Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-10-10

S.E THIs.-Here Is what the Democrats
Koran. the La Crosse Democrat, thought Of
Frank Blair before the nominations. Read
it. ye Democrats, who "neyer scratched .
ticket:
1T seems that Mr.. Reeve received . cir
Ycular from James B. Mccormick. Member of
Congress from Missouri. urging the nomina-
tion Of General Frank Blair o. the Democratic
(Heaven s1ve the marx y candidate for Pres
ident. This was not At all palatable to a
gentleman swhose. Democracy was of the ster-
ling quality of that of Mr.. Reeve. He ex-
an able communication, dated June IL, pub
lished in the Chicago Tunes"
/ And in this Communication Of Congress-
man Reeve, Who was also delegate to the
Democratic Convention, We find the follow
ing:
"Why, dpfing the war. Gen. Blair was
stumping the country with Schuyler Colfax,
persuading and abusing the people into sup.
port of anti democratic principles. 1t was
his duty to repent and turn against his then
associates. Either he was wrong then, or Is
now, and as we have not changed. why
should we seek him g q representative or
mouth-piece between us and all the worlds
If we are right he ought to go with.us. He
has no claims on us for that, and is entitled
to ne credit. five are not right, then he is
unwise to 60 with US. and no party should
put him up as leader. He helped to make
the party which. now in power, oppresses
US ALL We vfsh to oust that party from
power and have leader whose pulse always
has jumped, and still does jump with ours
one who knows our needs and proposes the
means to supply them.''
"How dass We the pieture:': Mr.. Reeve
most clearly intimates that Blair is not one
'who knows our needs, and proposes the
means to supply them." meaning. thereby.
the loaves and fishes of Office and power; yet
he obtains your support if you cast your vote
for that "distinguished statesman and patriot
Horatio Seymour" notwithstanding his
apostasy, and in defiance of Democratic au.
thority that "no party should put him up a,
leader" in consequence thereof. and that
he even went so far as to become the politi-
cal associate. and companion of that terrible
man, Schuyler Colfax.
A DEFENDER.-That great champion of
Democracy. "Brick" Pomeroy. not content
with his well esKped reputation for billings
gate. corrupt and lascivious journalism, seeks
to further damn his soul by entering earnest
ly upon the defense of Southern rebels for
their inhumsn treatment of loyal prisoners
during the rebellion. 1t has been said of one
who was noble and virtuous, that
'sNatufe formed but one sueh man,
And broke the die In moulding Shel lidan."
In the creation oethis pestilential individual
it seems Nature made an essay at solecism,
but made choice of hell for a workshop in
this instance, andthas overheated the mate
rial. A humane world urgently prays that
the die is broken, for the honor of their race.
A man who would volunteer upon such q
defense. could, for a grote, be retained by
the murderers of Jesus Christ.
A CLERGYMAN of the Established Church
in England recently preached a sermon, at
tributing the.eontinued hot weather to the
wickedness of the nation in supporting Glad
stone in his measures for the overthrow of
the Irish Establishment.-Ex.
If it be true that Nature frowns and smiles
at the deeds of men. then is the late dense
smoke, small pox::- earthquakes and tidal
waves accounted for-all caused by the
wickedness Of par" of the people in sup
porting Seymour. II they persist in their
wickedness we shall have it several degrees
hotter than it was in England, and should
they succeed, "the elements would melt with
fervent heat" if the punishment should be
commensurate with their guilt. We shall
not lay in a stock Of ice, however. nor pre-
pare refrigerator.
J. G. SEVERANCE. ESQ.,, of Calaveras coun-
ty. addressed the Grant and Col:ax Club of
Jackson. last Thtlrsday-evening. The gen.
tleman's remarks were pointed and well de-
livered, and received by his hearers with
much atisfaction-except, perhaps. by few
cops who happened to- be. present.-Ledgsr.
Mr.. Severance is an eloquent and effective
speaker. and ranks high among the members
of the legal profession in this county. For
four years he held the position of District
Attorney OF CalaSefas, and was one of the
most prompt and efficient officials we ever
had. Last year he affiliated with the De-
.mocracy. but the nomination of Seymour
and Blair was more than he could stomach.
Mr.. Severance is now heart and soul for Grant
and Colfax.
WALLACE met Gorham at Downieville, re-
Gently. and utterly demolished him.-Eran-
liner.
Mr.. Gorham'ss friends Will be panied to
hear of his sudden demise. We are inclined
to think, however, that there must be mis-
take about it. somewhere. Those two gen.
tlemen came in '.colli<ion" in this place, and
Mr.. !Gorham waa not the injured party. In
fact. it was conceded by all that the little
" Monitor. ~ Gorham, was too much for .Mer-
rimac' wallsee.. Notwithstanding his ..utter
demolition.". we notice that Mr.. Gorham is
still advertised to- speak. Mr.. Wallace IL
great msn-1psysieally.
VIZ hsveredsi.ed the initial number of the
Yolo Mail, q hebdomadel published by C,