Year: 1859

really attempted to perVade all branches Of
our territorial government up to the pres
snt hour


The influence Of the Bourbon" family
was felt to a certain extent in our late dis
astrous Indian war-when our volunteers
were termed q MOO, and when such offences
as insubOrdination and even mutiny we're
not to be regarded as aVerse to the color of
authority, although thereby the country
became desolated. The same Bourbon
family have, in connection with the know.
nothing organization, republicans and bolt
Iing-gophers, been hanging around the terri
terial legislative hall with an object Of pro-
curing the passage Of measures that they
knew full we'll were aVerso to the will Of the
eonhding constituency. 1t has seemed to
be with them aud their coadjutOrs a game
Of rule or ruin. That in the selection of
candidates for public Offices trlcksters and
ROi the masses Of the party should govern.
70 short, il seems to be their impression
that the masses Of the people are not capa-
bic Of thinking for themselves, and that
they had been specially anointed to think
for them. The last two or three legislative
assemblies the proceedings connected there
with exhibit an authentic record that the
Bourbon family are both enterprising and
Ingenious. Although elected as common
"UnionSaFing democrats, it has been
found that from the time Of the legislative
assembly Of 1855 uutil the late one that
there has been TscrsaMey-nn Intervention
Of the Bourbon" family to procure the
passage Of or defeat Of such measures as
might lead to their permanent establish
ment in every county throughout the terri
tory. At the session that ended in Febru-
ary last, although there was an apparently
overwhelming majority in favor Of certain
measures and opinions, IL seems that GER
tain Of the "Bourbons" worked so Esenly
upon the minds Of the disafected as to
render a majority in favor of democracy al
most nugatoFygia As specimens Of their
chicanery we will but site the fact that oil
deeeptions used (as the records will show),
to defeat resolutions in sense compliment
tary to the President and our Delegate in
Congress. the Bourbon figured largely
in opposing them. The next thing Of
prominence that took place, In which the
hand Of the Bourbon . family was fully
exhibited, was connected with the election
Of territorial oficers in joint convention
Due notice was given Of this meeting and
large majority Of both branches afixed
their names to call for it, but when the
hour drew near for its assembling, certain
members who had signed the call abseuted
themselves from it. We believe they did
so because either sdajority Of both houses
would not tbe present. or otherwise that the
'fBOurBOh" " family would not be the recip-
sants Of nominations. \
Our limits will not permit Us to dilate
largely upon the beauties Of the Bourbon"
family; we will trespass however, thus far
to say that towards the conclusion Of the
legalized session Of the assembly, an effort
was made upon the part of one branch to
deprive the other Of an enrolling clerk; 4;
that towards the close Of the session suf-
dcieney Of photographers could be obtain,
ed to adjourn and leave the important
measures upon the table without being Of
Rcially enrolled or engrossed; that even the
second clerk Of the house Of representa-
tiEes (whose name we believe is ScHAFFER)
after drawing fuR pay for his services as
such, resigned, and strange to say, BY mat
teBtiOn his application was granted The
scheme Of anarchy, however, did net pre-
vail, and The legislature adjourned with
consciousness that the Bourbon family
was not as much pumpkins" as they were
supposed to be.


In conclusion, we might state that the
evidence is this, that the Bourbon" family
have attempted to rule this territory from
the earliest hour Of its creation If they
were repudiated in one county they could
60 to dhothsr-"the whole bouudless CONT
nent vas theirs" They seemed to think
that the mass Of the people are not capa-
bic Of voting unless they are consulted All
we ask, rational readers, is to look careful
ly over the past services of their officials
and then decide between their public acts
aud the designs which the opposition pur-
pose to nmalgamate. Let oil democrats
turn out to the primary and precinct con-
VontiOns as they may be respectively called
in the different counties. Let the masses
Of the party vote for their preference for
Delegate, and then with the territorial con-
yentiOn abide the issue. At the next ter.