The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-08

jsst stsvsryswAsrs we4s and never heard .
Whisper Of disapprobation Of my conduct, or
the slightest condemnation Of this policy, but
wss every where received with that welcome
salutation, stwell done good and faithful SER
want" At the beginning Of the present ses
sion. introduced the bills now the subject of
such fierce denunciation and copies of them
must have reached the State in January, yet
no opposition was manifested for months
thereafter.
: What. then. is the motive Of this attack at
this late day! Every body knows that Nor
decai still stands at the Kings Gate-the in
iquitous attempt to elect my successor during
the last session of the legislature having
failed those who were supposed to be in the
way Of the party for whose benefit that at
tempt was made, must be killed off, and
while am assailed in the agricultural and
mining districts on the railroad bills am
denounced on the SEQ board as having failed
to procure legislation for its defence. I am
charged with asking too much in railroad
grants for one section of the State, and too
little in money appropriations for another.
The first l have met, and will now refer to
the latter.
From an official statement Of the Trea-
sury Department, It appears that during
the first two and half years of our ex-
istence as State, to wit: from Septem-
ber, 1850, to March, 1853, the aggregate
amount appropriated by Congress for ex-
penditures within our limits, exceeded
seventeen millions of dollars, and the
greater portion Of this vast sum for mill
tary and naval defence. Yet am charg-
ed with neglect, in not procuring proper
appropriations for these objects. need
no other defence than to publish the facts.
Fortunately the patriotism and magma
nimity Of Congress has not been dictated
by sectionality in its Legislation for Cali
fornia. Every inch Of her territory is as
dear to the Representatives of the people
and States of the Union as to her own
citizens. They look to her position, her
distance and isolation, and have exhibited
towards her liberality without precedent
in legislation in regard to any other State.
Were the quo amino of this allegation not
understood, adisinterested party, in view
Of the facts might regard it as made in de-
rision. Yet whatever the motive may he,
it must be apparent to all, that its effect
will he anything which the exigencies of
our State make it imperiously necessary
for the delegation to ask of the Congress
of the United States
Why was this assault upon policy
had advocated for years, as the people Of
California we'll know, not made when
was in the State aud could meet my as
sailants face to face? addressed large
assemblages Of the people in the cities
and towns where the papers are published
which now assail me, and on each oc.
casion advancing this policy and expecial-
" that in regard to the Pacific and Allan
tic Railroad, without the slightest dissent
from my views on the part Of those papers
and those in whose service they are now
engaged.
It is evident this is an afterthought,
new line of policy to dsparage what
have done and propose to do for the State
as ono of her Senators. After the occur
rences of the last winter am not sur
prisen at these assaults. But for the sake
Of uniformity, my assailants should have
denounced me for advocating the laws
giving the State upwards Of six millions
Of acres of land for school purposes, and
an unascertained number Of millions of
acres Of over-dowed lands. A corrupt
legislature could dispose Of these i'm
mense grants to monopolists and specu a
tors with the same facility as it could the
proposed railroad grants. To each is at
tached condition, which cannot be vio-
lated except for dishonest purposes, and
icomplied with, and the intention Of the
grants carried out, not only would there
be no monopoly, or speculation injurious
70 the State, but great benefits would re-
sult from them.
II there is to he great landed proprie-
tor in our limits, | prefer the State to the
United States as that proprietor. The
people Of california can control State
Legislation, but not that of Congress.
With great respect your ob't servt.
WIN. M. GWIN.
Hon. JOSEPH WALKUP, State Senator.
While Gen. Sam Houston was making
his speech in the Senate agnst the Ne |