Mountain Democrat., 1857-09-05
The Result.

The Result.
1--WE have met the enemy" and clicked
emil The proud old banner of DemOc-
racy, pure and untarnishcd, again floats
In triumph over the gallant and uncOn-
querable patriots Of old El Dorado. Not
withstAnding the duplicitv, trcachcry and
baseness of prOfesscd friends, some of
whom worked secretly, others openly
against the Democratic nominees; not.
withStanding the fusion between the
Americans and Black Rcpublicans-a fu.
sion that all honorable men must regard
With Indignation and adherence mot.
withstanding spurious tickets, false re-
ports, vi.iainous SANDERS against our
candidates, We have elected all of them
with the exception Of Collector and Treas
urer. Men who pretended to he Demo
Gratis, who have heretofore received fa.
vors from the Democratic party, who are
now living of Of means obtained from
tho Democratic part, basely turned and
zealously worked against the party that
but recently supported them. We ar.
glad that they exhibited their real cha:.
acter on Wednesday last--that they have
left us, We hope, forever.
Our nominee for Collector, a few hours
before the election, was murdered in the
streets Of Greenwood. We learned the
fact too late to fill the vacancy occasioncd
by his death, and, Of course, his compct-
itor was elected without opposition. Had
Mr.. Hilton lived, the result might have
been different. We arc pleased to know
that good and honest man, N. II. Elst-
ner, was his opponent. Our nominee for
Treasurer, true, upright and worthy
Democrat and gentleman, was defeated -
not because he is not n Democrat, an
honest, capable man, a good citizen, but
because a wretched faction entered into
Hbargain with the Americans and niggcr
worshipers TO defeat him. lie was oh.
noxious to them because he refused to
become their strumcnt-5ccaus he had
the inanlincss and independence, despite
their frowns and threats, TO oppose their
maSter,-to think ard act for himself, re.
gardless OF their dictation! lie dared to
OlectiOuecr against their idol, and they
punished him for his indcpendc..ce!-
They not only voted against him, but
viIlitfcd him on every occasion. Ills
competitor, Mr.. Park, is gentleman of
character, Of fine business qualifications,
and Of strict honesty. Our objection to
him il solely political.
A desperate effort was made by the
samc worthless faction to defeat Capt.
Eogar6us, our candidate for Sheriff.
gentleman Of unOlemishcd honor, i'm
meaSurably their superior in every trait
that constitutes a good and honorable
man. No slander was too vile, no lie too
infamous for them to circulate against
him. Through the columns Of low and
obscure sheet, hc was published as a
drunkard, gambler, n thief-thc enemy
ofIrishmAn, an apostato Democrat, and
worthless, ignorant fellow. Their lies
did not injure Capt. Bogartlus, as the re.
suit proves. The Democracy knew, sup.
ported and elected him by q handsome
majority, thus manifesting their scorn
and contempt for his traducers. The
sting Of the reptiles Was harmless. From
long and intimate acquaintance with
Capt. BOgardus, We have no hesitation in
saying that better, more competent
man for the position could not have been
found in Ell Dorado county. We have
been peculiarly blessed with good Shcr.
itf4, and Bogardus will equal the best Of
them.
Tom. Williams, also, our candidate for
Attorney General, came in for full share
Of their abuse; so did Messrs. Hilton,
Foster and Rhine, but the fiattering vote
each received must forever silence their
traducers and brand them as Infamous.
The Democracy Of FL Dorado have nobly
sustained their nominees, and elected
them over q formidable combination.
For their answering devotion to princ;.
pie they deserve the thanks Of the Dem.
Ocracy Of California.
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