The Empire County argus., 1854-05-06
Coloma: Saturday. May 6, 1854.

Is better that the deed be done once than amper with
the disease UNTIL perhaps it has obtained the mastery and
the system becomes depleted beyond the power of remedies
The present condition of the Democratic party shows
elimination this end Tumors and fostering sores are
showing Themselves the whole surface threatening
dsmembcmcn of the healthy parts. unless the knife and
scalpel be speedily and unsparngly used.
To speak more in the idiom of the day-he Democratic
ranks ore swarmng with traitors, who in open violation of
its rules have weakened its discipline and threaten to be-
tray our strong holds into the hands of opponents To
convince the people that do not speak apocypha we
refer them to the action of the minority of the Democratic
members of the Legislature and the continued and un-
sparng onslaught made by the organs in their interest,"
upon the majority Of the Legislature and the people-he
Democratic people, For it cannot be denied that those
who have been efficient in removing the landmarks of
the party and striking down its usages are in minority
-hopelessy so unless they make division in the De-
mocratic ranks, and with them go over to the Wings
The widening BREACH made yawning by raitorous
hands of origin neither docs it date its birth
from the inception of the Senatorial question by the present
Legislature The origin of the rupture in the party dates
back prior to our admission into the Union after the adop
tion of the Constitution and those engaged in fomentng
and giving it impetus then, engaged in the same
service, and for the same end
The opposition is not to the principle of eecting Sena-
this winter That but secondary consideration with
those who fan and keep alive the eaoues and chickering's
which sllndering the party and arrayng Democrat
against Democrat. The opposition to the Senatorial ques
tion-the assumed chng from the people right to be
heard upon subject of political nportance-is only
blind to up base design-a damning wrong upon
the people and the State The history of party and
the records of the State show this They do They
show that there foul caba formed of politicians from
both political parties whose aim is to control the destnies
tot fDrtb of
degrading honest industry and the laborng classes These
politicians have fastened themselves, in numbers upon the
Democratic party until they fncied themselves the people
the whole people, ana then nsoenty attempted to dictate
to those who had given them political Importance To
tain this position, it is only necessary to to the pro-
ccedngs of the Legislature of last year. and compare the
of that body, with the of these in their
emeute against the Democratic party during the last
election and the stand they take and the most skept
cal must be convinced
But it may be said that many who faithful to
the Democratic party last fall found acting zeal
ousy in the ranks of the coalition Granted In its
towards the during esh the gathers more
force and the floating drift accumulatcs until times it
impedes the of the waters or renders navigation
difficult and dangerous. So it is with political parties In
times of excitementwhen great and peculiar topics take
possession of the political arena, the ranks of the part
become swollen and turbulent AT such times the traitor
breathes his poisonous words into the of the unwary
causing detection and mischief which is almost impossible
to heal Taking advantage of the particular hases of the
party at the commencement of the present Legislature
those demons of faction who have always cndeavored
clog Democratic action, saw an opportunity to ply their
nsdious arts, and the result s party distracted and
opponents their aders and abetors, ecstacies
at the prospect of carrying the darling schemes they have
entertained and had in view since they landed on the
shores of the Pacific That many cooperating with them
deceived, will admit but they not the leaders
of the party Those who do the chemng are too shrewd
to their real plans the Masses and therefore they
present false suesand make themselves hoarse in wane
the lost rights which have been fched by the Const
tuition, from those they are trying to entrap.
There other principles actuatng many who join in
the present crusade against Deroeote usages and land
marks than those have enuncratel Some are driven
by spirit Of DESPERATION and Others from hope of gain.
In many cases the baer passions operated to enlist
them in the warfare against the Democracy and matters
what the peculiar bias of the Individual the tenper
panders to it until he is involved and then resource
left him but to battle against the principles in which he has
been reared. Some could refer to, where the
persons aiding and abetng the warfare against the party
have been placed i" stations of profit and trust by the
party they striving to distract and consequently
defeat.
Even in county Of Ell Dorado, we can cite in
of this kind, where have but lately received
the confidence and suage of the party who are now using
their utmost power distract and divide -knowing thai
ouch inevitably tends to defeat We ask the people
to take note Of the fact that portion Of those whom they
elected Office last fall striving day after day and
week after week. dissensions our ranls-to weak
the confidence of the people in the integrity of many of
the leading of the party in the and in the county
that through organ they have established they
hurting anathemas (or allowing it to be done) upon the
heads of whose Democracy cannot be mpcached and
whose moral character cannot be assaied We say we
ask the peepc take of these facts and hold them to
the accountability they deserve Is fit and proper that
being elected office by party, should use that
position distract and divide the party electing them
We appeal to the good Of the Democratic party of FL
Dorado county if it is for that purpose they fill the Offices
within their gift.
it is scarcely necessary to refer to the pursued by
the organ Of portion of the county officers 1t merely
fulfilling its mssonhe object for which it was started
the division of the party.
We have objection to any man, set of men starting
paper if they choose to do but do object to its
sailing under Democratic coors for the purpose defeating
its principles and especially do obect--and the
people should lkewiseto county officers, any portion
of them engaging in foray upon the party that elected
them. There is for their dongand the very
attempt shows gratitude worthy only of such
treacherous to the principles they profess.
We regret exceedingly the necessity of making harsh
marks against any but when the recipients of public
favor turn upon those who elected them to Office, and in