The Placer herald., 1856-10-18

for the accomplishment of individuals
schemes of fplunder, IN no instance was his
name connected with any disreputable meas
ure. When among other vilanous meas
ures, it was sought to destroy the harbor of
San Francisco, and rob the State of domain
then estimated to be worth 100000, he
was the leader of the opposition in the Sen
ate and it was upon his motion, and mainly
owing to his exertions, that the bill was de-
teaed For this, if on no other grounds, he
should receive the substantial gratitude of
San Francisco, at the next election. He
has held responsible Federal appointments
and rs Commissioner of public buildings,
under the instructions of the Treasury De-
partment superlntended the erection of the
present Custom House; at its completion he
returned to his old county and has since
pursued his professional avocation as a law
YER His county (Sierra) presented him
through her delegation in the State Conven
ton. as a candidate for Congress from the
Northern District Without eXtraneous in
tluences brought to bear on that assemblage
of the Democracy from all parts of the State
without craft, intrigue or corruption being
practiced, but solely on account of his per
sonal worth he received the most tlattering
nomination ever yet conferred by a Demo
cratic Convention in this State upon a Dem
ocratic candidate for the position. He was
nominated ON the first ballot. But what
ever may be the position arrived at as to the
political merit of Mr.. Mckibben, based upon
the foregoing statements, none who know
him have tteo opinions rs to his mauly eY-
n bo Low, t,,
melting charity" amidst all the vicissiudes
of u miners life, and the stern probation of a
California experience, he has retained the
elevated impulse Of an earlier and more un-
clouded day No man ever found any house
in which he ever dwet, with "the string of
the latch pulled n;' no man ever came to his
rude cabin, or his sometime more comtorta
ble quarters, "hungry and he fed him not
naked and he clothed him not, thirsty and he
gave him not drink" In addition to these
enobIing and attractive qualities of heart,
he unites shrewd knowledge Of men, a
wonderful recollection of events, a keen dis
elimination of points of political debate
unusual force of expression and a courage,
moral and physical, commensurate with any
emergency.
Such are the Democratic nominees for
Congress: of unsullied honor, of stainless
truth, whenever and wherever right is to be
sustained, or wrong punished, Messrs. Scott
and Mckibben will be found either in their
capacities as men or representatives. We
have already consumed more space than we
intended in this article, but have yet failed to
touch upon all the bearings of the case.
We meant to have instituted II com
parison between the Democ attic nominees
and those of all other parties which it
seems to us, wonld have resulted most favor
ably to our candidates; we must abstain
and conclude with the declaration, that we
are for "the ticket, the whole ticket, and
nothing but the ticket"
HENRY CLAY ON FusIoN-The following
is AN extract from a speech delivered by
Henry Clay, in the House of Representatives
of Kentucky, Nov 10, 1850, now both APP
picabe and of interest.
But if it Che Wig party is to he merged into
contemplate Abolition party, and if Abolition
ism is to be cngrated upon the Whig creed, from
that moment renounce the party and cease to
be whig. go yet step further: If | a
live, will give my humble support to that man
for the Presidency who to Uhateper party he
may bel0ng is not contaminated by tanaticism,
rather than to one who. cry out all the time he is
a Whig, maintains doctrines utterly subversve of
the Constitution of the Union.
A MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN TRUE TO HER LINEAGE
One of the instruments of the Black Republicans
wthia The Eastern States is female "Fremont
and Jessie Clubs"--that is, the fair and cstima-
bic wife OF Colonel Fremont is polluted by the
mob of Free Solers. There is one of the fair sex
however whe understands this matter. and she
writes as follows declining the honor of member
ship.
SoMERvHLE, MASS July 81, 1856.
To the S0meruiNe Fremont CTub: Having
been elected an honorary member of your Club,
take this means ofdeclnng the honor,|0 think
ing that perhaps. silence may be construed into
consent, and deeming it my duty descendant
of one of the patriots Of the Revolution, to dis
countenancc any party or measure tincturcd with
dsunion sentiments, and whose march Is not in
step with the music of the Union.
S. Il, H.. Il lady of Someryille.
REPORTED CAPTURE AND EXECUTION or
TOM BELL.~--The last we heard of'Iom Bell
the highwayman after his escape on the Au-
burn road, was that he was seen going south
with his arm in sling, having been wound
ed in his encounter with the Sheritl's party.
The following, which is later, we find in the
Stockton Aygus of Tuesday, oct. 7th:
We learn from good and reliable author
ty, that on Saturday morning last about l |
o'clock, Tom Bell was captured by party
who were in search of him and at about
o'clock in the evening of the same day he
was hung. Bell was taken on the San Joa
quin, Just below the I'ulare slough about 100
miles from Stockton. When taken prison
er. he declared that he did not know the
party he fought on Tuesday night last nor
the fate of any of his comrades in that fight
He there escaped untouched. 1t is certainly
knnwn that the whole of Bells band is des-
troyed with the exception of "Monte Jack
and Bob Carr: and they doubtless have
been taken by this time, as parties have been