Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-03
Annthar nrnnd Rallr-Tha IIa,.a. IToYing.

Another Grand Rally-The Masses Moving.
The Democracy had . glorious time in this city
last Saturday nght-a time they will long remem-
Der with pride and joy. It was proud night for
them, and they looked IT, felt IT, expressed L. Here
the bot.bed Of Broderiekism, where the friends Of
the burly chief are numerous, Audacious and &C.
tive, where most their leaders reside aud cOugre.
gate, IN this their stronghold, they were Outnum-
bered and humiliated. Anticipating u tremendous
gathering, confident in their strength, relying on
their superior organization, feeling certain that their
friends Tar and near would attend having for days
previously sent messengers over the county, COM
maudiug them " be present, the brOdcrickites re-
jected proposition made them BY the Democrats
fvr iOimI meeting and discussion. They bad en-
gagged the placervilS band which generally attracts
. crowd, but even It's sweet and surfing music WAS
insufficient TO get even respectable audience Tor
the FusiOniats. Amid silence aud gloom they or
gAni1ed while on the Plaza dense mass Of the bone
and Sinsw were impAtiently waiting for the Deno-
cratic chumpiOns-Messrs. Johnston, Williams and
SAndersOn. An organization waA bad by electing
n. K. Shearer, ESQ.,. President, DIR; Adams, ID. ]:
Loofb ourrow and Mr. Rett, Vice Presidents aud
b. Meacham and ". +. Lem, Secretaries.
AZ soon - the organization WAS perfected, as with
one voice that immense mass veheincntly called for
Pen Johnston and ~ the brilliantly intellectual and
gifted orator stepped upon the stand, dentenlnR
cheers Of PRIDE " eXultAtiUn, Vt defiance greeted
him. The President introduced him to the audi
ence, and ere be- concluded. wild and prolonged
cheers-fsFvent, sincere, heartfelt cheers, we're
given for Pen Johnston. We cannot describe u .
speech Of this gentleman. Language u inadequate
70 description. IL was, beyond oil comparison,
the greatest ever delivered in this cty-eloquOnt,
stirring able, witty, humorous, passionate, aTgu'
mentauve and Seaihing. All his thoughts were EN-
bodied 10 beauty and rUbed in splcndOr HE man
ner was dgnhed, iervent and lofty, and for nearly
three houFs, with fuency Of speech and richness
Of imagery unsquAIled, he enchanted tho attention
Of the audience. II tOld with excellent effect on
the large Assembagc, US WAS evidenced by frequent
aud hearty applause. IL was free from COarsrneSs,
free from personalities save in one instance. and III
this the brutal provOcaIlUn MAS sufficient to excuse
and justify the extreme Vt bitterness. In comment-
IGg upon the vullunUus HiandcrPrrpetrutrd BY Brd'
erick with reference Ia Mr. J.s duel with Ferguson,
Mr.. Johnston said:
"of eli the personalities which have been used in
this campaign the most cruel needless aud Infamous
is the charge preferred against me by DAVID BrodeT
ick in connection with the death Of Hon W. L. f"rgu-
SOU Upon the circumstances Of in! unhappy diheuity
with Mr.. T., snail not dwell. have 1hO~ here
tOfors, derrht occasions, before numbers Of the
people Of this State, the mpeTous neceSblty which
drove to the deadly conflict with Mr.. ;. have al
produced his dying declarations, entirely eNeulpang
from all eensure far as Impropie! VI conduct on
my part CONCERNED. have elsewhere, TINE and
again. branded this human hycna, irodrnek, who TAh-
SAekS the grave for fuel with whtr TO feed the namrs
OF partisan algnItS rtilu'n 1itr, Ii'Ir aud
dr lie has Sght, and 'erks NJ other redress for the
offence 81 such language, than L. indulge in verbal re-
Of Five Points and the b~eI. Victim Of lOat hSOme,
chrome physical disease. his hhy eATcANS Mt tabsT
naee for the low aud groNclhng mind which rsVrs in
the feeulsnt m1un-s Of billnesgAe, and the proper
hAbitatIon Of q SOul beStlal and degraded that tie
PosSrS'or 10 disgusting hGe ON the race Of which he
10 member NceknG with the nOHious odnrs II I-pht
zeal leprosy aud moral leave him to huSe
- that lowest depth Of human GASrneSS."
This We confess, is terribly bitter. but in cxtenu.
alton il must BE- rccucctcd that IIr,dcrlck has Pur.
sucd Mr.. J. with c"w urdlI aud hcudSh maligui,v
Iaa
peTOrAtiOn MAS magnificent. Ills whole speech a.
strung, lively and admirable. and when he cUnclu.
ded, vehement and long continued cheerS . Iuted
him. From the commencement until the c!usc II
hiA Spewch the crowd increased IN numbers, AIten.
tiOn aud enthusiasm, and APPEARED UNCONSCIOUS {
the lapse OF tIuIe.
In answer " The cheering and eager call Of the
masses, Attorney General Williams beIt took The
stand, aud in few graceful aud spirited remarks,
excused himself from delivering formal speech ~
that late hour 81 the night His remarks ~sre brief
but pointed, and ehcIIed~ huAlAtio chrers.~Ats
exhorted the Democrats. IN stirring strains, tnwork
acuVey and unaaggingly until the polls closed On
tue 9TH VI September.
Nutw ithstandng the lutcncss aud chilln"ss 81 the
hour, " such u height had the enthusiasm Of the
Democrats been awakened. that the! WIRE in no
humor for breaking up the meeting. N"clier"us
calls we're made for Mr.. Sandcrson, who mounted
the stand amid the wildcat demonstrations II PRIDE
and delight lie confined him self almost exclusively
20 the discussion " our county utiaTa. and IN ex.
poAing the nAIignity and baSrness perhdy and cor.
rupti0n Of the Brdrrick leaders. especially Mr.
Cnnncss, whom he lastly but severely cAsuRAied.-
While be WAS numerically SHINING Conness, S.mS
nschevoua person AtArIed All alarm of hire, " hch
interrupted the speaker for few minutes. but failed
60 dispense the crowd. In u short time order wsA
restored and the crnwd much Increased in numbers.
Mr. SAnderaon continued his inv cctIve against Con.
ness, and his lifelke picture Of the dangerous aud
unscrupulous character at the BroderIck leaders.
Vas powerful and effective. and was received SmidsI
v"lIeys II laughter and shouts dignan rlauSe
When he closed every voice in that vast crowd
heartily checred him.
SouIsIirring and irresistible calls were next made
for Jas. T.. Iuwe, who had been THANKFULLY trAduced
BY the Broderick stumrers lie reluctantly t"ok The
stand, and briefly alluded Ia the ISLANDERS that had
been circulated Against him. lie denounced the
orglnators and prnpaHators Il the ISLANDERS. As pol
tro0ns and liars lis it not low and contemplate,
gentlemen, said he " for James johnson, our Cnun.
~ Judge. and John Conness, candidate fur Lieut..
Governor. to privately and publicly circulate infa-
nous lies against me. they knowing Them he such.
here pronounce the charges they have brought
against me Infamous and dsmnable hes" Chsers,
lung. loud, snul felt greeted Mr.. h. and amid per.
feet storm of appliance, . few minutes before ~
o'clock, he left the stand, aud thus ended the most
enthusiastic political meeting We have ever seen N
FL Dorado county.