The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-13
ed itself upon being the offspring of the

County Convention hau placeu theiii III,
the Chairman, and other members OF the
Central Committee, acting upon the ne
cessity of the time, took occasion to warn
the Democracy of the county, that the real
object of the "New Convention" was an
incpient step in the Senatorial Election
fraud. This warning was not sufficiently
needed, to prevent them from inveigling
into their trap some very worthy men
and Democrats, who since that are most
heartily sick of their folly, in allowing
themselves to be thus entrapped. by
dnt of back room caucuses, and sly CHM
ney corner elections, and great deal OF
pressing into the service, there appeared
in Convention on the l2th of November,
delegates from Ssr precincts. ont OF tofty-
Seuen, in the county of Placer.
The warning voice of the Central Com
mittee was not without its good effects,
even ip this packed party, for they came
nearly to man pledged against any move
ment favorable to a Senatorial Election
this winter, and the ''fat was all in the
fire" With the instgators of the move, for
they were obliged to deny, ''like good tel-
lows" any such intention, and did scout
at it as one of the boiler lies, and with
most crushing indignation, made bridge
of our nose in publishing to the anxious
world the sage conclusions OF this I'M
mortal body. But, as to the truth OF the
accusation, how do facts tally. Mr.. b.
L. Fairfield fourished as delegate from
Township No. /, and he asserted that III
his Indignation at the unjust attempt to
bring on the election of Senator this ses-
sion, that he rode twenty miles in order to
be in the Convention to oppose the move
should it be made. Mr.. James O'Nell
bore the entire honors of Township No.
7, upon his shoulders Mr.. Myres and
Mr. futile were also in the meeting, and
although their names do not figure III the
printed report of the meeting, it must not
be thereby understood that they were idle
spectators Now what did these very
gentlemen do when they got to the Capital,
after denouncing this accusation as one of
the 'bolter Hes?" why, they sent back an
address to their constituency that they
''as representatives. of their FELLow-
DEMOCRATS. occupy positions which ena-
hle them to discover dangers that some
times escaped our eyes," and that "under
the pressure of a great necessity" they
should advocate and vote for the election
of a United States Senator this session
''as one of the avails of the late State con-
test" and spite of all the peoples protests,
have been doing so ever since.
More than this, some Of the lesser lights
that fourihed in that Convention are
known to be the warmest advocates OF
Mr.. Broderick and this election move
Well, what did this convention do? Why,
passed a vote of thanks 10 two of the
Central Committee, who had left the
county, filled up new Central Commit
tee, from which, by way of ''purifying"
the Democratic party, they excluded the
very gentlemen who were so strenuonsly
opposed to the election fraud, of MIR.
Broderick's friends.
Thus ended the arduous labors of this
grave and dignifed body,-they had puri-
fed the party, and henceforth matters
were to 90 on swimming gly-they could
say with the great Roman, ven', u'dl, u'c1:
all opposition is throttled, none now are
left to modest us or make US afraid; yea,
the voice of the "Placer Herald'' is stlled
forever, let this be day of rejoicing for
the Democracy of Placer IS noac pure
And they laughed long and loud, quaffed
strong drinks, and were merry in their
hearts.
Mean time the Committee represented
by Mr.. Thomas, as its Chairman, con-
tinued OH in the even tenor Of its way,
filled up vacancies, when they occurred,
until the scheme of the Brodericktes fully
developed itself in our Legislative coun-
ellis, when tn he Committee again addressed
the Democracy of the county upon that
queston-and the advice of the Commit
tee was listened to and acted upon by
nine-tenths of the party. Our own course
has been consistent with the position we
took at the time of the Convention, in
testimony Of which we make the follow
ing extract from our leader of the 10Th of
November last, in which we remarked:
owe shall pursue the even tennr of
our way, doing what we conceive to be
our duty for the advancement of the prin-
ciples of Democracy. We shall recog-
nize the old Committee as the legitimate
one of the party, and with it shall do bat
tie for the good old cause. Through all,
our guiding star is the true principles of
Democracy. We desire peace and har-
mony, for its welfare and prosperity; but
if factionists will pervert the ends Of the
party, and sew broadcast in our midst the
seeds OF disunion and disaffection, arous-
ing one portion against the other, they
must not murmur if they sink beneath the
Indignation of an nsulted Democracy"
During all this time, this youthful COM