Georgetown weekly news., 1855-06-14
Primary Mectings---WhO are the De-
mOcray!


Primary Mectings---Vvho are the De-
mOcray:
Next Saturday evening is the time ap-
pointed for the primary meetings in the sew
eral precincts of this County, to choose del
gates to the Democratic County Conven-
tion which ASSEMBLIES on the 23d inst. The
call is simply for the Democrats to assemble
and elect their delegates. The call is not
made by the Freedoms Phalanx alias Dem
ocratic Club, nor by the Know Nothings
1t is simply call for the Democrats to As
semble for the purpose mentioned. A ques
ton arises whether there is such thing as
q Democratic party in this county? What
is Democracy? Who are the Democrats?
We are aware that the organs Of the So
called Democratic Club, deny the right
of this paper to express an opinion about
such questions, because its former editor
started the paper as Wing in politics.
Now, without admitting that Whig has
not the right to express his opinions upon
such matters, it is at least sufficient to say
that no line or word has appeared under the
present conductor of this paper which would
indicate, even according to such rigid rule,
that the NearS had not as full right to ar
que questions of the above nature, as the
two organs of the so-called Democratic
Club. But, if it is said we are pledged
against the Democratic Club or Freedoms
Phalanx, we answer that both Of those Or
gans are pledged to oppose all those Demo
Gratis who are members Of the so-called Know
Nothings, and not only against such Demo
Gratis, but against all who will not solemnly
pledge themselves that they will not become
members of any such Order during their
term of office in case of their election, and
still further, that such persons must also be
soiemnly pledged not to support for any Of
flee, any candidate who will not take the
other pledges mentioned.
With these pledges, these organs find
themselves pledged against four-ifths or
more of the voters OF Ell Dorado county and
in favor of one-ifth or less-a good portion
of whom they say have come from the Wing
ranks. While this paper is only pledged to
oppose this small proportion, many Of whom
it is said, have not heretofore acted with
the Democracy.
Is there Democratic party in this Coun-
ty or State? No intelligent member of the
Democratic Club will have the hardihOod to
claimthatthose Clubs constitute the Demo
cratic party 1t is society or Order as
separate from the Democratic party as were
the Wings and Democrats in times past
AS to those who are members of the social
ed Know Nothings, it is denied that they
constitute the Democratic party. Then
where is the Democratic party of this coun-
ty? They assume that all who do not sign
their resolutions with the above pledges are
Know Nothings, and deny that the latter
are the true Democracy, while they cannot
or will not contend that the Club is the
Democratic party-then it must follow that
there it no Democratic party existing as
such in this County. AS to the Wings we
do not hear any one claiming that they ex-
list as party; and this last fact would tend
to prove the former The people have here
tofore been divided into two great parties;
when the one ceases to exist, it must effect
the existence of the other.
Then what is Democracy? If Democra-
cy were defined in party sense, then eve
ry party man would have his own opinion,
which would differ from the opinions of ev-
cry other. 1t must then be defined in its
general sense, and as we find it in the stand
ard authorities. 1t is defined in the ac-
knowledged standard of the present day, as
follows =
democracy. Government by the peo-
pie; form OF government in which the SUI
preme power is lodged in the hands of the
people collectively, or in which the people
exercise the powers of legislation.
Our government is representative De-
mocracy, and those who cherish this great
feature in the government are Democrats,
and they constitute the Democracy of this
country. And those who in other countries
strive for government by which the peo-
pie shall govern themselves directly or by
representatives are the Democracy there.
THEATRE.-The Theatrical Company of
B. +. MouLroN & Co., performed in this
place last evening. As cur paper goes to
press on Wednesday night there is no OPP
portunity to speak of that evenings per-
fornance. but we are well assured from the