Amador weekly ledger., 1858-05-01
Politics in Amador.

But short time will elapse until the Democra-
cy of Amador will be called upon to hold Con
vention, nominate candidates, support them during
the campaign, and vote for them on election day.
1t is now time for acton time for the sorereigns
of party-the masses--to look about them, and
make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the
map presented upon the political sky. We in
tended to have much to say upon home politics
this week, but an extraordinary press upon our
columns renders it necessary to be brief
There can scarcely he said to be regular, poit-
cal. party organization against the Democracy
The hydra of Know Nothingism as distinct par
ty, will not again raise its head in Amador, and
probaly not in any county in the State; neither is
it probable that the Republicans, this year, will
make an open organization and open fight. The
Democracy will organize, for the Old Guard, even
IL they should be cut down to mere cofperal's
guard never surrender but 1t is at just such times
as these-times when they can say, "well there is
no regular political organization against us, no is
sue, l can vote as please and still be Demo-
crat''-that ishy, milk k-and-water Democrats are
most likely to desert the good old colors.
There are those in our county now who are will
ing and waiting to take advantage Of such all OPP
portunity. The plan is laid, and they intend to
overslaugh the Democracy and carry themselves
and their friends into Office upon an Independent,
No-Party Humbug ticket. This is what we would
expose and oppose That there are those who are
plotting such scheme as this, the Old Guard, to
be convinced, have only to open their ears and
hear or open their eyes and read. press that
has for years teemed with vile and Shiny abuse Of
Democracy and the Democratic Party, now preach
es Democracy in its leaders," and in the very
same column, below, calls for mo nominations at
all, and "iree fight All at once it tlauntingly
and with most unblushing efrontery and hypocri-
sy talks about Democracy and how eve" and "our
party have fought against its Know Nothing enc
mics from the beginning, through the Presidential
campaign of 1856. and up to the present time
az ,oas KnOU Nothing itself TO the latest hour,
and Safeguarding Democracy up 10 the pery Ia
test breath preceding its ''eORDersiOn, aud even
after land in the very next paragraph calls for
mo nominations Need we ask the Old Guard il
this does not mean something? We will not so in
suit their penetration.
We have not room to pursue this subject further
Enough has now been said to place the Democracy
on the lookout Let us have our regular organi-
zaton; let us not follow after or worship strange
gods; let us maintain our integrity with ourselves
and with our party; let us not be led astray by
wire-working demagogues who would sell their
Democratic birth-right for mess of pottage; let
us not permit a remnant of Know Nothingism and
the Black Republicans to gain victory over us;
let no Democrat in Amador allow himself to be
drawn into the political maelstrom which with
wiley care they have prepared for him. Let us all
be Democrats together, we have been heretofore.
Stand by your colors-Old Guard TO the rescue