The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

credirublv to The day on which 1t con.
vrncd or 10 the sentiment it prUfe>srd t"
represent. II vas msde up IF delegates
e without dI.IiSrtioa Of party or rEr
cncc To- partisan isStirS" ri the debTts Of
Ill partirs,- -" the debauche'i politicians
Win in,ti"ctiveIy Join that party fr""
whirh the mist plumber can be madc"
II Old Line Wings, destitute of principle
and avaraciuus for office. Of Free Suffers.
Republicans AbO!iIi.HIist's. Know Meth
inRs and Frsp,dom's PhalanxerN; Of old
enemirs aud new friends, UnIOn.saverr
aud Cnion.destroyerS, buk.hcaderS and
acknowledgements, Niger wUrshippcrs aud
nigger-drSpiserS. Of Northern inrh With
SOutlIern principles" and Southern men
with no principles, Of supporters and Oi''
pOncMtS VI the Administrations u mingled
but not harmonious mass Of treachery
sud corruption. And with brc0ning pr''.
pricty they 9. lrcted the Hon. James W.
CoffiO,h, a consistent, unwavcring, syS-
trnatic changeling aud office. seeker to
presitlc. A Convention thus cOmIn'Sed
and thus Differed, me, ting, celebrating
and minimizing under such favorable aus
TireS, cuuid not faif to PRESENT strong
(nongrcl) ticket for the people Of Cal'fOr
MIA tn support 10 thiA respect It has
met public expectation. II has nnn,ina.
ted a pronii>CuouS ticket, representing all
parties aud Ernti'nentS-the greatest "b.
j, ction IL 1t being that II has no old party
hacks. no renrga'leS. no bankrupt Pt'liti
clans. no plAcc.hunterS omit. II is sin-
gularly free from this Ljcction, a. the
nslneS Of the nominees will pruve.
After a lengthy and acrimonious con.
test, in which tn. salient virtues "f the
sSIirantS were freely discussed by tlnir
opponents. the Hon. John ConDrss. the
pet Of these VIM sincerely d"spi>v Office.
SEEKERS. was nominated for Novern"r.
Shamcfhlly beating iy"wney and Ca>>rrly.
who have a. much al. ciiM Tor John a.
the devil has tyr holy water. OI COURSE
they were delighted TO be beaten nv .
gentlemen fr whom they entertain Auch
cordial feelings Uf -din.ike. John, hOt
hing an 1IIirp.secker nor politician, help.
cd him amazing'y with the unSortiS,ica-
ted " sDvs" IL the rural ti,t'iciS." who
wanted a NV and cuiel,.N man ET G"V.
ernur--One who hal M axes 10 HIinh"
en-" ficn . To reward. no enemies Ia
punish" and they got him.
Next on the list, for Lirut. Governor.
we have Dick Train. q gentleman IL rasy
virtue, If ( ehle int l!rct. Of little p'pu.
larity and less Iniln~nce. liz Inns made
politics a study aud lived on office ET .
number Of years. IL Aill faithfully serve
those who Secured his nomination.
Henry Ei.e,ton. a brilliant but cratic
SrninS. = pr"f >>innaI otticc Serk,1. come.
next. Al the Suggestion M Mr.. C"K 9TH
he Was mninatrl i"r o"grr,H A like
compliment. II dubious character, var
pail Joe. MrHibbrn. VII" i. another
inV,terAtc plAcr.huntcr. liz has p'cu.
liar cl,ims on the Democracy Of Cali.
f"rnia. Two years ago h." uritrd With
Baker. the Republican nominee Tor Con.
grvsS. To defeat the regular Drmmratir
nOuiinsrs II" 4, feat the party that had
hnn"rv,l aud rewarded him to assist the
party th't he pr"f.S>rd I" hate and Dc
ApIhr. joseph i" Gratful fT faVorS To
came. not f,r those received.
or Mr. Whitman, the candidate FIR
Judge If the Supreme Court. we knOW
hut little. lie was en- old Ii " Wing. q
Know Nothing q Buchananite aud Doug.
la>ite. lie VS. nnminsied for Congress
by the Whis> SMns years ago and Innde
= ponr MN. Judging from his antrcsdentS
he il an unsafe politician.
George Evans. the nominee for Clerk
Of the Supreme C.'"rs. is splendid >peci.
men Of che p"liiiral trimmer. lie has q
happy faculty II changing hi" views To
suit those in power. He will always b.
fund IN the ranks of that party which
promises to be successful, no matter what
its platform may be.
Major Bowie, the candidate frr Attorney
General, IL distinguished for his urhAnity.
his statelinrSs. his prOhity. his ma,chlr.E
SHIFT COLLARS; hut more than oil, Enr the
unanimity With which C"nventi ms nom.
mate hiln-the unanimity with which the
people vote against him. H. haS acquired
and Ia entitled Ia. by long and I'AinfMl
services. the e"viah'e sObriquet Of the
"G-eat Defeated" 1t va. . dangerous
experiment 10 place such an unsuccessful
asPirant upon the ticket. but az the Mnj~
Is accustomed IN defeat. the delegates,
conscious of the weakness "fIKCit party,
pr'bably consitered it better IN sacrifice
him than Q more popular man. lie was.
theref"re. nominated by exclamation.
The candidate f"r State Treasurer, Mr..
Landrnm. Of Sha.ta. Il new man; nm
kn"Wn outside the limits Of his county;
his mingled but little in the filthy pOOi
II p"iiticS." and hes not occupied prem.
inent position even at home What his
qualifications, his character. lis Antees-
drOts are, no one sresnS to know or care,
as the people. irrespective Of party. are
determined to re.elect honest Tom. Find.
ley.
Jim huffman, the candidate for State
C"'trOIlsF. end Gardner, candidate IN
Surveyor. General. adj no strength tn the
ticket They are weak where they are