The Empire County argus., 1854-07-29

hat Latham and McDougnl will decline the nom.
ination. True we know better but we are in the
boat with fair chance of going to perdition and
the worst Of it is, have got ourselves into this
inf rnal scfape with the help of that cursed secret
circuir, and may the devil take him who published
it, The secret is out of the bag now and directly
we must fish or cut bait" Thus ell lands raved
and cursed MIST rtunes never come single--a
member of the last legislature put in his car and
Sad, Il labored honestly last winter to defeat the
Senatorial election stood Ivy you through thick
and thin, but now find have been humbugged,
he idea never entered my head that you intended
to distract and divide the party. The scales are
now Oft my eyes, see you in all your deformity
have begged you TO harmcnze but no. you will
court destruction, will rush straight to run--your
whole doctrine is rule or ruin, and now unite with
portion of the wings as you have all along in
tended to do. and merit the just contempt Of every
man. You deserve it richly"
Night came and the Mu> Gals re-assembled and
proceeded to heal their disappointment in accord
ance with orders and plans made and provided, as
per telegraph. Cen. Denver and thil Herbert
were nominated for Congress, and both made
speeches which were applauled by their hearers
Nil i.eake was placed IN nomination for Clerk of
the Supreme Court, and returned thanks The
thanks were duly received hlr Leake will run we'll
provided he does not sprain his ankle in another
Gaming scrape. If Senator Colby will only stump
the Stat and relate his experience Mr. Leake will
most Likely run high and dry up salt river.
The Musicals then adjourned with the under.
standing that the resolutions IF the Democratic
state Convention would be printed in the morning,
and that if these resolutions said a single word
about the Nebraska bill. then the Nebraska Bill
should not be named in the morning proceedings of
the NusicalS. If not, then une hundred guns
should salute the Bill. Morning came, July 20,
and the MusjcalS again convened, listened to their
resolutions and then to speeches and winding up
with the discovery that they were the people, and
the people own the State Of California. and there
fore the State belongs TO to Us in particular and
to nobody else Resolved, therefore that we ad-
journ sac de- giving three cheers for the people
The cheers were given and the Nus cais adjourned.
Your correspondent also attended a sitting of the
Democratic State Convention all appeared to be
harmony there, everything going off like mar
S-DN EuT ticil iIlilOc TCutctlUn on all
he had seen and heard which he records as his
own private opinion. There are a large number of
men in this State ready and willing to come for.
ward and serve their country. They are connect
ed with no industrial pursuit. identified with
no interest in the State, care nothing for its pros.
pcrity are mere reckless schemerS: Will rot live by
honest labor. never did and never intend so to do
| and pnu 70 fls St,+o IN al,
their trade is politics Like Swiss soldiers, they
have no principles to contend for. only those that
pay we'll without labor in return: they can be
bought and s'll ut any time provided the consid-
Grafton is sufficiently omnipoent They are ex-
ceelngly in love with California. but ready to sell
aut the whole State at any time, provided q good
thing can hi ma in the operation. They are
'ey'on in numbers and always turning up Mt con-
ven;ions and not unfrequrnly slip into flee They
are as complete pack Of scramblers as ever have
existed since the food, and the greatest curse ever
inf A'ced upon people. band If political locusts,
producing nothing. eating out the substance of the
people and finale engage in hurdy- -gurdy
fight to eat each other. ! his, Mr. Argus, is the
sum total Of my 'pinon Of the swarms Of political
loattrs who hang about conventions like flock Of
buzzards.
That portion Of community who have the real
interests of the State at heart will in due time
teach the brawins pack that their services are not
wanted and send them whence they cam. there to
remain till Gabriel blows his trumpet. | am sick of
the political huckser shops and Of the thmble rig.
GERS who play the game Of politics so utterly dis
gustei that now dc not desire the nomination for
c nstahle even The mal0rG from the political
cess-poois infcts my system: although | have q
stomach made Of graphing iron cannot digest the
miasma Of California politics, therefore return to
the pick and shovel after seeing the congregation Of
whiggcIy and the pca-ant faces there to be ex,Ii5
tied. ] he wings have mourned from one corner of
their mouths tor many years now they begin to
! laugh at the other. am informed that they are
intending 70 form Laughing Clubs for practice in
order to laugh properly success this fall poor
souls. they will probably be soreIy disappointed, the
democrats being famous for quarleng to the last
day before el, ction and then uniting TO whip the
common enemy. The wings always laugh before
election rarely afterwards They are christians
believing in the doc rine of perseverance to the
end in order to win the priz, the prize will he an
emp bauble in this instance.
CROW BAR.
| Yankee and an Englishman were arguing to.
gether when the latter in reply to some severe re.
! mark of Jouat tban's said