The Shasta courier., 1858-03-20

President on +" naked question of policy is to
unchurch us, if Mr.. Ferguson is to be regarded
with suspicion because he faltered at one cleo
world to pronounce judgment.
On the 18th day of July, 1853, the Democratic
Convention of this County, on motion of D. D.
Harrill, adopted the following preamble and
resolutions
ave, the delegates and representatives of the
Democracy of Shasta County In Convention as
sembled, moved by a sense of the propriety
thereof, hereby resolve as follows, to wit:
lst. That will support and use all honor
able means in our power and at our command,
to secure the election of, the nominees of this
Convention.
I'd. That we will not put in nomination, nor
consider the claims of any person who may pre-
sent his name, or whose name may be presented,
as a candidate for nomination, who does not,
prior to our balloting for the office for which he
is presented, pledge himself, either in person or
by some responsible friend, that he will abide the
decision and support the nominations of this
Convention.
Further on in the published proceedings of
this Convention, ,-now before us, and to be found
in the Courier of the 23d of July, lS53-we find
the following:
"Mr. C. Z. Goodwin presented the name of
Judge W. r. Harrison now of Tehama County
for County Judge. Mr.. w. II. Wood presented
the name of E. Garter for the same Office On
the first ballot Judge Harrison received the no.
minaton by majority of four votes. On mo-
ton he was declared the unanimous choice of
the Convention"
I" Mr.. Mitchell presented the name of William
A. Nunnally for Sheriff. Mr. Boyer presented
the name of David Corsaut, and Mr. Lavery pre-
sented the name of p. F. Terbush for the same
'On the I'd ballot Mr. Nunnally received thr-
ty-hve votes, and Mr.. Corsaut twenty-five
" Mr.. Nunnally was, on motion, then declared
the unanimous choice of the Convention.
Mr.. f. G. Goodwin proposed the name of
Mr.. Dawson for County Clerk. Mr.. Simpson
proposed the name of Mr.. Homer A. Curtiss for
the same Office.
''On motion, the rules being suspended, Mr.
Dawson was declared the unanimous choice of
the Convention for County Clerk"
Thus it will be seen that Mr. Garter went be-
fore that Convention asking to be nominated for
the position of County Judge, and in person
pledged his honor that he would abide its decis-
ion and support its nominations. And yet Mr.
G., after taking solemn pledge thus to do,
went forth from the Convention that refused to
nominate him for County Judge, and stumped
the County in opposition to Mr.. Dawson, Mr.
Nunnally and Judge Harrison, and contributed
materially to the defeat of the latter-the man
whom the Democracy of the County, in Conven-
tion assembled had nominated over him Sure
ly Mr.. Garter is the last man to fling up former
party delinquencies to men who have since been
earnest, hard-working Democrats, and to pro-
nounce upon the genuineness of the Democracy
of others who have nerer faltered And especi-
ally does it look presumptuous in him-who no
longer ago than 1853, threw off all party allegi-
an:e, so far the chief County nominations were
concerned-to talk about men, who differ with
him on question of policy, being tainted with
Republicanism. We well remember that
during the campaign of 1858, R. t. Sprague,
Esq, met Mr.. Garter in debate in several por-
tions of the County-Mr. Sprague supporting
the nominations and Mr.. Garter (notwthstand-
ing his pledge in Conyention) opposing them.
And yet he now talks fiippantly of the strength
of the party attachments of such Democrats as
Mr.. Sprague and hundreds of others of his Dem
ocratc constituents who had to fight him
through all that canvas-and he bolter at that
People who live in glass houses should never
throw stones