The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-05
For the Placer Herald.
A mo6eus i'm Auburn.

presence was very much needed IN your
town, 1 came, as usual, in my quiet way,
and in passing up one of your streets my
attention wat struck by large blue hand
bill sticking upon the side OF the old
Court House, calling upon the Demo-
cracy of Placer county 70 meet in Con-
venrion for the purpose of putting out
from the ranks certain men called Boilers.
Upon asking of by-stander T2hat it
meant, | was informed that ".t vss the
death-warrant of the Doctor" "Good,"
said I, call doctors should die" But
says the individual whom addressed,
"not so fast, we only meant to put the
Doctor, and one or two more perhaps,
off the Central Committee"
Not so bad, thought |. Here is some
political squabble, and there may be some
work for me. passed ON slowly up the
street, musing. Now, Mr.. Editor, in by
gone days was head and ears in poll
tirs-polticans were so honest that they
required an immense amount Of my care
10 manage them; but lately they have
grown smarter and can manage for them
selves. occasionally take look into a
Democratic or Wing Convention, but
have found as general ghing that mat
ters were going on swmm;ngly. But this
big blue hand-bll which J had just seen
was still in my mind when as ! passed
the "Temple," heard a grey old Whig
exclaim, "There's hell among the demo-
!" After visiting one or two more
places which required my attention, re-
tired to my den and slept; and dreamed
that in your town of Auburn there were
assembled the Convention called for the
purpose of purifying the Central Commit
tee. There were present lumber of
delegates--but how, or when, or by whom
appointed could not be determined, as
there had been no time fixed, or place, in
any precinct for the election of delegates
But the meeting was duly organized by
the election of President and Secretary.
The former stated the object for which
the meeting was convened, and concluded
bp reading one of the big blue hand bills.
"Death to the Doctori'' heard some
one muttering. "Not 50 fast says an
other,-gentlemen if we are going to
cleanse the Democratic party wish to
know whether it is from the boilers in or
the bolters out, as he had understood
there were some men holding Office in the
democratic party who we're wings until
lately. Which may very well lie says
another, but man has. right to be a
democrat for the sake OF getting Office
(Here observed several members of the
meeting frequently clearing their noses
with their pocket handl<erchiefs, and on
nquiring the reason, was informed that
they Wished to smell clear, so as to detect
any .fshy democrats thai might be in the
! COnvention.)
The majority of the convention agreed
that as the Doctor and others had been
chosen for one year, the meeting had no
right to put him out Of office. A resolu-
ton, however was offered to the effect
that no person should he considered a
member of the democratic party, who had
| bolted Here one of the members wished
to know if it was intended to include
"Justices of the Peace. " This made con-
siderable commotion, and the resolution
was finally laid upon the table,
After a great deal of private consulta-
ton person arose and offered the two
following resolutions
Resolved, That in view the great dis :
tance of California from the seat of the
General Government, we consider it fit
and proper that an election for United
States Senator be made at the coming ses-
sion of the Legislature, and that our Sen
ators and Representatives in the Legisla-
ture be instructed to vote in favor of the
measure.
Resoiued, That as the large cities, (no
matter whether they are in whg or dem
Ocratlc countles,) possess the intelligence
and democracy any how, that a person
from the emporium of State be chosen to
represent us benighted miners in the Uni
ted States Senate.
"Whew !--whe-- eW ,--said
| in my sleep--there is no use for me here,
and amid the applauae with which rho