The Empire County argus., 1855-10-06

sAIuRpER WILL OUT" The Democratic family
of this County, for some time past, has not beer
famous for amicable relations. Even now, while
smartng under q well deserved defeat, dissensions
and bitterness exist. The Ajrocate a few days
ago, made up ptiful mouth over the defeat of it,
friends and for the good of the party sought to
probe its wounds. In doing this, that paper dis
covered that the Biglerites in the County Conven-
ton of June last were the minority" or 'rule or
ruin party" On this precious handful of men the
Aduocate saddles the principal causes of defeat AT
this Democrat takes ofense and discourses in
the following manner:
"Now beg leave to say that the partzans who
left their legitimate business (if they had any and
in wagons drove from precinct to precinct, holding
meetings where they did not belong, appointing
themselves delegates and often misrepresentng the
real residents of the vicinity and impudently pre-
sented themselves representatives in the conven-
ton, We're the ones that hurled the frebrand into
the midst of the assembled delegates" "That car
ried with it destruction to the harmony of the par
ty" They were the rule or ruin majority who
first ruined by this vile practice that they might
successfully rule" afterwards"
Democrat" continues; "To say that the ma jor
iy remained quietly in their seats and permitted
the nomination of set of delegates to Sacramento
that nominated John Bigler' is laughable to those
who particpantsin or spectators of the scene
Especially laughable when it is remembered that
minority" actually choked the majority the
floor of the convention. But Democrat approach
es the peculiar features of latter day democracy
Hear him:
Again, you say that it is said that proxies were
left and managed with view to kill the ticket
his stale charge you should not lend your paper to
give vitality or circulation to- As every one knows
it relates entirely to Mr.. Hix. Why do you not
openly state that the majority were and are oppos-
ed to Constantine Xix: that he and his friends
may see who used his votes all day and would not
nominate him because it would kill the ticket.
no in that convention promised to nominate a
man that they would not support as to obtain his
influence for their own purposes and then throw
him overheard who nominated MI. Xix who
nominated Mr. Bruce and who used the Influence
of both these gentlemen all day Would the MAJ
!jpriiy have been in the maj"rily without the AS
slstance OF those gentlemen and their frendsF
These are interesting queries, and it is really
amusing to see the contortions of the ina jority
alias the Gwinocracy of El Dorado. We conclude
with one more extract from 'Democrat' in which
he applies the knife with energy, to the cring ging
demagogues who have aspired to leadership hereto
fore. and who in the late campaign succeeded ad-
mirably i'll leading themselves to destruction. Lis
ten to Democrat" who speaks words Of truth and
soberness:
You say that you were prevented from making
even county organization until about one week
before the election Pray what do you mean by a
county organization Mo prevented you Were
you not prevented by having made nominations
not fit to be made!' Did you not at the eleventh
hour repudiate the nominations you made in Con
vention and utterly refuse to allow IA portion OF
your parry voice in the representation We're
base propositions not made for nominations by men
whom you represent in the majority and did they
not come from men whom you nominated in y"u!
Convention without the aid of proxies managed SC
as to kill the ticket! Those who have eyes car
see and have seen those things, with feelings Of
mingled contempt and horror enacted by men pro-
Tossing to be leaders of the Democratic Party. We
say God save the party when committed to such
leadership; to be saved under such circumstances,
miraculous interposition is necessary