The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-02

JOubu.
DIR. Harvey was nominated, by accla.
nation, Senator from the Southern pOr-
ton of the county. lie was called before
convention, after bis nomination, to define
his position, which he did in a manner
peculiar to himself which means nothing
and amounts to nothing. Before the
election comes off he will be called upon
by the people to explain his language on
the negro testimony bill, and his eXplana-
ton must be clear and explicit, not mys-
FERROUS and stupid. We want to know
what you meant when you said "My ed
ucation, my feelings, my sympathies and
my associations incline me to vote for this
bill, but this is not the proper time to
press it,? Let us know whether you are
in favor Of placing, in our Courts, a negro
on an equality with white man? We
want no lodging, but plain, emphatic,
uncquivocal answer.
After the nomination of Harvey, Mr.
CaHucTSOu IlONeu anu tllc lnOllOI WIS
carried, that the candidates for nomina-
ton be trotted out for the sport, contempt
or support Of the Convention, knowing
that this would be an cHectual method Of
killing off a majority Of them. His
".stEateep" epccns,Jaj pdniyailS- So
ton and Clark were proposed for nonina-
ton aud they were called before the con-
vention. They aupeared i's tho "'>('>>>
with some trepidation, rubbed their hands
vigorously and industriouSly, smiled
sweetly and spoke whispcringly, and clio
quently, we presume, Judging from the
laughter and cheers of those who heard
them. They both con(cSSed-a needless
confeSsion-that they were mot on the
talk" This was Scfevident. Saxton, a
jovial looking man, received the nomina-
ton.
\ number of persons were proposed for
a nomination for Assemblyman in the
southern portion Of the county. Sander
SOD was tho first PEe27So7 P7J the frs
brought before the inquiSition. His re-
cord was little cloudcd, little tjnciurrd.
as some reported and many believed, with
seccssionism. In an earnest and elabo-
rate speech, which we do not care to crit
icize, he convinced the Conrt-a high old
Court--his loyalty was above suspicion.
Mournfully he alluded to the paSt-hope-
fully to the future and pledged undcvia-
ting devotion to the " glorious Union par.
ty" about being formed. 1t is needless to
say that he made an able and plausible
speech, and that it secured him the nom
inaton. Nickcrson followed San6crson
and his speech was characteristic Of the
man-tart, tcrSe, sarcastic, fearless and
Independent. Such speech in such II
convention, was death to the man who
made it, Next came Fitch, smooth, oily,
ambiguous and highiAlutin; some four or
five others following, saying too much,
too little or nothing at all. On the second
ballot 'Sanderson was declared the nomi-
nee of the convention for the Assembly.
Again the convention took recess until
s o'clock, p. NJ.
F.. Before the convention re.aS>tnhcI
there was much loS-ro!iins and wire pull
ing, much swearing and threatening 10
bolt, among the Republican delegates, on
the streets The three candidates AREA
ly nominated had formerly prufr>>cd to
belong to the Democratic party, AMI Wire
known to he COnnc,s met. The Rcrub-
lcans objected to the feast prepared for
them and sworc they would smash the ia
bles and play the deuce generally if they
were excluded from the spells. After the
nomination of Mr.. Clark, a Republican
but warm aduircr of Mr.. Counr>>, Mr..
Fitch took the floor and earnestly and
cringingly impiorcd his Union Democrat
c brethren 10 allow him TO eat the crumbs
which fell from their table. He stated
that the understanding was that they
were to divide the Spnils equally that an
equal number of candidates were to be ia
ken from the Republican and the Union
Democratic wings Of the Union party
that such was the agreement, and that
while the Republicans were ready to live
r up to their part Of the agreement, their
brothers were trying to take advantage of
them. McTarnahan intimated that Fitch
had threatened to "bust out" the cOnvcn-
ton unless he received a nomination.
lie wanted no candidate with such feel
ings. After much pickering it was dis
covered that the Republicans were deter
miued to have candidate, and it was also
discovered that Nickerson was their man.
Conness soon perceived this determination
on the part of the Republicans, and he
promptly took advantage oft, He feared
Nickerson, he depised Fitch, and he threw
, his influence for the man he dcspiscd and
nominated him. One, if it were necessa.
~, would be his scrviceable tool, the 9TH
cr a manly opponent; one would betray
| the Republican party, the other would ad-
, here to it; one the Republicans repudia-
ted, the other indorsed and be took un-
der his protecting arms the deSpised and
repudiated Fitch was nominated in spite
f of the urgent and persistent objections Of
the Republicans.
The last nomination for the Assembly
was given to DR.. Burr, of Georgetown, for
his devoted attachment to CONFESS. The
, whole ticket is CONFESS ticket, known
and conceded to be such, and no candi-
7 date, not pledged to him for the United