Mariposa Democrat., 1857-08-13
II o r n Il O s.:
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST i;
The Democratic Party In thI. County.

The Democratic Party In this County.
To every well-wisher of the great Democrat
ic cause, the present position of the party in
this county must be subject of regret Party
principles and triumphs have been rendered Of
secondary consideration in comparison with the
claims of particular men-themselves known
to be good Democrats, and yet their friends at
the heed and front of the offending. How
strange must all this trouble and excitement
appear to those who truly love and venerate
the noble principles that are at the very found
alton of our Government and party. Many Of
Mr.. Crppen's friends refused to sanction the
call made by the Central Committee, alleging
a want of authority in that body, but notwith-
standing their published protest the Conyen-
ton has met at Marposa in accordance with
the call
Driven by the emergencies Of the case to
make a selection between the two contending
factions, it seems to us that it will be more in
accordance with the usages and rules of the
party for every true Democrat to abide by the
action of the Convention, acting under the au-
thority and by the express command of the
legally appointed and legitimately acting Cen
tral Committee. If part or portion Of the par
ty has been injured by too hasty or too preu-
diced a course of conduct upon the part of the
members of the Convention, their wrongs
should have been sought to be righted by a
direct appeal to the people to whom this whole
difficulty should have been submitted on the
first provocation. Had the resolutions adopt
ed by the friends of Mr. Crppcn prevailed we
would have had no nominees for any Offices
in this County and in pledgng their support
to that gentleman, they were willing that every
other office should 90 by default, and that the
party, broken and scattered, would be left
powerless to act and consequently unable to
front the political foes by which we are openly
and privately beset Every man owes some
thing either of devotion or interest to his
friends, but where the defeat Of the party is
endangered by adhering too strictly to the
bonds of friendship, it then becomes matter
Of duty if not of necessity to discard the ties
of friendship, in order to preserve or promote
the ascendancy of the Democratic party. So
far as We are concerned, it matters but little
as to which Of the two candidates are elected
Sheriff They would both make competent
and faithful officers, and it is this very evenness
in qualifications for office that makes the
friends of each, cling with so much tcnacity to
the respective candidates. If the harmony Of
the party can be secured by the discarding Of
the claims of both, and electng a new man to
fill the office of Sheriff. then let mutual con-
cessons be made by the friends of both, but
in Gods name, let us not be so blinded by per-
sonal preiudices as to endanger the success of
the whole party for the mere sake of elevatng
this or that man TO office. If this act of con-
cession is not adopted our course is plain. We
shall give to the nominees of the Convention
of the 10Th our support, be it little or much /;
for it is better to die with "harness on our
backs" than to be crushed out of existence be-
tween the pressure of the two contendng fac
tions. Never was there more fitting oppor-
tunity offered than at present for men, whether
candidates or not, to make noble sacrifice for
the benefit of the good old cause of Democra-
cy. To those who possess the heroic mag
nanimity to yield all personal aggrandizement
for the good Of the party, the party viii re-
member and reward-and the people will say,
well done thou good and faithful servant