San Andreas independent., 1857-07-04
Moral Courage.

" True moral courage is trait of character
seldom possessed. 1t implies sef-confidence,
that allows the mind to examine the mixtures
of the world, and CLEAN the good from the evil.
When we look into human practices, we find
that parents generally labor to impress their own
peculiarities on the minds of their children, and
it often occurs that certain ridiculous prejudices
or family peculiarities are tracable through
many generations. These show a slavish con-
servatism in principle, which retards the social
improvement of man. The son usually adopts
the politics of the father, and seems to think
that his party principles are generated in his
blood, and cannot be changed in his natural
life He lacks the Moral Courage to weigh
measures, and adopt new principles
In matters of religion, the children generally
fall in with the sectarian views of their parents
The ministry preach the union of the Protest
ant Christian denominations, but the lack of
Moral Courage, to impartially investigate the
dividing doctrines, debars their union and fel-
lowship.
The human race is divided, viua uoce, into
classes-the higher, the middle and the lower.
The man of Moral Courage, is contented in any
of these spheres, and he does not wrangle him
self out of shape to fit popular views. We want
to see the Moral Courage that prompts men to
take up any useful trade or calling with an in
dependent feeling; want to see the Moral
Courage of sentiment, that will intrust the
minds of all with fair, impartial investigation of
every principle in mechanics, religion and poll
tics, so that they may judge and decide under
standingly.
We want to see the Moral Courage of man
hood strengthened by the votes of American
Freemen, in doing right and adhering to truth,
regardless of the edicts of packed Conventions,
or that machinery of political corruption which
can give every paying office of the great county
of Calaveras to sectional out-of- f-the-acay-in-
one-corner Camp; we want to see the Moral
Courage that will throw off this County Seat
ballot -box-stuffing and fraud-begotten Regency,
who have assumed the absolute authority of
nominating our rulers and debating what shall
be our political code Not content with undi-
vided party sway and emoluments, office sala-
ries and County Seat perqulsltes, IN the past,
this Regency has again grasped the Lions share,
not giving the South of the County paying
office to swear by. We want to see the Moral
Courage that will crush the charlatanry OF po-
litical Nabobs, give to the people their rights
and enter into compact crusade against the
Vaccinations of thas County Seat Regency.
MAILS BY THE TEHUANTEPEC RoUTE-A tele-
graphic despatch from Washington to the Phil
adelphia Ledger, says
GA proposition is now under consideration,
by postmaster General Black, to award the con-
tract Tor the Pacific mails to the Tehuantepec
Company, under the provisions of the General
Post Office Law, and which are said to o;ve fnll
authority for the same. The administration
however, is not yet certain that the road ;s =,
suitable condition to perform the services and
hence considerable doubt exists as to the nro-
priety of making the award until the road Is
known to be in reliable order"