The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07
PLACERVILLE RESOLUTIONS.


portion of the people of the town of Placervle
appear anxious to attain notoriety in some manner
a few weeks since they commenced and formally
denounced Alessrs Taylor, White Oliver, and
Wclch, for pursuing line of conduct in the Legis-
lature adverse to their wishes just if they
the keepers of the conscience of every man in the
county, and had an undoubted right to dictate
Lately another meeting has been held on the Grand
Plaza of the balloon city, to denounce election
frauds and to announce their opinions of the appli,
cation of hemp. Their resolutions are to lie pub
lished in the Union, Alta, and Bulletin Hero is
one of the gaseous resolutions of that meeting
Resolved, Tnai all the corrupt officials who have
been accessory in ,ampng and producing the
forged returns from the above precincts, have
shown themselves utterly unworthy of the conf
Jence of the people of El Dorado county, and
should he held To strict account therefor =: as the
duty Of all election officials wis plain and clear
that none could err. except he who wished to sane
ton this fraud. of all frauds the greatest. upon the
purity of the ballot-box.''
If we correctly informed, this resolution is
not published as it passed the meeting. The reso-
luton, hear originally included the names Of
r. Z. Draper and Alexander Irvine, Supervisors Of
this County, as well as that of the County Clerk
The Supervisors arc the canvassers of election re-
turns, and ly law, are ELECTION officials ! hence
the language, the duty of all election officials was
plain and clear that none could err, except hc
who wished to sanction this fraud is intended to
apply to the Supervisors and Clerk. The same
sheet from which this resolution is taken declares
expressly that two of the Supervisors sanctioned
the fraud alluded to in the resolution and elsewhere
in the print the fraud is charged to the agency
of the County Clerk. Therefore there can he no
doubt that the language recited is intended to
apply to the gentlemen named. Why don't these
cowardly resolution mongers charge home the fraud
to these men directly? Because they know. every
man of them. there is not the slightest foundation
for making charge against them at all. No bet
ter, or more competent men than the Supervisors
and Clerk of this County ever held office since its
organization. heir reputation men, and char
actcr as tfhcials, is unmpeachablc and we chal-
lenge the resolution makers Of rlacerville to show
one iota of proof to the contrary.
Why was this resolution and others more libel
lous passed 10 prejudice the public mind on the
eve OF the assembling of Grand Jury, and to di-
rect attention toward innocent parties and to divert
the blow of justice from the head of cuprits
We do not ard will not defend frauds in elections,
10y whomsoever pcrpetratcd, but we do protest
against Wholesale slanderous charges against Off
and private citizens who have faithfully dis
charged their duty and only exercised the common
privilege of frcemen in an open and legal manner
1t is " bad cause that requires propping up will,
Slanderous charges, or supporting with undignified
censurc For the honor Of the County, we hope
our fellow citizens of laccrville will hereafter tenn
per their zeal with u little more Of charity, and
lastly, more with truth x