The Placer herald., 1855-11-10
The Right Shirt.

cy," as their opponents have styled them, by
way of derision and reproach--of Tuolumne
county-right upon the heels of a defeat,
after one Of the most stoutly contested bat
ties of the understanding as they did,
every inch of ground, against the warfare
Of willy and secret foe, have re-organized
to do battle against the common enemy OF
our Democratic Republican institutions. This
is as it should bet is right, and we honor
the bold and chivalric Democracy of Tuo-
lumne, for the promptness and spirit they
have displayed in re-organizing for the con-
test which already looms up in the distance.
Their example is one which we trust will be
speedily followed by the Democracy of every
county in the State Those Democrats, Sc
duced by the specious protestations of design
ing demagogues, who met every argument
with the worn-out platitude, "Americans shall
rule America"-a right there is none to dis
pute-but which was used in the CRY of
'Great is the Diana of the Ephesians," in the
olden time-having seen that they have been
grossly deceived, betrayed and sold, are ready
to renounce the strange gods setup for their
alteration by these false prophets of Baal.
They are determined to bow the knee no
longer to JuggernSut, at the beck and nod
Of the Hindoo Brahmins. Let them, then,
having purged themselves of the sin into
which they have been seduced come back
to that ancient Democratic faith which has
stood the test of time from the foundation of
the Republic. Men die, but the vitality of
the true Democratic principle is eternal
We repeat the hope that the noble ex-
ample of the Tuolumne Democracy in the
present crisis, will be followed at once by
their brethren of every county in the State
An important contest is before us, and with
a proper organization, the Democracy Of
the county must and will be victorious as in
days Of yore.
In order to give publicity to the spirit
which actuates our Tuolumne brethren, we
make the following extract from the Address
of the Democratic Central Committee of that
county. The sentiments expressed are con-
ceived in the proper spirit and breathe the
right tone. Let the feeling they embody
animate every Democratic heart:
The value of the regular and speedy or
ganzation of the Democracy was never more
apparent. Our recent defeat, and the i'm
portance Of the succeeding struggle, point to
it as the country's only salvation. Let no
one underrate our old and tried system of
organization. Infallibity is not claimed for
it; nor are we prepared to say that it has
not been frequently abused, nor yet that
better system may not be devised; but, cer-
tainly, up to this time, it has proved to be
the best that our politics have known. Com
pared to the last attempted substitute
secret KnowNothing Lodges-it presents
the openness of honest manhood, against the
concealed plottings Of a midnight conspiracy
a clandestne order, whose members are
bound by solemn oatbs to submit to the de-
cision of a majority, and that majority in
every instance composed OF Wings in senti-
ment. And not only the DEGREES of this ma
jority to be slavishy registered, but the first
infraction of the obligation is denounced as
"perury." A neighbor or friend is struck
down by the political executioner, who after
wards, assassin like, denies participation in
the wrong. Such is the new scheme for
nominating men for station, which Demo
Gratis are called upon to accept, first reject
ing that under which the country has pros
pered for so many years. 1t is little wonder
that the yoke is hard to bear, and that in
many of the States of the Union the most
violent and open revolts are taking place.
1t is judicious maxm-if mine enemy
cheat me once, shame on him; if he cheat me
tacice shame on me' BY deception, and the
wiles of insidions politicians, men may be
deluded for time; but when they find the
work Of prescription and persecution never
to end-when they are made the mere instru-
ments of disappointed and revengeful dema-
gogues, they will soon seek to return to their
old friends and old usages.
The Democratic party has ever maintained
not only the same principles, but the same
name. Its doctrines imply an abiding faith
in the capacity of the people to govern them
Selves scorning the idea of binding Ameri-
cans by test oaths, to vote in obedience to
the dictates of the "higher order Of intellect"
The Democratic party has had to contend
with all the isms and factions Of this and for
-mer days-and notwithstanding defeat at
times has been the result, the Justice and
wisdom Of their principles and policy have
remained ever manifest, because they have
never "stooped to conquer. r."-Sun.
SALARIES OF GOVERN oRs.-A paragraph
has appeared in several papers purporting to
give the salaries of the Governors of the sew
era States, which abound in errors. The
following is correct a
The Governor of California, $4,000; Gov
ernor of Virginia, $4,000; of New York and
Louisiana, $4,000; Maryland, $4,000; South
Carolina, $500; Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Mississippi, Oregon and Washington Terri
tories, $4,000; Alabama Kentucky, Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Utah, Kan
sas and Nebraska, $4,000; North Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas and Missouri, $4,000; Ar
kansas 81 800; Maine, Florida and Illinois,
$500; Delaware, Sl,333; Connecticut and
Rhode Island, sl,loO; New Hampshire,