The Empire County argus., 1854-03-25
A CARD.
SAN FRANC1sCo, March II, 1854.

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requesting small space in your columns to reply to certain
articles which have been published in this city and first i'll
papers that were not of whig character, presume may
be pardoued for selecting the Alta California for my
sion of the matter. only wish my statement may be
generally read were the attacks Of those who have thus
arragned the bar of public opinion, and for that
son have selected your paper.
In reference circular signed by the whig state central
committees of which member, beg leave to state
that having taken very strong ground against the senatorial
election this session. having used whatever influence may
have to that end conversed Monday Tuesday last
with several members Of said committee. | then proposed
draw up circular to be addressed to the whg members
of the and assembly endorsing their course and also
approving that of the democratic members who had acted
with the wings in defeating the senatorial election at this
session of the legislature; compliment well merted and
one which believe large majority Of the whig party in
the state will approve Accordingly with their approval
drew up the circular, and exhibited it three of
those whose signatures attached to it, and it with
their approval | accordingly called the chairman he
read the same and signed it after which the other sigma
lures obtained Before the chairman signed it. how
ever he asked if had submitted to the other members
of the committee to which answered yes far all was
open, fair and unobectionabe. But afterwards another
member of the committee denounced it, saying it would in
jure the intended to favor and sustain and drive
the boilers back into the democratic ranks. maintained
the contrary. saying that the boilers could be forced
back into the old party again. and that the only hope of the
wings was to win them over to our side by approval Of
their course. cited the of the recent election of
whig governor in Maine by majority Of democratic votes
argued that by pursuing liberal towards the boers
here might hope for similar result This maintained
then-this maintain now-was the proper course for the
wings to pursue; and if the effect is anticipated it
will be owing to the bgng operations Of the orty of
the whig state central committee.
With these and arguments in favor my course
and because of devotion to the whg party, (of which
challenge doubt) and also being told by gentleman,
who has already received honors at the hands Of the parity
and is now, dcay, the anxious for higher hon
orstha he prevented the election, took the did
did assent to his pretensons of having defeated the
election for, with all due respect to other men, say had
much do with defeating the election any other man.
At least have the credit of it among the friends of the
measure, and the statement made in the Times ad Trans
c of this morning. that am the paid agent Of the cleo
tloniStS. Is false.
The assertion that kept myself hid after had obtained
the signatures is equally false had agreed to meet the
committee at their room, at eleven o'clock, | went
there, and found there. went again at p. NJ,
and again there there The balance of the day
after had obtained the signatures buSily employed
my Office i'll arranging books and for examine
ton the next morning. at the Superior Court Conceving
that they had done their duty had done mine, why
should look for them! 1t for them to look for me, if
they wanted to reract and took pains to avoid them.
am charged with having played trick on some mem,
bers of the committee deny the charge They all read
it several times approved of and signed it, Didn't they
know what it they signed! If they didn't they had
better resignif they did what do they complain of! Did
they want to be kept secret and it any offence that
procured the publication Of an instrument which they de-
Signed as secret circular! To this allegation plead
guilty, for have enough of secret circulars, and
know they have worked immense harm to the wing party,
and believe that this card, to have the effect which in
tended, should be published
One word more approve of every word in that circu-
lar Does not the Sacramento Union, does not the Cou
it! Does not the Times md 11anseim and every Demo-
cratic paper i'll the state opposed to the senatorial election
this session, approve of it.
ask if there member of the committee who signed
it that dapproves of itl Do they not every of them,
approve the action of the whg members of the Legsa
turel am | do. honor them for the they
have taken and respect those democrats who have thus
far stood with them through the battle And is there
of them poor a whg to do the same! challenge
them say whether they do not If they do then why
complain of mel If they do not, then what business have
they i'll Il whig committee. RICHD. BERRY,
OF the Wing State Central Committee.
The Democracy can see, from the above, the in
evitable tendency Of the coalition to defeat the
Senatorial election. Are they willing to become
fused into the Wing party-abandon their princi-
pies, and proclaim Democracy farce!