The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-21
proceedings OF the late County Convention.

proceedings OF the late County Convention.
circular was issued on Wednesday last from
the Journal Office. purportiug to give the pro-
ceedngs of the late Democratic County Conven-
tion, and signed by Henry Meredith as Presi-
dent, and Rufus Shoemaker and Columbus
Knight. as Secretaries. Attached to the pro-
ceedings, is the following note
- The above was furnished J. R0IFE CO., OF the
Eddr Democrat publication In their issue ofJuy 10Th
but although receiving the same iaed 70 90 80 Anu
tituted over our signatures partial and dle report OF
b proceedings in the Democratic County Convention Of
Nevada We are therefore compelled to resort to this
manner for correct report
It would be difficult to crowd more misstate-
ments into paragraph of the same length, than
are contained in the above. 1t isa perversion
Of the truth from beginning to end. The re-
mort was furnished us as stated above. but 1t
was handed US with the express understanding.
previously made, that the proceedings only OF
the Convention presided over by Henry Mere
dith. were to be published in our issue OF last
week. We informed Messrr. Young and Shoe
maker, the only gentlemen with whom we con-
yersed on the subject, that we had already made
out a report of the proceedings up to the ad-
journment of the Convention that we should
publish the proceedings Of the Popular Sever.
eighty Convention as made out by the officers
and that If they desired il, we would also pub
lish the proceedings Of their Convention. after
the split but that at that late hour. we had moi
room for the report which they wished to have
published. With this express understanding
the report was brought to our office, and that
portion was inserted which il was understood
would be published. Such are the facts we be-
lieve they were known to the writer Of the
above-quoted paragraph, and we leave the
reader to Judge with how much fairness they
are stated. One thing is certain-if the writer
was ignorant of the facts. he could have inform
ed himself in less time, than he was engaged in
pennng the paragraph.
The charge that we substituted over their sig
natures, partial and false" report is equally
without foundation. Our report of the proceed
ings was made out aud in type before the pro-
ceedings as made out by the Lecompton wing
was handed us. We gave our own version Of
Che proceedings until the Convention adjourned
sine die, and every unprejudiced person present
will say. that our report is substantially correct.
It was not made up for the purpose of favoring
one side or the other. nor with the view of ac-
complishng political ends; but as faithful jour
nalists we published the facts as they occurred,
aud left the voters of the county to form their
own conclusions A single circumstance will
show how much more truthful was our report
than that published in the circular. 1t is well
known that pending the third ballot for Assem-
blyman. for Eureka township, motion was
made and carried by acclamation, that the Con-
vention adjourn sine die that Subsequent to the
adjournment two Conventions were organized
In opposite corners of the room; that each elect
ed Chairman and Secretary, and each were
composed o: about the same number Of dele
gates. These facts were published in our last
issue, together with the proceedings of the ri
val Conventions as made out by their officers
yet IL a person unacquainted with the facts,
should read the report as published in the cir.
sular, he would scarcely be aware that an in.
terruption occurred in the proceedings, when in
reality the regular Convention was dissolved
before it had half completed its work. The diff
ference between the two reports is simply this
ours was made up for the purpose Of giving the
facts to the public, aud placing them on record,
while the other was got up for purposes Of de-
ception. But this attempt to gloss over the
truth, and give a false coloring to the facts, is
too transparent to gain even temporary ad-
vantage, for there is scarcely voter in the
county that has not made bimselffully acquaint-
ed with the proceedings of the late Democratic
Convention, and OF the two Conventions, held
subsequent to the Adjournment Of the regular
Convention.
We have never deemed 1t necessary 10 resort
TO deception for the purpose of promoting par
tIsan interests. A good cause needs but the
truth to defend it, and bad cause can gain no
more than temporary triumph through false
hood and deceipt. So far as We are concerned
. clear field will be left for professional politi-
clans and time-servers to pursue the latter
course.
How They STAND.-Eleven counties have
held their Conventions aud elected delegates to
the State Convention. OF these, four countless
having 3s delegates, have elected double dele
cations; and among the others, "a 'Lecompton
n Il No II u