The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-15
For the Placer Herald.
Iowa Hill Correspondence.


themselves, and of proper regard for
the common sense of the people at large,
as to stoop to bolster up course of high,
handed usurpation and gross violation of
the rights of an enlightened constituency,
by wilful misrepresentation, and by So
phistry so transparent that the least dis
corning eye can readily detect the false
hoods and deceit beneath. When those
men too, have had the confidence of the
people,, and have been placed ny their
partially in positions which should ma
turally command the respect of honest
men-then, sir, it is time that the corrupt
motives and ends Of these designing in
triguers should be laid bare in all their
hideous deformity, that an indignant peo.
pie may put a seal Of condemnation upon
their acts, and Illustrate their unhoy de-
signs. | wish, sir, to call the attention
Of the Democracy Of Placer county to the
address published in the last "Placer
Democratic" Promulgated under the sane
ton of those disorganizers, who failing in
their attempt to break up our County
Convention, withdrew and organized
Convention Of their own. One would
wonder that a man could be found so
base, so lost to truth and honesty, as to
put forth such document, teeming as it
does, with falsehoods and misrepresenta-
tions. Were it not apparent, that the
author Of this distinguished production
was the Hon 1.-THE immaculate, Charles
A. Tuttle. Among the proceedings of
this would be Convention, is the follow
ing:
"On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed committee to report
suitable address, &c., &c., viz: C. A.
Tuttle, D. Walton, J. w. Carpenter, and
Thomas Cum" Mr.. Tuttle the chair
man Of that committee, reported the ad-
dress, and it certainly bears the marks of
his peculiar genius.
1t must be source Of peculiar gratifica-
ton to that gentleman that he Is possess
sed of mini, and will so accommodating,
and of the happy faculty of so acting at all
times and under all circumstances, as to
subserve the interests of all parties. A
man who can, in the short space of three
or four weeks, both advocate and oppose
the election of U. S Senator, in viola
ton of the rights Of his constituents, who
can within the same time, put his name
to An address advocating such an election,
and then sign and endorse another diane
trically opposing that election, and who
can oscilate back and forth, first on one
side, aud then on the other, all the while
preserving the most imperturbable equa-
nimiiy Of mind; that man. sir, Is posses
sed Of will and purpose capable of
any thing. We cannot be surprIZed then
that this same Charles A. Tuttle, after
the secession of the Broderickites, should
remain and take part in the proceedings
of the regular Convention, cast the vote
of Thomas Belcher, an unnatnrallZed clti-
zen, and the four votes from Poverty
Bar all which he held by Proxy-for some
of the officers nominated, and pledged
them his hearty support. That he should
remain in convention till it adjourned,
and then proceed to join the Broderick
Convention with his five votes, nominate
officers, &c., &C., pledge those nominees
his hearty and undecided support. Men
Of ordinary capacity would find it difficult,
perhaps impossible, to support both the
tickets which were nominated. But Mr..
C. A. Tutt!e's brilliant genius and indomi-
table will is capable Of even impossiblll-
ties. Now let us see how Mr.. futile can
misrepresent The address states "that
at 9 O'Clock, P. w. Thomas took the
chair and Dr.. Cate was nominated and
elected temporary Chairrnan-the whole
meeting voting' Now, sir, does not the
author of that address know that P. w.
Thomas did not take the chair, that he
merely, as Chairman Of the Central Com
mittee, called the Conventiont to order,
and read the call under which it assem-
bled. Does he not know also, that before
MIR. Thomas had called the Convention
to order, this same Mr.. Tuttle, jumped up
with the most indecent haste, and moved
that Mr.. Scoby, Broderckite, and not
delegate to the Convention, take the chair
temporarily, put the motion himself
which was Indignantly voted down by the
"assembed multitude" A beautiful dodge
that, Mr.. Tmttle. Why was not that
spoken Of in your address? 1t would all
have been we'll if the "multtude assem-
bled" had sustained Mr.. T., and elected
Mr.. Scoby to the chair. But the project
was too apparent. The delegates were
so indignant that man like Mr.. Tuttle,
who ought to know the usages Of conven-
tions, should have so little regard for
decency and proprety-that his PROPOSE
ton was met with perfect storm of
noes.
After the call had been read, DR.. Cate
was nominated as temporary Chairman,
and elected unanimously. The conven-
tion then adjourned to await the report of
the committee on credentials. 1he con-