, 1854-08-19
~ For tlle l'loneef aud Democrat I
The Whig s'Mass Meeting" a
5e8nIpi3te failure. .--Hard up
.~riir0s for timber, sc.

.gt3Ioe for timber, sc.
dsrEfLAcooM, Aug. a., 1854.
dAIREDnoR- Notwithstanding the wings
Of Pierce county had posted up in every
quarter, for two or three weeks, placards,
covered with gIaring capitals, calling upon
"Whigs, Democrats, Citizens & Soldiers" "
TO come together to nominate "the best and
most influential men in the county for the
different offices, they only succeeded in get
ting tloenty three, all told, to compose the
great "mass meeting" held on Saturday
last. Soon after the multitude had congre-
gated together, they tried to persuade four
or FIVE democrats Zone of whom told them
he was democrat, and if he made speech
il must be in democratic atmosphere, who
happened to be COOKERS on in Venice" to
oiiciate as chairman of the meeting but
they we're not to be lured, by this bait,
(knowing full well that there was a whig
hook coneealed) and each in their turn,
promptly declined serving, and when all
thSir efforts proved futile, the whole nldss( y
presented crest fallen appearance. FL
ualy, ono Of this uast number happened to
discover free soiler in their midst, where
upon the honor was rendered him, and he
being young man and clever at that, ac-
copied. For their secretary Ia suitable
person not being present, ! suppose they
selected man who holds land claim in
one Of the most northern counties in the
Territory and who of course is not q voter.
This certainly evinces scarcity of tim
berr The "whig county committee " stated
the object Of the meeting to be to select the
soundest ~ men irrespective Of party
To effect this, committee Of Eve, all re-
siding within stones throw Of each other,
were appointed to prepare county ticket.
And this committee, after being in travail
for some length Of time, brought forth
what an abortion.
Their ticket is composed Of ten wings and
about the same number Of democrats
The latter will Of course the same as last
yeaF) be dropped just on the eve of the cleo
ton, aud parcel Of wings substituted
The aforesaid committee is to prepare an
address for the ''dear people," The Pacific
Rail Road adopted as their hobby and rode
to death last year, will not do this year, so
they must needs get up something new
Wonder if the address will allude to the
Territorial whig meeting held at Olympia
last spring, when "Skookum" proposed
having q whig committee composed Of one
from Raeh county 10 at as a sort Of a
guardian to TIE tOhig party;" whether it
Will inform the dear people" Of this county
Of the fact, that one Of the candidates
nominated at the recent mass meeting" I"
was appointed at the Territorial whig meet
ingihe guardian Of the wings "a bakers
dozen) Of this county One Of the wings
herr, has had the frankness to acknowledge
that they (the whigs) cannot elect "a clean
Whig ticket, - and that it is therefore policy
lot them 10 produce "splip among the
democrats. They can prescribe dose but
hioOHt go dOlON. The democrats of Pierce
know the difference between whig and dem
ocratie principles, and will be found on the
day Of the election doing their duty
More anon. ~oS e-. j. L. B.
P. s.. The wings will probably get up
the Territorial Road from this place to
Vancouver and try to make little capital
ont of that and in order to get decent
audience win hold a meeting on the day ap-
pointed for the Democratic Convention.
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