The mountain Democrat., 1865-08-05
Grand Rati1eation Fizzls.

eAteG cteorty tnAk Tue people nau tOSt All COnus
dsUcs 10 thS hcSesst SD4 pSssiDIinD Of the Re
.. hailed With 10y. The ticket was fully repre-
seutsd. bat The people were not present tO rat
~ the uOmiuations. They declined to be
guilty Of such sa ahsardiy. The meeting Was
8 damper-w worss ssseu than q cold bath 10
uid-winteF It. ssyfe the elOquence Of Mccall.
Ium, the geaigS Rfs Wicks, the enthusiasm of
Easmiugeft tbe fancJot Hamilton and the 10y
ally Of The Long HAIRS 1t Wasa small, cold,
spiritIess mournfnl meetlng--a meeting Of
mouruerS 70 pay the last tribute Of respect to
the great defuuct. Sadly and grimly they
ruminatad on the 6cklenesS o! the free, loyal
and intelligent" sOvereigns Of Ell Dorado, and
Gsarfully grOaned at the certainty Of being lett
out 10 the cold next September.
Il was with the greatest difficulty they could
get enough men round the stand to organize u
meeting. They employed the PlAcerville Band
In order to attract q CROWD, and the Band play
cd number Of National airs, but it was no 90.
The sovereigns didn't relish being bored and
they wouldn't rally. In q ft Of despair Wicks,
In tone Of anguish and eJes swimming with
tears, imploFed Marshal EnsmIngeE to mount
the stand and invite the bystanders to come
forward. Sam, ever accommodating, mUunted
the stand and BY cOaxing and begging induced
. small crowd, . majority OF whom were can
didates, IN gather ir front ii the stand. Fear
zation could be effected. some one instantly
nominated n. A. HamiltUn Esq. for President,
and the nomination was instantly ratified by
6Ve ayes-fuur candidates aud IAN Intelligent
contraband" voting. Two or three persons
called for Hamilton, and the "young man Of
principle" leaped upon the stand, "struck an
attitude" and defined his posish. He wished
Il distinctly understood that he was ROW,
henceforth aud forever with the Union party"
IA hAfnRo tho d,,to
for nomination for District Attorney, but he
was too honest to receive the nOmination.-
Rather . left.handed compliment to the cand-
dates on the ticket, who had received nOnIina-
tons from q con ventiOn which repudiated hon
Oaty He acted from principle, and bowed TO
the will Of the majority, although the majority
overlooked his claims. Seli-sacrihcing spirit
how little you are appreciated 10 this age OF
Shoddy and loyalty and brass! Wait patiently,
"young gentleman of principle" stick to the
ephemeral Union organization ''hencetOrth and
forever" and you may be heard Of 10 the dis.
taut future Evidently this is not your lime
You made slight mistake in the complexion
Of the convention. and discovered il just iu
time to be too late. Be more wary hereafter,
and you may drop on tie winning side. He
closed With quotation from LOugiell0w and
waited for applause but it came not, aud sui.
lsnly and sorrowfuIly he took his seat.
Calvin Edgert0n, ESQ.,, next look the stand.
Honestly and boldly he stated that be was IN
favor Of negro suffrage, but disclamed speak
t0g the sentiments Of the candidates. He Ger
tainly echOed their sentiments, otherwise he
would not have been invited by them to make
the opening speech Of the campaign at u meet
ing called by them for the express purpose of
ratifying their nominations They knew his
sentiments, for he has never concealed them.
He 10 representative muu of their party, the
editor OF their organ and speaks by authority.
Therefore his disclaimer amounts to nothing.
]. g. McCallunl, candidate for District Al
torney, followed EdgertOn. He raved, t0re his
hair, stamped his foot, doubled his fist, gna.h-
cd bis teeth and sawed the air with the vIgor of
= maniac and the ierocty of hyena. HIS
fury seemed perfectly unguvernable. Why he
acted in such q ridiculous manner is m terry,
especially as his phrensy Was harmless. He
eoolly denied that the negro suffrage question
il 40 issue. II be believes what he asserts be
h Q monument Of stupidity. Every man of
ordinary intelligence knows that it il an issue;
knows that the parry Of which McCallum is "a
member has made it TIE issue; knows that If
his party carries the election it will be claimed
40 victory by the advocates of negro suffrage;
knows that 1t may have an important bearing
on the action Of COngress knows that McCAl.
Inns party has adopted for its platform, in
opposition 10 the Presidents policy of recon-
Structiou, "NO reconstruction without negro
suffrage" II this States repudiates the plat
form Of his party our Representatives in Con
gress will suppOrt the Presidents plan OF re.
construction; IT she does not, the may support
Summers plan. IL is. therefore, an issue and
IN issue directly affecting the interests of every
voter Of California. and the friends Of negro
suffrage must not be allowed to dodge it. Nc.
Callum censured the County Democratic Cen
tral COmmitiee for net adopting platform,
and Immediately after. to show bis con siStency,
justified the convention which nominated him
for stFAnHling Dir. Bells resolution, on the
ground that the duty of promugating plat
form properly and legiumalely devolved upon
State Convention. thus justifying the com
mittee! He sneered at the phrase, "white
mans government" ignorant, perhaps, that
it quoted from one Of Stephen A. Douglass
speeches. He said he heard prominent Dem
ocrat say that the Democratic Convention
would indnrse President Johnson's Admins.
tration, and with unaffected simplicity ne asked
"WhO ever beard of the members OF party
indor6ing President they labored ~ defeat !?
History does not record such an absurdity!"
Unfortunately for McCallum he is blessed with
treacherOus memory. he prnfessed to be a
Douglas Democrat. He labored, if we may be-
ievs him, to defeat Mr.. Lincoln. Did he not
and thousands of Others, indnrse u President
they lAbored to defeat? Did not Andrew
Johuson indOrse President he labored to de.
featf His whole speech was made up Of Simi.
lar twaddle.
L. D. Wckes, candidate for State Senator,
next took the stand. His remarks were bref,
pOintless and scattering" Gloomy and dis.
pirited he bowed, backed out and left the field
70 Sam, the butcher" Old Sam went in with
. will, pitched into the Short Hairs. and, to
use his own language gave them thunder! !"
Two years ago they had defeated him and ever
since be had u0urished serpent in his bosom.
He had been on their track, had paid them Oft
in their own coin, and he felt good; yes, he felt
good oil over-glOry hallelujahi" AT THIS char.
acteristic outburst of impasSioned eloquence
the crowd roared with laughter and cried-"go
II, Sam" Sam did g0it, made T. telling speech
and was rewarded with hearty cheers.
+. A: Hornblower Esq, was then loudly
called for, but be disregarded the call until
NcCaum impored.~hiuI to respond With
great reluctance he stepped upon The stand and
stated that he did not desire to speak, but If
they insisted on bis speaking he would state in
advance they would hear some unwecome
truths-trutbs that would not he musical to
their ears. They insisted and he remarked
that the ticket nominated bv an Abolition fac
tion did not represent the Unlnn sentiment Of
the county; that the convention had virtually
Endorsed negro suffrage; that the candidates it
bad nominated were in favor of II, and he
would moi support them. He lett the stand and
the candidates yelled for McCallum to reply
V lie responded with alacrity and coarSey abus-
ed Hornblower. H0rDblower was Justify called
for, but fearful that be would effectually de-
rnoIieh his traducer and blast the prospects of
the ticket, the courteous "yOung gentleman of
principles" TO prove that he acted from princ-
pie, thrust himself forward aud said that aI.
tbough be was not called for. yet be desired to
Say few words. He alJded to Hnrnblower's
course, announced bimsef a standing caud.
date for any Office, and declaring the meeting
adtourned-sOme one hAviug stealthly moved
20 adjourn: And thus ended the grand rSd6-
cation fEIle.
HOrnbloWer will reply to his assalants be-
fore the contest closes, and that he will do il
1earleSsly and effectualIy We haze reason to