Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-10-04
Let There Be HARMONY.

out the county. ms should be the watch
word. The candidates of the two principal
parties are now before the people. and su.
premacy on the political battlefield win he
contested inch by inch.
The Democratic nominees were spoken OF
last week in this paper, and received our cor.
dial and heartfelt endorsement. They are
as we then stated, capable of filing the posi-
tlons to which they aspire; and what is more,
they are men morally and politically above
reproach They are to be elected to serve
the people of the whole county, without ref
erence to any particular quarter or division of
the same; and their high character,as men is a
suhclent guarantee that they will be faithful
from IRE beginning to the ending of their res
pective terms. Are not these things so? No
Democrat (and no honest intelligent K n J
will attempt to controvert them. Then, we
would inquire, what more should Democrat
ask? If he is Democrat from principle
if he adopts the glorious platform of "PRIN-
cIPLEs, NOT MEN"--he has no right as a Dem
ocrat to ask anything more If he is man
worshipper, or a factionist, or kicks in the
traces because he may have been foled in
some of his own selfish ends, then he may
exhibit some reason deformed though it be,
for demanding a different measure than that
filled by the Democratic candidates in ANA
dor county; but if he is an old-fashioned,
Jeffersonan Democrat, he will require no
other test than-Is HE HONEST, is HE cAPA-
BILE, Is HE FAITHFUL?
We have been induced to make these re-
marks for the reason that an idle story has
gained more or less currency, setting forth
that there is disafecton in the ranks of the
Democracy in Amador-or at least in por-
tons of the county Having made it our
business to inquire how far this "dsaffec-
ton" extended, we are rejoiced to be able to
state, and we do so confidently, that so far
as the charge duplicates the frank and file"
it is an absolute and most unmtigated SLAM
der. They say that GOOD MEN have been pre-
sented-tbat they demanded this, and that
demand has been complied with-and they
ask, like good and true Democrats, "what in
the world more should we require?" What
reason, say they "have we to be disaffected?
we are Democrats from principle and have
not tied our faith to the selfish ambition of
any man or set of men," No, no; the
rank and file are sound-just as they always
are, when called upon to proclaim their devo-
ton to Democracy and Democratic pripci-
pies.
Now, then, does anybody ak "who are
the disaffected, if any there be ~ The
question, in fact, answers itself; for as we
remarked last week, conventions necessarily
result in more or less of disappointment and
heart-burnngs and there are always those
who will "grumble" and "growl" until they
have time to get over their sourness. This,
we are quite sure is the extent of the "Dem-
"A
few persons, very few indeed, may still be
nursing their wrath" and perhaps half
dozen or so may feel so deeply disappointed
that they will scratch" few of the names
on the ticket; but this scratching business,
on election day, will be confined solely to the
dsappointed--we mean the few who NAV
have had their minds SO fixed on certain NOM
nations, for their friends rather than for them
selves, most likely, that they cannot and will
not see their error until the smoke of the
political contest shall have passed from the
held, when, under clear sky, they will per
celve that their disaflection was childish, and
In Importance only as drop in the ocean.
Speaking of disaffection, we can assure
our friends that the Know Nothings-even
if all were true that is falsely rumored of the
Democracy-wouldh have nothing to boast Of
We do not propose to dissect the X. N. tick
et--nor by any manner or means-but sim
ply to state that many members of the order
express their sore disappointment. Such
remarks as, this candidate will be beat SOC
votes" that fellow "wont come within re
spectacle distance of an election" he is 9Th,
togather with "d-m the order, it is NOR,
corrupt than the old parties ever were p'-
oor,a tbick and faet from the months of III,