The mountain Democrat., 1865-06-03
CoLoNA, May 3lst, 1865.

NOL'AA, NAY oIStI Aopo'
EDIrons DENocRAr The political pot is boil,
ing and politicians are IN hot water, and some
of them, foolishly, think, are using local pre-
judices to carry point. You are for Placer
vilie-all right Your Interests and her inter.
ests are the same, but has II never occurred to
the shnrt GIFTED politicians OF your town that
there are other interests IN the county besides
those of your ctr: As \ former resident of
PlaeerViile All proud nf her prosperity, and
w6dd not throw AN obstacle IN the way ot her
advancement, but Mnnld moi have her mhde
political hobby. 1t seems Ia me that my
Long Hair friends are pursuing IL snl,id pot
ICY, and unless they chang their tactics they
WLl not n0lv iniu,e Plscrr>Ille but themselves
also. They should remember thai The Iajlr"ad
question Is IA two,edSed sword, and il they
want ta make it : test Of Il mans LOYALTY and
htsSeSs tDr office, some ut them are doing sub
rosa, let them make It An issue. Another thing
they should remember. that large portion Of
the county is not willing to pay trlbnte to Pla-
cerville. 1t is unfortunate that they thrust the
rallrOad question into the contest; IN my "pin-
loo it has nothing to do With political questions
0f national interest, and its on Y effect must be
to create prejudice against PlacervIlIe. What
right have they to say that one wing of the
Union party is more interested in the welfare
nf Placerville than the other: What Short,
Hair, Long Hair, ar Democrat living in Placer
yile is not interested in her welfare? prnte>l
and every member 0f The Union party in this
section Of the county protests against making
a local question political issue but if others
persist Id thrustiDg it into the contest they
ioust expect opposition, and that 1t will not be
confined " one wing Of the party. | say this
in all eandor abd sincerity. because wiSh To
crush oHt every disturbing element in our
party.
A few words IA ,re. Some Long Hair leaders
say that Mr.. Conness and his friends joined
Ghe Republican party when they were not need
ed. deny it. They never joined the Repub'
licau party. We know no such party We la
bored TO consolidate the UniGn sentiment OF
ths State; that sentiment was consolidated by
oar sacrificing our party predictions for our
country; that consolidation led to the Organ-
zation of the Unnn party, not to the strength
euiug, as the Long Hairs claim, of the Republi-
can party. The old Republican party ceased
TO exiSt the moment the Union party VAS form
ed, and saen YhO still claim to be Republicans
will have 40 right to participate in primary
meetings called by the Union County Central
COMMITTEES. With the same .propriety Demo
Gratis might claim the right to vote at our pri'
mary meetings.
address this letter To you because personal
ly we have always been friends. and YOU, pa
per il read in every part OF the County and oy
members of all parties. You have of late bad
many good things to say for our Long Han
friends, and while You are so liberally disposed
tow ards the other wiug of our party you eau
refuse to give toe boys !6is one chance.
] have said enough for the present; ] may
resume the subject at another time.
Respectfully yours. CoLoMA.