The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-11-08
The Work Is Finished!

since the vote was cast which placed Franklin
Pierce, in the highest position within the gift OF
any people or nation in the world. With his
election, the Democrats claimed victory, the
results of which it was ardently hoped, would
prove of lasting advantage to the American
people. How we'll those hopes have been real
ized we leave to the wise consideration and
Judgment of our readers On last Tuesday, an
other National ballot was cast, and from 1t we
may learn the feelings of the citizens of the
Union. regarding the present Administration
If the administration of government as melted
out to US through the policy of Franklin Pierce
is popular with, and acceptable to the people OF
the United States, we may reasonably expect
to see Buchanan occupying the Executive Chair
| of the Presidency, for the next four years; 9th
erwise one of the other candidates in the field
the one occupying the largest share of popular
favor. either from personal or party considera-
tions, will be the one on whom the robe of hon
or will be conferred. We have but little hopes
however that the ballot-box will afford us a
true expression of the honest and intelligent
feeling of the citizens of the Union, as the par
ty ''wires" Of corrupt politicians are drawn too
closely around the popular mind to admit of
healthy respiration. But the hour is past, the
birth-pangs are over, and if through our own
negligence and weakness We have produced an
abortion, we have nothing to blame except the
gullbility which permits our reason to be blind
ed by the intrigues of selfish leaders A Re-
publican form Of Government is defined by
Blackstone, to be one in which the people rule,
through their legal representatives; but in the
United States, we unfortunately find that it is
one in which partzans rule through the people.
Party is the instrument Of their operations, and
disloyalty to this on the part of the citizen, no
matter how reasonable may be the course which
induces independence of action, is at once pro-
| scribed as sin against which the anathmas of
| communication are at once hurled. However
corrupt may be the platform Of the party, or
however abandoned may be the character of
| its candidates. there appears to be charm
| thrown around the name, which causes them to
declare: "Our party right, but right or wrong,
cur party "Our candidate good but good or
| bad, our candidate. :" Here is prejudice
which works most admirably into the hands of
demagogues. 1t is the ''hack" upon which they
ride into Office; and such arc the persons whom
we will have to govern u.s. just as long as men
permit themselves to be influenced by the die
taton Of others-by assertions of policy, instead
of being governed by the plain and unvarnish-
ed truth as evnced by the light of their own
reason.
The curse Of America, is her politicians.
From the Presidency, through all the depart
ments of Office down to the Township Constable.
we have scores of idle cormorants, whose only
occupation in life is that of the professed poll
tician. Too indolent to support themselves by
honest labor, they are also too dishonest to be
governed by principle in their maneuverings
to obtain official pap: and the only thing in
which they use industry is in the work of popu-
lar deception-in pandering to the prejudices of
the people; in which with wise faces and knowing
speeches they exhibit their patriotism in labor
ing to prove to the 'dear people, that white
is black and that black is white and strange
enough, they are generally successful. The
majorities applaud, and reward the cunning de-
clever by acquiescing with his principles and
by giving him Office. The people DO not gov
ern lit is this long list of political iders Who
govern, and the people acquiesce!
An exemplifcaiion of these facts has brought
Us to the conclusion as above stated, that the
ballot-box will not prove correct expression Of
the intelligent wishes Of the American people!
But the .'die is cast"-the election is over, and
now whatever the result may be, our hope will
rest in eternal vigilance upon the part of those
who are true to their countrys interest.
1t is impossible to form any definite, or even
probable conclusion as to who will be our next
President: but this we can do-resolve that
come what will, we will abide the consequences
in the true spirit of philosophical and law abd-
ing citizens. Obligations to the whole country,
are paramount to all minor or sectional differ
ences.
INCREASE OF PoPULATIcS.-It is thought that |
the vote Of Tuolumne county will very near |
reach 700O making an increase of over thou
sand voters in the county during the past year.
Columbia, on the last election polled eleven
hundred and sixty-seven votes, making an in
crease, over last year, of about three hundred
votes This will do pretty we'll fer Columbia,
especially when It is remembered that this in
crease of votes is more than doubled by our
acquisition of Women and chileren!
HOSE Co. No. This Company, we are in |