The Placer herald., 1856-09-13
NUMBER /.
Benicia Correspondence.
BENICIA. Auousr 2lst I

"ih quitC az u ioSS lol lllIoi IlldtlOU dS 10 In0
state of politics in Placer, although I feel
confident the Democracy will regain their
ancient ascendency this year. that there will
not be any dissention in your ranks, and
that the Sacramento Convention will noni-
nate ticket, that will not only receive the
united support of the party, but will be the
means of calling back those lost sheep. who
last wear strayed into the pastures of Know
Nothingism, as the number Of Withdrawals
from them in this part of the State seems to
indicate "bad feed Or disagreeable com.
panv.
On reading the names of the delegates TO
the Union Sliding Convention I see that
HiIlver and SibIey have hoisted the black
flag this was no surprise to me as I have
long known that they held these opinions.
In the same ranks 1 see the name of that
consistent politician, Charles A. Tuttle,-
Now, as heretofore the champion of the last
new party, when he left the Democracy thew
sustained loss that was irreparable. as do
not believe his exact counterpart can be
found in the thirtv-one States, he will be of
great assistance to these as long as he STAYS.
suppose with YOU as elsewhere the Fre-
monters are almost entirely from the Know
Nothing ranks, this, as it was with the frogs
in the fable, is very funny for the Democrats
bnt death to them. | have no doubt thev
think that Foote and Whitman make very
strong team the former objects to Buchanan
because (as he says,) he was once a supporter
of the Missouri Compromise and now he
endorses the Kansas Nebraska Bill, without
acknowledging the truth of his position |
would like to ask if such change of opinion
subjects Buchanan to the charge of not being
reliable' How much confidence ought the
Know Nothings to place in Foote? Who
five years ago said that he was in favor of
every foreigner being admitted to the full
privileges of n citizen Immediately upon
landing, provided he brought with him q
certificate of good character; and who now
endorses in their fullest extent the bigoted
and proscriptive doctrines of Know Nothing
ism: he had better drop that part Of his
stereotyped speech, and Judge not lest he be
judged" One thing can be said in his favor,
however, he is sound on the free-soil oues-
ton. | wish | could say as much for B. G.
Whitman, it is a generally received opinion
here that he Is "on the contrary quite the
reverse" he boots at the idea of dsunion in
case of the success Of the Fremont party,
and in so doing contradicts the opinion
Fillmore expressed at Buffalo, and stated in
my presence that he would not support Bu-
chanan under any circumstances, even if the
contest was confined to him and Fremont.
| understand that he tries to convince those
Democrats who svmpathise with the Vigi-
lants that the Democracy have shut the
door upon them and that their only harbor
& =, ..i,a Al. i
lantern party, if this is the case think he
is tolerabIv cool himself as up to the time
Of Judge Terry's release he was little the
oudest "Law and Order" man within the
circle of my acquaintance. He will find how
ever, that "that cock wont fight" the De-
mocracv cannot be humbuged in that kind
of style, as any man who can calculate the
chances, cannot fail to see that the Demo-
Gratis are sure to carry the State, ard as a
natural consequence a lot Of eager Office
hunting politicians have rushed to their ranks,
and in order to keep their names before the
public, loudly proclaim that they belong 10
the most strict sect of Pharisees, but as in
the recent editions Of the ancient classics,
all the naughty parts" are carefully ex-
tracted from the body of the work, but lest
the author seould be robbed of any portion
of his merit they are all carefully collected
in the appendix, where the school boy finds
them without the trouble of looking for them,
in like manner the elevated position to which
these deserving individuals have pUshed them
selves will enable the true Democracy to
distinguish who those particular individuals
are, who are determined to grind their par
ticular hand organ regardless of the effect
it may have on Buchanan's election. | have
heard a whiSper of such word as boguS, but
of course no one in his senses would apply
the term to them. 1t will be new era in
the history of the Democratic party, if men
are to be ruled out for any opinions they
may entertain on matters foreign to the
platform Of the party. But | think that
men may virtually rule themselves out by
attempting to introduce issues that are GER
tain to iniure the party and cannot possibly
do it any good |, however, am charitable
enough to think that these recent converts
only err from excess Of zeal, and am salts
fed will make somewhat cranky, but never
theess, toIerably good Democrats after they
have had time to cool down. Nevertheless
it will be advisable that the 'od liners"
should be on the "qui vive" at the Convention
lest these Jealous architects of their own
fortunes should endeavor to add rotten
plank to platform that is already large
enough to cover both States and Territories
in such an e1ecual manner that nothing is
left to be added Lastly, | will take my
leave with the confident assurance that tho
Democracy of Placer will do their duty, and
that the staunch race horse Democracy, now
not ever-weghted, will, as in old times, dis
tance the field. Yours truly,
w p n