Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-24
Regular Demoeratin Couxnntinn.

Regular UemoeTanG Convention.
The regular Democratic Convention, over
which that sterling and consistent Democrat,
Col. DICKINSON presided, terminated its Ia
bOrs on "Wednesday afternoon, in harmony
and good feeling. The members who conf
posed that Convention are old and reliable
Democrats, the wheel horses Of the party, res
pected and trusted by the good and true ev-
crywherc, and who have been its champions
in the Empire county since the first organiza-
ton OF parties. We recognized the old famiI-
lar faces Of good men and true, Of men who
have always been the foes Of trickery, wire
pulling, trcachcry and bogus Democracy, of
mcn who were the stcadfaSt and unyieldng
advocates Of the principles of the Kansas.Nc
braska bill, when the Black Republicans and
their allies were tlenOuncing it in unmeaSured
terms. We saw no Republicans in that con-
venti"n-no delegates who had ever boted
the regular nominees Of the Democratic party
no men who had been accused Of disobey-
ing Instructions and violating the confidence
Of their cOnStituents-nO men who had taken
the stump agni st the Democratic party and
offered to affiliate with the Republicans
to defeat it. 1t was not composed Of the rem
egadeS If all T,artics-of nvetcrate Office seek
ers, Of time servers.
We had to look elsewhere for such men.-
In another building the enemies Of the DemOc-
racy convened. In another building the Re-
publicans cxultcd. In another building, BY
different convention, such veteran Democrats
and enlightened statesmen as Buchanan, CasS,
Dickinson, and others we're snccringly alluded
To and vilcly traduced. but not in the Demo-
ctatiez hvcntion. Not word was uttered
in our convention that any true-hcarted Dem
ocrat in every State in the Union could not
sanction. No diSrcspcctful language was
used towards any Democrat. This marked
the distinction between the Democratic con-
vention and the Brodcrick Republican con-
vrntion. In the Htn"eratic conception Dem
Ocratic statesmen aud measures. were endorse
and coInPlinicntcd; in the Drodcrick, vilIified
and rcpudiated. In the Brodcrick, the Prcsi.
dent was charged with violating his oath,
trampIing on the constitution, and lending
his power and influence to build up South
eFR sectional faction. and the speaker and the
sentiment were loudly chcered by the Brods
and Republicans. One represented the De
mocracy, the other the fag ends Of all parties.
1t was noticeable fact. and one that at
tractcd considerable attention from strangers
present, that our Convention was composed
wholly Of Democrats; the other Of boilers.
Republicans and number Of ncw men, whose
antecedcnts we did not deem it necessary to
inquire into. A few good but misguided
Democrats, we arc free to admit. participated
in the proceeding Of the Brods., but as they
looked ashamed Of their company, and doubt
less iclt as they looked, we had too much
good raturc to say anything to them. They
will see tn ir error before the election.
The Democracy know against whom they
have to contend and they arc prepared for
them. Those who rendered the party obnox-
i,uS TO good men have withdrawn ard formed
a separate organization, and We are stronger
to-day in the Empire county than ever before,
and the result Of the election in September
will prove our assertion true.