The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-18
OF the Union.
HON. p. I. HERBERT.

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Since the difficulty at Wlards Hotel, in which this
gentleman involved certain newspapers have by the
bases endeavored to prejudice the pub
lie mind against him. of them induced to that
for political effect Others through less honorable motives
The basest of sehoods have been resoed to- and the
name of ~ Henri Dubois used to aid them their unhoy
crusade If Mr. Dubois had consented to appear in court
he could only have corroboraed the testimony for the de-
fence This gentleman has authorized Dr. o. NJ Woozen
craft in this city, to contradict all the newspaper
statements with which his has been in any
connected Decacy the part Of Mr. Herberts friends
has prevented the publication Of Mr. Dubos statement
during the tendency of the trial. but the proper time
will be made public.
Lying correspondents have written from this city to
venal presses in San Francisco furnishing garbed and
partial statements of the ARRAY at Wizards, which have
boon commented in the same spirit by the editors.
Base flsehoods Mr. Herbers character have been
published by the presses alluded and this city has been
flooded with them for the purpose of preudcng the pub
lie mind in regard to him. .-, ~t..
Mr. Herbert is we'll and favorably known in Alabama
and can necessary obtain the endorsement of numbers
Of the most prominent both in that State and in Tex
as where he last lived prior to his removal to California
Every Californian in the Atlantic States will bear
testimony in his favor and in contradiction of the lbes
published in San Francisco by the Bulletin and the Alta
The statements he the associate and friend the
men whom the Vigilance Committee have hung or driven
of from San Francisco basey false and hown be
by the men who penned the articles CHANGED to be my
fortune to worked in the mines in Mariposa county
in the immediate vicinity of Mr. Herbert during the years
1851 and 1882 and knew of his being gambler
If such had been the case should have known it This
much do gop--that in 1852 he elected from that
county the assembly, the nomination having been
lcited his part While member at the ensuing ses
rinu 80 m Francis
CO cormoranis who hung around the legislature with
their gangs of shoudertkers and bules that they de-
termued to defeat him at the election and In pursu
ance OF that intention they money from San FRAN
CISCO "coonzed7 voters and used every appliance in
their power defeat him. but the honest yeoanry Of
the county elected him in despite Of them While mem
in 1854 he by opposition to the of the lead
ers of the Misunderstanding crowd became obnoxious
that attempts made his life One ineidentthe
facts Of which be proven in this city-among many
will mention 10 show the malignty and hostility tow
ards him One night in Sacramento Casey the hung
by the Vigilance Committee Mr. Herbert and the Hon
j. Grewel senator from Santa Clara county, get into
carriage was dark and raining and the curtains were
close drawn Casey approached the driver and offered
him hundred and fifty dollars TO allow him Casey
to drive The driver hired mar, suspecting something
wrong, refused aud drove OF A gentleman, formerly
holding high position In this city, with Casey and
asked him what be would have done To which Casey
fer would have driven the id rascals of thsJ wharf
into the Sacramento river
The democratic party OF California have been divided
into factions each bitter against the other than
the "hards and softs" In July, 1854 demo-
cratic State convention convened Sacramento for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for Congress
member Of the convention from the northern portion Of
the State and member Of the Of hat wing Of the
party opposed TO the San Francisco thieves and bues
and know Of thaNwhich I write. About two huns red
hired bues brought up from San Francisco for the
purpose Of oveawng the delegates from the interior They
forced upon the convention the notorious Ned McGowan
and the delegates opposed to San Francisco politicians
elected Governor NeDougal and put him on the plat
form Scenes Of violence enacted throughout the
day and until late hour in the night when each party
agreed withdraw. Next day the delegates opposed to
the San Francisco bules TO the number Of hundred
assembled at Musical Hail. while the "bogus" delegates
met AT Carpenter Hall The Musical Hallers nomi-
mated Denver and Herbert and the REQUISITES nominated
other candidates After the adjournment the bogusites
made many overures towards compromise proposing that
II our side would withdraw Herbert and allow them TO
nominate candidate they would unite and support the
ticket Their propositions rejected, and then COM
menoed one Of the beret and fercest campaigns ever
witnessed in any State of the Union The whig ticket
was headed by Calhoun Benham and @. W. Bowie, two
Of the ablest and puret In the State and notwth
standing the fact Of a split in the democratc party
Of The bogus democracy Mr. Herbert was triumphany
elected. During the canvass which excited and bit
ter not one rord epy said rescing IN any manner
agatp, ne private character Of Mr. Herbert and II he had
been obnoxious 10 any charges they would have been
sounded and all the changes rung against him In that
election Of the parties implicated by the vigilance
committee voted for Mr. Herbert but every Of them OPP
posed him TO the oxtent Of their means he receiving in
San Francisco less than fifteen hundred votes out Of
twelve thousand AZ the proper time the character Of the
writers ofsanders against Mr. Herbert and the for
their opposition 70 him, win be made public Not word
dparaging to Mr. Herbert written by The independent
aud respectable papers Of California but to base
nal and partisan papers indebted for the ISLANDERS
against him. 7s94 JUSTICE
N.B-Since writing the above, learn from Governor
McDougsl that In ls4e, when gambling was rampant
throughout only the city Of San Francisco but the
whole Territory Mr. Herbert be at the foot Of
Clay street San Francisco, daily in flannel shirt work
ing scow with others taking goods from vessels In the
bay 70 the shore In relation to the report put in crcu
ation In this city that Mr. Herbert guilty Of murder
In California Gov. MeDougal gives II unqualified con-
tradiction. oa "
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