The Empire County argus., 1854-07-29
READ AND REFLECT.

portion Of the county officials Of El Dorado county
with few Others held q so-calcd convention in
Sacramento few days since, and put J. w Denver
and Phil T. Herbert in nomination for Congress.
We look upon this as another attempt of that faction
to divide the Democratic party for the purpose Of
putting the Wings into power.
For more than year, set of mon have banded
together to bctray the Democracy Of the State un-
less they could control it, and as affairs now stand
they are in fair way to succeed. The efforts o!
this clan, last fall, were to defeat John Bieler this
year it is to defeat the Democratic ticket. and at
one stroke of policy throw the political power of the
State into Wing hands, and thereby enable them
to control the action Of the State Legislature to
suit their plans and peculations.
This State has been the peculiar field cf the po-
litcal harridans who had lost their power in the
older States; and we'll have they played their
cards, that they have well nigh shorn the State Of
her patrimony. These men had attached ihcn
selves to the Democratic party, and with the help
OF the Wings, partially succeeded in their nearious
plans. 70 prevent the consummation Of the aims
Of the unholy alliance the true Democracy deter
mined on purging the party of the unhealthy ex-
crescences which had fastened to it, and also to
give healthy tone and direction to the affairs of
the State
In the furtheranco of the plans of the conspira-
tors--to continue in position to defraud tie State
and distract the Democratic party--cfrts have
been made by corrupt men--and some of them
hold political staons--to control the affairs of the
State and give them such direction as would err
hancc their power, and leave them uncontrolled
posscssors Of the places and cmoumcnts within tic
gift Of the people and State. TO carry on! this
plan more fully to cFectualiy contend against the
people their first scheme was to divide the Demo-
cratic party, this their only chance of sue
cess. How they have effected this and the means
used to accomplish their purposes, the history Of
times clearly deneatc. 1t is we'll known Ivy the
masses of the people, that arguments foreign to the
true issues were presented to them, in order to gain
point. The factionists know full we'll, that were
the naked issues presented divestcd Of their dcma-
gogal trappings, that they stand no shadow of
chance to effect purposes foul as those they in
tend to heap upon the people of the State of Cali
fornia: hence their unmtigated abuse Of promi-
nent and acknowledged Democratic leader in the
State Not that they believe what they insnuate
about him but merely to raise a storm of inligna-
ton, that under its bcatngs they can carry out
their cherished purposes and schemes.
The nomination OF Denver and Herbert in onpo-
siton to Latham and McDougal, still further and
more clearly defines the position of the factionsts
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or to subsidso it to their purposes. Even the most
skeptica can see in that move disposition to con-
tinue the feudS they had commenced, and n deter
minaiion to cover with gnoming and disgrace. ly
defeat in Democratic State. those tried and faith
ful servants Of the Democratic party.
The reader must recocct that the watchword Of
the iactionists has been opposition to David c.
Frederick. Under the charm Of this rallying cry
they have been striving to obtain the asccndancy,
and the control of the political influence of the
State. Do the people believe them honest in this
position? Look at ;hc proceedings Of the late State
Convention The Democratic party presented for
the sutFrages of the people men who are not tainted
with the iucds which rend the party, with the in
tcnton of uniting and harmonising its varied inter-
ess but the ctonsts true to their interests 2corncl
all harmony and cancellation, and instead of proving
to the people that their opposition was merely
against Mr. Frederick, they directly declare against
the party and its nominees
Instead of occupying a false position, the fac
tionists Lave betrayed their real intcn;ions-thc
defeat of the Democratic party. Their nominations
show that it he's always been their intention to Dc
So and that their continued assaults upon promi-
nent members was only used as ruse to carry out
plans so unholy that they feared to let the people
know their import until it was too late to prevent
their cOnsumation.
We ask the people to reflect upon these things
We ask them if the selection, by the factionsts of
Denver and Herbert against the nominees Of the
Democratic party is not an earnest of an attempt
to destroy the Democratic party for purposes as
vile as they are unholy! Do the great mass of the
aboring classes-those who swelled up the vote for
Latham and McDougal two years since, believe that
these men have betrayed the trusts confied to them
Or deserted the party and principles which elected
them The idea is preposterous Those men are
the same unwavering and answering Democrats
today as they were when they received the suffra-
gcs and confidence of the people two wears since.
Their integrity is unimpcached-th Democracy
unquestioned. The only true and plausible reason
then that can be given by the lactionists for the
course pursued by them in selecting candidates in
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