The weekly Placer herald., 1855-07-07
ADDRESS
TO THEVOTERS OF PLACER COUNTY

ADDRESS
TO THEVOTERS OF PLACER COUNTY
In announcing myself rs an independent
candidate for your suffrages it is proper l
should state to you, plainly and without re-
serve, the reasons which impel me to this step.
The people throughout this State have been
accustomed to govern themselves in their
choice of candidates, by the recommendations
of party conventions, and so long as these
bodies approximate to the will of the people,
it is no doubt the most practicable means
that parties can adopt to carry out their OBJ
jects and secure proper men to office.
At this time very peculiar state of facts
exist. We had recently assembled in the city
of Sacramento, a State Democratic COnven-
tion and in the face of all reason,-in viola
tion of protestatiOns of an intention to pur-
sue a different course, the delegates to that
convention have given forth ticket, which,
for the most part, is distasteful to the last de-
gree to the great body of the party. and
which without doubt will receive the seal of
condemnation from the people. The Broder-
ick wing of the party, whilst protesting de-
sire for harmony and to act in spirit of COM
promise, press upon the convention and pro-
cure the nomination for Governor one who
was among the principal personages so active
ly engaged in urging the election OF U. S.
Senator during the session of 1854. And
this man,--himself perhaps a rejected appli-
cant for KnOw-Nothing hOnors, and certainly
freshly absolved from his obligations to an
other secret political society-this man. as if
to prove his utter unworthiness for the hOnOrs
conferred, comes before this convention, with
unblushing etfrontery accepts the nomination,
even though it be his third term in that Office.
Nor can charge these results as the entire
work of Mr.. Bigler and his friends. The ac-
tive leading men of the other side of the
house, placing their private grievances above
party interests, divide their strength by band
ing into factions Of Gwin men. McDougall
men, McCorkle men, &c. and through the de-
sire to crafty private revenge, sacrifice the
interests of the party by aiding in the con-
summation of this nomination. With this
state of facts, (fOr the truth Of which / appeal
to gentlemen who attended the workings of
this body. both out and in doOrs), it must be
apparent that their voice has no moral force
with the impartial, disinterested voter
Whilst this state Of affairs exist we have good
reason to discard the entire convention sys-
tenn, as being for the current moment power
less for good, seeing that their acts are not in
unison with their own professions or the sub
stantial interests of the people, and without
which no organization of the kind is entitled
to our respect.
Fellow citizens, I grieve to record these
things; and if it were proper, could remain
in silence and inaction and mourn the fact in
sack-cloth and ashes, but we men of Califor
MIA must be practical-we must act-must
mOve-and that too, fOr,Cdrd.
We have combination to operate against
whose very existence | regard as an insult to
the American citizen, viz: a party assuming to
dictate laws by and through the force of oath
bound cOnverts-assuming to be American in
a superior degree, yet cOncOcting it's plans
within the guarded walls of lodge rooms
whose very locality is carefully concealed
from the publc-whose code of measures SO
far as the public are permitted to know them,
would, if carried into practice, divide the
people of this Union into classes and castes,
in1ame the antagonist passions of religionists
and become subversive of the very elements
of American liberty
For my part, cannot by vote assist in so
unholy purpose, nor on the other hand can
embrace those men as my leaders whose cor
ruptiOn and misrule has been held forth as the
specious necessity for the establishment of
this order in our midst. A middle course is
left and embrace it. l have been assured
the support of many friends if would take a
public stand at this crisis, and in the name of
the sacred cause l may we'll claim the active
aid OF my brother democrats and the national
men of the heretofore Whig party.
The war in this county assumes the phase
of KnowNothing and Anti-Know-Nothin
With a firm purpose to battle against this
monster humbug to the end, | now declare
myself candidate for the Senate, to repre-
sent the good county of Placer in the coming
session of the Legislature | shall feel my
self highly complimented if in your choice
you shall settle upon me for that important
post, but more deeply grateful to you if the
principles of which am the humble repre-
sentative shall be sustained.
1t is my intention to devote as much of my
time, as | can spare from my professional du-
ties, to this cause, and l expect to visit be-
tween this and the day of election all of the
populous neighborhoods in the county and
converse with my fellow-citizens more at
length upon this important matter.
JAMES ANDERSON.
Auburn July 4th, 1855.
A fire broke out in Sacramento at o'clock