The weekly Placer herald., 1854-08-19

however, there is no probability, they
would still he in a minority, and the gov
ernment would he in Northern hands,
The South must have allies at the North,
then, to enable her to protect herself from
the agyressions of the aboltionsts. We
cannot do without them, if we would.
But why should we turn our back upon
our friends? There are many Northern
democrats who have stood by us in every
issue, and struck blow for blow, and re-
ceived wound for wound with us ~ every
battle with the abo itionsts. They have
richly won our confidence Why should
not the whole South go into the next
national democratic cOnvention?"
And why we ask, shou d not every whig
who loves his country better than name
who g|ories in the Union and the pre-
servation of its integrity with the
democracy in preserving that Union, and
maintaining the honor of that country?
What else have they now to strive for or
to hope for? What principle or measure
do they contend for, upon which the great
Democracy are not "sound" Under
whose guidance has our glorious contede
ration grown and expanded, and prosper
ed? BY whose policy is now our domes
tic and foreign interests governed and
controlled? 1t is sought to change these
Cannot even they be satisfied with well
enough, and upon the great alter of the
national Democracy, swear, IA renewed
oath of fidelity to the hope of oppressed
humanity the American Constitution
and bitter and eternal hatred to those
whose traitor bands are raised against it
Here is IA platform upon which all true
Americans can stand-a platform which,
of parties, is alone distinctive of the De-
mocracy-a platform which President
Pierce has sought to enforce by his actions
and recommendations; platform, in fine,
whose strength is founded upon the rock
Of justice, and against which the turbu-
lent waves of faction and fanatIcism, will
beat in vain.
"The time is ripe for Judgment, the
crisis for action has arrived" California
whiggery has presented two candidates
for Congressional honors. Suppose by
the treachery of the bogus faction, whom
the people have so recently condemned
they succeeded in being elected. Where
will they stand in Congress? Their party
at the South is disIanded, and at the
North aboIitionized? Will they stand
alone, and oppose the repeal of the Ne
braska law? That word of ominous i'm
port, "repeal,' is already written upon
the banner of whiggery "Repeal," with
it's attendant consequences and affiliated
adjuncts, is to be made by it the sole issue
in the next campaign. VIII" will union
loving wings confide in? The men who
will have the strong inducement of an
unbroken party line to invite concurrent
action in measures antagonstical to our
peace and harmony as nation?-or those
Whose party haze prored themselves true
in the hour of trial? Remember that the
Convention which nominated the whig
candidates, refused to endorse the princi-
Piles Of Congressional non-intervention
contained in the Nebraska bill, while their
public speakers pronounced the whole
subject hulnbug, and that it should moi
intervene between them and their party.
W hat party? At the South it is disband-
ed; at the North it alone exists, and there
it IS aboHtionized. We wish to know
then, whether the Wings of this State de-
sign to aft late with any such crowd.
These are matters which we hope will be
maturey weighed by them before the day
of election.