, 1856-06-27

ties that the wings no longer contended
for the old measures Of the party that
they had become obsolete that there was
really little difference between the parties,
&C.; but on Tuesday, Sd inst, the wings
Of Cowlitz county met, by appointment, to
organize their party and make nominations
for Offices They have made no declara-
tion Of principles, measures, or object to be
accomplished by the organization, other
than the election Of whig officers so that
III is a kind of a know-nothing concern.
Their principles and object are to be guess.
ed at. But by fair inference from their
acts, defenses, confessions, &C., we have
gathered up several planks Of their plat
form. One is to get up a no-p6rty cele-
bration Of the fourth Of July for the benefit
of whig nominations another to sustain
the last whig and know-nothing House Of
Representatives for not allowing clerk
employed by q committee Of the House to
do the engrossing and enrolling, because he
was a democrat, and accusing the Presi-
dent Of the Council Of violating the rules Of
the House by decision Of points Of order in
the Council, and then hold a secret session
to hide the papers on which that accusation
was made, and then accuse members Of the
Council of trying to steal papers from the
desk Of the House (meaning the President
Of the Council, because he had directed q
proper officer to ask for q copy Of a joint
resolution for publication, which had pass
ed the House, reported to the council aud
returned to the House), papers on which
the House had matured their action, and
the public were entitled to know what it
was, and the President Of the Couacil was
entitled to a copy Of it for his own defence;
and in violating their honor as gentlemen
and legislators in going into joint conven-
ton to do certain things which they had
agreed to do, and taking up certain things
which had agreed not to do, thereby sacri-
fcing the rights and powers Of the Council
as a co-equal and independent house Of leg
islation {; and in accusing the democratic
members Of the Council Of violating their
oath Of Office by not going into the election
Of certain officers pointed out by law to be
elected, and then meeting in what they
have certified to be q convention Of the two
houses day after day for week, and not
touching the election Of one ofthose officers
pointed out by law to be elected, and
which they had agreed to elect, but went
into the election Of one they had agreed
tnOt to elect, thereby knowingly and delib-
erately violating what they claim to be
their oath Of Office.
Another plank Of the platform is to col
logue with few democratic traitors to do
dirty and dishOnorabIe acts, and make
those traitors the scape goats for the sins
Of the party, by calling it a democratic
house, thereby they become the sewers to
carry of the filth and nastiness of the past
whig party.
An enria6e Office, surely. So far, think,
one Of the most consistent platforms / ever
saw it is all Of one kind of timber. l see
nothing lacking but few negroes on it for
performers. But they have got them tied
out in the thieket-they will bring them on
by and by.
II democrat was TO take q false oath
concerning bits worth Of tobacco, he
would be brought into court, and be sent
to the penitentiary but the whig speaker
Of the House of Representatives can make
false certificate to get Office for one Of
their drunken favOrites; and that is honora-
BILE, because the wings can do nothing dis
honorable, any more than the liking can
do nothing wrong"
A few democrats Of Cowlitz county met
on the Sd inst, and nominated Mr. VAN
CLEAvE, Of Pacific, for the Council. A few
remarks were made explanatory of demo
cratic principles, SO that all may know
what we wish to accomplish. Our depend
ence is on the people to maintain and pro-
tect, with equal justice, those undaliedable
rights set forth in the declaration Of Inde-
dendence. Justice is the only thing with
which government has anything to do
Rights that God has given, man has no
right to take away. Our government is a
a voluntary association Of the people to do
justice between men T; therefore, all secrets,
deceit, fraud, breach of confidence, false
hood, or false certificates or Partially, are
anti-demOeratic, because they are unjust to
the rest of the people.
i JusTTcE.