San Andreas independent., 1857-07-11
The County Nominations.

by the Mokefumne Hill DEMOCRATIC county
Convention, held at Angels on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of last week.
We are but little astonished at the result of
this Convention; knowing very well that the
great Democratic party of this county (if there
Is any, is ruled 10y certain clique, located in
the vicinity of the County Seat, assisted by two
or three ambitious individuals from other sec
tons of the county, who, at present, feel them
selves highly honored by the condescension of
these political tricksters in allowing them to
associate with their Regency, and pick up an
occasional point to be brought to bear on any
outsider who has the independence to oppose
their views, or interests or to ask for office at
the hands ofthe great party, without their con-
sent. These individuals, who allow themselves
to be mosed around so plantly, and who lend
their aid so eagerly to the interests of Moke-
umne Hill, undoubtedly expect to be rewarded
at some future time, by being placed in some
good Office by the kind masters they served so
wen. But we would advise them as prepar-
atory course before entering the arena of COM
petition for office, in order to ensure to their
success and remove every obstacle to prefer
ment, TO moce to Mokelumne Hill, or to some
place between that burg and the northern line
OF the county purchase small piece of real
estate (even if that has to be done on credit so
as to convince the good people of that flourish
ing village that their interests are identified
with the County Seat, and consequently the
county's, and that they have thrown off all allie
glance to any of the little outside "clap-board
camps that are continually plotting against
the welfare of the county.
The nominations, however, are good ones
The Regency at,cays nominate good men, and
even when obliged to select them all from one
town they have managed with great sagacitv
to get persons to accept the offices who have
been long tried and never found acanting,-to
give them up so long as they felt able to serve
the " dear peeps
This is a wise and Democratic measure. Pres
ident Buchanans rotation IN office principle to
the contrary Notwithstanding We always
thought that Buchanan wrong in turning
out of office so many poor fellows who had been
obliged to serve the people, and are now fully
convinced of his error by the actions of this
Mokelumne Hill Convention
The election, an effect, is all over. Again is
N. L. Broughton of Mokelumne Hill. our county
Clerk again is S. l.. Magee of NIokelumne Hill,
our County Treasurer; again is VIM. Highly of
Mokelumne Hill, our District Attorney; again
is VIM. L. Dudley of Mokelumne Hil our Pub
lie Administrator D. l.. Milford of Mokelumne
Hill, is our Sheriff; and r. Thompson of Mo-
kelumne Hill, is our Superintendent of Common
Schools. If these offices were fat ones we-
might be constrained to find fault with Mokel-
umne Hill, and think that she was rather mo-
nopolizing.
The only office of magnitude, and scarcely
less important than the position of Constable, is
that of County Assessor. Here, again, the
magnanimous Mokelumne Hill Regency
smiling with the benevolence of one who gives
the last he has-in perfect disinterested and
unsel6sh love of the southern portion of the
county, has made a mark, for which, in all COM
ing time, that end cannot be sufficiently thank
full. The weak and imbccile south, in her fool |
ish and awkward though heartfelt gratitude,
thanks you, Mokelumne Hill. From her ra-
vines, mountain brows and river beds, she
thanks you she acknowledges her weakness
she knows that ignorance, superstition, mental
imbeeility and physical infrmity has lain her
PROSTATE at your feet; and that but for your
kindness she could hope for nothing, expect
nothing and merit nothing at the hands of your
Convention.
Like a glutted Anaconda, she lies at the
mercy of your dexterity, agility and craft-and
must by strategy, if not by force, fall an easy
victim to your interests, if mercy stayed not
your hand. Over her citizens the darkness of
Egypt had fallen like pall and the light of
intelligence had waned; but she heralds the
light of your magnanimous countenance with
rejoicing, and her dropping hope rises from sea
of sorrow refulgent as the summer sun. Her first
song of thanks shall ascend to Heaven for your
welfare and prosperity; may you continue to
increase in size and strength until the domes of
your churches be seen from the hill tops of our
south and the deep notes of their bells rever-
berate through her valleys and plains. Forget
ms not. oh. Mokelumne Hill Extend over us
thy patroniZing care ana generous attention
leave us not IN our weakness and imbecility,
hut rear for us rulers and officers, and educate
them in the way they should go. BE careful
of the health of our present office-helders, go
that they may live long to rule and rear an
honest and healthy progeny, to whom they may,
dying, bequeath their virtues and their offices
So mote it be!
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE follow
ing gentiemen constitute the County Central
Committee for the ensuing year:
A. G. Adams, J. r. Britton, James Finnegan,
Fred. Brush, o. 4. Foster, DR.. Jeffreys and A.
7. Humphrey.-Cdlayeyas Chronicle.