The Empire County argus., 1854-07-29
Corr srondence Of tho Argus
CrOr Bar disc0urSes obom tie State Coprert'o
Inrrs rovr>, LII. 1os

MIR ARGUS - started the other day to tell you
about the great Democratic State Convention. and
only reached the point where the Major rolled on
the platform I will now continue with nv i'm
frossions Of the assembled Democracy if you please
lust remember that am ,;ill II. the BAPTIST Church
with Judge Mc;owan presiding over the Demo
cratic portion and 'olln Nlcnougal over the bolters
he himself being bolcr, his right bower IIlanton
McAnin a b4ltr his lift bower Cen Est STATE
Prison Contractor, and his leading trump NJ. Bid
we'll also boltcr, the balance of the suit made NJ
with Frank Washington of the Custom House
organ NcKibbn, VanVoorhics and several small
cr Custom House Fry and land grnbbcrs represent
ed by the private Secretary Of Capt Folsom, in
cludinc the Fl Dorado Court House clique in the
shape of Court House officials, with an elongated
mourncr in the person Of one Chipman, who was
ready to weep tears Of blood over the fallen for
tunes of the great political mother custom house
who il now in travail and about to bring forth n
miserable abortion Each larty stood and looked
at the other. every now and then 'grinning q
r!asty smile but determined each to say.--ali
this time the wlgs stood round the church encour-
aging the voaries Of the custom housc.-tho chair
men Of the democratic aud anti-democratic king
,!om, occa,;onay taking horn Of brandy straight
together. Fina'ly the custom house procured Il
bone FIR their c'airnaa 10 nib5e az this lie
would not share with lis neghbor, bcing deter
mined to starye him cat wherCupon the Judge
declared that AlcDuu eal should have TO more whis
ky. At this startling declaration lie forthwith
gave the Judge one end OF the bone to pick. wien
the trustees Of the church made their appearance
and requested both charmen and their aiherent,
to retire at once from the church never more to
return to il again So tiI"y left, the two chairmen,
arm in arm. 4 custom house committee proceeded
straight to The telegraph Office and forwarded the
result, and were directly. no doubt, informed that
they might hold convention of their own. Next
morning, July 18th, the custom house officials as
scrubbed in the Musical Hall, street, and invi-
ted their friends to join them in the formation Of II
parry to be callcl the 1Iujcl'S. The Maj jor and
followed and took seats IL tie convention. | went
because | desired to be along with ofio;A dem
ocrats. Tom Ileu|y was there an'l he had late
Iy been to V Washington and turned Lieut. Beals Out
Of fat job and GOT himself appointed director o
"A hNA'ANN'
Gwin, | ftlt assured tl.at this must be lie great
national democratic parry and then | hoped 81
hear about the genu nenoss OF .pauish grams il
the vicinity OF the Icjon pass, and hear also abou
$cnatUI Owns co1nl with indians and lnd:al
farming, besides learning the value Of land ly the
square league, and the price Of beef by the yard
when furnished for indians and sold to MINERS oi
four bits pound
Tom Henly is great on stump speeches, an! thi'
indian business will require some Of his skill er,
long. will at some time T. You the speculation,
and shemes about the Tcj,n reservation. There
is u goody nu.nhcr Of fingers in that pie, finger,
to which money will stick Ike death 10 dead mig
ger. Will thrust my crow bar into this dumping
in due time and make the dly bones rattle.
After litte lg rolling my friend the Nlajol
was called upon to preside permanently over the
Nus cs's as Il John iIcDougal had personally ac
knowlcdgcd himself hol,er The private secre
taly OF Folsom, of Liedsdorf estate memory, being
retained as one Of the secretaries. Thus ,quippe,
for service the 1ius.ccls listened to speeches brim
ing iul Of love for the people and hatred of the
| the democrats assembled in State Convention a
Carpenters Hall All the chief boilers poured ou
gas in streams until proposition arrived from ;h(
! Democratic State Convention for committee q
conference, To devise basis Of harmony if possible
This proposition was discussed at great length anc
with zeal, the chap Chipman, the blood treeper o
The day before Ginning in HE desired no peace
he could not sit in convention with brute force,
certainly no;, he believed in scientific fighting
could not bear shoulder strikers. Oh no. This
Chipman, if he comes to lecture your people thi
fall, advise Grow Bar who will enlighten the Judg'
about several mining exploits Of 81 and 80, anC
abou. yisl; to tie Atlantic States and sundry Sc
crct passages in The history thereof
In due time news arrived from the Democratic
State Convention that they had made their nominal
tons, and placed on their ticket Messrs. Latham
and Mcl1ougal, eur present representatives in con
gress for rc-olccion. This intelligence created
trcmenl Us sensation No one at first could bcliey,
it, and therefore motion to adjourn prevailed il
order to ascertain the truth Of the report and ob
tain adyccs from the custom house by telegraph
During this time curses deep escaped from the lip
of many: said one ID IN it, we intended to nom
mate these same men anl would have done it by
acclamation but for this d IN caper.' Said anoth
er I'VE are ruined without benefit Of clergy Lath
am will run in the mines Ike a whirlwind DIN
the luchn Another, Il told You that union ant
harmony was the better part Of valor, now you set