The Empire County argus., 1854-07-15

marched out OF the convention with their friends
Then those who remained beheld the hand, writing
on the-wal, and as it wrote they read with aston
ishment4'mene tehcl upldrisin"
My friend the Major sald he would remain. and
advised, me to do So. Said perhaps we may get
something hope with the crowd who have
just gone out. Directly the fractional convention
proceeded to nominations. and do you believe it,
nominated my friend the Major to the Senate, for
which he returned thanks and said that if elected
he would finish his report on "Vice and immortality"
which was in course Of preparation during the last
session of the Legislature the very knowledge of
which had accomplished much good already. The
Bay City had by ordinance removed "Vice and I'M
morality without the city limits. Sacramento had
followed suit and said he, have doubt the
publication OF my report in fourteen folio volumes,
will remove "Vice and immortality entirely out Of
the State and do much to eradicate the irregulari
ties of Great Salt Lake itself am of the right
school of politics | voted against every thing that
Henry A. Crabb voted against and don't read the
argus newspaper. hate Crow Bar. l see him
grinning now. Prolonged cheers and shouts of
applause.
Finally, after making more nominations and ln-
ishng up business generally the fractional conven-
ton adjourned to the tune of the dead March in
Saul" would recommend the political s1UanS Of
this convention to read--"A house divided against
;tsalf cannot stand" "Brethron should dwell to-
gether in unity ] am Scriptural man, and hope
politicians will! hereafter turn their attention more
10 divine things.
Saturday morning returned to the Crescent City
Hotel to witness the proceedings of that branch of
Democracy who did not desire to ad i0urn on account
of being hungry, and to see the ladies' This con-
yention conducted their affairs with great harmony
made tickct--passed resolutions, and made en-
thusastic speeches, in the course of which the
Georgetown representative pitched into the camp of
his enemies. His Paxian guns were loaded with
heavy shot, and he bombarded the encmy's works
until the guerrillas all retreated. think this
convention fairly the regular Democratic con-
vention. would have stuck by the first attempt,
but they got hungry and wished to leave their guns
to see the. ladies. Such troops are not worth a
pinch of snuff Give men who grow
hungry, men who will fight on and fight forever.
Now MIR. Arc1ts pitch into the Philisncs am
mysefin the field just the moment there is chance
ain a candidate for any thng-eyery thing in fact,
and something will have. The Major takes one
side and | the other. The idea that we are rivals
is all CANNON lie and will unite our forces at
the election and carry Johntown by storm We
are playing possum now, but will show teeth
OF these days, and then the posterlty OF john
town will remember us to the remoest generation.
CROW BAR.
p. S-My speech is not yet completed. The
Lawyer and the Butcher here had fare up, and
drew some claret from each others noses, so that
now more thunder will be infused than was first
intsnded 1t will contain however, Lockcs Essay
on the human understanding rerdatjm ad Weratim.
beside dissertation on the constitutional power Of
State Sovereign and the best mode of perpetual
ing the purity and freedom Of our institutions. Illus
.rated with pecedents from Scammon's Reports
Tho Major and have settled plans for the election
campa gn---he is to rely on his oratory and upon
personal attractions. In this respect can excel
him, having already received two jack-kniycs and
one hat ON the score of being the best looking man
in Johntown. For the benefit of the ladies in Co
Iona, you may say that my hair curls precisely like
the tail of pig ready to dive into mischief.
CROW BAR
NorE.--I have just returned from Iiangtown,
and have concluded to go to the State convention,
With my crow bar and help the party having the
Revenue Flag. We shall be there in strength, and
military men are growing popular shall be
candidate for corporal. If survive vii! give
account of the battle we have in Sacramento Crow
Bar has enlisted for the war, you may look out
for 'deeds Of valor" c. B.
N. 8. There will be q great many candidates
for corporal, but shall be the most popular, |
have ordered ''Schnaps for the army.