San Andreas independent., 1858-08-21
TO THE FREE AND INDEPENDENT VOTERS
OF CALATERAS COUNTY.

To Old Fashioned, Simon Pure Democrats Le-
compton Democrats, -4ntf-Leconpton Demo-
crats, and all Democrats By whateper Baptis-
NAL name designated: To Republicans, Black
Republicans, Red Republicans, andau Repub-
licans of schateUer color TO Crazy A5olition-
ists and Fanatical Secessionists,-to american
XII Yis, (Kno,c Nothings,) and to all Natural
fzed and Craaaturdlized foreigners be then
freshmen, Germans, Frenchmen, Danes, Lai-
ians. Norvegians, Feeee Islanders, Chinese or
Yankees, I address mysel-GREErINa
announce myself candidate for Member OF Assem-.
bly, for Calaveras County, and ask your yotesor you
are all voters-and whether legal Illegal makes no
difference to me, you, the Judges of Election.
am an Independent Candidate,that is, not depend
ant upon any bribed bought County Conventon-not
dependant upon any CLIQUE of intriguing designing
wirepulling oroing political demagogues but solely
dependant upon your magnanimous sufrages
lam an old resident Of Calaveras and have not been
imported fresh from San Francisco to be returned
Assembly am Mudsl Democrat, and do not seek
to MOUNT into office solely for the sake Of the pay
yorEss OF CALAvERAs! What is Kansas to you or
YOU to Kansas. You want good and wholesome laws
protect you in Life, Liberty and Property; Laws for
the benefit of all and not for the benefit of favored few
You wish to reduce the expenses of State thus reduc-
ing your taxess You wish new state Of things nstitu
tedyou want order for confuson economy where there
is lavish expenditure-wise legislation where there is
internal legislation to effect reforms seek for
who have reformed themselves-not seek men who are
made ORDER who are tools Of corrupt politicians
who manufactured in County Conventions. which
managed and controlled by class whose heads
as light their hands ght-fngered;-a class who
if left to live what they should honestly earn, would
be reduced to a Chameleon diet Of air. have worked
aud oed hard the past year. and the beautiful earth has
responded to my efforts by bestowing her bounes as
the legitimate fruit Of my labor and toll take hon.
pride In saying what ofthe Candidates fog office
before you cannot truthfuy say-that during the past
year my living has been gained by means which have
caused sigh, groan, or tear. have supplied
by my labor the dining table with the necessaries and
uxuries of life while they have been tending the billiard
table and dealing out strychnine whisky have min
stered to the wants of man,-they have ministered te
their depraved and corrupt appettes and PASSIONS
also take honest pride in saying that for the past
my intellect has been couded by any Of the poison
Gus beverages by which of your candidates for oce
have made their living; and if elected will carry thai
clear intellect into the halls of Legislation.
Who will you support? Will you do you have done
in former years. suffer yourselves to be driven up to the
polls many cattle to the corral, to be marked and
branded Or will you for vote for an honest man
Would it be well to do so if for nothing thar
the rarity of thing and for the sake trying
experiment
The poet hath said: "An honest man is the mobiles
work Of God try them If only for once and see how
piece Of Gods noblest workmanship will look in the
Assembly Chamber.
If elected and chosen to work for you in your Legisla
tive Ranch, at Sacramento shall do have done til,
past year in my garden, Campo Seco, where have
planted useful vegetables and pulled up and destroyed
noxious weeds. shall and plant the seeds Of econo
my, and of us-f provident and benicen legislation
and shall work faithfully and vgilantly to destroy the
vermn which nfst your granares, and strive to the ut
most of my power to eradcate-pu up and throw away
all the t.stles and thorns which have sprung up
taken deep the past nine years. Wisely and tru
is it said, in Holy Writ: "As ye shall ye reap
Ii you, the people, plant Burdocks you must expect
reap a crop of Burdocks.
VoTE s OF GALAvERAs! If you do the DUTY which
you to God and your Country, you will elect me
and if elected will faithfully honestly and rutlfuly
do my DUTY you aud to the State ;-something yol
have not seen for many year.
In conclusion wish to caution voters that am tn
Thompson Of Campo Seco, not Thompson Of Mok
Hill, kin whose feats of ground and loft,
tuInbing done and performed on the I.ecompton all,
anti -Lecompton Platforms. have asonished turn
ing, twning, twisting A. ID himself and every one VIII
is q JUDGE of such matters
l am the Peoples most obsequous and obedient ser
want, MAJOR JESSE THOMPSON.
CamDo Seco Auoust 10th. 1858. 21-4Q