The Placer herald., 1858-07-10
Democratic Primary Elections.

Inc democracy OF 1Dlacer are called upon
to meet in Convention on the 3Oth inst, for
the purpose of nominating county ticket
to be supported at the next general election.
The nominations will be important, as they
will embrace all the responsible Offices Of
the county, and the necessity for bringing
before the people the very best men, in pur-
suance Of the previous general policy, will
meet the acquiesence of all. In order to Sc
cure such men a proper attention to the
primary elections is necessary on the part Of
every man who desires capable and honest
officials, and the success of the party and its
principles. Upon the character of the dele
gates depends the value of the ticket-for
if they are good and true men, the nominees
will be likewise.
The primary elections occur on Saturday
the Gath inst, and we would urge the Dem
ocrats of each precinct to attend and take
part in sending such men as will worthily
represent them. There are the best of reas-
ons why this duty should not be neglected.
the late misunderstanding of the party, on
the Kansas question has determined many
INSCRIPTIONS men, who have never voted
Democratic ticket in their lives, to attempt
to foist themselves upon our party upon the
plea that they now support the principles of
the Cincinnati platform. That platform has
stood since the campaign of 1856, unchang-
ed in single sentence, as the party creed,
and these political adventures have failed to
give their assent to its doctrines, until the
moment they imagined dissensions were oc-
curing in our ranks of which they could
take an advantage. They 10 not come pro-
Tossing to be Democrats willing to work for
the harmony and success of the party, but
declare their intention to sow the seeds of
discord, and spread dsah,ecton and treason
throughout the camp. These men are not of
us-they are enemies of Democracy, and
must not be permitted to have voice in our
primary assemblies.
The County Central Committee have not
prescribed a test to designate the quaifica-
ton of voters at the primary meetings, being
confident that the Democrats of each pre-
cinct would keep their elections pure, and
admit none but true men to part in their
deliberations. This we are confident will be
done-and that the delegates will come up
to the Convention as the representatives of
genuine Democrats, who have stood by the
party and its principles in prosperity and
adversely. This result will be secured by re-
quiring at the elections that persons offering
to vote shall te residents of the precincts and
shall have voted the Democratic State and
county tickets last fall, and will support the
regular Democratic nominees at the next
general election. This course will keep our
County Convention free from agiators and
would-be traitors, and secure harmony it its
deliberations. The Democratic party of
Placer is united and sufficiently snong to
overthrow all oppostion-we recognize no
dissension iu the ranks worthy of mention
and all that is necessary to secure good nom
inees, and triumphant success at the com
ing election, is to keep the primary elections
pure and undefiled
Democrats Of Placer your political enc
mics are broken and scattered-th principles
they contended for have ceased to have vital
ity-they are now but an unorganized elan,
with no creed but factious opposition, and
with no aim above that of spoilsmen. Their
only hope is in spreading dissatisfaction in
our ranks, and night and day they devote
themselves to this work. Show them that
you understand their unworthy schemes, and
spurn their overtures with Indignation.
CoRREc11oN.-The account of the boiler
explosion and killing Of man at the Jenny
Lind Tunnel at Forest Hill which was pub
lshed in this paper last week, we are inform
ed was an error. An accident occurred
there, but it was by spark Of fire falling into
some powder, at the mouth of the tunnel
where workman was engaged. The face
and hands of the man were severly burned
but his injuries are not dangerous. The ac
cident was the result of careessness
TRAGEDY AT GRASS VALLEY-A terrible
affair occurred at Grass Valley, on the 1st
inst, regarding quartz mining claim, which
resulted in the death Of James II. Murty and
the woundng of his partner Kimball, on one
side, and the death Of man named Holland.
and mortally wounding Cayote Jack, and
severely woundng of Casey, on the other.
Several others received slight wounds. H.