The weekly Placer herald., 1854-06-10
Michigan City Correspondence.
MICHIGAN City, June, 9th, 1854

since, we had occasion to step into we'll
known Saloon in this place to take some
thing of refreshing nature, 10 strengthen
the inner man; and while we were thus
indulgng and musng on past events, our
attention was directed to by 9 thumb
Paper lying on a table near us. We
looked at it and at once perceived that,
although small craft it sails under big
name-"Piacer Democrat" We have
been warned from time to time that such an
animal would he unclaimed and turned
loose upon the unsuspectlng democracy OF
Placer: as they are a wicked and per-
versed generation, and will not bow sub
mssively at the shrine of d. c. Broder-
lex. Yes the creature has made his ap-
pearance in all his hideous deformity;
being conceived in sin, born in iniquity,
and nursed by the coadjutors Of the i'm
maculate Broderick. That cores spondent
Of Mr.. Democrat, under the significant
cognomen of Wooduilte reminds US of
Joshua of old, who blew down the walls
of Jericho with the little end of rams
horn He blew up such hurricane from
his airy position in Sacramento, through
a large sized horn, as to make the fllnsy
tenements of Boterism $50 caIed) to
quake and tremble. But the storm has
subsidized, and the so called Boilers still
stand as moving monuments of the simon
pure democracy Of Placer county. We
are happy to learn by the latest inteli
gence, as far as heard from the storm has
passed and no serious damage has been
sustained.
In commendation, we can only say, go
on Woodrilie, for your extensive knowl-
edge of the manly course of the Placer
Herald you will gain honor, glory and
renown. You have shown yourself wor-
thy of the trust reposed in you; why not
then throw your biggest brick and your
friends will feel proud of you, and present
you with a leather medal bearing the
image of Fox on one side, and the vision
of an Owl on the other, as reward OF
merit The very learned correspondent
in all his wisdom, says the Editor of the
Placer Herald is not a democrat, but Of
the Giddng's school in Ohio. The editor
is styled up here meek and lowly fol-
lower of the rights of the people, and
goes hand in hand with the Hon. Joseph
WaIkup and John L. CrenShaw. We
have the hardihood to say the Editor of
the Herald is not of the Broderick school
of politicians.
The very polite correspondent further
saws, sit cannot but be matter of sincere
graduation that the democracy now have
an organ through which they can be
heard" How lucky it is that potatoes
and cabbage will grow, &c. CHOW we
apples SWIM"
The manner in which the democratic
ticket was nominated last fall cannot be
effaced from onr memory. The delegates
from the Divide who attended that men,
orahle convention, duly apprecIatng the
political talent and moral worth of our
worthy citizen, Dir. ketchum, resolved to
support him in conventions; but when that
body assembled what ensued? A system
Of deep, cunning political wire working
was on foot. The delegates from the
lower portion of the county agreed we
should have Representative from the
Divide What obliging delegates they
knew who we wanted, and selected for us
man we did not wish-one that has ever
been identified with the whig party. A
good democrat sacrificed and an Orange
county whig nominated! Oh, consistency
thou art a jewel! Our delegates returned
perfectly chop-falen Nor did it stop
here. Not long afterward, there was
heard in the mountains the deep, low gut
teral exclamation, eve must have an
other convention for the purpose of reno
waiting and cleansing the Democratic
Central Committee''-of a troublesome
class of honest, high-minded democrats,
denounced Boilers, in derson, by clique
calling themselves democrats. Now, how
was this convention called? Was it made
by their chairman, P. w. Thomas? Was
he consulted in relation to it? We answer
emphatically, no! They convened from
a caucus among themselves; and +. w.
Thomas, DR.. Harper, and other tried
democrats were drummed out OF tho
ranks-not having been guilty of any po-
litical sin.
Mr.. Editor, could you have witnessed
the unterflfied democracy, in solid pha-
lanx and martial array, and heard their
bombastic declarations, you would have
supposed that Cicero and Demosthenes
had risen from the dead. Sir, it was
enough to make an alligator laugh, crazy
a Wildcat, and make a snappIng-turtle
sneeze himself into fits. Sir Charles
Napier's Baltic fleet is nothing compared
to this conglomerated mass in political
array, who were determined to carry the
war beyond the walls of ST. Petersburg.
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