Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-21
GRAND RATIFICATION MEETrNGl

this place on Tuesday, Ostcnsibly for the pur-
pose Of nominating ticket-really to ratify
the nominations Of the BrOdcrick Republicans
1t was not as we'll attended as NC anticipated
and passed Oft very tamely, 1t wasregarded
as farce, humbug, by many of its members
and they so characterized it on the floor of
the Convention. The vcr,lant ones and not
few Of them figured in the Convention, were
beautifully sold, transferred body and soul,
with some little objection to be sure, but with
slight opposition, to the Tncnials of Broderick.
The great difficulty with the members seemed
to be i'll interpreting their platform, one as
setting that it was one thing, another directly
the reverse. Mr.. William Jones who, one
year ago, Indignantly. disdninfully, lOathing-
ly repudiatcd Black Republicanism, was elect
cd permanent Chairman. and on thanking the
Convention for the dubious ''honOr conferred
upon him" remarked that "tho Republicans
heartily Endorsed the doctrine Of Squatter
Sovereignty and stood by Stephen A. Doug
las" Mr.. Jones pridcs himself on being IN
intelligent, well-informed mar, especially about
political matters, but even his warmest friends
and admirers must admit that he exhibited
insuffcrablc ignorance in his remarks in the
Thcater. The national platform Of his party
rcpudiateS Squatter Sovereignty. Thirty.tivc
hundred New England Clergyman, Of the Black
Republican school, invoked the vengeance Of
Heaven on the head of Stephen A. Douglas
for supporting Squatter Sovereignty. AS a
party. the Republicans are irrcvocably COM
mittcd against it. Mr.. Jennings, one Of the
delegates, very bluntly informed the Chair
man that he didn't understand what he was
talking about-that he lMr. j. abhorrcd Pop
MAR Sovereignty and so did the Republicans
of Illinois. He wanted the Convention to
stick TO and abide by the Philadelphia plat
form. 1--WE are, said he, running in direct
opposition to the State Convention Of our
friends in Illinois. want to know If Rcpub.
licaniSm is the same here as it is there. lift
is, let US not pass resolutions that are antago.
nistic to theirs"
Previous to the above interesting sparring,
in which the consistent Chairman came out
second best and was rather roughly handled
by his inconsiderate friend, the committee on
permanent organization and order Of business
reported. The report, with few immnterial
alterations, was adopted. The committee on
resolutions, through their chairman Mr.. Hark-
ness made verbal report, which the COnven-
ton declined to receive. The committee re-
tired and returned almost instantly, and sub
mittcd meaningless preamble but significant
resolution, to the effect that it was not rrpedi-
cnt for the Convention to nominate n ticket.
long, tedious and unnecessary debate fol-
lowed; unnecessary, because n lagre majority
Of the delegates were Broderick's old rctaincrs,
who attended the Convention expressly to de-
feat the nomination of ticket. 1t was a
Frederick Convention out and out, and the
fact soon became apparent to the most indif-
fcrent observer, and to men unncquaintetl
with the antecedents Of the delegates.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out mot" and
insert I" it is" cxpedient to nominate a ticket.
Mr.. Brown said-"If this is a Douglas Con-
vention want to know it. ] am Rcpubli-
can. joined the Republicans when they
were weak and when their speakers were
threatened with tar and feathers if they dared
utter their sentiments from the stump. hate
and scorn Douglas" continued the excited hut
sincere Brown, "but admire and esteem Mr..
Brodcrick, and was the first man in Fl Dorado
county to advocate his election to the United
States Senate" Brown admitted there was
no difference between BrOdcrickism and Re-
publcanisn, but he couldn't and wouldn't 90
Douglas
a number Of the small fry followed in op
position to the amendment. Mr.. George Bald
win wanted to beat the "custom house Al.
tiChCt, OHly way
said he ais not to nominate ticket but unite
with those who agree with u.s." ave have
not" said n number Of speakers, "gone over
to the Broderick men, they have come over to
us. We must defeat the Democratic party,
and VIC can do it with their assistance"
A verdant member here broke in-"My
constituents instructed me to vote against the
nomination of ticket. We can't elect it, hui
we can elect the Frederick ticket by uniting
and we arc bound to'brcak up the Democratic
party" little thing from Cold Springs sale
that Administration Democrats had begged
him to nominate n tickct-adviscd him tC
stick to his principles, but he had no conf
dencc in them and wouldn't he influenced BY
them. A frank admission, and one which re
fleets credit on the true Democracy--a stigma
on the delegate from Cold Springs Because
q Democrat advised him to stick to his pTinC
pies, he wouldn't do it! A similar admission
only "a little more So" was made by oul
friend, George Baldwin. George is an honest
conscientious man, a little bigotcd, little IA
natical. He said number of "AdminiStra
ton Democrats" wanted him to use his inhu
ence to nominate full Republican ticket;-
admonished him not to fuse with the friend.
Of Mr.. Broderick; and assured him they hat
: respect for a man who would adhere to hi.
principles, no matter how odiOus those princi
pies might be. lie knew their object and
wouldn't heed their advice. He wanted, the
Republicans wanted, the Broderick men wan
ted to defeat the Democratic party. He knew
the members Of that convention knew, that the
Democratic party were slavery prOpagandists
and to put a stop to slavery they must all
unite on the Douglas ticket. George got elo.
qucnt, indignant, patriotic and indiscrcet.
Mr.. Jennings argued in favor Of nominating
a ticket, but would vote for the original rcsO
luton. He was Republican and was not in
favor of supporting the Douglas ticket with.
out an equivalent He was for sticking by
the Philadelphia platform and his brother
Republicans in Illinois who had but recently
denounced and repudiated Douglas. lie would
however, do anything to defeat the Admins.
tration Democrats, the invctcrato enemies Of
I the Republican party.
Mr. Hardness thought the convention had
nothing to do with tho squatter sovereignty
question. They had but one object in view
in meeting, and that object said he, with in.
tense bitterness, is the defeat Of the odious
Administration Democrats. We can best Sc.
cure that object by not nominating q ticket
and voting the Broderick ticket ri am not, '
said he, "a DOuglaSite. His introduction Of
that monstrous fraud, that enormous wrong
the Nebraska hill which rnnna lod tho Nilsson.