Georgetown weekly news., 1854-11-30

off ye SOW of the wind ye shall reap of
the whirlwind," and never have we seen
this metaphor more truthfully demonstrated
than in the United States with regard to
her politics at the present time The story
is easily told, we have INDUCED too much
in party strife to allow of considerations for
the welfare of community at large. AS
people, for the last few years, we have been
too much in the habit of creating hobbies
upon the backs of which demagogues and
unprincipled men have ridden into office
over the shoulders of good men, and to the
disparagement and neglect both of law and
the interests of law-abiding citizens. 1t is
thus that we find unprincipled men at the
head of conventions and in our Offices of re-
sponsibiity and trust. Voters are seduced
into the belief that they are voting for this
party and for that, that they are adhering
to ancient and time-honored usages, and
landmarks, when, if the truth was known
their particular favorites would be as far
from those principles which they have learn
ed to cherish, as is the north from the south
pole. To sum it all up, they will vote for
democrat because that is their political
faith. Poor, deluded beings, look little
deeper into that mans character and you
will find that he IS not a democrat, but an
'mpostor, selfish and unprincipled dema-
gogue. So is it also in many instances with
the whig party, and it will be so with all
parties just so long as people will vote for
men merely because he is a whig or because
he is democrat-because he was born
north or because he was born south of Ma
son & Dixon'S line. We believe in strictly
adhering to the principles of our favorite
party, but we also believe that as a whig
our principles will suffer less in the hands
OF an honorable democrat, we say nothing
about the scarcity of this article, than un-
der the control of an unprincipled whig-
and under such circumstances we say cote
for the man. and in SO doing you protect
the honor of your own party. But we be-
heve that there are sufficient number of
honorable men to be found in both parties
to represent the full and particular views of
the party to which they may belong, and
these are the men that we want to represent
US. Here the question may be asked: how
are we to get them? We answer that though
an honorable and modest man will not push
himself forward among thieves, demagogues
and cut-throats, yet if the sovereign people
will come up in their strength and say, this
is the man we would have to rule over US,
then there would an honest man be found
who would gladly accept the honor thus in
telligibly and freely bestowed 1t would
no longer be grab game" for the loaves
and fishes; it would be the sovereign choice
of a people who, knowing their rights, are
determined to have them And until the
people do elect the men Of their choice, they
will never have representative in their le-
gislatures, they will never have an officer
of their own choice-they will always be
misrepresented and imposed upon. If, there
fore, you wish fair and honorable repre-
sentation you must elect yo,tr oacn men, and
not leave this most important work in the
hands of few would-be leaders, "men of
influence, &c, &c. If the people want men
after their own hearts, they must elect them
We are writing now from our experience of
the past. AS to our coming legislature here
in California, we hope for better things
time, however, will tell the story. If that
legislature should work faithfully for the
interests Of the country, then let them be
honored with our confidence and support,
but if the interest of the masses is lost in
selfshness and abuse, we shall know where
to place our confidence at the coming cleo
tions. The time is rapidly approaching in
California, when men will be judged by
their merits, and not from mere party or
sectional differences.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DrE-Everv