, 1862-06-19
THE CONvEhrIONs.
70 as Eai0r erAs Pnaet Sound Rera1:

I r-T rs-f 81 6fElLACOOM, June lllil, 1907.
On visiting the Office. Iew days since,
we noticed written cal for a Democratic Con-
Vention, over the signature Of the chairman Of
the Central Committee, appointing precinct con-
yentiOns to be holden on the-21st inst, to elect
delsRntea to county convention to eunVeRe on
The 2sth inst, a the Court House, in SteilacnOni,
fr the purpose OF nominating candidates for office
At the ensuing election. So far, 80 good. Il
looked kind o natsral, ard, as an humble voter
IN said party, We supposed il genuine and demo-
cratic. duly ordered and signed BY our servants
or represeniatiYes the Central Committee; vel,
a. an old liner. We thought tho place Of hold
'ng L was another grasp for greater power by
the city folks Heretofore Byrd's Mil was con.
iderrd Z conyenignt place Cor both town and
rnnRty voters; and although the hast one held
there savored . liiils tnn much pf Wire-working,
The concociines Of deep read, very deep read
minds, q corral and branding pen, You have
ttrmgd ~ We could not see Why the hnnornble
body should wish 70 withdraw itself altogether
from the pure air and support 81 the country,
unless it were 70 rrpnsr itself soul and body, in
the bosom Of dcmsgoeurS as in q past instance
10 which We rrcur. HowgvS, psFty discipline
soon quieted The qpalns Of our democratic mind,
and We wers content Par UObiscum passed
our lips; We pressed our pipe and pulled party
power % Pandamonium. r h1
subsequently, We discovered another notice
posted on tho sane building, calling . DnIon-
democratic Courention, pnrpnFting 10 c1me frnm
the same committee and signed BY them in 6ill,
,lhtrs &c, agreeing with he frst Upon the
sohject Of the Union i was very impressive;
npOn is pseseFyalions blatant; upon iis Gormer
integrity. affecting -indeed, - much 50 that, a.
we continued % read. our bowels yearned, and
We began 70 fsel symptoms q what Poe mot
Pope, lnr Of him We hear ennugl0 80 npfly terms.
fhe diarrhOa Of WuFdH;r al ol which, fho eon.
clIidipe sonlrnue Informed ~ was ordered bv q
majority ~ the said committee, and would be
considered instead ol the nntcs previously pueted.
This important cqpsideroiiln. of course, qnietoil
anr nerves and restored our partisan eunahinitt.
We girdrd our loins ulfesh f1r The contest, and
vowed 10 save the glorious republic, Or die
willing sacTidco upon the altar of our belnved
country. Gauss uhyi Wehave an inisrsst ir
Tie coming conflict and lffrrarFvation Il the
.irst law of nature.n Yea we vowed N the
presence 80 living ireohorn, rqiinF witnesses,
that we're Il necessary to save the Aforesaid gi0.
ious Union, We would cheerfully contribute onr
mite, our ~ n HRalih towards crushing the 70.
bellion; although We did eay, some months since,
when Congress was letiSlniina upnn direct taxa
lian, fhat - would llke lDsen any one collect
Il q uhr and thai "We would shoot down tie
man of officer Who made the attempt But
N"N" -
selIlsh fieling makes ns Wondrous wise"
Having had our say. defined our sentiments and
retrieved, as We hoped, past nngunrdsd though
true expression, ua rnsn,nrd our pipe and with
he calm kproduced, we reverted 70 the abnge-
ntnt oped nnfieea end reflected upon their SINH
and disslmilnrilira. Two from the aame source,
ne Democratic and one Uaion- -Drmocrntici /
How 90 q Was he frFt az. Union-D Demncrnlici
Certainly not Then where The necessity fof
ssding the aecondf Don't know ma lirhind
he sfsnea One o. the other must Be right
must bo endorsed by he rariy--mnrt be vet up
rs 4 eiandurd--iui whichl d he question: We
he van, auirkcd and perVer1e ernrrltipn Of vo-
ters, IN lrallina strings SEEK riEn, snd loi two
are given unto usl Bot can bilter and sweet
sateu flow from The same lnunianl Verify,
verify, lyrA of IN ilra. politics most coniound
"a We hirc red hat n lines pari. fgulaiiyely
speaking, The manllrs Of the great and Enee. with
their virtnra. a0mtiincs descended upon iIirnds
Nd fvmites and Feuisred them alno profound.
IN thses laiirr days, mantlra being scprrr. We
resume keff litrfslly confrf tlls rame blessings
70 desm iaudamus Or small laebrs.
aIf liitls thinning be De lamb,
~ Old jiminlpg Be one big ram.s
naving lost ourselves in the smoke, aad our
ideta in the deeG, deep lore OF strategy q tiese