Butte record., 1854-08-19
THE APPROACHING ELECTION.


years in the U. s. Congress, and also who shall
serve them in the next legislature. For mem
bers of Congress, there are six candidates in
the field, but two Of whom in all probability
will be elected. The regular democratic NOM
inees for Congress are J. W Denver, of Trim
ity county, and Phil. T. Herbert, of Mariposa
County. The regular whig nominees have
been presented to the public in their best
colors, by their accredited party organs, and
need not be mentioned here There is, also, a
faction which has been cast off by the dem
ocracy for its unhallowed usurpation of the
sovereign rights of the people, who have taken
advantage of the absence of the present dem
ocratic Congressman from California, and
against their known and expressed wishes and
consent, have submitted their names to the
people for reelection to the positions they at
present occupy. Against the candidates pre-
sented by this cast off faction. (Messrs. Lath-
am and McDougaD we have nothing to say
They are democrats of whom the democracy
of California may feel justly proud. and were
to arrive in California to-day, their first dem
ocratic act would be to tear their names from
the foul and subsidized press now floating
them at the head of rank treason and corrup-
ton Of the causes however, which led to the
casting off of this faction, and to the present
state Of affairs it may not be improper to al
lude. This we propose briefly, yet fairly to
do, and We may take occasion to show after
wards, why the wings should not succeed, al
though We trust the numerous reasons are
already well known to o large majority of the
voters of Butte County
1t is well known that the faction of which
David c. Broderick is the head and front. last
winter attempted to bring on the Senatorial
election in advance of the regular time, and
for the purpose of securing to San Francisco
Senator for another six years. This was
opposed by the people of the interior of the
State, and particularly at the north, where
they demanded that the next U. S. Senator
should be chosen from the mining counties.
Fortunately there were incorruptible men
enough in the legislature to frown down this
attempt to disfranchise the people of Califor-
MIA. Through the efforts of the democracy
the people have now chance to say through
their representatives, who shall be their next
U. s. Senator There was no way in which
the attempted election could be viewed, but
with great injustice to the north San Fran
cisco has furnished the Senators and large
majority of the Representatives in Congress
from California. The north now demand that
the next .. s. Senator be chosen from the
north, and to effect this the democratic candi-
dates for the Assembly from the northern
counties stand pledged to use all honorable
endeavors, and appeal to the people to sustain
them. That they will do it triumphantly,
there is no doubt
So with regard 10 the democratic nominees
for Congress. Their northern candidate, J.
W. Denver, is chosen from the mining county
of Trinity, and if elected will represent well
and truly the important mining interests of
northern California. His colleague, Phil. 7.
Herbert, is from the southern portion of the
State, and like Mr.. Denveris disconnected
with the junta of political wire workers of
San Francisco and Sacramento, who desire to
control the political affairs of the State, and
are endeavoring to defeat the will of the de-
mocracy because they cannot mould it to suit
their own ambitious aims. The democratic
candidates then come fresh from the people.
with a full knowledge of the interest and
wishes of the mining and producing classes of
California, and to those classes do they look
for support. Particularly is this the case
with the northern democratic candidate He
is the only nominee for Congress from the
mountain counties of California, and will make
an able and fearless representative of the
mining interests of California To secure
this result, the people of northern California
were unanimous in their opposition to the
election scheme of last winter, to bring about
which nominations had been promised to cor
rupt politicians for years to come The cleo
ton of the democratic candidates will not only
forever destroy the influence of an unprinci-
Piled faction, but will secure to the mining and
agricultural interests of California honest
able and faithful representatives in the Con-
gress of the United States. These classes
constitute the true wealth of our young and
vigorous State, and should receive the foster
ing care oflegislation. Upon their prosperity
depends the future of California. Their