christy, Esq., the
Convention appointed the following
Viet Presidents , —Capt. John Nye and
Morris King.
On motion of H. O. Ryerson, Esq., the
following persons were appointed
iSi-erelski'ies, —Philip Lynch and S. J.
Hubbard.
On mo’tiftn, Gen. J. A. McDougal was
invited to take a seat upon the stand,
which he did, and was greeted with three
c'heers.
On motibii of J. S. Christy, E*q., a
committee of one from each township was
appointed to examine the credentials of
the different delegations, and report the
ratio of represenlion.
The Convention then took a recess for
One hour.
On re-assembling, the Committee not
being ready to report, a number of the
Candidates in embryo were severally called
out, and warmly applauded. They each
briefly addressed the Convention, de
fining their respective positions, and con
cluded by pledging their hearty support
to the nominees of the Convention, tono*
ever they might be.
The gentleman who was candidate for
SfirVeyOr, (Mr. Hinman,) made quite an
original and ecce-nlric address, which kept
Cba bouse in a continual fit of hiughtef.
The speaker remarked that this was his
first, or maiden speech, and he hoped to
tSod would he his last, as another such a
At might prove fatal to the Convention.
The Committee on Credentials returned
ami presented the following
REPORT.
The C ommittee appointed to examine
credentials of Delegates, present the fol
lowing :
Twp. No, 1 is entitled to 10 delegates.
« 2 “ 22 “
« 3 “ 12 “
« 4 “ 8 “
« 5 “ 16 “
« g « 22 “
•i 7 ‘ 4 4 “
E. Brown, Chm'n.
On motion, the Delegations from the
AWTerent townships, or such as had an
overplus of delegates, were then requested
A» select from among themselves such del
egates as they wished to represent their
townships in the Convention.
The delegations, after a short absence,
funded in the following lists, which were
A® rolled, and constituted the
LIST OF DELEGATES.
■ifH j*
No. I.—Joseph H Gibson,
rip H Shirley, J Southworth, S S Hunt,
A Southworth, Win Fisher, J Gilbert, J
# Brown, B L Fairfield, W H Shirley.
\ Township No. 2.—William McCarthy,
A Flagg, Henry Barnes, J D Guvnor, D
B Curtis, Valentine Bayer, J A Kidd, J
E-Flatr, John McCandless, Thomas Coffee,
Collmus, C Laye, Rufus Smith, WU-
Btant Devane, R b Sanchez, Thomas
B>owell, E D Thompson, W B Henry, G
THE WEEKLY PLACER HERALD.
VV Rosencranz, VV H Crow, M Alford,
Mr. Newman.
Township No. 3.—C01. Snowden, H O
ttyerson, Joseph Calgen, William Davis,
Thomas Perry, A R Galvin, S J Hubbard,
S W Lovell, Seth B Farewell, Cupt John
Nye, Mr Shepherd, Mr Leech.
Township No. 4. —A J Urickell, C Rice,
O Day, H White, Morris King, Mr
Phelps, Mr Dyer, Mr Fairfield.
Township No. 5.—J ii Cole, H San
horn, W McClure, Smith Herrick, A
Walker, J Neff, S Harris, E Brown, W
D Smith, Capt Handley, Dr L Ketchum,
A Thorndike, Ii T Rockwell, J O’Niel,
Dr Pinkham, A A Wheeler.
Township No. 6.—J Demont, H Sin
lear, J McKee, William Gun, Dr Van
dyke, I Martin, Wm Hatfield, J M Tip
ton, VV H Dillingham; J VV Granshaw,
W Preble, Harrison Riddle, Christopher
Klogan, A J Henderson, H G Allen, Gar
rison Granshaw. Six absent -vote cast
by those present.
Township No, 7.—H Sanborn, 4 votes.
On motion of H. O Ryerson, the fol
lowing was made the order of business,
which was adopted :
llesolced , — That the Convention do
now proceed to nominate candidates for
the several offices to he filled at the ensu
ing election, in the following manner:
Ist. A Senator from the county at
large.
2d.—One Member of Assembly from
the upper portion of the county.
3d. One Member of Assembly from
the lower portion of the county.
4th—Sheriff. Fifth—County Clerk.—
6th—Treasurer. 7th—District Attorney.
Bth—Assessor. 9th—Surveyor. 10th—
Public Administrator. 11th—Coroner.
Before proceeding to nominate, Col.
Win'. Hatfield addressed the Convention.
He stated that his friends had named him
for some time back, in connection with
the office of Senator. He came here as
a candidate, but on further consideration,
and advice of his f iends, he would with
draw his name in favor of Mr. Walkup,
who, he was happy to see, was such a
universal favorite with the party.
On motion, Joseph Walkup was then
unanimously declared the choice of the
Convention for the office of Senator.
Col. Hatfield then proposed that Dr.
Harveyville he declared the nominee for
Assembly from tile upper portion of the
County—which motion, being seconded,
was about being put to vote, when a
spirited discussion arose between several
gentlemen, two of whom strongly adhered
to the claim of Patrick Caimey, esq, to
fhe nomination. Among other reasons
urged were,that Mr.Canney efficiently and
honorably represented this county in the
last Legislature, that he was ever at his
post of duty through sunshine and floods,
that he was ever on the alert in consulting
the wishesand the interests of hisconstit
nenls, and could well be congratulated on
his return among them, in the language of
holy writ: “well done thou good ami faith
ful servant.” When a representative per
forms his duty towards his constituents
the first term, there is no good reason why
ho should be proscribed for a second,
therefore Patrick Canuey had claims to a
nomination \v [neb should not be over
looked, and especially as Dr. Harveyville
was comparitively a new man in the
country, and unacquainted with the wants
and wishes of the people. While on the
other hand, Mr. Canney was.
Col. Hatfieldt explained that in conside
ration of his withdrawal, he thought the
vote by acclamation was as applicable in
the case of J. W. Harveyville as Mr.
Walkup. He was willing, however, to
let the nomination be balloted for, | IP
merely had intended to save time for the
Convention.
The Convention then proceeded to vote
by viva voce which resulted as follows:
P. Canney, - - - - 68 votes.
J. W. Harveyville, - 20 votes.
Mr. Canney was then ort motion de
clared unanimously nominated.
The Convention then proceeded to
nominate another candidate for Assembly,
which resulted as follows:
B. F. Myers, - - - 57 votes
Abraham Bronk, - - 33 votes
Mr Myers was then, on motion, declar
ed unanimously nominated.
The Convention then took a recess of
half an hour for supper.
On again re-assembling the nomination
for Sheriff came Up. There being no op
position, Samuel C. Astin was declared
the unanimous choice of the Convention-
Mr. Bronk rose to make an explanation,
previous to the last nomination. Hi? said
that as he was defeated in his nomination,
he wished to say a few words, as he be
lieved his defeat was owing to certain
misrepresentations which had been circu
lated to his disparagement, and which he
.'desired to correct, that the Democracy of
AUBURN, PLACER CO., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 185:?.
Placer County might know where he
stood, lie said that it had been diligently
circulated that he was an abolitionist, and
a free soiler. He discarded the idea of
ever being associated with either of these
factions; but on the contrary he was iden
tified with the Cld Hunkers (cheers) in
the Slate of new Vork, believing them to
be the only true Democrats in the State.
It had also been charged against him that
he was opposed u the fugative slave law
In this he was also misrepresented, ns he
was fully impressed, not only with its
constitutionality, but its importance, ami
he would ever be found among the fore
most in defendin'; the compromise mea
sures of Congress. Now that fce was
defeated in his nomination he wished those
false reports cleared up, that the parly
might know where he stood.
This explanation was warmly recieved
by the Convention.
The Convention then p&jCeeded to"tTie
nomination of a County Clerk, and five
candidates being named, resulted as fol
lows:
Wm. A. Johnston, Cl votes ; James H.
Poole, 23; Win..Gunn, 1; Nich
ols, 5 ;
Mr. Johnstotj was, then,-on motion, de
clared unanimously nominated.
There being no opposition, E. G.
Smith was nominated by acclamation for
Treasurer.
Philip W. Thomas was also declared
unanimously nominated for the office of
District attorney.
Phe ballrtt far Assessor resulted as
follows:
W illiam Gunn, 49 votes; E. D. Thomp
son, 13; Wm. Allen, I ; J. W. Scobey,
22; J. J. Hegwood, 3; A. Lewis, 1.
The ballot for Surveyor resulted ats
follows:
Lisbon Applegate, 19 voles; Col. Fin
ley, 11 ; N. O. Hinman, 36; H. San
born, 16.
There being no choice, and the name
of Col. Finley being withdrawn, another
ballot was had, with the following result:
Applegate, 22 votes; Hinman, 51; San
born, 17.
Mr. Hinman was declared nominated.
Henry Barnes was then nominated
Public Administrator by acclamation.
Dr. Piiikhatn was nominated Coroner
by acclamation.
On motion of P. Lynch,
Resolved , That the following named
persons shall constitute the Democratic
Central Committee for this county the
ensuing year, viz:
Auburn, Hugh Fitz Simmons, P. W,
I homas, and S. J .Hubbard. Gold Hill.
Rufus Smith. Horse Shoe Bar, Abra
ham Bronk. Yankee Jim’s, Smith Her
rick. Illinoistovvn, Morns King. Bird’s
Valley* William Hatfield. Ophir, J. D,
Cvnaor.
On motion, the following named por
ous were also appointed a Corresponding
Committee:
Auburn, H. O. Ryerson; Ophir, Philip
Lynch; Gold Hill, Dr. Hill; Newcastle,
J. E. Newman; Indian Valley House;
Mr. Adams; Manhattan Bar, John Leech;
Hawe’s Ranch, Capt. E. D. Thompson,
Rattlesnake Bar, E. R. Galvin; lllinois
tovvn, E. J. Bricked; Cold Springs, Capt.
John Parker; Todd’s Valley, E. Brown;
Yankee Jim’s, Smith Herrick ; Ohio
Ranch, J. E. Stewart; Spanish Bar
Bridge, (middle-fork,) Jas. O. Neal;
Stoney Bar, H. St. Clair; Volcano Bar,
H. Goodwin,
Rrsolved, That the thanks of this Con
venrion lie tendered to its officers for the
faithful peiformance of their duties.
Resolved. That the proceedings of this
Convention be published in the Placer
Herald.
On motion the Convention adjourned,
with three hearty, cheers for the Demo
cratic ticket—National State and County.
SETH B. FAREWELL, Pkes’t.
John Nye, > Tr . n
Morris King. $ ricePres’la,
Philip Lynch, Sec’y.
00-A merchant in Philadelphia has a
plantation in Cuba containing 5223 acres,
1667 of which are planted in cane, which,
in 1851 produced 3209 hhds. of sugar,
weighiag 4,098,088 pound*, and 1553
puncheons of molasses, 200,788 of which
sold in the United States for 147,000 dol
lars. ihe actual expenses for the year
was 22,000, and new machinery 800. He
has 457 slaves, 300 of whom only are ef
fective, They manufacture about !2,532
pounds each.
Another Yankee Yacht Victorious.
—An American Yacht sent over by Mr.
Grinnell of New York, took the prize at
the late race for Yachts of the first class,
belongin'; to the Birkenhead model Yacht
Club. The distance run was six miles
snd back, and after the first mile the Yan
kee boat took the lead and kept it, beat
ing the pf the British by fifteen min
utes
Agricultural Resources of
California.
On a recent Visit to Sacramento vve were
permitted to make the following extracts
from letters addressed to Mr. Warren in
reference to the approaching agricultural
exhibition. They furnish flattering evi
dence of the inexaustable agricultural re
sources of our magnificent State, resources
unrivalled even by her wonderful mineral i
deposites. The following is from one of
the most intelligent farmers in the Sun Josa
valley. He says:—
I harvest 540 acres, wheat, barley and
oats, averagihg 50 bushels to the acre
(here is 27,000 bushels.) 260 acres pota- |
toes, 250 bushels to the acre, (a crop of
nearly 40,000 bushels.) and 24 acres cab
bage. My onion crop will yield me j
160.000 pounds. My pears and grapes,
90.000 pounds. It will afford me great
pleasure to be at your city at the time of
yyar exhibition with some of my products.
Another says;—l harvest about 1,400
acres barley and other grains, and the ave
rage wilt be over 50 bushels to the acre.
My crops are principally grain. I shall
be with you with all my heart, and render 1
services I can to promote this great
enterprise, and which will reflect so much
honor upon all who have zealously sus
tained you in so noble an undertaking.
Godspeed you in jit.
The venerable/Sutter says • “With
great pleasure 1 jte cieve your circular for
the great fair yto take place 20th Sept.
I send one of y/>ur circulars to Germany,
to the great Horticultural establishment
there, then 1 send more to the farmers in
the upper Sacramento and 1 shall do all in
my power to have them take an active
part in this great show.
1 shall be there with my sons, aud shall
I send you specimens of nUr grapes and
! other things, ttie very best we have.”
A very distinguished officer in the U. S.
j A., writes thus; “1 had the the pleasure
to receive your note of the 27th with en
closed card for the grand Horticultural
Fair to be held at .Sacramento city, Sept.
20th. 1 rejoice most sincerely to see these
efforts to improve the agriculture of the
State, the results of which, though less
dazzling than gold, will tend more to the
real prosperity of the country, and I trust
you may be gratified with the most com
plete success.
The Homestead Bill.
The following is a summary of the
principal provisions of this important
bill, a bill more truly American in its
character than any other which has pass
ed Congress during its sesion.
THE BILL IN DETAIL, AS IT PASSED.
Sec. I provides that any person who is :
the head of a family and a citizen of the
United States, or any person who is the !
head of the family and had become u citi -
zen prior to the Ist day of January, iSFjo,
as required by the naturalization inwg 0 f
the United States, shall, from and after
the passage of this act, be entitled to en
ter, free of cost, one quarter section of
vacant and unappropriated pu'olic lands,
or a quantity equal thereto, t-., be located
m a body, in conformity with the legal
subdivisions of the public lands and after
the same shall have been surveyed.
2. Ihe person applying for the benefit
of the act, to ir,ake a',j affidavit that he or
she is the her.d of h family, and is not the
owner of arjy estate in land at the time
of such application, and has not disposed
of any estate in land to obtain the benefit
of the act,
3* "defers to the duties of the land
Re<r i*trai .
4. All lands acquired under the provi
sions of this act shall in no event become
liable to the satisfaction of any debt or
debts, contracted prior to the issuing of
the patent therefor.
5. If. at any time after filing the affida
vit required, and before the expiration of
five years, it shall be proven that the per
son locating on such lands shall have
changed his or her residence, or abandon
ed said entry fur more than six months at
any one time, then the land to revert back
to the Government, and be disposed of as
other public lands are now by law.
6. If any individual, now a resident
of any State or Territory, and not a citi
zen of the United States, but at the time
of making application for the benefit of
the act, shall have filed a declaration of
intention so to do as required by the Nat
uralization laws of the United States, and
shall become a citizen of the same before
the issuing of the patent, as made and
provided for in this act, such person s*•, H l l
be placed upon an equal footing w : ,th the
native born citizen.
7. No individual is permitted to make
more than one entry under this act.
The number of deaf, dumb, blind, in
sane and idiotie inhabitants in Pennsylva
nia is 5895. The number of half crazy
people innumerable. J
Sad.— To kiss a rosy cheeked frirl, and
m °- Ulh fll ‘. ed With ven etian red,
awf‘i h , 6 h f„ r r' ng re 00 " '™'r •«
AN ACT
Amendatory of an Act entiled “An Act
concerning the Courts of Justice of this
State, and Judicial Officers ,” passed
March 11 Ih, 1851.
The people of the Stale of California,
represented iri Senate and Assembly,
do enact as fol otvs:
Sec 1. Theeighty-seventh section ofan
Act entitled ‘An Act concerning the Courts
ot Justice of this State, mid Judicial offi
cers, ’ approved March Jl'.-h, !851,is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
These Courts, excepting the county of
San Francisco, shall have jurisdiction of
the following actions and proceedings :
First, of an action arising on contract for
the recovery of money only, it the sum
claimed exclusive of interest, do not ex
ceed the sum of five hundred dollars.
Second, of an action for damages for an
injury to the person, or for taking, detain
ing or injuring personal property; if the
damages claimed do not exceed the sum
of five hundred dollars. Third, of an ac
tion for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture, not
exceeding five hundred dollars, given by
statute oi the ordinance of an incorporated
city. Fourth, of an actum upon a bond
conditioned for the payment of money rot
exceedingfive'hnndred dollars; though the
penalty exceed that sum the judgment to
lie given for the sum actually due. When
the payments tire to be made by install
ments, an action may be brought for eu» b
installment as it becomes due. Fifth, of
an action upon surety bonds or under
takings taken by them, though the penalty
or amount claimed exceed five hundred
dollars. Sixth, of an action for the fore
closure of jiny mortgage, or the enforce
ment of any lyen on personal property,
when the debt secured does not exceed
exclusive of interest live hundred dollars.
Seventh, of an action to recover the pos
session of personal property when the
value of >uch property does dot exceed
five hundred dollars. Eighth, to take and
enter judgment on the confession of a de
fendant, when the amount confessed does
not exceed five hundred dollars. Ninth,
ot an action for a forcible or unlawful
entry upon, or a forcible or unlawful de
tention of lands, tenements, or other pos
sessions, The Justices Courts of the
County of San f rancisco, shall have |u
risdiction of the actions specified in the
first eight subdivisions, to cases involving
an amount not exceeding two hundred
dollars exclusive of interest.
Sec. 2. This act to take effect from
and after its passage,
RiCH’tJ. P. HAMMOND.
Speaker of the Assembly.
SAM’L. PURDY,
President of the Scnntc-
JOHN BIGLER.
Approved, May 3. 1332.
1 tie Steam Marine of France and
Great . Britain. —A Statement lately
made in the British House of Commons
estimate the commercial Pteamshrpping
of trance at three thousand horse power
and about ten tlmusainl tons. '1 his was
the aggregate in 1349 and since then no
great addition, it is believed, has been
made to it.
r the commercial] steam navy of Great
Briti’.m, available lor the national defence
in t,m ie of need, amounted on the first of
January last to twelve hundred and eigh
teen vessels-, and it was further stated
upon authentic information that there
were at least one hundred steamers in ad
vanced states of construction, or comple
ted since the beginning of tlie year, and
not included in the official return.
The vessels constituting this great
steam navy vary in .-izu from two hun
dred tuns burthen to three thousand. The
steamers of four companies now employed
in the ocean mail contract service, and
which were under ti.eir contracts, avail
able for warlike operations, comprised
seventy vessels, amounting m the aggre
gate of tonnage to 93,431 tons, with 1:2,500
horse power.
'1 his statement of the steam marine re
sources of Great Britain, with the con
trast it presented to the inferior capabili
ties of the French steam navy, was re e ved
with cheer* by the House “of Commons;
and tlie idea of a french invasion was put
in a rii ic do is light by the speaker, who
said thai nothing but me greatest imbecil
ty on the part of Great Britain could per
mit—-he tlid not say a French soldier
landing on British shores, but ever leaving
his own port.
“With a Little Variation/’— A
young itinerant preacher, in the eonstai t
habit of declaming a great deal a tout the
Creator, and especially about the first get*
ting up o| man, whenever he wished to
display his native eloquence to great ad
vantage, was one day holding forth to a
mixed congregation in a country school
house. Becoming warm and enthusias
tic as he proceeded, it was not long before
he reached his favorite theme, and started
t<T e . niriel ' ui "tf like the following sty!®.
‘Ann when the world was creat'd, and
me oeasts of the field, and the fowls of the
air, and pronounced very good, God said:
‘Let us make man.’ And he formed
him after his own likeness, and declared
him the noblest o{, all the works of hi*
hands. And he made woman also, and
bishit n id her in the exact image of maOi
with a little variation”
“Thank the Lord for the variation!”—
•d out d an old sinner, who sat over in th«
Amen corner of the room at this interest
mg juncture of the discourse.
i lie effect was perfecly hi 1* croUS and
irresistible, ims preacher dropped the
subject vvKcrc h? was inter- a , ple d, and wa»
never heard to r j it again during a
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