Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-08-30
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lIE Mrsr REsicN Many Of the honest
Democrats of this town and county declare
that Ferguson cannot speak here 50 long as
he holds the Office Of Senator, which the
American party gave him; and they are
right Ii Ferguson attempts to speak here
lat jackson on the Cd, without resigniue, he
will he iaspited as sure as he is a man.
The same source from which the american
copies the above contains an uumistakabIe
insnuation that if the Hon. W. l. Ferguson
shall attempt to speak in Jackson on the I'd
Of September, lac will be tarred and feathcred
These threats Of runianism having thus
received the countenance and encourage
ment Of respectable paper for the 1nicr-
lean, as the organ of a party omght to be
conducted respectfully, at any rate) it is per-
haps proper that some reply should be made
1t is admitted that the freedom of speech
and the freedom Of the press constitute the
sheet-anchor of republican liberty. in no
country where gag-laws or a censorship exist,
is there liberty Look at France in the past
and look at her to-day; Louis Napoleon
smothers republicanism and holds despotic
sway by curtailing the freedom of speech, and
enforcing a censorship that governs the press
No man understands better than Napoleon,
that were these barriers removed, the French
people would hur him from power and pro-
claim republican government in less than
six months And yet we find the California
Americaa--the leading organ of the Know
Nothing party in this State-the organ Of
that party which cIaimes to be so exclusively
republican and so exclusively American that
il has for its watchword Americans must
rule America"-we find that organ, at least
by strong inference, striking blow at the
freedom of speech.
We certainly think that Gen. Allen, the
senior editor of the Ameriodn, must have
blushcd to see the paragraph above quoted
copied into his paper without comment In
the very same number of the Amerioan, APP
pears card from committee of the Sacra-
mento X. n. councils appointed to confer
with Mr. Ferguson, in which the committee
say that Mr. Ferguson's reply to their queries
concerning the Senatorial question, is all
"that the American can hon0raHy ask or
",rish, and We, as the authorised delegates of
said party, do aict ask or desye yoa Fer
''eusonl uadcr TIE circumstances 70 resign"
We arc not disposed to lay this threatened
rufanistn at tlle door Of the Know Nothing
party, and sincerely trust that we shall not
be compelled to do so We know many,
+ very many Know Notlings WHO would soorn
TO endorse any such anti-rcpublican sentiment;
but daty compels us to call the attention Of
the pubieto the fact that the organ of that
party has'gNen its countcnance TO threat
chat a. State Senator shan be asaiai and
tarred and JcaArea, if he should dare TO adj
dress a pnblic meeting on the question Of the
election Of Chief Magistrate Of the Na-
ton.
Ia conclusion, there is no fear but that
Mr.. Ferguson viii speak He is not the
man to he frightened in this manner: and the
men of Amador- the Democracy Of Am
ador county, if You please conceive that
they have the right to hold public meet
ngs, and to invite speakers from abroad, and
when those speakers respond, and take the
stand, they may depend upon being defended
1he iron spirit Of Andrew Jackson Democ-
racy is awake in Amador, and with the by
The eternal Of the old hero on their lips,
they will protect their speakers.
Calavsras Nominations
We learn from the Chronicle that the De
mocracy Of Calaveras have made the follow
ing nominations: For Senator, w b. Nor
man; Asscmblymen, G. L. Shuler, L. T.
Beatty, j S. Watkins; County Judge, w.
4 W. Porter; Assessor, Geo c. Tryon. This
is unquestionably strong ticket, and will be
elected beyond question Amador votes
with Calayeras for Senator The District
has already been represented Gin part) by
Mr. Norman for two years, and he is well
known as a sterling aud nainching Demo
crat The Senator holding over Mr. Gran
dall) being from this county, and the De.