The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-07-12
.The Better Day Coming"


with but few exceptions, las assumed within the
past week or ten days. 1t fully illustrates
what an eminent English writer said of US
THAT though led astray and abused by political
Demagogues, wherever extraordinary emergen-
cies require it, the great mass of the American
people viii. be found on the side of justice, and
will nct Withhold their judgement in favor of
moro, and intellectual improvement
Like all Republics, the United States is SUBJ
ject to intense excitements, which are too fire.
quently engendered in neighborhoods, by the
cunning and rascality of few designing men,
and in States, by the more experienced chca-
merry of polished villains and regularly organ
lied mischief makers! These characters are
constantly laboring to produce storm; know
ing full we'll, that in the confusion of the social
and political elements. there is possibility of
obtaining for themselves positions of public
honor, and trust and of public plumber! They
care not for the evils entaled upon our laws,
so that they prove successful in the accomplish
ment of their own selfish purposes. In the
midst of peace, they will cry war-hleed the
community of her richest treasures; artfully
cover their own guilt, while at the same time,
they are the ones wno with holy voices, cry out
favor of the rights of the peoples" 1t is ever
thus. that the public areTimposed upon. and it
is only in eases where such villanies are ain I'd
directly at the peace and happiness of a whole
community, that the people rise up in support of
their rights. In the excitement of the people I'M
der such circumstances they may not know at
reveals the enemy, when no power short of Om-
impotence. can save the offender from the ven
gence of nsulted justice. In any public move
ment, the masses of the people may at first seem
wavering and unsetteled, but s.like large bod
dies of WATER the American people purify
themselves. and when once fixed on principle
that concerns the public interest, they are al
most invariably found correct, and as firm as
the rock of ages. In the excitement which has
engrossed the attention of Californians for the
past six weeks, there have been various opin-
ions entertained by good and honest men both
for and against the movements OF the Vigilance
Committee at San Francisco! No good man has
objected to the punishment of the guilty or to
the exposure of fraud, but good men have wide
ly differed as to the mode by which this purifi-
cation should be accomplished; but while lead
ers have been quarrelling among themselves as
to the mode, the people have been acting. and we
are glad to know have accomplished much good.
| With those actions, we believe that the great
majority Of the sober rejecting men are satisfied
and this satisfaction. plainly exhibited in the
minds of the people throughout the State. is
exercising its genial influences upon the press
The press in California, with but few exceptions.
| both for and against the movements of the Wig
lance Committee, is now filed with hopes of
prosperity, rather than of forbodngs of blood
shed and contention A desire for reconclia-
ton IS manifest in almost every editorial on the
| subject They look forward in anticipation to
the not far distant day. when our laws, purified
and respected will be enforced as terror to
evil-dooers, and protection to the rights and
privileges of every peace loving citizen.