The Placer herald., 1855-09-15
Fourth Volume.

OF the Herald. We were the pioneer pub
Usher Of the county, and as matter of course,
have had many difficulties to contend with
in the three years We have had the manage
ment of our sheet
We have endeavored to speak truthfuly
Of men and things, and as a necessary
sequence have had arraved againts us at times
strong and bitter opponents.
Whilst the paper was neutral we had no
jealous friends, and our little paper won its
way to success only on the necessities of the
community, and the favor it may have in
cidentally found.
At the commencement of our second
volume. we declared the Herald democratic
in principle and before another election took
place the party divided, the wings of the
county came into power. and the democracy
went to the wall. Without official patronage
of county or State, we have gone on battling
our best for what we have conceived to be
democratic principles and measures, and
against the errors of mistaken politicians who
have arisen in the land. If the party has not
been successful it has been no fault of ours.
For upon all proper occasions we have ut
tered our warning voice and We can with
satisfaction look back upon our columns
and say that had our advice been followed,
we of Placer would have been quite differ
emily situated.
IL nf Irtap or 10 mn
nate any one. Doubtless, we shall all profit
by the experience of the past, and if so, we
regard the Democratic party as stronger this
day in California than it was twelve months
ago. True, we have lost the election, but
no reasonable man can regard the result as
settling any principle. No one pretends that
Mr.. johnson has been elected by Know
Nothing votes-there is not enough of them.
1t was done BY democrats.-not office-seek-
ers, not ambitious men, but the men of the
party who neither looked nor cared for Office.
consulted in our nominations, and they have
reprimanded in their quiet but most etfectua
way, by voting against the entire ticket
The doctrines Of the American party are
as odious to these as they can possibly be to
any one; but they have resolved to have a
change in office holders, and having so resoy-
ed the politician should remember that no
power on earth can deter such men from
acting.
Leaders may quarrel or make friends they
cannot lead the people one step farther than
they can see them to be honest and correct,
and these chickering's among the would be
great men, are always looked upon with sus-
picion. This jostling of each other, exhibits
too much of sordid selfishness to suit the in
telligent mind of the California voter. From
these misfortunes we hope to see the party
arise, to hear the voice of wisdom respected
in our councils to see men nominated who
can carry the strength of the party, and that
harmony fully restored which shall secure
to our ticket success in the future.
To further this object, we commence this
volume with an enlarged sheet, and we fat
ter ourselves as handsome an one as is pub
lished in the mountains. We ask for our
enterprise the support of all friends who de-
sire our success and prosperity.
We shall endeavor to make the Herald
more interesting to the general reader, which
the enlargement of our columns will enable
us to do-and in our constantly increasing
circulation the advertising public will find
an unanswerable argument in favor Of their
patronage.
Our Job Office has received large addi-
tirns, since the June confagration, and work
Of all kinds can be neatly executed.
We shall issue extra copies Of the Herald
this week and send them to our friends in
various parts Of the county, who will confer
a favor by procuring us as many subscribers
as possible.
RuL1xe AMERIcA-After all the profes-
sions of the know-nothings in regard to our
foreign population, none were more anxious
to secure their votes on election day that these
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