The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-29
Address.

Address,
Of the Democratic County Convention
to the faithful trenchmen.
The undersigned were appointed by
your sufferings, deadheads to represent
you in the Democratic County Convention
to be holden in Auburn, July 9TH, 1854.
On that day the Convention met at 2
O'Clock, P. NJ, in the Court House, and
Philip w. Thomas, Chairman of the
Central Committee, was about to call the
Convention to order, when we saw that
we had no show for victory, at once
moved to place one of our friends in the
chair, but which move failed for want of
votes to sustain it.
The convention was then called to order
and Dr. Cate, of Green Valley, an honest
good Democrat it is true, but one Of our
opponents, elected to the chair.
This violation of our interests was then
succeeded by another yet more gross
the appointment Of Committee on Gre
dentials, and to report suitable persons to
act as the permanent officers of the con-
vention.
OF course we opposed this, but it was
of no avail, they had the votes on us, and
would outnumber us, although many of
us claimed the merit of voting two or
three times. The chairman appointed a
committee of one from each township for
this purpose, and had their names acritten
do,cn upon piece of paper! This COM
mittee was gone upon this duty some three
hours, investigating the credentials,a piece
of the most unnecessary work, in fact the
duty, had it devolved upon us, we could
have performed in half hour, as we
know very well who our friends were,
and arho ,cere entitled to seats.
This interval of time was one of great
suspense to us, for we know that if they
got at those precincts which we had so
handsomely contested, they would GER
tainIy get hold Of information not proper
to be impaired to the uninitated, but when
we heard the report of the committee our
suferings became intoerable, for we saw
at once that they had the dead vood on
us. 1t was not for us to remain idle under
such circumstances, and then fellow
trenchmen, we put "our harness on" and
commenced the work in good earnest by
"waving our lights"
We made long speeches for the purpose
of worrying them out, introduced amend
ments to resolutions for the purpose
befoging the enemy, and when they were
about to put the vote, in order to make
the confusion more perfect, moved ad
journment.
Finally, we made them adjourn until
early candle light, and fully expected that
we could effect something if ,Ue once got
them IN the dark. On reconvening the
question upon the adoption of this out
rageous committees report, came up, and
as we had complained persons were vot-
ing there who had no pretentions to seats,
this audacious president pro tenn, had the
temerity to take us at our word, called all
the delegates into part of the house by
themselves, took the vote in that way,
and actually beat us at our o,Cn game.
Thus these disorganizers, hung on, vot-
ing down our adjournments, and oppos-
ing US with all their might until they got
matters in a train, SO that something like
business could be done. The undersign-
ed felt at this iuncture of the meeting that
we were certainly used up, but motion
to adjourn prevailed at this time, and we
then prepared our plans in course for
operations in the morning.
On convenlng on the 9Th of July, we
made several motions which we expected
would confuse matters so that we could
draw out of the convention, as it became
perfectly apparent we were not going to
succeed in it. This we found rather
difficult to accomplish without showing
our hand too plain. At last we made the
rifle, and now we soemly assert that we
made more motions and more noise and
confusion by half than the others, and we
appeal to you if this is not good evidence
that we should have been the majority.
Here then is presented the anomaly of
majority Withdrawing from minority.
Besides this we are convinced that this
entire work has been perpetrated by p.
w. Thomas, Chairman of the Central
Committee, who was there present with
his pockets full of rocks intimidating us.
The undersigned therefore deemed it
their duty to assemble by ourselves, in a
house where all the good acting is done,
and where we could have it all our own
way and be convenient to grocery. The
result has been the nomination of a ticket