The Empire County argus., 1854-01-14
Coloma, Saturday, january II, 1854.

for sale at this Office.
Coloma, Saturday, january II, 1854.
The STAMP ACr."-The Times and Transcript
in labored article few days since, endcavors to
prove tho true Democracy of the stamp act
The glorious prospect of the repeal of that most odi-
GUS law renews our faith and hope in the integrity
of the Democratic party. We have never believed
it to be I" Democratic measure The fact of its
having been passed by Legislature a majority of
which were Democrats does not prove it to be So
If it did we might argue that the defeat of the
= Extension Bill of last session, proved it to be
Wing measure. The truth is that the Stamp
Act was ogrolled through for the special benefit
of the Times and Transcript. That law would nc
cessarily benefit it more than any other newspaper
in the State. twas published at the Metropolis Of
Cafornia-there was large amount of legal ad-
vcrtising to be done and a great number of newspa-
pcrs to share it, But the nav of the Times and
Transcript was capacious its appetite voracious-
it must have all the legal advertising. In some de-
gree to lessen the odium of the measure to gain
some merccnary advocates for it, and to influence
some votes paper was selected in each County to
be designated as the Stamp Act paper in COM
pany with the "would be" organ of the honest De-
mocracy of California. In some counties Wing
paper YVES named but only when other was
published in those counties and, it influenced votes
US we'll as gave more generous air to the blwhich
it greatly needed And thus was it carried through
to the shame and disgrace of California. 1t has
enriched and is still enriching that most wealthy of
| II A. 1 t. = Col:
The editors of that venal press attempt most
weak and rickety justification of the law. They
even put air of honesty, and say they I" do
not justify the act in all its details How bat
blind that they could not discover this when they
drew up or had the bill drawn up The advertise
ment of constable sales have, they admit, wrought
considerable inconvenience in the mountain coun-
ties How very kind and considerate to the
mountain counties Does it not cost rs much to
advertise petty constables sale in the vallies or
cities as in the mountains The parting of the
Times and Transcript and the Stamp Act" is like
the parting Of soul and body Its death throes are
awful to think on. 1t pitches into the Clerks of
of the Common Council of San Francisco for not
obeying the behests of the law-it denounces the
Mayor, Aldermen and whole city government of
San Francisco, because it got no printing. 1t qui-
cts the -4ta with one sentence. 1t is perfectly or
full on Mr.. Broderick 1t intimatcs that he is str-
wing to gain political capital by urging the repeal
of that odous Stamp Act law.
This is the right way of making political cap-
tal-by being active to do good. A Democratic
Legislature passed the act, if it see proper Dem
ocratic Legislature can repeal it. Either contn-
gency is alike Indifferent to US" How very resign
ed these lovers of the people" are become.
The Times and Transcript knows and feels that
that law must be repealed. The men of the noun
tains have said so and it shall be. The Democrats
of the mountains went into the last political cam
paign with an incubus that had been tied to them
by the greedy and unscrupulous propretors of that
paper-they have pledged themselves to the people
to remove it, and it must be done. Had it not been
for that most unpopular measure the Democratic
majority at the last contest would have been more
than doubled. But its kncll has been rung.
On Thurday, the 5th instant Major Hook gave
notice Gin the Senate of his intention, at an early
day, to bring in bill for the repeal of the Stamp
Act" Mr.. Letcher also, gave the same notice, in
the Assembly. We almost envy these men their
feelings at the time They were taking the initia-
tive of high duty that they owed to the people,
they have done it promptly and manfully. Their
constituents will not forget it.
Repeal! Repeal!
NoTE--Reader, the above article was placed in
my hands for publication by the proprietors of the
ArguS. AS acknowledge their right to publish in
their own paper their own sentiments did not feel
at liberty to decline it but at the same time claim
the privilege of publishing disclaimer when those
sentiments, as in this instance, antagonistic to
my own. | agree with the proprietors in regard
to the repeal or modification of the Stamp Act
but not in their structures on that excellent and con-
sistem Democratic journal, the Times and Trans
Crypt D. W. G.
To CoRREspoNDENTs.-We are compelled from
want of space to lay over the interesting letter from
our Correspondent, Spectator, of Placerville AS
also, that of Z. A. J.
The Miner of '50' shall be heard next week.
He is requested to call.
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