The Empire County argus., 1855-07-28
For the Empire County Argus.

For the Empire County argus.
JoHNTowN, July lS, 1855.
Mr.. ARGUS: The American Union of States is
a great country. Our ancestors employed Boston
harbor for tea kettle gave the British reception
on Bunker H and revised Hail Columbia at York.
town. We are great people; we have chained
the lightning harnessed the iron horse. flung our
flag forth from the citadels of Mexico and are to-
day enjoying the fruits of victory. We turn our
affections eastward, where they cling to the memo
ry of loved ones and cluster around the tomb. We
have, however, fallen upon degenerate times. The
democracy which glittered in the pages of jefferson
has departed. The whiggery which animated the
breasts of Webster and Clay is no more-gonc for
ever Here in Cali ornia we have kind Of Simon
pure, double and twisted democracy, beginning and
ending in selfshness; another fro-eating, blood
letting. throat splitting kind beginning in Gwin
the former is now being stranged, the latter is in
its death ,gurse. The whg party is like the Irish
mans flea, or French monte now you see it and
now you don't see it. The decaying masses and
purifying corruption of these parties are being
consigned to oblivion, where the doubly infamous
administration of Fierce will soon follow them
Wilson the alulitonist. and Douglass the mounte-
bank, who stole the thunder Of Gen. Cass, the
damnation will be complete.
Our social condition and financial relations in
California are stencil in the nostrilS OF chrlSten-
dom and would disgrace community in the Cam
nibal Islands. Corruption, rampant frau'l, whole
sale swindling and damning rowdysm stalk abroad
oh IL
cowhde each other. pull each others noses strike
kick and bite. until the country is reproached and
American character DETAINED to the ends Of the
earth. On all this, a timeserving and subsidized
press. corrupt and corrupting looks on in basphc-
nous silence. The character Of the laboring clas-
scs is dsgraccd by the conduct of unpunshed ras-
Gals, rowdy blackgunrds and stupendous swindlrrS
in our principal city, city which bids fair to out.
Sodom Sodom itself and is now. beyond doubt.
the most degraded city morally. politically and
financially on the face of the globe-a libel on
California.
Political regeneration is needed. The special
pleading of defunct chivalry and shoulder hitting
will not accomplish the deSircl result Marcy,
Jeff Davis Fierce, and their "Spoilsmen' and Sew
ard, Wilson and Hale, their copartners and CO.
workers in preaching treason and disunion must
alike be rcpuliated sectional agitators chok"d to
death and the more miserable, hypocrtical fence
men who beslime every thing they touch with their
canting whine and black vilany, having no rrinci.
pie and no aspirations except in public plumber,
should be Stunned pestilence in all movements
for political reform The people cry aloud for pro-
lection from tie continued evils thrust upon them
by extravaganza and nal administration Of public
affairs They bescech for an inter-oceanic railway.
and they ask for the restoration of public conf
dence, the faithful administration of law and the
reign of order and economy instead of lawess dis
order and reckless extravaganza.
Reform is wanted and we must have it speedily
How shall we procure it! The way is open Let
political gamblers be utterly annihilated Let aris,
tocratic wholesale swinders stop cheating and
stealing. or cease longer to exist Let evil doers
be punished. and let the State he purged of the
poisonous creatures who infest and blight this fair
est portion of creation More: let the press speak
with tongues of live thunder or acknowledge
itself a upas in society. Again. the people should
that the fountain Of power is in their
hands. and that when they delegate their authority
to individuals, they should always inquire lis he
honest and carable?" 2" Forgetting side issues and
personal politics, no man should be supported for
any office without the rigid application nf the test
with an affirmative answer. No platform yet
constructed is broad enough to protect varied
interests, nor strong enough to support those who
stand upon it. without men Of action. men Of prin-
ciple and efficient in their work, to sustain and ell
force its principles.
Mr.. Argus politics is a muddy pool" and the
young man who was lately relieved from plunge
in it was truly fortunate, Nobndy up here wants
office except one or two enterpri,ing individuals.
but | hear that in other portions Of the County
aspirants are more numerous. some of them having
a sharp appetite for the "uncean drppings of leg
islation'
The Major sends you compliment whitfield to
point; he says lie don't like me much, and believes
that am the ugcst specimen of humanity now in
existence. | think him judge of personal beauty
Yours respectfully,
CROW BAR.
WATERMELoAs. During the week our (riend>
have rnmpm herpd us and tn snme nurnuse We