The weekly Placer herald., 1854-06-17
From the lines & Transcript.
Work for the Dem nOcraCy.

intention of permitting the rank and file
Of the party to assemble in State Conven-
tiOn. The call for meeting of the Cen
tral Committee appeared in his antl-ad'
,ninistration organ or yesterday, and al
though we are not one Of those journals
that needed the edict of the con>pirator
cause of last winter, yet we respond to
the invitation for call Democratic papers
in the State'' to ropy. What sthp other
important busness' mentioned will turn
ont to he, we are of course unadvlsed,
hut we have no doubt it will he made
publ" at the earliest moment through the
columns of the late organ Of the Whig
party, the Advertiser.
II we were to enter upon the field or
conjecture, we would predict another
flaming pronunciamento directed against
the feheral officers Of the State, and an
Initiating IN its force every one who does
not fal down and worship the supreme
head of the Committee. In fact it is said
that the document has already been drawn
up by the same classic pen which indict-
ed the former effort, and has elected the
warmest encomiuns of the faithful among
the members of that body. 1t has been
some time since the wor d was electrified
hy the efforts Of these geniuses, and ano-
ther little official farce is lnperIously
demanded. "Occupyng position which
enab es them to see dangers which escape
the peop es' eyes," we may look for some
thing more astonishing than former emana'
Mons. Let those then who have ears to
hear, prepare for next Wednesday morn
ing.
Without further conjecture therefore on
this point, we wish in the mean time to
say a few words to our Democratic
friends throughout the State. The work
which you have before you is one Of
vast importance, and upon the manner
in which it is done depends in an eminent
degree the per "anent integrity of our
party. The struggle on the part of those
who ruled the majority of the selfsty ell
Democrats in the Legislature ust past, is
to continue their control of the affairs OF
this State. 1t is the last desperate effort
Of a desperate clique, to perpetuate IFS
wanting power, regardless of the means
and in sole reference to selfish ends 1t
is nothing more or less than an appeal 20
you, to endorse in State Convention, the
acts and doings. both of omission and com
mission-o of intent and execution-o Of that
noted firm who for some time past have
held undisputed sways among us-we
mean the well known association OF
Broderick, Palmer, Cook, Bigler & Co.
Through their Vaccinations, we have
seen a session which should have termi-
mated in sixty days, protracted to hun
dred and thirty five. We have seen the
hoasted economy promised at the last
election practicall y carried out by large
ly increased expenditure. We have seen
measures the most wholesome and urgent
ly called for by the people give place to
der We have had rPproarh brought
upon the name of our State 10y the most
fragrant and open bribery and corruption
We have seen Legislators bought and sold
in the market with the same business in
difference with which one would barter
away jackass orr mule We have seen
gross attempt made to violate all Demo
cratic usages-the spirit and genius OF
our republican inStitutios-and the well
known wishes tf the people as well as
the political law of all the States of the
Union. We have seen the good name of
our State tarnished abroad by her selected
fiscal agents, and their fragrant Garelirtion
upheld and apologiZed for by high official
functionaries. We have seen an attempt
made to monopolize all the auction bust
ness of the State in the hands of a few of
the retainers Of the firm; to ruin the har-
hor and property holders of this city; to
levy tax of more than one hundred
thousand dollars upon the lumber con
Sumer-, to support in affluence few of
their favoriteS: to concentrate in single
hands the ferry privileges of the entire
bay; to confirm fraudulent locations of
school warrants and other affiliated acts OF
private speculation. We have seen re-
pudiaton made a part of the policy of our
State, and for his own personal spleen and
vindctive resentinpntS, a chief magistrate
bringing contempt upon our people by
vetong bill for the payment of honest
debts All of these things we have seen
attempted in the name Democracy, and
the men who would not lend their sane
ton to them, denounced as boilers and
coaitionists.
10 perpetuate the power of those who
are amenab to these changes, you, the
independent voters of the State, are called
upon. Every effort will he made to divert
your attention from the true issue invO'v-
ed All manner of dust will he kicked up
to blind your eyes. The national adini-
nistration will he denounced HIS it has heen
by them heretofore; its appointees grossly
maligned and mlSrepresented; our Con-