Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-17
Then and Now.

"CoE Tompkins, everybody knows as an un-
wavering Democrat His personal n,suory, LOT
the last eight or nine years, has been thoroughiy
identified with the history OF TINS county ana
city At the first municipal election ever
held in this city he was electe1 Alderman: In
| 1857. he was chosen Mayor against one of the
most formidable combinations OF opposing forces
ever assembled against the Democracy of thus
CITY Whenever Col. Tompkins, the old
war horse Of the Yuba county Democracy, fails
10 be elected to any position for which he Is IA
candidate, we shall think that the earth is about
10 refuse TO turn on its axis"
The above remarks were made by us,
when we were editing the Express in the
spring Of 1858 and when that paper was
what IL is not nor the organ Of the regular
Democracy Of Yuba county. At that time
the Democracy Of this city had nominated Col
Tompkins for School Com'r., and, whatever
objections we might have had to his nominn-
ton on account of his having in 1856 boted the
regular Democratic ticket of this county, we
were disposed to waive all personal consid-
erations and to support him rs the regular
nominee Of the party. We had nothing
against him whatever, except his having
thus bolted on memorable occasion, but Tie
party had forgiven him for that and we were
unwilling to he any more relentless than the
party. We thought, nt that time, that bis
repentance was sincere and that he would
never bolt again. But most sadly have We
been disappointed He did bolt again, and
that in the most open and shameless manner
In company with his present compeers, he
bolted the nominees of the regular Democrat
ic County Convention Of 1858, and has ever
since Systematically opposed the regular
Democratic county organization. In addi-
ton to this, he not only bolted the orgdntzd-
ton but he bolted the principles of the party
also. In the first instance, he simply bolted
the nominees but still proclaimed as his
creed principles which were Democratic
Now he proclaims principles which are an
tagonistic to the Cincinnati Platform. to the
Kansas n ebraska Bill. and TO the whole spr
it of the Democratic faith. We spoke of
him at Democrat, while yet he was such
but times have changed and with them Col
Tompkins. As he was in the spring of 1853
he is no longer Since then he has aban-
doned the Democratic party. So has the
Express, which is his organ, and the fact that
we are not now editing that paper sufficient
ly shows that we have refused to follow it
and Col Tompkins to the abandonment Of
Democratic principles.
We said in the remarks above quoted -
Whenever Col. Tompkins, the old wdr horse
Of the Yubd county Democracy fails to be
elected to any position for which he is can
didate, we shall think that the earth is about
to refuse to turn on its axis" Very well
This does not signify that we expect to see
him elected now, for he is no longer the old
War horse of the Yuba county Democracy.
lie has proved balky in the harness; he has
kicked out Of the traces; he has set his ears
back and refused to pull with the regular
Democracy, and nothing remained but to
turn him to pasture. He is now "a horse of
another color" He is hitched to the Le-
compton go.cart, and, if he be any "war
horse" at all, he is the war horse of Lecomp-
tonism.
So much for our former endorsement of
Col Tompkins. AS James Buchanan proved
n traitor to the Democracy of the Nation,
after the party had honored and party press-
es had sustained him, so has Col Tompkins
to the Democracy of Yuba county, and it is
impossible for Democrats to support either
the one or the other.