Butte record., 1855-02-03
POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BED
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Piles. In our present legislature, better
than any other place, may be seen this
peculiar phase of twisting and crawling
politician OF the wings who are vot
ing for Gwin, we have nothing to say.
Doubtless til eadmirers of the industri-
Gus Senator, were sufficiently numerous
in their counties. to aid the wings in Sc
curing their election, and common hon.
esty demands that they should vote for
Gwin, if they owe their election to Gwin
men, as claimed by one of the three
Gwin organs, which shed the effuIgent
rays Of their enlightened columns upon
the bcnighted inhabitants of the Pacific
coast. Our whig friends however, now
see the folly of such victories, and may
possibly steer clear of them for the fu-
ture.
There is another class which might be
t-rmed floating politicians, who appa-
rently receive light from the same
source, and adhere to the fortunes of
Dr. Gwin, as though their souls saliva
ton depended upon his election. This
class of politicians when thy fail to be
appreciated in one county, migrate 10
another, and their industry and persever-
ence, VIII ca must be akin to that of Or.
Gwin's, is sometimes successful, and
they occasionally succeed in duping the
good people of some of our counties, as
their great model "of political beauty"
occasionally succeeds in pulling wool
over the eyes of State. Of this class
of politicians, we will mention but one,
the Hon. II. p. A. Smith of Marin.
The Hon. II. T. A. S., was formerly a
resident of Oregon Gulch, in this coun-
ty, and was known as the portable whig
wind mill of Butte County. He crea-
ted considerable breeze at Oregon Gulch,
but failed to be advanced by his VIII!
brethren of the county, whom he was
wont to bore with recital of his SER
vices. his capabilities and his creed
His wbig~ brethren, however, failed to
appreciate and advance Mr. Smith, and
he soon af'erward appeared as a delegate
in our democratic convention OF a year
ago last July, and presented his name
as a candidate for Member of Assembly
Having exhausted his popularity and
worn himself out amongst his whig
friends, and, as a prominent whig re-
marked in our hearing the other day,
"amongst whom he was totally destitute
of influence" of course, the Democ-
racy very properly declined to nominate
him Captain until he had done some SER
vice in the ranks. As they were dis
posed to encourage him in his laudable
change, however, and to make his con-
version more secure, the democracy
made him one of the county committee
He soon after disappeared, and next
turned up democratic m ember of As
scmbly from Marin. Having heard him
speak in Convention, when we see it
announced that he has par ticipated in a
we fancy we can see the as
Of the State, as they are swayed
in th, ir seats by his eloquence, like
fields of grain before the summer breeze
As he favors the reelection of his illus.
tlious political type, Dir. Gwin, our only
wonder is that the Doctor has not been
reelected. Perhaps he has not yet
made his speech upon that subject. He
should bear in mind, however, that de-
lays are dangerous, and that the Legis-
llture are wasting much valuable time,
and squandering the peoples treasure
upon that vexed question. Besides
"Gwin expects every one of his democrats
to do his duty"
There is another gentlemen, whom
we had the honor TO nominate to the
Speakership of the Assembly, not long
since, but whom we afterwards learned
was opposed to caucus, and elected as
an Independent candidate. His oppor
tune declination of the proffered honor,
from the necessity of taking
back his nomination, and we let down
as easily as possible. This was Colo
mel Watkins of Alameda county. We
are credlbly informed that he was at
home, an anti-caucus man. At Sacra-
mento he enters into, and abides by the
ipse dirt of Il moiety caucus. At home,
he could not suffer himself to be placed
in situation to be voted for and elected
as regular nominee of a regular eau
Gus, but ran as an independent candi-
date, and as such was elected and took
his seat in the Assembly. But suddenly
we see the aged veteran, who could be