The Placer herald., 1859-01-15
From the San Francisco National.
But two Parties.

nois, he said, with most earnest emphasis: 81
stand By the Democratic organization, yield
obedience to ats usages, and support its regular
nominees" And again: "Those who know
ing they would be voted down inside the
democratic organization, 60 outside and at
tempt to divide and destroy it, in concert
with the black republican leaders, have ceas-
ed to be democrats" Without stopping to
inquire whether this was not in some deg1 ee
applicable 10 the position assumed bv him
self at the last session of Congress, it is our
purpose to test, by the rules he lays down,
the democracy of some of his professed fol-
lowers in this State.
At the late session of the Legislature, w.
G. Strattcn, democratic representative
from Placer introduced resolutions instruc-
ting our Senators and requesting our Repre-
sentatives to vote for the immediate adms-
sion of Kansas into the Union of States, un-
der the only constitution legally before Con-
gress. These resolutions passed by large
democratic majority. One of our Senators
and one Representative refused to abide by
them, alleging, as an excuse, that they were
in violence Of the wishes Of an overwhelming
majority of our people. They, therefore,
appealed from the representatives to the
people themselves. The friends of Broder-
ick and McKibben, the recusan,s, entered
warmly into the contest. With Anti iLecomp-
tonism inscribed upon their banners, and
Douglas and popular sovereignty" as their
watchwords, they went before the voters of
the State. They responded to the call of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
thus acknowledging allegiance to the regu-
lar organization. The result was that in the
primary elections, they were beaten in the
delegates to the State Convention BY about
tour to one. What then? Did they "stand
10y the organization?" Did they 'yield obe-
dience to its usages?" No. but in the Ian
guage Of the man they now profess to regard
as their leader knowing they would be
voted down inside Of the democratic organ
ization, they went outside of it and at:emp-
ted to divide and destroy it, in concert with
the black republican leaders," Another ap,
peal was made. They boled the convention,
and having organized apart, the more etfec-
tually to elicit an expression of the popular
will, they fused, amalgamated, coa'esced and
fraternized with the black republicans.
Another inglorous defeat ensued. The peo
pie, after full discussion and examination of
the issue between the regular democracy on
the one side, and the fusionists on the other,
gave verdict against the latter of upwards
of eight thousand majority.
" Lat did these selfappointed champions
of popular sovereignty-these loud mouthed
advocates Of the will Of the people, then do?
Did they succumb9 Did they abandon their
opposition to the regular organization? Did
they abide the Judgment of their own high
court of appeals-the people? Not bit of
it, but with unblushing qualification they
ignore their own principles, and glory in the
ignominy of a rebelous minority. They
even have the eff'rontery-the small squad in
the Legislature-to meet together, in caucus,
and repudiaing, by silence, their real chief,
David G. Broderick, declare to the world
that they "recognize in the Hon. Stephen A.
Douglas an able and fearless cham pion" of
their principles, and as such, they "desire to
assure him of their earnest and unwavering
support!' Most savory and deectrble COM
pliment! What sweet odor it will send up
to his nostrls. They recognize Douglas as
their champion.-the man whom they have
always denounced-the man whom they have
denominated "a western charlatan"-the man
who, in their parlance, united with ''north-
ern dough faces" to repeal the Missouri Com
promise-the man who read them out of the
pale Of democracy, for going outside Of its
organization and leagueiag with black repub-
licans to distract and divide their party.
We tell these boilers that they cannot
hide their real foot prints by any such Doug
las CANNON. The democrats of this State
are not gudgeons to be caught by any such
sprats. The fight, hereafter, must be square
one between the democrats and black re-
publicans. The insignificant squad Of Brod-
erick boilers who for the purpose of dividing
the democracy were given prominence at
the last election, will this year be made to
take back seats. Their attempt to gather
about them even a respectable faction or
fraction, will not win. Douglas has no
party in this State outside of the democratic
organization, and not much of one now
on the inside Broderck never had any re-
spectacle portion of the democracy with
him, and is now worse than nobody. Tne
old line whig dodge, because of the failure
of one to get an Office exploded even in its
birth. popular sovereignty" as they inter-
pref it, is 'sound and fury, signifying moth
ing" Lecompton has 'shuffied off its mortal
COIL" and been consigned to the quiet of the
grave The people Of Kansas tired of being
made fools of for the benefit of demagogues
are quietly pursuing the even tenor of their
business, and utterly refuse longer to shrek.
The people Of California were never much
on Sharp's rifles and Beechers 'leaden loz-
enges," and less so now than ever Wool
is drug in the market-velvet out of fash
ion, and ''the internal nigger question"
like Macbeths offence, is 'srank and smells" +"