The weekly Placer herald., 1854-08-19
Iowa Hill Correspondence.
Items about Town.


be seen promenadlng our streets, about
fifteen of those bright beings whose mis-
sion to earth was to watch over the desti-
nies of man, and like guardian angels
point out to him the road to virtue and
the way to truth. The sensation pro-
duced among our citizens at such an array
of fascinating beauty aud virtue, cannot
be imagined. That portion Of our com
munity who know how to appreciate the
smiles of virtuOus woman, were truly
delighted, whilst small portion of the
more vulgar were to be seen gaping and
gazing as if they regretted that they had
been cast of from society so respectable.
The various stores in our f1ourshlng city
were visited, and our worthy merchants
displayed degree of etiquette truly com
mendabe.
A faint light making its appearance
through the comely blinds of the "Bed
Rock" windows for severa nights past,
and many rumors and conjectures have
been afOat as TO the causes. This eve
ming, (Thursday), some of our citizens,
of the more penetrating character, have,
by their perseverance, ascertaned that
society of Know Nothings are being
formed, which society, it is said, is to be
made up of Wings and renegade Demo-
Gratis. One of their members, having
taken too freely of the grape, was heard
to say that the "d--d Democrats had
ruled too long, and some means must be
resorted to to put them down." Far
discussion of principles cannot ''put the
Democratic party down." but at every
evolution it is gaining ground, and there
fore midnight secresy must be sought to
effect their purposes. This too much re-
minds us of blue light federalism. Our
democratic principles need not to be put
to the blush by any midnight secret con-
nivings Our prime pes and doctrines are
public property, and it is one of the car
dinal prime pies of the Democratic party,
that their acts shall he investigated by the
people, and by them condemned or ap-
proved. The people are the true source
of all politica power; and any midnight
political secresy, is calculated to dlstran
chise the true nobility of our country; for
in this country, no nobility is known, save
the nobility of labor.
1t is placed beyond question among
thinking and intelligent men, that the
know-nothings build upon the old Native
American idea-not the tempered propo-
sition to require forelgnerS to undergo a
twenty one years probation for citizen
ship, but the ultima thule of fanatcisn,
vix: abolish all laws on the subject of
naturalization. or to the third generation
confer no franchise of honor, trust or
profit on them How hard, that the order
of ones creation in the accident of birth.
should entail upon foreigners such pollt
cal prescription in a free government like
ours! 1t is curious that all connected
with this non-entity body, are ashamed of
their connection! They sometimes man
age to get ii good democrat among them,
who may have had his prejudices excited
against foreigners, but such cases are
rare-whigs do well to affiliate with them
and as the first Native American flag
was hosted by whig paper, fact well
known, it is idle to distinguish between
the parties. Let every lrshman, Ger.
man, Frenchman, and other foreigners
among US, look well to this subject, for in
passing them by, it affects the weal of
their children, and the generation sti be-
yond. The stale old slander that the
democratic party gets her strength from
abroad, seems to be no less troublesome
than stern fact with her enemies. We
think it little wonder that nine -tenths of
our foreign population are democrats
the only wonder is, that there is to be
found one among the opposition.
For several nights past the different
fires in the mountains, from our pecu lar
locality made perfectly visible, have been
the means of entertaining the more ro-
mantle until late hour Last night
.Junius might have been seen seated on
an eminence overlooking creation, gazing
ntently upon the fires as they gently ran
along the hill sides, consuming in their
course every shrub and spear of grass,
and in fact every thing combustibe.-
This scene is one truly picturesque, and
at this season Of the year very frequent
in the mountains.
Some of the whig candidates have Wis
tied our place, made speeches, but never
avowed any principles. They make
many false charges on the democratic
party, and are causing many to forsake
their ways and join the good old demo-
cratic party, which has stood at the head
of every great institution since the days
of the immortal jefferson. Two of the
whig candidates "broke DOWN. some
miles from Gown, and fearing they would
not reach here, gentlemen and particu
lar friend known as "Greasy Tom," was
dispatched on good democratic horse,
70 hr.n. <hD hO,