The Empire County argus., 1854-07-15
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Correspondence Of the Argus.
JoHNTowN, July 18th, 1854.


Democracy
Mr.. ARGUS As indicated in my last, left Tie
city of Johntown on pilgrimage to your yillage
in order to see the Shrine Of Democracy, and sit
under the droppngs of the Democratic Church
On my way passed overt best peice femounge
tain road ever saw recently finished by that inds-
fatigable pioneer of California Roads and Bridges,
Mr.. RAuEE. As you come down the mountain,.
you find a neat little house and fine spring
it. The host, Charley, keeps good liquids, | tried
them, tasted them, drank them and can therefore
speak by the palate. Arriving at your town. was
not little amused with your beautiful location and
pig tailed neighbors. Especially with the knots Of
Ceestials on the steps of your Office and the Bloom.
er representatives of the Flowry Kingdom just over
the way, answering to the feminine gender of the
Celestial Empire. In my opinion Norman AssinE
ought oprocure you Consulship from the Empe--
ror of the Sun. Passing up your we'll sprinkled
streets noticed the post Office and inquired for let
ter for Crow Bar. The gentlemanly Post master
said there was none for that name and SURVEYED
me closely from head to foot as much as to say,
wonder if you green as to think any body in
chrstcndom would write to you. Thinks | to my
self no telling how far a toad can jump. check
shirt may enclose rs good and warm heart as
beat in the breast of man Starch is not brains
but like other ornamental expedients may do to
embelish ugliness- to beautify hatefulness, like
jewel in a swines snout.
The appearance of your town pleased me- could
see evidences of thrift and enterprise among your
citizens, and am of the opinion that Coloma is in
40 via ~,
in FL Dorado county.
called at the American, AMI found that MANY
delegates had arrived Thursday evening, as well as
several notabes amongst them the Union iternizer
and letter writer also Col STARR of well earned ce-
lebrity who said he was now out on voyage of
discovery, and business and Pipe Laying for nom
ination to Congress and Judge RALsroN of Sacra.
mento who would like to expound constitutional
Law in the U. s. Senate, if Gwn and Broderick
can be thrown overheard, all of which he is dec;-
dcdy in favor of accomplishing if possible.
Button holeing during the evening was conducted
with commendable zeal and skill. So that Friday
morning it understood the convention would
assemble at ii o'clock, and dispose of its business
in couple of hours djourn and go home. Accord
ingly at the time appointed, only the initiated knew
where the convention would be convened there
fore, Crow Bar fastened down the street making
inquiries, and seeing people rushing into the
Crescent City hotel, he FASTENED in also found
temporary organization already effected, with a
disciple of Esculapius in the chair, at least think
so for heard the Chairman called doctor, and
with this Immediately thought Of Rhubarb, SIENNA
and Calomel, Stomach pumps, arsenic Spanish
Flies, Lancets, Saws,-in short my stomach and
brain was for moment complete drug shop,-a
verable Labratory of surgery. hate doctors, from
the bottom Of my soul, they never in good spir
its unless disease and death stalk like giants through
the land. Doctors however are good missionaries
no body can cultivate the christian virtue of thank
fulness so we'll as they see the cadaverous unfor-
tunate, just out from under their hands, and you
will see thankfulncss depicted in every line and
preston of the late patient said temporary or-
ganizaton had been accomplished but nobody e1-
actly knew what to do next. The convention being
composed of democrats of all the colors of Jacobs
cattle, and converts from whigcry and miner and
all determined to pitch in, and have a
fight like that of the Kilkenny cats They did pitch
in too with right good will for couple of hours,
The majority then became dissatisfied with the
Crescent City Hotel and moved an adjournment to
the Court house. The doctor in the chair, all the
while looking like Patience on monument smile
ing at grief Convention reassembled at P. Nj.
at the Court house, and forthwith a controversy
took place over the report of the committee
dentals The majority stood like lions at bay, tho
minority fought like tigers, gaining at every round,
finally delegate who had been admitted to his
seat was charged with having declared that he
would not support nor vote for any man nominated
by the convention who held opinions favorable to
tho election of certain Democrat to the U S. Sem
ate
The delegate thus charged Immediately rose in
his place and said he had thus declared his position
and felt proud of it, and would act accordingly
This announcement was applauded by his friends,
thereupon motion was made to expel him from
the convention. This raised storm in good ear
nest, into which Conness of Georgetown tumbled
like thousand of brick The law and the prophets
were laid down in unmstakable terms. Trembling
seized the friends of the boer delegate, and to es-
cape the dilema they moved an adjournment The
ayes and nays were demanded and the adjournment
lest Then a recess for one hour called for,
and the friends of the boltcr begged, and said they
were hungry their leader making feeling appeal