Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-08-11
PL ACER VILLE:
JUSTICES BLANKS.


FOR WOE PRESIDENT.
JOS EPH NE,
toF OREGON
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RARE lNPrDENCE-One Joseph + lloGe
contrary to the Judgment Of many GOOD Demo
Gratis, was last year selected as Chairman oi
the Democratic State Central Committee -
Those who opposed his elevation to that pn-
Wition, had good and substantial reasons for
thCiF sntagoniSm 10 him They knew tha,
!cng ago, he had manifested Abolition FRO.
cliviteS in voting for the Wllmot provso.-
They knew, further, that when the inte -encc
first reached California. Of the difference he.
tween the Administration and Douglas, lloce
was moro than doubtful as TO the COURSE he
should pursue. He finally pronounced in fa'0
If the Administration, but as is now S!oHn,
only remained in the ranks of its friends, that
he might b,tray them II was also know n.
that he was irregular inan- worshipcr having
Nor his idol the Senator from Illinois, whose
hcrcscs he now more openly. as he has ever
secretly approved. Nevertheless HoSe was
chosen Chairman Of the Central Committee.
Although so honcred by the associates lie
grossly deluded, with unbiuShine asSnranrc,
notN outstanding his own more than question.
able antecedents, he has the audacty to use the
following language in a recent communication
to twenty.six members (npV1r!S 9f tc'
thirds Of the Committee.
IL cannot any longer recognize yop ls members
of the State Central Committee
And to render his etfrontcry still more un.
raraliclcd, with hcggNr,v ujnc oi his accom-
p'ices, he organizes some Sorl # rump gath.
ering, and declares it to be the regular Com.
mittec and this. roo, when he knows the
State Convention, from whence alone the au.
thority Of the Central Committee is derived,
expressly declared, that .titteeA members must
he present, TO constitute a quorum OF TIT
Committee.
In view Of these facts, the Dorglasi:cs
would do well TO invest IIosc with dictatoriaI
power and avoid the trouble Of such unne.
ceSsary organization, as Committees, Conven.
tons, &c.
Ell DoRADo CorNTY CgNrRaL COMMITTEE This
body has had two meetings, ana stood tive for
Breckenridge, four for Douglas, AMI three on the
fence. "-SItrdmtHto ENi2n.
False! The Committee stood nine for
Breckenridge ono for Douglas one on the
fence, and one not heard from. To prevent
further falschcods, VIC give the names of those
members of tho Committee who announced
themselves as Breckenridge men: Citlwioks,
Williams, McMurray. Bre"zo, Eamm, Loci
bourrow, Mclean, Meredith and Kincaie,
Mr.. Birch was the only member Of the Com
mittee who proclaimed himself a DonGlaS
man. Mr.. Richards was silent, and Mr.. San
ders absent. We hope we shall not again b.
forced to expose The mealacity Of the C.i3@
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DISTRESSING AcclpENr.-Frank Luck and
Robert Fisher, employees on the Carson Val
lev wagon road. leading from this city, were
very seriously injured on Tuesday the Eth in.
slant, by the premature discharge If haSt,
whilst engaged in widening a turnout in the
vicinity of Slippery Ford. Mr.. Luck had his
right hand terribly laceratcd. the tamring rod
"A wooden onc-hcing blown through the
palm, entirely tearing OFT the thumb ard fore
finger, and portion of tho middle one the
others badly torn and burnt. Mr.. Fishers
face, eyes and right hand were almost criSped
from the blast 1t is thought however, he
will eventually recover his eycSight. Both
gentlemen are we'll known in this city.
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Mr. DorGI4s SorTHERX NorE Mr.. Doug
las received but 2eA votes from tho Southern
States in the Convention by which he was put
in nomination OF these, n.nc from Alabama,
and six from Louisiana, were cast by men
who had no shadow Of authority 20 net as del
ecates-by men who would not have been nd
United into regular Democratic Convention.
Tho real vote from the South is thus reduced
20 lS{ almost every one Of which was given
70 him BY delegates who misrcpreScntcd their
constituents, and have since been rcpudiated
by them
ON our first page will be found brief
sketch Of the life Of John C Breckenridge
1t has been well and truly said, -" the spot
less scroll of his fame has never yet been
touched by the pen Of iaiamy." He is mar
the Democracy Of the nation delight to honor
and as they have selected him as their stand
Ard-bearer, his antecedcnts must h" Il matter
Of interest to tlc public.
WE direct the attention Of the Democracy
Of FL Dorado to the proceedings Of the Dom.
ocratic Central Committee We presume no
Douglas man, who has the least SET respect,
will have the basentsS TO participate in our
primary elections. W. n>Sur" the Dous'a>'
ties that no Democrat vii. attend their rt..
mary meetings.
New PAPER The L,"iTU 'fi.'orn.da j.
che title OF n neat aud wrll.r"tdactrd .r'n,
weekly, started in this city "n last SatIray
Ly Hon. j. q. McCnllum. late Know NoiA,".
Senator. OF course it advocates tLo r..,i'"l
of Douglas aud Johnson
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THE San Francisco Hrdd has rhar.,d
hands. q. W. Guthrie. Esq. has become r"'"
proprietor Of it, he having purchased NJ NJ
gents interest II is QUITO Brcrhinrilge and
Lane.
Bali ~ Klf<gY.-Mr. {. ". Co'trin has
issued cards NJ invitation to \ Social Party, at