The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-06-07
IN MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
RepubIiean ConventIOn.


o Delegates to their State Convention and
then adjourn in order to give 6shy Dem.
ocrats. . chance to mature their plans for.
fusion with them. The Convention will
BE- queer one, and composed Of mixed
inaterial-but principally Of seekers after
Office under any platform. 1t will, il it
be honest, commend Cameron, Wclles,
Fremont & Co., for their honesty; con-
KrAtulate Old Abe for his repeated viola
tons Of the Constitution; indorse his
emancipation policy and the abolishing Of
slavery in the District of Columbia; eu-
lOgise him for inviting negro Ambassa-
doris from Hayti and Liberia; praise him
for imprisoning unoffending and unprO-
tected females, and glOrify him for giving
negroes freedom of speech and forbid.
ding the same to white men. All this
and ''mOre Of the same sort" if they want
to stand on good terms with the Admin
sstratiOn at Washington, they will do
;cheerfully, cordially, enthusiastically. -
They cannot do less without offending the
radical and controlling wing Of their party.
TbaEs SNn s..AOsaSdA. -SsAvG.i =. NJ eater
e7sSefy IN tho campaign; they must be
Inet they cannot be evAded; and our
Republican friends may as well make q
virtue Of necessity and meet them at the
'hreshOld. True, they may be e Gttle
distasteful to the timid and the trimmers,
but If boldly enunciated and fearleSsly
advocated, they may make favorable
impression on the public mind at this
critical period Of our National affairs.
They are Administration acts aud meas
ures, and rs such the friends Of the Ad-
ministration are in honor bound to defend
and indorse them. Dodging will not an
swer their purpose now. The friends of
the Administration are rapidly falling off
everywhere, and the faithful should Inake
the preie8d~") GJIq~eys s4o4 tA~;- 6.nas;
and this can only be done by passing
resolutions approving all the acts and
IneaSures-principlrs it has none Of the
Administration. 1t may be bitter pill
lonesome to swallow, but no true friend Of
the Administration should hesitate a mo-
ment to administer the precious and deli
cate and innOcuous morSeL Cnpleasa Mt
remedies must be cup loyed to raiSe the
sinking, corrupt, putrid body Of Black
RePubIicanism.
The Convention will not as in former
times, be destitute Of delegates Of shrewd-
nesS, ability and unscrupulousnesS 1t is
astonishing with what rapidity ambitious
hut etfetc politicians seek to associate
themselves with a successful party-a
party having positions at its dispOsAI--a
party they have but recently rcviled. In
the list Of delegates we observe several
old politicians, noted for the celebrity with
which they embrace party in its pros
p-rity, and the alacrity with which they
desert aud betray it in its adversely. VI
course We don't question their honesty or
sincerity. They will aspire to control the
Convention, but it is doubtful il the old
Stasers will permit them to occupy front
Aeat aLtl.e start NickeI son lAs too much
sense for that.
Speaking Of NickerSSn reminds us that
he desires = nomination for the Assembly,
and that he " i'll Likely have lis aspirations
gratitied. We are and have always been
politically opposed to him, aud il nomina-
ted shall exert our efforts TO defeat him !;
but we will do him the justice to say that
lie would Gil the position creditably, and
make AZ good a run as any man hIs party
could nominate. lie is blessed with abil-
ity, industry. perseverance and resolute-
ness, something that every efficient legiS-
lator must be endowed with, TO make a
useful member. live are TO be cursed
with Republican delegation from this
county, give US one man at least who has
SOme redceming traits Of character. Nick
-erson, unlike some of his bigoted breth.
zen, woHld give ute attention 10 the in
terests Of the county he represented and
not ell to the party that nominated him.