Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-08-25
WEAvERvnLE, Aug. "a, 1860.

WEAvERvnLE, Aug. "a, 1860.
GENTLEMEN Your note of inquiry has been
received and in compliance with your request,
hasten TO answer through the medium you pro-
pose.
In answer TO your question, whether will be
a candidate for recollection to the Legislature.
answer yes---qualfed by the following statement:
| am, and have been as you know, Democrat
always, | hope, consistent and conservative.
Unfortunately for the good feeling and harmony
Of the party, at present, prejudice and faction,
through the means of factious and interested
men, have sown the seeds Of diSeord and defeat
in the only safe and conservative party that has
ever existed since the formation OF our govern
mcnt. ! will not attempt, at the present time,
to argue the point as to who is the regular Dem.
ocratic nominee for the Presidency, but content
myself with simply stating that, after careful
examination of the subject. can only come to
the conclusion that the platform upon which
Stephen A. Douglas was nominated is the only
truly conservative and Democratic one, and con
seunently it beh0ovcs all true Democrats to rally
under that standard | have always bowed to
the will of a majority Of my party, and believe
that to be the true principle upon which rests the
success OF Democracy. Occasionally The majority
NAV err bnt the good sense and patriotism of
the mass of American citizens will always work
its correction. " Vor populi VOr Dsi' may seem
tritc and demag gogical saying but ii has much
of force and truth in its application to every
principle cspoused, not only by an entire govern
ment. but by party. To say the very least,
Stephen A. Douglas was the only man who com
manded majority of the Charleston and BaltI-
more Conventions
was one of the delegates chosen to represent
Won in the State Convention, held at Sacramento
last February to choose delegates to represent
California in the National Democratic Conven-
ton. to assemble at Charleston. BY having
voice In the choice of gentlemen to represent us
in that Convention, became party to the ae-
tion of those delegates ; | voted for such Demo
crafts as thought true and conservative men,
and whilst have the kindcst personal regard for
those gentlemen, and am willing 10 accord to
them honesty of purpose in the course they chose
10 nursue, cannot refrain from saying that they
did not represent the sentiment OF the Convention
that empowered them to act. In proof OF my
position, / will simply refer to the overwhe lining
vote by which Mr.. Geiger's resolution, to the Ell
feet that STEPHEN A. Douglas was the last ch0ice
of tho Democracy of California for the Presiden
cv. was ignored. If Mr. Douglas was not the
choice Of this State, in my humble Judgment, the
propnr course for those gentleman to have pur-
sued, was to remain in the Convention, and help
defeat his nomination.
This is all have to say with regard to the all
exciting subject of the Presidency. There is an
unfortunate difference Of opinion among Demo
Gratis | am willing to accord to every man an
honesty of conviction and purpose in the course
he shall choose to pursue in the coming contest,
and only ask that the same libcralty of judgment
may be extended to me.
To this State and county there Is a question, If
possblp Of more Importance than the Prcsiden-
cv. with reference to the choice Of an Assembly
man, aud that is the election of a U. S Senator
by the next Legislature. Upon this question
desire to be explicitly understood There are
three gentlemen aspjrans for this position, who,
in this county have many admirers and warm
rrends-Gen. J. w. Denver, Gen. James a. Nc
Dougal and Hon Joseph G. Baldwin. 1t would
be entirely superfluous for me to enumerate the
eminent qualifications of either or all of these
gentlemen their history Is familiar to every
Californian Suffice it to say, shall support if
elected, that one Of the abovc.nnmcd gentleman,
who shall appear the most likely to defeat Mr.,
Gwin. Cen Denver is my personal preference,
but | shall not allow my partiality for the indi-
vidual to conflict with the object desired to be
accomplished.
You have been pleased to allude to my Legs.
lative course in terms of cOmmendation. | thank
you for your approval, and can only say, that it
was at all times my earnest endeavor to do all in
my power, by my vote and action, to promote
the best interests of the county and State. |
pledged myself to one or two local measures,
prior to my election, which faithfully accom-
pished. Since my election the tax upon the
laboring man has been reduced four dollars -
from eleven dollars and fifty cents to seven dol
lars and fifty cents. also cXerted all my iniu-
ence to get bill passed which would eventually
rid the State of that worst of all curses the Chi
nese population ; | am only sorry to say, that by
the votes of all the COW county representatives..
united to the influence of the shcrifS in the mi
ming counties. the bill was defeated. In what is
known as the Repsnue Bill, some injnstice has
been done to the Treasurer and Assessor of this
county-that is, future Treasurers and Assessors
would not receive fair equivalent for the servi-
ccs they are required to perform. (The law does
not effect the present ncumbents0 If elected ]
should deem it my duty to re-adjpst the fees of
those Offices in accordance with their former
rates so far as this county is concerned.
Bv the Revenue bill, also. your future sheriff
will only receive scventy-ive cents instead OF one
dollar for every foreign miners license collected
In my Judgment this is sufficient. By this. ia
king Mr. Neblett's term of Office as Il criterion
over three thousand dollars would be saved to
the county and State, The sheriflulty in this
county for the last six years, has controlled the
election Of every other county officer. The
profits of that office amounting to from seven to
ten thousand dollars per AM jun -warranting an
expenditure of from three to five thousand dol
lars for its attainment; consequently all other
county nominations are made subservient to and
dependent upon the support of certain aspirants
for the sheritIaliy. This is not only wrong in
theory, bnt outrageous in effect, virtually igno-
ring as it does the choice Of the people, and ma
king, in the instance of your representative. The
law making power for your county the creature
of your sheriff
i am q candidate for reelection to the Legis
lature, but do not purpose to present my name
before any convention, ! present my name di.
rcctly to the people if they deem me worthy OF
their support they will cast their sulfrages for
me- Thus, gentlemen, am fully and fairly he
fore you in the coming election, and am willing
to abide the ISSUE
With much esteem,
Yours, truly,
A. G. LAWRENCE.
To Messrs Geo. Brown, A. N. Ransom, and
others.