The Placer herald., 1860-08-11
The OLD LINERS AND THE New CoMERs.

The OLD LINERS AND THE New CoMERs.
Every body is amused with the troubles
of the Douglastes in this county. The
faction that supported Baker and McKib
bin last year swear they are the best
Douglas men in the world, and will see
that they are recognized in County Con-
yention as Leaders,; that their friends, who
worked against the Democratic party last
year, shall be nominated for the fat Off
ces in the County. On the other hand,
the new converts to oft-shell Republican
ism, swear they don't recognize those who
bolted the Democratic party last year when
it was sustaining Mr.. Buchanan's Admin
istration. And so they 60 elimination and
recrmination. The new men have picked
out the positions which are to be filled by
their own set, to the exclusion of the
Baker and McKibbin men of last year.
How all these difficulties will be recon-
ciled in this miserable faction it is hard to
conceive.
There are few independent and intel
Iigent gentlemen among the Douglasites
who have already become disgusted.-
They will not affiliate with men who have
been fighting the Democracy; nor can they
appreciate very highly the zeal of some of
the converts, who appear more anxious to
liar doctrines of Mr.. Douglas.
The fact is already becoming apparent
that this popular Sovereignty" faction has
the seeds of dissolution within it, and be-
fore the frosts of November come will die.
Made up as it is of the fags ends of all par
Observation-Disclosures free soil
Wings, Know Nothings, Sore headed
Democrats who are tnctured with Re-
publicanism and are only waiting for an.
other year to pass over to enroe them
selver under the "black flag" if they find
it impossible sooner TO ge: petty office.
HoRIBLE.-A miner by the name of
Bruce cut his throat from ear to ear, on
Tuesday last, at Stewarts Flat, in this coun.
ty.
FIRST PAGE.-On the first page will be
found the Address Of the State Democratic
Central Committee to the Democracy of
California.
The Dutch Flat Enquirer advises an
extension Of the Telegraph to that place
The citizens of the Fiat should have one by
all means.
The Sierra Democrat thinks Placer Coun-
ty sound for Douglas and johnson, 1t
is the Sound" of an empty barrel-nothing
in it.
GINGER PoP.-Miles Furnace is manu-
featuring this excellent Summer drink
He has our thanks for several bottles sen,
to the Herald Office Jim Rodgers pro-
nounced it excellent and Immediately gave
Miles an order for dozen.
Some ofthe anti Lecompton journals were
very much exercised at The fact of Judge
Myers having officiated as President of a
Democratic ratification meeting, recently
held at Auburn. They say that it is in bad
taste for judicial officer to take a part in
politics, and intimate that one who does so
is not likely to discharge his official duties
without bias; that he will lean to the side of
his political friends in his rulings and decs
ions. We regard such assertion and argu.
mentation as false and ridiculous, and as
showing the parties resorting thereto con
vnced ofthe weakness Of their cause But
suppose, for argument sake, that they are
correct: the enforcement of the doctrine
would deprive the popular sovereigntyiles of
their ablest champion in this county
Judge johnson has been engaged for the
past two years in speech making, and wri
ting for the spread of the Douglas heresy,
and we do not remember to have heard anv
Democrat say that his doing so interfered
with the discharge of his official duties as
County Judge. But the rule will work
both ways, and if Judge Myers has commit
tea sh III pres'uihS over gatherlng OF
the National Democracy, Judge Johnson
should be irre'rievabIy damned for having
preached political niquity continually for
the past two years. We can see no sense
or justice in demanding Of an intelligent
partisan that he shall surrender his right of
speech because his fellow citizens have
placed him in Office, and trust that the Jour
mails alluded to will no more be driven to
such miserable shifts by their desperation.