The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-11-26

Coionnc, Saturday, November 20, 1853.

in handsome and fattering manner, questions the
propriety of our calling it The Empire County
argus" The napo we gave it was not altogether
matter Of taste with us. This has been recognize
cd as and called the Empire Coimy for the last
three years. and it still retains its proud and honor
able title and if the Union doubts the correctness
of our assertion it has only to refer to its own files
to find it frequently alluded to as the "Emp|re
Comfy especially during the late political can
vass.
AT the last election we frankly though reluctant
" admit that we did not poll as large vote as San
Francisco, but for reasons susceptible of proof we
can easily account for our falling off. 1t is well
known that for causes unnecessary to alludc to-
there was great dissatisfaction and not little de-
lection in the Democratic ranks and consequently
lukewarmness apathy and indifference. Every
foul and villaners SANDER that malice and ingenui
ty could invent against the tried and honored stand
nrdbearer of the Democratic party, was industri-
ously circulated, and no where more skillfully, Sc
cretly and shanelessly than in this county. The
authors we'll knew that whispering tongues can
poison truth" The ardor Of many Democrats be-
came cooled, and large number Of misguided men
felt such little interest in the election that but few
could be prevailed upon to attend the polls. The
Wings nominated q candidate for Governor who
was too weak and incompetent to arouse the enthu-
siasm Of the Wing leaders, In each party there
was but a slim vote. In San Francisco, where the
whole vote is almost concentrated in the city, they
had as many different tickets as there are trades,
and each Of them brought out its respective parti-
~, H., ell Ia! G,o,
fifteen to twenty her tickets besides the nominees
of the two great poticel parties, in FL Dorado it
would have doubled its vote, and not forfeited its
proud position The purity too Of the ballot box is
more vigorously and stringently guarded in the
country than in large cities; and we have heard it
repeatedly said that many persons voted four and
five times in San Francisco. We are amenable to
no such reproach. We doubt if q single illegal
vote was cast in this county. Far otherwise was it
In San Francisco. We claim, then, notwithstand-
ing we poed less votes than the latter that FL Do
RADIO is STILL what we hope it will ever be, the En-
prc County Of the State. 1t may be urged that
San Francisco has, within the last two years in
creased its population unprecedentedly. So too has
Ell Dorado in still greater ratio. The steamers
eemmonthly pour into its harbor thousands of pas
songers, nine-tcnths Of whom find their way into
the mines, and much larger number come to oul
county than remain in the city while on the other
hand the immense number of immigrants who
crossed the Plains within the last two years, are
almost to q man in the mines.
It is fortunate for the State and the Democratic
party that there is one county whose vote, voice and
power can counterbaance the arrogant, dictatorial.
selfish and oyershadowing influence of san Fran
cisco. The tremendous power, wealth and resour-
ccs that at the disposal of the latter are held
in check and rendered nugatory by the sagacity,
trmness, patriotism and honesty Of the FL Dorado
delegation, backed they have always been by the
almost unanimous strength Of the lion-hearted De-
mOcracy of Placer. Yuba Nevada and other mining
counties Of the State San Francisco fears and
hates its more fortunate rival, and has made many
Intellectual attempts to conciliatc coerce and hum
bic FL Dorado
We have heard it said repeatedly by many intel
lgent persons whose ignorance is inexcusable that
San Francisco controlled the State; that it carried
its point both in the Legislature and in State Con-
yentions, despite all opposition; that all who op-
posed it were doomed and politically dead that
every bill Of Importance originated there; that it
made all nominations, and number of equally silly
assertions. Nothing can be farther from the truth
We had the honor Of attending majority of the
Democratic State Conventions, and have no hesita-
ton in saying that in almost every instance San
Francisco failed, ANONYMOUSLY failed backed tho
it was by the wealth, talent acknowledged ability
and superior training Of its politicians, who are
thoroughly conversant with every species of polti-
cal trickery, in carrying out its projects. In some
instances it udiciously and wisely followed the lead
Of Ell Dorado and its sister mining countless but
when it departed from this line of conduct and
went it on its own hook" TO use very expressive
but not elegant phrase, it was no uhar! Every
proposition cmanating from delegate from Ell Do
RADIO or one of the northern counties invariably met
with favorable and even fattering reception, save
IN one or two unimportant instances; while ma
Jority OF the motions made by delegates from San
francisco, to use the mdest term, were treated
with the most provoking Indifference FL Dorado
always carried her point and always enlisted the
generous sympathies and support of tho true and
tried Democrats Of the mining counties; San Fran
cisco but seldom and never without the cordial CO.
operation of the former When their interests con-
flicted, Ell Dorado carried the day by crushing and
overwhelming majority 1t was so too in the Leg