Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-04-09

thoss days when the first Legislature assembled in
this Statsj snd let me tell yOu Dan, that succeeding
Legislatures have not materially improved upon
their illustriOus predecessor" We have more in-
vetCrate takers now than we had then, and more
Black Republicans but not seiBcta more Of talent
an i0a more Of political or moral honesty. True,
there ives 70 member then who could begin to CON.
pete With De Long in frequent and Oft.FePeated pro-
lixiiy, nor with Griffith In "linked srrstRess long
drawn out" NOR with Prank Pixley in intOlerable
political heresies, but for oil that they were mOst of
them at any rate, decent and respectable men,
earnest and honest Legislators and rs cultivated
gentlemen as any who have succeeded them. What
they fund 10 do they did with ell their might
Without the means and facilities now afforded for
practical legislation, without the benefit Of expert
ence or precedent without bOOks TO direct dOcu-
ments 10 guide, they wrought system out Of confu-
sOn and order out Of chaos IrecOllcct mighty well
that in addition 10 making laws there were two
United States Senators TO elect, and If you will just
take the trouble TO examine the Journals Of that
seAHiOn yOu will find there was no unnecessary delay
in taking action upon this important matter; but
you are mot required to extend your examination
any farther AGa a. to time and the votes cast for
individual, for 10 my memory serves me. and think
Il does there was certain John C. FSmOnt atteriy
Of MaripOsa who was . candidate for that distine.
ton aud who received the votes Of - good Demo
Gratis % ever deposited ballot. Think If that, Dan,
sumo Of the best friends you have in the wOrld-und
you know how much that speaks In behalf II their
unqucstiOuable DemOcracy-vOted for John c. FIRE.
mont to represent the people Of California in the
United States Senate! people whO up to this very
day, but more particularly Ut the time to which
alludc were remarkable for their detestatiOn Of pO
liticsl charlatanAnI, political demagOgueism, poti-
cal fanaiicism and especially that which embodieS
and concentrates all these, political Black RePIbli
canism. There should be sccOnd edition Of Col.
lent"nx expunging resolutions introduced into our
Legislature. The Block record ought not 10 stand
upon the Journals Of the two Houses, dsgracng the
State and in after years, when the curious and re-
condite searchers amongst mOuldy and muSty an.
tiqni,ics detects II. disgusting Possriy with S in
congruous to the LIBERAL enlightened.
Democratic and progressive visws"f the people aba
thus elevated linn. The truth IL, We we're . lii,I~
gSrtn-no reference to Col. ThoH. JsGsrson Green al
MieT R0t0Iiety, who was member Of that I.eKsla-
ture-snd not nearly rs well prepared a. we are
now TO detect cmpyIics no matter IN what shape
they may prrscnt themselves, and SO We were i'm
posed upon and dcludrd By the faciitiuus repuia-
ton Of the Typographical Engineer. lie was said
T. be honest aud simple minded. ingenious aud un-
selfish, besides being the Son. Law Of Col Dcuion
his capacity andintegrity could not, therefore, be
doubted. lie was sCnt t0 tI,c Scuatc Us Urm"cr0'.
There il paIpably hOwcver SOmc excuse for those
who voted for Frcmont-thcy were inexperienced;
parties had not been thoroughly organized; OppOr.
tunitCs had not been afforded To test the genuine
Of the metal BY the clcarness Of the ring; we
had held no State Conventions; no JOLtrTs had de-
vrloped themselves even King Of Georgia WAS a
protested DenlOerat and Frederick an undisclosed
political identity. say, therefore, that although
the record 1t Fremont seectOn to the United States
Senate ought To be wiped out, erased, expunged
from the journals Of the State, that it may not
Island in the face Of the Sun to shame creation,
vet there are wellfOunded excuses to be offered for
those who aided in and miniStered to his elevation
they we're the " victims VI misplaced confidence"
without the means Of asccrtaning the unwOrthiness
II the object upon whom they were bestOwing it,
hut compare their action in this connection with
that Il 4 succeeding Legislature. Frederick Is one
Of the California Senators! Omitted by education,
training, rcaring-in every way untitled for such
position. he nevertheless occupies . scat amongst
the distinguished Of the nation, at the hands VI
Legislature Of the State Of California and this too,
without any excuse palliaiun for their support II
him They knew he was NO DcmOcrat-Or they
should have known it-because he had again aud
again tranpled ubOn the usagcS Of the party, diSre
garded oil received aud recognized precedent, aud
totally set at nOueht all lite rules and regulations
whenever his interested and scfsh personal objects
BY such course They knew or should have known,
that the political principles be PrOfesscd were mere
ladders upon which he hoped to climb-that they
were used only 10 long a. they subserved this pur-
ynse and to be kicked away at any time when the
end for which they had been raised Was attained
To-day protesting adhesion TO the nominations Of
Conventions; tomorrow butter. To-day the de-
v"ed friend Of the Democratic party Of the State;
Tomorrow its most invctcrate and widr-mouthcd
denounccr. This was oil known or might have been
known By those who supported him for the Senate
of the United States, aud they cannot, therefore,
offer in cxtenuation plea If ignorance regarding
The political character Of him who, through their
agency, now so disgraccfully nsreprescnts the peo
pie If this State. Ifhe were eloquent polished,
ar . writer there might be Some apology afforded
for his advancement, but he 10 rude in speech rough
and nncOuth in manner, and possesses about -
small portion of AddisOn'S accomplishments as il
10 PoSsible t" get along with
Let uS expunge the rceOrd 0f both electiOnS-
FRsxoxT's and BRoDERIck's.
Az REvOIR.