The Empire County argus., 1854-09-30

weoR, sin the name Of the Democracy of the State
demanded declaration from, the Hon. James "A.
McDou:gal defining Ibis position in regard to the
late canvass received from that gentleman the fol
lowing note III reply:
= SAx FaAEcTsco, Sept. q, 1874
EDITOR 1INv5 Ahp TRANscMpr in reply TO
your article Of to-day headed '(ien. Mcrougl and
the late canvass, will state that long before left
this city for Washington, had determined not to
be y candidate for the ensuing term under amy cir
cumstances. OF this my friends were generally
advised. My friend Judge Murray war, with 9TH
ers not only authorised but requested, in the event
my name should he presented to ace thar it was
Withdrawn. My request was that IL should be
withdrawn, under whatevor circumstances pre-
sented.
Judge Murray. in pursuance Of my request, did
withdraw my name, for which he has my thanks;
he did precisely what should have expected from
him under the circumstances.
suppose this statement will be satisfactory to
the Times and Transcript, without it he true, and
Ia it appears true that the article referred to
was more stratcgetic mode Of opening hostiiites
against myself II such be the case have only 10
say LAY On Rospectfully,
J. a. McDovcALI.
Upon this letter Tho Transcript expended nearly
a column, on Monday last, letting OF its rage. It's
chagrin is perfectly excrutiating The idea that
the Hon. james A. McDougal is determined To
exercise the common right Of every American citi
zen, TO shape and direct his political conduct,
independent Of the dictum Of tho T,anscrjM, appears
TO be, to that sheet, a ecur0e Of dreadful torture
The Transcript, however, "spake' in the name CT
the masses and now communicates to the Hon.
gentleman the gratifying intelligence that the De-
Inocracy
"Wil mark any man for the guillotino who, o,e.her
ny lndocis:on, prudence, or a wise and mastery
strategy, lends himself to the perpetuation Of the
power Of the nnholy Political Trading League Of
this city, who for selfish purposes we'll nigh defeat
ed the great democratic party in the recen: cleo
tons
Hereafter, If the General is 60 unwiso as not 70
heed all the admonitons of the Sir Oracle address
sing him, he need not be astonishod if his next
visit to Washington he should enter the Halls Of
Congress minus his head Suspense viii! not bo os
long duration, probably, for we are told that
Sat the proper time our position shall be clearly
defined, so that he who runs may read We shall
attempt to shape our course upon the Senatorial
question in accordance with the dctst@ Of jus
tice, &c "
The worst of it is, that all this is to be done re-
gardless of the toes of the Bogusites' and of Hon
James A. AlcDougalls toes in particular to hight
On the cruelty of the operation the complainings
of friends and to be totally dsregarded,
and no doubt tho Transcript will gratuitously throw
in lestle aggravation, by informing the people that
the definition, when given is promulgated officially
ly the great democratic party, and more even, that
when the course on the senatorial question is
marked out, oil democrats who do not walk in the
tracks thus plainly made shall have the guotino
applied to their necks as warning hereafter. The
Transcript concludes not to lay on at present, 80
look out for tall grass in the future