The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-26
The Late Revolution In Calinsxria-vlndaca
ton Of the Memory o. Mr.. King.

ton OF the Memory Of Mr.. King.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
To an unsophstcated reader, unacquainted with Cali
fornia Affairs there is something quite inexpcabe h the
contradictory character Of your correspondence from San
Francisco plain tale, however, and short enc, will
enable those who desire to comprehend the state
ofthe case. What have 70 say / shall say over my
own signature that my friends and neghbors there may
know who responsible in any statement make,
although in reply to anonymous scrbblsrs who attack
the memory Of the dead who differ from them ell the
good do from the continual workers Of mischief The
letter in your columns Of June % dated San Francisco
May q, consisting Of over two columns Of the HERALD
sort Of literature with which quite familiar in
San Francisco. To appreciate Il truly, we must know
certain facts.
A band OF men have ruled and ruined California and
San Francisco from their first settlement 70 the present
time-combining, probably, more shrewdnsss, cunning,
rocy and rascaty than any other set Of men that
lived. They embrace in their ranks Of the Oldest
bankers In the State several editors, good many pro-
essed politicians, large gang Of professional ballot box
suffers and general lighting rowdies
70 be on hand whenever needed but especially around
tho polls at all elections. These men have in their
poy several Of the abest lawyers in the Sate and by
their aid and the corruption Of the ballot box they have
always been able TO their ends In
Of law.
This brief was the state Of things Mr. King under
took W reform through the agency Of the press Who
ever before him has undertakenS TO OF
this gang has been at once the object Of their bru-
tai violence; and II well understood that any one
who attempted TO expose them did At the peril Of his
e The exposure Of their true character would prevent
the election OF the necessary number Of them 70 office
secure the public plumber and immunity from punish
ment Having thus driven the respectable and honest
portion OF the press into silence through fear and pur
chased the vena they run riot in the moral and pecun
we'll understood in California that the question Of
Mr.. Kings being allowed to publish the Bulletin and
pose the ascas by name and thus uproot the evil by the
nrra Ofp WAS 81 in tha
largest sense question of the liberty Of the The
good people Of California had every confidence in the
maxim that there Is no danger in error while truth is free
To combat IT, But If this last attempt to give currency TO
truth through the press failed, there then remained
but aernave-that every honest man should
leave the State forthwith and forever or that they should
combine III their might and drive these pests OF society
from their midst. II the community had allowed the
murder Of King to go other murders ave-unavenged
there would have been no hope OF any progress but
from bad TO worse.
The complaint against Mr. King has never been that he
published what was untrue. Seven months ago he told
his rule was never to publish anything against any
body till he was not only satisfied of its truth but had
the evidence in his hands that bound to satisfy
everybody else Of the same. Neither did he attack
private persons; but only those who from their position
before the public, were legitimate subjects Of public cr
Your correspondent admits the justice Of Casey's
doom He can fight for the gang; so those who
write for it afford TO ''let him slide" But more Of
them expect their turn will come, they wish to prepare
public opinion to disapprove the event. The letter in
question just such production has been the daily
copcoction and publication Of members of this gang in
San Francisco for years. adroy adapted to obscure the
rde state OF the case and raise ISSUES that have nothing
to do with the matter. 1t is evidently the production Of
Of the lawyers in the pay of the gang, and whose
whole occupation is gone they are broken up as no
body else in the community will employ them.
This gang embraces all the gamblers in the State-and
very few, II any, who are not gamblers This explain
item in the last news from San Francisco viz that the
Vigilance Committee were determined to drive every
gambler from the State. They oil connected with this
gang and agued against all the interests Of every honest
and honorable in the State and so well skilled In the
Of perjury ballot box stuing, and every kind Of
fraud, that society has no protection from them
the ordinary legal FORMS 1t is all very nice for people
five thousand miles of TO cry out against illegal proceed
ngs; but let them be robbed publicly and privately for
city State all stolen and both besides involved IN
debt Of mllions let fends in human shape rob and
murder at will for all this tme and all efforts 70 punish
them be laughed to scorn, and then let the 10 t. fna
noble effort be made 10 put an end TO this state OF things
by peaceful, legal means las il was made by the move
ment in which Mr. King was the principal instrument aud
most prominent actor and be met as was by his bru
tai murder and say how many communities there are IN
America that would give all they have in the world,
and surrender Of the farest States of this conede
rauy 10 the exclusive few thousands of gamblers
and harots forever they should in curing the evil
violate the lawa After answering that question: ask
them to consider whether the fact that the whole Of the
best and most law abiding citizens are engaged VI this
work is not Of itself enough to lead men, SO far away TO
hesitate long before they condemn their action.
Not word need be said in vindcation Of Mr. King rom
such aspersons those contained In the letter OF your
correspondent They cannot harm him. for he is beyond
their reach; and all who knew him know that nc was as
AR above anything dshonorabe as his maigners are
below approaching the beauty Of honor or truth and all
who acquainted with the facts know how totally des-
ituc Of truth those accusations California will long
remember him who has done more than any other
for her benefit who perilled and finally lost his
life her service: and, II mistake not, will celebrate
the anniversary Of his untmely death with as much
emotion if with much joy, as that Of the natal day
OF c0untry's liberty long after the memory OF those
whosc interest II now is to abuse him shall have rotted
BANCROFT House, June %, 1885, +. KNOX.