The Placer herald., 1856-02-02
rrom tbe Nevada Journal-Know No'h'ns
shhserviencY Of Men.

I nd
,'nrGeus ~" Of the Capitol at Sacramento anu l:
with looks of owl-liSe wisdom, a'ec' 70 ,,nu+ u,o
tate the policy ofparty to Others anu hro 't the
their anathemas upon Senators VINO i',o Va ,'J
,noral ~ couraee and independence MOTTO De leu
- tho hook and nod of servile WhPperS-i"
not nv one respectable sheet in the State l'''s
ioined in the inglorious how: ~ and
rho San Francisco Evening News anu
Stockton Arqus, par Mobile fahem soid dear
" 70 sensible men or nothing, by editors ol
j';linutian dimensons,physically and mehtally
echo in emasculated yeps, the last eNP,rnas as
notes of the venial pack. lhe fiacer 4 .' "So'
thc Iapdoe of the whole, far behind Pro'ons'
the whine in most lugubrous mohotoheS' ~
Groat Caesars names. What an improve
,nont has there been. Once it took all the
non;us Of Clay to steer the Wing party OF
tbo Union clear of the rocks that lay IN i's
course and he was not always successful
Rut now in these days ofspontaneous states
manship. he who has read the title page ol
tho life Of Gen. Jackson, or has the meloo'eS
If Mother Goose swell learned and cohiieu
bv rote" can see at glance, as clear as 'iluo'
the policy to be pursued by the America" ne
party represented in the Senate OF CaIllor'il''
and ner consequences of such super-hllman
INSIGHT into the mysteries Of future polltics'
is entitled. by superior wisdom II nothing
olso TO dictate to others, in whose darkened
vision the LIGHT of political revel never
entered He has a dictum which must not
he disobeved. and right not disputable, to
illuminate bulls against dissenters, and burn
heretcs in unquenchabe fire Iolltlca'
damnaton is already invoked for two or three
who have not shown proper respect to brace
Of men wild in devotion to spols and the
idol who are to bestow them. When the
American party flung its banner to the breeze,
reform was inscribed upon it. Was it to tell
to the world the principles the party had
doarlv at heart. or were the blazoned letters
to dazzle the ewes and cheat the senses OF the
ionoble crowd? Our party commenced us
career with professions of purity and a desire
to cxpurgate it Of the rottenness OF party
tr;ckstcrS. with their immaculate conceptions
Of nartv policy. conceived with an eye to
self arnrahdiscment only. Old, corrupt
party machinery was supposed to be eschcw-
ed. and the inalenable right Of man to have
A conscience. to be used Independent of party
policy, aS ail down by superiors IN aSSump
ton, was supposed to be acknowledged. But
how vain are all things earthly. Not long
since. two or three Senators; with the welfare
of their constituents, and the whole state,
heart dared to have an opinion Of their own
-. outside of a squad Of assumed leaders, anC
, voted in accordance with their convictions o
RIGHT and Justice. and now is raised "th
banner cry of hell, and pot house politician
cry 'havoc and let slip the dogs of war"
What is the state Of affairs, and what tn
cause Of this small souIed Intolerance am
small beer ctleryesencc? Why, last yea
, mindful that thirty days and ut least titt
. thousand dollars were spent in joint cor
e vention, in an abortive attempt to elect
. l.. S. Senator. and near four hundred page
, of journal numbered up with the folly {
legislators in voting for their indiyidu'
! preferences, to the benefit ofthc State l'rinto
! but not the State several Senators, to avoi
a repetition of past fooishness and cXtravi
e gance, refused to 90 into joint convention
Y till candidate was agreed upon by Il
Y American party. Is there anything heinol
/ in all this. No, but it shows on their pa
e will to carry out the professed principle
n of the party that elected them to the ha
and rel eponsble position they hold Tho
:, principles are, ECONOMY in legislation al
Il reform in party action.
V The ordinay business of a legislative sc
/. sion may now be going forward-the time
It forty Democratic members may be proftab
Y employed in matureing bills, and studying Il
S wants of the people-instcal Of being spent
5 a useless attempt to hoist Il candidate into (
t. fee, over insupcrable obstacles; and in t
: mean time Il worthy man may be selected
the dominant party, and be elected to the
It S. Senate without the cost Of two hours tin
o or comparatively dollar to the State. 4
is the wrangling Of politicians, tenacious Of t
l. claims Of their eminent friends will be co
e fined to caucus, and not exhibited to t
t world at the expense Of our already depict
e treasury The caucus may be held at eveni
o so as not to interfere with legislative hou
IF of business
$ Besides, the office of U. S. Senator is
important one. 1t is of six years duratc
Our representatives had better not be t.
q hasty, when so much is at stake, Bett
g that the State be unrepresented for tin
than nisrepresented by hurried action
! the long period Of six years.
0 The Placer Press threatens to mark t
Il names of the Senators, who dared to have
" mind not owned in common with their part
II with "red cross" That is the emblem
II salvation to the world; meekly and willing
d will they wear it if they can save par
c from apostacy to its principles and Sta
y from extravaganza and reputation.
Is HARD CAsE.-The prisoners in Low
California, captured on the Archibald Grac
complain through G. Grov, in a letter to t
o Herald, of the cruel treatment they recei
:, from the Mexican authorities at La Pr
q Their secretary, who was Mexican, and WI
: was the scribe of the Commission in this ci
instituted by Alvarez and Commonfort, wi
had WRIT on all the dOcumonts Of +bo o,.