Year: 1860

atey make false statements. But, your
bead. nv dear sir is all wrong. There are
men in this city, who know that we were
well recognized here as a Democrat, in the
very darkest days of the Democracy. In
1855, when many Of the present leaders of
the Breekinrige faction, were lending their
aid to the Know Nothing party, we not only
voted for John Bigler, the Democratic nomi-
nee, but were also candidate upon the tick
ct headed by his name, and were defeated in
the local election as he was in the State at
large, If We were not inside the pale of the
organization then, nobody ever was inside 4
it. When John b. Weller was running as
the Democratic nominee for the Governor
ship in 1857, we were editing the Marysville
Express and supported him. Was that being
inside the organization or no? When Doug
las and johnson were regularly nominated
by the National Convention of the Demo-
cratic party, we sustained them, while stick
lers for organization bolted Was this not
being inside the pale of the Democratic
party2


But the Citizen says we were "whilom ed
itor Of the Know Nothing organ in this State, >
If the Citizen can point to the Know Moth
ing paper, either defunct or alive, that ever
had our name at its head as editor, we will
acknowledge that our accuser at least thought
that he was right However, all this talk
about the political anteccdents of Democrats
is absurd That string is worn out. There
are too many old X. Ms in the ranks Of all
parties, for any one side to denounce the
other on that score.


The Citizen says further:-"Did We not
know that nothing would so much please
both the Sacramento Union and the Marys-
Vile DEMocRAr as the permanent supremacy
of the Republican party, and that they would
not fail to advocate that policy which would,
with the most speedy certainty, conduce to
that end, we should be amazed to hear such
policy advocated by any one protesting 10
have the success Of Democratic principles at
heart"


The Sacramento Union can speak for itself.
AS for us, we have to say that the editor of
the Sierra Citizen kno,cs no such Hing-as
that we desire the permanent supremacy of
the Republican party We do not desire it,
and we shall claim the privilege of being The
Judge Of our own motives. When we desire
the supremacy of the Republican party, we
win no man nnonoh to snv co


As to the test business, it is our opinion
that tests are necessary for the thorough
Strengthening of the Democratic party as ii
now stands. Boilers from the National or
ganizaton have ever been condemned by
Democrats. There is a regular organization
Of the party, at this time 1t has precedent,
party usage, party law, everything on its
side. 1t is important to Keep that organiza-
ton regular, and not break link in the
chain. Therefore, all those who expect to
be called Democrats must come into the reg
ular organization, and this they can do by
supporting hereafter the ticket which the
regular organization nominates. Such are
our views. They may be wrong, but we
think they are right, and it is a mighty poor
way Of answering our arguments to set up
the puerile charge that we are no Democrat
AMI were never inside the pale of the Demo.
cratic organization. We are inside it, now,
if we never were before, and that we were
a well recognized Democrat, long before any
Leccrnpton or Anti Lecompton issue arose in
the party, we have shown.