The Empire County argus., 1854-02-11
colomo. Saturday, Ees,ruory II, 1855.
THE Ell DORADO DELEGATION.

FL Dorado delegation. As regards intelligence, ur-
banity of manners, integrity, and untiring diligence
in their legislative duties, they stand unriyalled-
To say this much for any delegation, among body
of such intelligent mon compose the present le-
gislature, is slight praise: yet, the we'll known
character and ability of the delegation will warrant
this much, and more if it were needed to sustain
them in their acts as legislators.
Circumstances may have combined to cause our
delegation to disregard the wishes Of certain po-
clans, on the question of the Senatorial election, and
it may be that those persons, without due consider
ation take upon themselves the Office of ccnsors upon
the acts Of the dclegation and arc ondoayorinG to
prejudice the public mind against them; yet the
delegation have an abiding faith in the people, and
believe that when that people which so mighty
in their power become acquainted with all the va
rous combinations which surround the Senatorial
question, they will acquit them Of misrcprcsentng
the trust confded to their hands, and sustain them
in their course.
We are the more sanguinc of this, from the fact
that all must admit that the representative at Bcni-
cia is better acquainted with the various phases Of
things-their bearings and intents, than he who is
distant from the centre Of political movements. 1t
is idle to say that there exists 10 necessity for our
delegation to take the position they have in the
present struggle for Senatorial honors Circum-
stances have arisen since the election which render
it itimperatiyely binding upon the party if they wish
to maintain its purity, to so into the election of
u S. Senator this winter, 1t is the only safe
method of healing the discussions splingng up in
in our ranks and tending to distract and divide US
iS 1ot IN H.,
causes which brought about this state Of things 1t
is enough that they exist and that there is rene
dy the prompt application of which will heal the
widening breach. To this end the majority Of the
Ell Dorado delegation are striving. They see the
inroads into the ranks made by Designing and willy
men for selfish purposes and relying upon the in
telligence and magnanimity Of their constituents
they have endeayorcd, by their personal influence
to remove the bone of contention which is tending
to divide us as party. For this they deserve well
Of their constituents. For this they are entitled to
the gratitude and thanks of all who wish to preserve
democratic principles and democratic faith.
We said the people sloaH sustain their represent
atives. We now say they aW sustain them. The
same people-the dcmocratic hard working people,
who dclve in the guches Iayines, fats creeks and
coyote holes, who nominated them with such una
nimity, and elected them with such an emphatic
and overwhelming majority. will stand by and sup
port them in their attempts to restore harmony to
the democratic party.
There is no disgusting the fact, that the "sJber
second thought Of the people is always correct and
that, as in this instance, where they have rep'scd
confidence in a set Of men whom they have good
4OJ
men, they will not condemn them unheard. even
though they be set upon by politicians who have
every thing to gain by the success Of their plans.
1t is well authenticated fact, that grea, ma
jority of the people Of this county as well,as in
some otLers are miners and they care little or
nothing about the Senatorial question, much less
about the man who is to fill the Office as they place
full confidence in the integrity of those they elect
to the legislature and believe they will make tu-
dicious selection, and for this reason they are will
ling they should do this duty as they would do
any other, according to their best Judgment
1t has been urged by somo-mostly small politi-
cians-that the people claim to be heard on the
subject of the Senatorial election-that they are
jealous of their rights free and Independent voters
and demand that all subjects of importance should
be submitted to them for consultation and approval
before the delegation should presume to act Such
course of reasoning is fit only for the low doma-
gogue, and not for men ofsense. We know as we'll
as those who manufacturing public opinion to
carry out specific purpose that the great mass of
the pcople-and when we say people, we mean the
laboring men-earo not fg whether the election
comes off at this the next session Of the legisa-
ture-and that they care as little for the man who
is to fill that station they do for the in the
moon. The members Of the delegation know this
TACT too and they know that the people will sustain
them In the course they have marked out to pursue
despite all attempts to prejudice public opinion
against them
We now say that the unholy cabal which had its
origin in the attempted introduction of cody labor
nto this State, to degrade the great mass of free
laboring men, by bringing them into competition
with serrie laborers, and which is now endeavorine
to distract the democratic party for the same ute
rior purpose, will find that they have "rcckoned
without their host' if they think the people will
help them consummate their acts Of treachery to the
democratic party
Let thu. people look to it, Let them make them
selves acquainted with the causes to the present
state OF affairs and they will not only sustain their
representatives with hearty good will, but they