The weekly Placer herald., 1854-03-04
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
At Esatt5pSDaEn Bar. Placer

AZ thttBcSEsEAc bRE, FAHrer 90.
Pursuant to previous notice, the demo-
Gratis of RattIe>nake Bar met on the eve
ming Of the 29th of February, for the
purpose of expressing their views on the
Senatorial question.
The meeting was organized by the APP
pointment Of Judge Davenport, Chair
man; and James II. Toole, Secretary.
On motion, a committee of three were
appointed to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of the meeting.
The committee having retired, Walter
King, Esq, being oud y called for, came
forward aud addressed the meeting in
his usual happy manner.
The committee on reso 'utiOns, having
returned, submitted the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, We view with regret the de-
sire Of Il portion of the members of the
present legislature to elect a United
States Senator, and believing that such
eiertion, at the present session, is not in
accordance with the long cherished princi-
pies and usGges of the Democratic party,
we look upon The measure as a high hand
ed uSurratiOn Of our rights and liberties,
therefore
Resolved, That the Democrats of Rat
tlesnake Bar precinct, do enter their
solemn protest against the election of a
Senator at the present session, believing
as we do that if this OdIous and un ust
measure is carried out it will end in the
dismemberment of the democratic party
throughout the state Without the neces-
'sty of an electon-without a precedent,
or the necessity of making one, we are
left to conjecture the reason why this
election is to be rushed through at all
hazards.
Resolved, That the recent address is
sued, purporting to emanate from ma
jOrity of the democratic members of the
legislature, is highly injudicious and impol-
'.tic, as it contains serious charges against
what we conceive TO be large majority
ot the democratic party, by asserting that
those who oppose the election of Senator
at the present session are "Boters''
ResotUe9, That said address also makes
accusations against the administration of
president Pierce, without pointing to
where he has departed from the princi-
pies of the Baltimore platform, but sim
ply because he could not make his ap
polntnlents for this State, SO as to satisfy
the whole of the Office seeking portion of
the party, and that his appointees for this
State were unwilling to squander the emol-
uments of their offices for electioneerng
purposes.
Resolred, That in our opinion the De-
mocracy Of Placer, are most woefuly
ml,'srepresented by five of her ,neuhers IN
the present Legislature, and that we be-
iieve every nineteen out of twenty of our
citizens would repudIate their conduct,
were an election to be held in this county
Tomorrow.
fesolued, That it is not against David
y. BrOderck chat we war, for he has been
.ong known to us as a jealous and active
democrat, but we contend that the time
mas not yet arrived for the election Of any
man to the United States Senate, and that
oetore such an important event takes
pace the people shou id be consulted.
hesolved, That Of the entire delegation
rom this County, the Hon JOSEPH WALK
op IS the onl ly one who has manfuly stood
up Tor the rights of his constituents, and
a'd not delegate to himself, as some of our
representatives have done, powers which |