The weekly Placer herald., 1854-08-05
Meeting Of the Democratic Gem
trail Committee.

Pursuant to a call of the Committee bv
the Chairman, meeting was held in
Auburn, Wednesday, August o., 1854.
Upon call to order, the presiding officer
read the following communication, which
had been presented to him:
II. MITCHELL, ESQ, Chairman of one of
the Democratic Central Committees of
the County Of Placer:
The undersigned most respectfully in
form your body that the other Democratic
Central Committee of this county, are
now ready and willing to meet you in
convention, or otherwise, to deliberate
upon plans best suited to adjust the differ
ences which now divide the party, and to
bring about a perfect unity of feeling and
action in our ranks.
S. C. ASTIN,
Chairman of the other Democratic Cen
trail Committee Of the county of Placer.
On motion, Messrs. King and Leet
were appointed to de iver the following
reply, which had been adopted by the
Central Committee:
AUBURN, August Cd, 1854.
SAMUEL G. AsTIN, ESQ.
Your communication of this date has
been received and laid before the Com
mittee, of which am the chairman. |
am instructed to state in reply, that they
have no authority to meet in joint con
venton with any other body, but will re-
ceve and consider any proposition which
your body may have to make, for the good
of the Democratic party.
Yours, respectfully,
TABB MITCHELL, Chairman
The following is the reply received to
the above:
AUBURN, August 81, 1854.
TABB MITCHELL, Chm, Sc, Sc.
Dear Sir:-Your communication ofthis
date has come to hand, and the contents
duly considered. In reply to which, per-
NIT me to inform you that |, as Samuel
c. Astin, have addressed your body no
communication whatever; but AS Chair
man of one of the Democratic Central
Committees of this county, | addressed
your body, through you, communica-
ton, the tenor Of which was reconciliation,
and harmony in the Democratic ranks of
this county. And again most respect.
fully inform you. that the committee of
which | am the chairman, are now i'm
session, and are anxious to meet your
committee upon honorable grounds to
adjust the differences in our party. And
should such meeting take place, would
further inform you that, as ii step towards
reconciliation, the candidates on our ticket
have submitted their claims into the hands
of our Central Committee.
SAMUEL C. ASTIN.
Chairman, &c, &c.
Which was read, and the following
answer returned hy the former committee:
AUBURN, August 9, 1854
S. G.. AsTIN, Chairman, &c., S'c:-The
second communication from you, and the
committee of which you are chairman,
has just been received, and in reply am
authorized to state, that the con,munlca-
ton sent by the committee of which am
chairman, was intended for your COM
mttee fully assembled
am further only authorized to say that
the committee are still in session, and
await propositions which your committee
may have to make for the good of the
Democratic party, and be assured Of our
great desire for the harmony Of the party,
and the triumph of Democratic principles
Yours, res ertfuly,
TABB MI { HE'LL, Charm.
ne above was feplieu 10 as IolloWS:
AUBURN, AUGUST Cd, sd.
TABB MITcHELL. Chairman, etc:-
Your last communication has just been
received, the contents read, and due
consideration gwen to the sentiments
therein expressed And be You assured
that the honest desire of this committee is
to bury the Ratchet, and smoke the
pipe Of peace, harmony and union in
the Democratic party of this county
Therefore, we propose that committee
of three he appointed by your body, to
confer with corresponding committee
from this body, to arrange the pre- imlna-
nv steps to an entire compromise of al
difference of feeling and sentiment in the
ranks of the great and glorious Demo
cratic party of our county.
S. C. ASTlN, Charm.
On motion the following answer was
Immediately y returned:
AUBURN, August Sd, 1854.
s. C.. AsTIN, Chairman, etc: In re-
ply to your last communication, | would
state, that it has been received, consider
ed, and committee consistsng of MeSsrs.
Leet, King, and Riley, has been appoint
ed to meet the committee appointed by
your body.
Yours, respectfully,
TABB MITCHELL, Chm.