The Placer herald., 1856-03-22

OUR CONTEMPORARY OF the Press devotes to
us the leader Of his last issue, in protest of
our style Of noticing articles which have
from time to time appeared in that paper
His exordium as he suggests is little prohx
but it is handsomely done, and the axioms
which he enunciates are clearly stated. His
style of composition we cannot presume to
equal in beauty of dction, and force of ex-
preston. There is an excellence in these
things only attainable by experience, industry
and close attention. Some day we may be
deemed as respectable in this line--we aspire
to nothing more.
Our epistolary correspondence has been
much admired-by the ladies, but these
crushing political articles are a much more
difficult work. It is our misfortune not to
be able in our editorials to come up to the
more cultivated tastes Of some of our readers.
but when we are accused Of violating "honor
and Justice in our editorial character we
feel like nsttutiug an enquiry into the proofs
of the charge.
He complains that we don't quote from
the Press the articles we comment upon.
! Now any one must see that we have work
Of our own to do, and as much as we admire
/ the Judges composition we should hardly
do our readers justice by passing upon them
a reprint of the Placer Press. That paper
is the official organ of the county and one
might reasonably suppose that its circulation
was nearly as large as the Herold, therefore
if we should comment upon any Of its arti-
cles, the curious reader may easily find the
subject matter alluded to, by reference to
the paper itself.
The last time we remember TO have quoted
from the Press, and in fact adopted the gen
teman's own language with slight alera
| ton) rs our own. WAS in our issue of the
26th Of January last. We were then accus-
ed of 'poking sticks" at him and solicited
not to be throwing his own blood and
| thunder back at him in a moment of NOR
ttication. See now what position we are
placed in; if we quote him it is objectionable,
and if we do not, it is a violation of honor
and justice.
We are accused of making assertions broad
cast un>uhStantiated by proof, now it is an
an old saying that one should east the beam
out OF ones eye, before commenting upon
the mote in brothers eve. The editor of
the Press was quite Jealous in politics last
summer, in fact was regarded among out
siders as the ruling spirit in the know-nothinc
party in this county. and through his paper
exhibited his wrath at those who had the
termerity to Withdraw from his party, of
which we shall give some extracts, by way of
Illustration of his sense of Justice In speak
ing of these "renegades" he on the 2jth of
August says:
Arm in arm and mouth to ear. we daily see
these men in confidential council with men, whom
few months since they declared unworthy of
social Intercourse.
UHGt is the price far cbic1 these men hare
sold their honor, that they H,tsA to meet the
gaze Of honest ami consistent political men"
Now considering that some of these gen
tlemen were of our most honorable and
worthy citizens, this looks like enyelopne
them in something worse than zone terrible
sneer," it looks like charge neither com
plimentary or courteous and resting entirely
upon the editors word for authority
Again upon the lst Of September, in ar
rayine before the minds eve of his readers
the classes of politicians they were called
upon to battle with on the ensuing 9th, he
says:
WHO come last? Least in number; least in
soul; least IN all thai cOmp0ses the high souled
citizen and honorable man. but bitterest in hatred
and most vindictive in spirit, come the perjured,
tujthiesS. HaitOrOus gang, 1chO Dth lies upon
their lips and treason in their heorts, took upon
themselves obligations, declaring the very princ-
pies which they now revile to be patriotic whole
some and good, and who now shamelcssly de-
nouncc the same measures as evil and unjust
These traitors; these violators of their sacred
word, are the men whom We have most to fear
What that is politically corrupt are these men in
capable OF? Be they in one position or another,
officers Of election messengers. or holding other
positions Of control over the election. let every
good citizen and lover Of the country watch them
with distrust
Let those who have never belonged to the
American order. and who mi ght be disposed to
look to these men for intormation-weigh well
the fact that they have once broken their solemn
word and Judge well of what evidence is 10 be
placed upon their statements
They have with their own hands written the
record that they are bad mem
Bitter denunciations and grave charges to
make against men, never to be uttered unless
backed by the most incontestabe proof.
What proof is given how are these men
shown to be traitors, periurers OF so black
stamp?-not eoen by the genHeman's own
ap0rd. To substantiate these charges, "he
makes reference to the reputed ritural of the
know-nothing order published in the State
Journdl the genuinness of which he neither
admits nor denies except for the purpose of
argument The excitement Of our election
contest is but an unsatisfactory apology for
placing the brand of Cain upon opponents,
on such sluncy proofs. "lf this is justice
we'll none of it,"
In this article he quotes from the Herald