Year: 1867

l look around me and see the magnitude
and Importance Of the issues which are so
soon 10 be acted upon, ask myself, are the
people fully prepared to meet the questions,
and do they understand their real impor-
tance, and their present and future effect
upon the country. The questions which are
now before the people are such which not
only make their impressions upon us, but
will be inherited by future generations.


The issues OF which l speak are these:


lst. The unlawful and unconstitutional
acts Of Congress. -q


I'd. The Doctrine Of negro suffrage and
negro equality.


3rd. The building up and encouragement
OF a priviledged class by giving the rich man
the advantage, Of buying U. S. Bonds, which
poor man, and making the poor men Of the
country. pay not only the expenses of, the
Government, its National Debt, dc but also
labor to pay the rich man his interest IN gold
on the money he has Invested IN U. S. Bonds,
while he, the rich man, pays nothing TO sus-
tain or keep up the Government, which is
pampering him in bis riches


4th. The Emigration and employment Of
Chinese slaves to the exclusion of poor white
men in this State.


1t does not seem possible, that men who
were born under the free flag of America and
drew in at their earliest breath deep inspira-
tions of freedom, and wLo have ever fought
slavery as the vlest Of curses, could be the
advocates and apologis,s of the very worst
kind of slavery, q kind which does not yield
pecuniary benefits to the many, but which
is controlled and held in the ii ght grasp Of
Monopolists, and used against the general in.
tresls and prosperity Of The country and
Sta'e,-men who should oppose the flooding
of this fair land, with Asa's .eeming Iazaro
mes and thieves, and bringing curse upon
themselves and posterity, by the side of which
death itself would be mercy.


Yet as improbable as it may appear, we
have party in our midst, who not only ad
vocate the importation Of Mgonolian slaves
and ser'f, under the p.eiext that We need
cheap labor, While there are thousands Of
poor white families here hardly making a
living. Tits party is also TIE author of
negro suffrage and negro equality, The issue
ing of untaxable Bonds, that the rich may
live at the expense of the poor. They are al
so father to the Infamous registry law, which
the poll list, or the Great Register 80 days
previous to an election, and swear, when and
where, and bcw he became citizen, and
have bis papers scru,inized by some leather.
headed officer who Las hardly brains enough
TO tell whether tie applicant is from Dundee
or Dublin.


Follow Democrats these are some Of the
issues which we will have to meet. The
Bill Of indictment is strong against our op
ponen.s, while we have right and justice and
the great, interests Of humanity marshaled
under cur Banner. And if the Convention
which is soon to assemble will pat forth
good, true, honest and capable men, just 30
sure as the morning sun, which ushers in the
next election day rises, just that sure will
victory perch upon our standard. 1t will
not be victory barren If fruit, but will re.
store the County government back into the
hands Of men, who believe this government
WAS made 10y white men, for their prosteri.
tvs benefit, and that Cbinamen and negroes
are of secondary importance.


We do not feel that It is our province to
dictate to the Convention in its choice of
candidates, yet we hope that the men who
they select may be beyond reproach, for the
nolle principles which they 60 forth TO bat
tie for. This campaign we look upon as be-
ing one Of the most important in the politi.
cal history of the country. The questions
which are to be decided are those which will
have great Influence upon the future inter-
ests Of The country, and this decision will in
all buman probability be final and irrevoca.
bic. lfyou place Sambo upon an equality
with vi ls men, invest him with the dignity
and rights Of citizenship, then you might as
we'll invite Dnah into the paror,, for the
thing will be did, and she will come where
Sambo is any how. Let the negro once be.
come political element in the country, and
you can never dsfranchise him, lie would
have the same right to disfranchise you that
you would him, and so with the Chinaman.
Establish system Of Cooie labor here, and
it can never be got rid Of, Every poor white
man who depends upon day labor for the
support of bis family and self would be COM
PEELED TO leave the State or perish from shsre
want. Let every poor white man ponder
these questions deeply, and act not only for
himself but for those who are to come after
him. These beautiful Vallies and Mountains
weresnever made to be polluted by the Cool
lies of Asia, but were made as a heritage for
white mon and their posterity. All the De-
mocracy ask Of their Convention, is that ev.
cry man 60 there imbued with a spirit of
patriotism, willing to sink all personal inter.
ests in the great and noble cause for which
We are fighting. If this is done, and good
ticket is presented to the people, victory will
again perch upon our standard.


| believe it is usually the case in writing
letters from mountain localities to say some
thing about the town and its surroundings,
which in this letter must omit, and at some
other time will give you something about
Gold Run, for the present suffer me to say,
that this is the town which gave Mcclellan