The Empire County argus., 1856-11-01
Georgetown Correspondence.
GEORGETOWN, Oct. %, 1856.

GEoRGETowN oct. 70, 1896.
| MEssRs. EDITORS This evening we have listened
to the rawlings of two representatives of the dromeda
ry party, viz: Messrs. Doctor Chivalry Gwin and
George Penn johnson Platform, one, the would be
United States Senator the other, the would-ke.to-
be still Circuit Clerk The first was dry and prosy
the second bitter blackguard stuff with no point
that which placed him along side with Herbert,
Brooks, and McKibben 1t required but little of
the powers of phrenology to read either of the
and know them and he who can lean over the stand
and cross his hands or arms to force approval with
faces as hard as ile need never again speak to us
of political honesty. 1t is well such men have their
face covered with hair, conscience though of "gut
tapercha" would show remorse Oh account of dirty,
filthy lying.
The meeting was organized by calling John Con
ness to the chair-Gwn's personal friend lin horn J
who in the Introductory remarks on taking the
chair, made an effort to compliment him, but got
nearly choked in the effort by frown accompanied
with grin.
A procession was formed before opening, which
marched through the streets to the number boys for
eigners and ALL of just seventytwo; and this, after
an effort to drum. up for several days. After the
meeting was organized there were found to be two
hundred and eighty-four modern Locos, Americans.
and Republicans, which petered down to one hundred
and thirty. When they made STOP some one called
for three cheers for johnson, which family given,
and another called for three cheers for Gwn-but it
was one faint another fainter and the other did
not come at all-and so they ended. What fzzle! !!
How have the mighty fallen! AJAX
GEORGETOWN, Oct %, 1856
MEssRs EDITORS believing as do, that | was
called out on the Vigilance question by some Demo-
crat at meeting held at Negro Hill, in this county,
few evenings SINCE for political effect, am induced
to write this note and as one of the nominees of the
American party of Ell Dorado am willing to stand
fall with my opinion that subject, which gave
on that occasion, and feel free to express again. l
believe that there was no principle of law, except
the inherent right of the people, to justify the forma
ton of Vigilance Committee in San Francisco
but the history of the past frauds at the balobox,
and nnumerabe acts of villainy in said city, against
the law, peace, and dignity of the State was sufi-
cent cause for the people to take the law in their
own hands, for their own protection. l therefore
think that the end justified the resorted to, and
if elected | shall oppose any bill or resolution con-
demning said Committee. l shall oppose the appro-
priation of ally funds for the relief of the Committee
Or State, in settling said Vigilance question: while
shall favor measure, if introduced, for the purpose
of exonerating the individuals who may have COM
posed said Committee from any prosecution under the
existing laws of the State.
Aud now, sir since l have been called out on the
subject, hope every nominee of every party may be
called out also. A. d. Rock,
American nominee for the Assembly.