Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-02-14


even-banded Justice, for no other-not even
their own-manifes any disposition to
award to them fair and impartial verdict,
according to their deserts. 1t is not our
purpose TO speak of the official career of
these officials, but have thought proper to
simply allude to the facts in the case
Then, again, at this very time, the Legis-
lature is engaged in the impeachment of two
other Know Nothing State officers, being no
less than the Treasurer Of the State and the
Controller of State Whether they shall be
found guilty or innocent the K n. members
are among the most active in their efforts to
impeach, exhibiting an utter want of conf
dence in those whom they elevated to office
under the specicus plea ofreform; either that
or else smarting under their defeat, they
have determined upon fight after the man.
ner Of the Kilkenny CATS and are engaged
in the laudable enterprise of cutting off each
others noses to spite their respective faces.
T c old adage, when rogues fall out" &c. is
pregnant with meaning sometimes.
To follow California Know Nothingism
through all its disasters and mishaps would
require volumes and we must therefore con-
tent ourselves for the present with few
brief allusions to some of those who have
figured largely, but not held important Office
conferred by the order. For instance, the
Union-loving sage, Henry S. Foote-where
is he, and what of him? Retired to private
life, no doubt utterly disgusted; we believe
he has neither been seen nor heard of since
the election Henry A. Crabb-the next
great gun of Know Nothingism-has cast
his lot among the greasers of Sonora, where,
foreigner himself, he will forget all his fine
sentiments about "nativeism." r. n. Wood
together with others of like calibre and de-
sres either have joined or are preparing to
join Mr.. Crabb The California American
the hoaoiing organ Of the party in the Late
campaign-has ceased to exist, and General
Allen, Ca fine old gentleman is o way-farer
about the Capitol, with nought to disturb his
now placid mind, save the trouble of pocket
ing the nett proceeds of the State printing.
Coffroth, McCaum, and-so-forth would
fain devote themselves to the interest of the
State, eschewing party politics. The renown-
ed firm Of Skinker & Dibble, and similar bub-
bes on the political ocean, have been dissolv-
ed for all time.
1t is clear that the Know Nothings. as q
distinct organization, will not attempt to
break lance with the Democracy in the
coming contest They, (the K. Ms. have no
army. and no leaders if they had an army
Some other quarter. therefore, must be looked
to for an organized enemy. viii it be the
Republican Party? That party has more
of the elements Of life in it than Know Moth
ingism but it cast more votes for Fremont,
last fall, than it will be able under any pros
sible circumstances to poll at the State cleo
tion next fall The Kansas capital has been
taken from it, by the restoration of peace in
that quarter, and the recent important decis-
sion of the United States Supreme Court =
1t has not, this year, Presidential candid
ate, with a good prospect of success, to ami
mate the confident and rally the doubtful
and despairing Without any other assis-
tance than that which it commands as a
str ct party organization, its vote would be
only as drop in the bucket. No, it will not,
enter the lists alone against such
mighty odds.
Still, then, are we without an organized
enemy to fight the Democracy in the next
No, not entirely without an ene-
my, for the germ of an organized opposition
has commenced its sickly growth. The read
ar guesses tit is Peoples Party, or an
h,defsndent Party to be composed Of all the
political odds and ends in the State. This
S what the Democracy will have to contend
with next fall. The prime movers and man
ayers viii be few disappointed politicians
many of them fshy Democrats-an call
will be made upon all who oppose the De-
moeracy to rally to the support of the an
dependent Ticket" Some new issues may
be raised-such as reputation, &C., and the
syren song Of reform! reformw will be again
sounded by lying tongues throughout the en-
tire State.
Finding this article already quite as long