The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12
MsetiPg and OE9AnisatIoa Of the
I a LesIskAres 4

MeetiPg and 0F9AniGStIOR OF the
I a L9sIssHres 4 4
The hAeenth Isio5 Of The S5ibrnia
Legislature cOm@s1ced last MONDAY, and
organised tbe sane dSy. The pnlShant
party Held d0 cOAshs lhus quietly, efec,
tually and cOntemptuOusly spurning the
advice of their senseless organs, the Stock
ton IBdsfSa1sat, che Ssa FraBCissO. JOar-
nal Spirit of the Times, aad their humble
imitators. The, rebuked and repudiated
will tauely submit to the prsmeditated
insult. They have neither independence
nor principle, aud will act with the party,
and gladly be the tools of the San Fran
cisco Independents or BOgusites," so
long asit pays The" Bogusites" carried
their point without struggle, and filed
Inc Offices with their creatures. In.the
Senate the following officers were elected:
President protein, , r. BOFAsIf; Secretary,
Chas. WestmOrslaad; Sergeant-at Arms,
J, w. HelmseI AsSistant Sergeant-at-
Arms, James A. Stidger; Minute Clerk,
j. S. Van Dorm; Journal Clerk, W. F.
Heustis; Enrolling Clerk, Albert Hart +;
Engrossfng Clerk, NJ. E. Gelston; Copy
ing Clerks, F. Hallowell and William A.
Plunkett. Officers Of the Assembly
Speaker, William H. Sears; Speaker pro
TEN, j. j. Owen; Chief Clerk, o. c.
Wheeler; Assistant Clerk, R. II. DAILY
Minute Clerk, Martin Rowan; Sergeant
alarms, William NJ. Rider; Assistant
Sergeant-at.Arms, J. F. Holloway En-
roihng Clerk, j. H. MARBLE Enngrossing
Clerk, A. N. Gamble; Journal Clerk, L.
S. Taylor; Copying Clerks. II. A. Lees
and Nicholas Moritz; Watchman, Philip
Groves. 4 number Of new Offices were
created and given to the fayorites to re.
ward thea for their party services. In
the distribution of the spoils, VIC regret
to say that Gibbs, the importunate, tho
backed by the brilliant Senator's from FL
Dorado, and De Cola, the persevering,
were left out in the cold. 1t was ungen.
erous, to say the least, to thus ignore the
claims Of the brains and the patriotism Of
the Union party of FL Dorado, and to give
plunder, for which they had fought Sc
persistcntiy, to an outsider, 1t is evident
that the Union party don't appreciate the
industry, the influence and the genius ol
the defeated candidates of Ell Dorado
They are "heuvy" at primary meetings,
in conventions and on the stump, and
will doubtless remember those who have
"thrOwn them off,"
The Legislature is composed almost ex-
clusively of men entertaining radical Alb
clifton sentiments-se sentiments atvarianco
with the dignity, happiness and tranquil
ity Of the sentiments which have
been condemned and pronounced mis-
chicvous and reasonable by the greatest
statesmen Of our country; and the legis
lation Of such men must be deplorable.- -
They are illiberal and fanatcal and they
will carry their ilhberality and fanaticism
into Legislation. They will legislate, not
for the good of the State, but solely for
their party. Thcirparty ties are stronger
than their ties of country. and they would
Willingly sacrifice the latter to preserve
the former. They boast of their allegiance
to their party and its platform, and con-
slider it" disloyal" to oppose either, and
they are weak and higotcd enough to
make it criminal offence to advocate
different doctrines. Entertaining such
sentiments and actuated by vindctive mo-
tives, and confident Of being sustained by
the Federal Administration in their radi.
cal policy, what but evil may we expect
from the present Legislature They have
already given ns an exhibition Of their
narrow and proscriptive spirit. They
make Abolitionism test of'lOyalty, and
unless a man can prove his devotion to
that disgraceful ism, he is pronounced
disloyal. Even in the election of Chap.
lain they introduced the loyal test, and
adopted n resolution authorizing the Pres
ident of the Senate to invite none but full
bloodcd Abolitionists to open the Senate
with prayer From such a commence.
ment no good can be anticipated. A
spirit of malice and meanness will govern
the actions and dictate the policy of the
party in power.