Butte record., 1856-08-23
Bogus Caucus--Mass Meeting.

political aspirants, was posted on
yesterday morning We publish the docu-
ment entire, names and all, in order that
the Democracy may mark the Traitors, who
are engaged in the dirty work of introduc-
ing discord and division into our ranks
Read the document, and then meet the false
assertions of these defeated delegates, with |
one universal hiss of scorn." Here tits:
Mass MEErING.-The undersigned take
this opportunity to state, that in their opin-
ion, the election of delegates held on Wednes-
day. Aug. Goth. was fraudulent, and there
fore void, because,
Ist, 1t was well understood and SO deter
mined that the question or issue of Vigi- |
lance or anti-Vigilance should not be raised; |
that men should be selected to represent
YOU in County Convention without reference
to that question; men well tried IN the Dem
acratic party, and who have been found
true and faithful to its principles; that con-
| trary to such understanding and determine
ton, the question of Vigilance and anti
| Vigilance was secretly made the test of quail
! ifcs ton for delegates
| Cd, That men were brought into said cleo
ton from the highways and by=ways of the
enemies of Democracy, who voted at said
election, whose politics we're entirely un-
known, among whom we believe there was
a large number not democrats.
Sd That more than one delegate elected
at said election is not a democrat, nor has
been for the last two years.
4th, That we believe the delegates elected
entertain sentiments entirely hostile to a
| Il of
cinct.
5th, That the Caucus wss packed, abso
! lutely and completely, by forestaliag its free
and independent action
In view of the foregoing facts, we invite
the Democratic electors to attend a Caucus
to be held this, Friday evening, Aug. 22nd,
at the U. S. Hotel, at o'clock, 2. NJ, for
the purpose of elccting delegates TO the Co.
Convention.
Seneca Ever, D. C. Downer, J. R. n. Ow
en-, D. D. Harris, C. A. Smith, DR.. J. s..
Stackpole,e f. NJ. Smith, Jas Murphy, E.
Wilson. g. K Hendel, John Parry, A. NJ.
Zabriskie, J. Y. Jones, 2. S. Carlow, r.
Bird, j. Longmire, VIM. L. Culbertson, c.
II. Sanborn, s. 0. Day, ]. Rosenthal, c..
Scriber
"It is well understood and determined
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that So Vigilance and Vigilance was Sc
cretly made the test of qualification of dele
gates" as three of the delegates elected are
known to sympathise with the Vigilance
Committee, and others had never been ques-
toned upon that issue, whilst one Of the del
egates positively declares that he will not
vote for law and order man under any
circumstances.
1T is well understood and determined''
that they state what is not trne, when they
assert that the election was '' ''.frauHu}ent,"
for the proceedings of the Caucus were par
ticipated in and received the full sanction OF
the fle-leader of the Flunkeys, ex- Hon.
Seneca Ever Mr. Ever made the motion
to proceed to the election of delegates by
4 ballot. Mr.. Ever was appointed one OF the
tellers-witnessed the ballotings and count
ings, and when the result was declared, and
it was found that there were two delegates
who had not received majority of the votes
cast, it was upon Mr.. Ewer's motion, that
the two highest were declared unanimously
elected. Every thing was conducted in the
most open and fair manner, and the only
objection these Flunkeys can truthfully
urge Is, that they were defeated, and there
fore, the election was e. f..frauduient."
at is well understood and determined =
that these Flunkeys, have been '',ceH-hied
and are now about to be executed.
''It is well understood and determined" D."
that these Flunkeys have no right to talk
about men who are ''true and faithful'' to
the principles of democracy, when they bolt
front he well established usages and Gus
toms of the party, and refuse to be governed
q by majority, honestly and fairly express
ed
t They assert what is not true, when they
say, that men were brought in from the ''By-
ways of the enemies Of Democracy" as they
well knew when they signed their names to
this assertion
!; They assert what is not true When they
say, "that more than one delegate elect, is
not democrat, nor has been Cor the last
two years. as there is not a single delegate
ON the list who voted against the Democracy
last year, and the two particularly referred
t., are both members OF the 0roville Buchan
an Club, and both hold important positions
in that organization.
The fourth article in the Flunkey creed,
merely states ''belieye," and there is no
objection to their believing whatever their
weak minds may invent.
They state what is not true when they say
''that the Caucus was packed" as every one
present knows, that time was given for men
to write tickets-not only once. but time
and again-and that the polls were not clos
ed until nearly twelve o'clock, and that men
were constantly writing tickets, all the time
the polls were kept open.
There is but one way of accounting for
this extraordinary course of men who pro-
fess to be Democrats, and that is, these men
feel sore at their defeat When it is con-
sidered that twelve of the twenty-five names
signed to this call, were defeated candidates
for delegates at the Caucus they now de-
nounce, the whole matter at once sinks be-
meath the attention of respectable men,
The few who have been induced to lend the
influence of their names to these disappoint-
ed Putty heads, will soon see the error of
the move, and regret that they permitted
themselves to be made the cats-paw of pro-
fessional ofice-seekers and political trick
sters.
Our columns are open to all for free dis
tussion.
MINING ON THE BAR.--The appearance
of the bar opposite our. Town after dark,
resembles a young City or Ieyee AZ candle