Columbia gazette and the southern mines advertiser. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1855-1858, 1858-05-27
Our Local Election.

That mongrel, political sheet, the
"Imolnmne Coariu' ip its issue of the
22d inst with slang and slandcr3 bores
its readers With column and half of
matter, in defense Of its political friends
who supported the amalgamasion Black
Republican-K W Nothing Cazneau-
Douglass ticket, for City officers at our
late municipal election and also pub
lished (for the second time) the petty
falsehood that there were only sixteen
persons present at the late Democratic
City Convention. A paper that will
thus wilfully misrepresent facts in one
instance, will not hesitate to do SO in
others, I'll, it has an axe togrind, and is
therefore not reliable.
This independent sheet takes upon
itself the responsibility of defining who
the honest Democracy Of Columbia are,
(what impudence,) and takes particular
exceptions to the late Democrats CITY
Convention, because it was not called
by a committee said to have been ap-
pointed about a year ago In some cor
ner of the town, [by certain few who
have the andacity to so forward and
dictate to honest men, who make not
their living by political intrigue and cor
ruption, how they must act and what
they must do in order not to be expung-
ed from the party.)
The gentlcmcn composing the year
ling, had either forgotten that they we're
members of said committee, or else were
never informed until the enlightenment
by the Tuolumne Courier, alias I. n.
Cazneau, without discussing the point
whether committee having the power
stated by the "Conier," was not pro
perly IN existence or not. Let us take
the history Of the late election and see
if the "Coa,ier Clique" have not placed
themselves voluntarily out side of the
party and in direct aptagonism to its
regular nominees The Democracy of
the United Stats are purely and wholly
political organization founded on priv,
ciples which We believe to be conducive
to the best interest and prosperity of
our country, and it is the duty, aye, the
bounden duty of every honest and loyal
Democrat to support move but Democrats
for all Offices of profit or trust; and in
accordance with these views, all cities
of any importance always make nomina-
tons for city Offices, and when made, it
is expected that Democrats will support
them; with these views and in accor-
dance with this custom, it was the duty
Of that Committee (if any such there
we're, save in the Imagination Of the
editor of the Courier to have called a
Convention of the party for the purpose
of making nominations but as they fail
ed and neglected thus to do, it was the
duty, and right of the party to call a
Convention, giving due notice TO all, of
the time, place and purpose Of the same.
Such notice was given. a Convention
held nominations made, and if the Cour-
Ter and its friends voluntarily remained
away and neglected to participate in
such convention, they cannot hope to
shield themselves behind the miserable
subterfuge of resurrecting an old de,
funct Committee which failed and neg
leoted to do its duty.
In conclusion if the Courier clique
are satisfied with the position they have
taken in the late election, we certainly
are as it is nothing more than their old
game they are democrats when it pays
we'll, or suits their private purposes but
the true Democracy of old Tuolumne
have their mark upon them, and all their
writings and specia; pleadings, will a.
vail them nought.
There were many honest, administra-
ton democrats who were misled in the
late contest, and if they continue to fol-
low their present leaders, will be sold to
the Broderick-Douglas party in this
state. To such we would say, take heed
before it will be too late.
JEFFERsoN.--You our communication came
to hand too late for this Issue will be
attended to next week. .~