The daily Butte record., 1858-07-28
Unexpreted rrouhle I'm Am.aorconntx

Dnehprcfed Trouble IN Am Tor County
The Amndor County Convention, which
the Sacramento Mercury claimed as having
elected Lecompton delegates, burst wide
open. Both papers in that county, repudi-
ated its action MS anti-democratic although
the Ledger was decidedly Lecompton. 1t
was controlled entirely by Know Notbings
Although they are said to have elected Le-
compton Delegates, they refused to endorse
the organ in that county. and the organ re.
fused to endorse their action. A democrat.
ic Convention is called for.
The Sentinel, in slluding TO the differ.
ences in the democratic purity in Amador
county, says:
We intend 10 speak plainly about this
matter, and, we hore, trnthfully. Wrong
was committed on both sdes-hy both fac.
iions. for there we're two factions--and al
though one is somewhat more 10 blame than
the other, both are much 10 be censured in
the matter. The party that remained in
| the theatre had the decided advantage in
numbers and talking abilities. and certainly
made m unfair and injudicious use Of their
strength. by perpetraing gross injustice
upon the "otber side Of the house" in re-
jecting and admitting delegates. which they
had no more right TO do or reasons for doing
than they had to disbnnd the Convention II.
self The party beaten managed their af-
fairs badly, indeed. or they could have won
| their points without n division they we're
too basty and acted without tact or ingenu
itv. but nj the same time, were correct 10
their complaints; they had grounds for com.
plant and have yet. The fight was not
made on any question of national or Stnte
policy, ms was anticipated, but on men. TIE
great contest was between men for the spoils
off the democratic party Of Amador has
ferssken it's landmarks. its virtues, its car
dinhl principle. Principles, not men, used
to be the wa,ehword Of the Democracy now
It seems to have changed to men. not princi.
pies. 20 bitter was the feeling in Amsdor
county against certain men. and strongly
favorable TO certain others, that principles
were forgotten and the Democracy was ab.
sorbed in tho one idea to have it's favorite
succeed. auch conduct as was manifested
in the Convention. held in this place, during
this week. is foreign to democracy. foreign
to principles, justice and equal rights. and
calculated to bury the democratic party in
oblivion, "unwept. unhored and unsung."
The Ledger repudiates tho late Demo.
cratic Convention" in that county and says;
consider tho body styled by some n Dem.
ocratic Convention, was nothing more or
! less than a mere cnhal, led and controlled
from beginning to end by persons whose po-
liticnl sympathles were but very recently
enlisted on the side Of Democratic princi-
ples, This convention committed acts which
we're nnti- democratic, Rh-handed uncallcd
for and in direct violation Of democratic
nsnRe and democratic principles. They nc
ted upon the principle that might makes
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egatcs without n without n sing G
PARTICLE Of evidence being presented in the
Convention that they were not entitled to
their seats. The matter of right was refer
ed to committee the committees report was
received, and without presentation or dis
cussion Of the evidence upon which 1t was
founded, might carried it through
Taken altogether, | believe the 30 called
Consention TO have been an imposition upon
the Democracy of Amador county, and
cannot and will not lend my support. or that
Of my paper. for the purpose Of fastening lis
action upon the people. | do not consider
that the Ledger is any manner bound to
support tho nominees Of the so.cnlled Con-
veniion. 1t IL well known that the Ledger
IL, and has been, the only Democratic
ic paper ever publ he'd in Amador county
The Democracy Of the county know whether
IL has been faithful to the cause or not--thc
dmocracy, mean. The so. called convention
refused to indorse the Ledger, by vote Of
| thirty-two TO twelve, on n resolution offer-
ed by tho chairman Of the Convention. us n
democratic newspaper--by that refusal they
repudiatod it--and hence there is no princi.
pie OF right upon which the Ledger can be
expected 10 support the nominees Of the 40.
called Convention In n word. the 30 called
Convention refused to sustain the Ledger
and now ] am determined TO take an ap,eal
to the tribunal Of the people, and abide their
verdict II is for the democracy of the coun.
~ TO say whether they will maintain them.
selves and their principles, or whether they
permit those who have always been their
bitter enemies to step In and take full charge
OF the helm.