Year: 1867

sued call for Convention, to be held in
Mokeiumne Hill. on Wednesday June 5th.
for the purpose of electing delegates to the
State Convention and nominating county
and legislative officers. The time designated
for holding the primary meetings, is Saturday,
June lst The test adopted is the same pro-
posed by the State Central Committee, and
is certainly broad and comprehensive enough
in its application. No reference is made to
the past political course or action of those
who may wish to vote on that occasion; the
question simply is: "Are you in favor of
the reconstruction policy of the majority in
Congress, and Will you support the nominees
of the Convention - All VINO will answer
these questions in the affirmative, and whose
names have been registered, will be allowed
voice in the selection Of delegates. While
the holding of the Convention at so early a
day will necessarily make the canvass long
and tedious one, still it will not be without
its advantages. In our opinion, the contest
this Fall is going to be close-at least enough
to make it interesting, and the nominees, by
icing placed early in the field, will have
better opportunity to make themselves
known and urge their claims to the positions
they aspire to, before the people, than they
would if the Convention were delayed until
Il later period. In addition to this, the can
ddates will probably consider it incumbent
on them to see that every Union man in the
county is registered before the LIST of July.
and that no means are left untried to develop
the entire strength Of the party at the next
election. To make Union victory certain.
earnest, patient labor has got to be perform
cd. All differences, petty jealousies and
dissensions must be healed. and the ranks of
the party present solid, unbroken front to
the zoe, or defeat is inevitable. When the
Convention meets and places ticket in the
field. it becomes the bounden duty of every
Union man to supportit it, from top to bottom,
without single name being scratched, no
matter whether all of the nominees are his
first choice or not. Various candidates for
the different positions will probably present
themselves before the Convention, and their
claims will be warmly advocated and sup
ported by their friends. and those who are
unsuccessful will naturally feel unpleasantly
over the result; still, having entered into the
contest, had their names brought before the
Convention and their claims for nomina-
ton submitted to its consideration, if defeat
ed, it is no reason or excuse why they should
not cordially support their successful COM
petitorS, and every true Union man will do
so. Perfect organization, unity and harmony
of action, are the three great desideratums to
be attained by party in order to insure
success. A political organization divided
upon questions of principle, policy or local
issue. cannot hope to win. There must be
a unanimity of feeling a persistent striving
to accomplish one object, total abnegation
of partizanship, passion and prejudice exhib-
tied BY the masses who compose party,
which will enable them to direct their efforts
as though controlled by single voice, to
render their strength available and insure
victory. Why should there be any disrup-
tons and dissensions allowed to enter into
the ranks of the Union party after the ad-
journment of the Convention The disturb
ing local causes which entered into the
contest two years since, to such an extent as
10 threaten defeat. have passed away, there
are no questions of principle upon which all
are not agreed. and the necessity for united
action must be apparent to everyone. II the
Convention nominates good, sound. tried
Union men fox Office We Can see no reason,
and believe there IS none. why the party in
this county should not work as one man for
the success Of the ticket this Fall.


While we shall advocate as earnestly as
possible the election of those who may be
placed in nomination by the Convention, and
do not wish to be considered as attempting
to mark out course to be pursued by that
body, we cannot refrain from testifying our
hearty approval of the manner in which our
present county and legislative officials have
performed their duties during their terms of
office. 1t appears to be the universal opinion
of the citizens of the county, without regard
to polite, that the affairs of Calaveras have
never been better conducted than during the
two years past, and that the officers have
been true to the trust reposed in them by
the people. They have been true to the
principles Of the party, economical. prudent,
and faithful in the discharge of their duties,
and We believe that their denomination
would be in eon>onance with the wishes and
interests of the people With the exception
of the present District Attorney, we under
stand that their names will be presented to
the consideration of the Convention, and
from what information We can gain from
different portions OF the county, such implicit
confidence do all classes of our citizens re-
pose in their fidelity. honesty and integrity.
that but slight or no opposition will be offered
to their denomination. In competition with
the District Attorne yship. We hear the name
of L. X. Wilson Esq. most favorably men
toned. Mr.. Wilson is a Young man of fine
abilities, a good lawyer, and his long expe-
rience in matters pertaining 10 the office. rem
ders him in every particular eminently
qualified for the position. Should he be
nominated and elected. the people will never
have occasion TO regret their choice. To the
denomination of Mr.. Leonard. As Senator,
and Me>s's. Sawyer. Aver and Collier, as
Representatives, we can hear of no opposi-
ton. The course pursued by these gentle


men during the last session, was in every
respect satisfactory 10 their constituents, and
the interests of Calaveras were never more