Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-02
From the Sacramento State Journal
THE BOGUS sTANLY.

THE BOGUS STANLf.
A moral mana pious mana man who
never swerves from bis opinions, but is the
same yesterday, to-day and forever--a man of
choicest intellect and hgh.toned character
OF great experience and perfect consistency
an able lawyer and an uncompromising oppo.
ser Of fraudulent land claims, was supposed to
be presented to the people Of California by the
State Republican Convention, and endorsed
by another body, selfstyed "Settlcrs," as the
candidate in opposition to the Democracy for
gubernatorial honors.
This man Of purity-the light Of whose rep
utation had never been dimmed by the breath
of calumny--whose political course was won
derfnl in its consistency was dragged literally
dragged, $50 they told us) from the shaded and
quiet walks of private life, where, in his noble
simplicity, he had bethought him pleasantly to
pass his remaining years in the study of the
Lords Prayer and the Ten Commandments,
to be an unwilling candidate for the highest
position within their gift This man who, like
B,utus, was absolutely gttcring with honor
and sparkling with jewels Of the brightest
peculiarly his own, was to be torn from his re-
tirement and sent out into the land as politi-
cal missionary-as sumptuary reformer Of
public morals, disnterestcd rcgcnerator of
parties
Ills name, they told US, was Stanly- Stanly
of North Caiolina--thc same Sianly whom
late paper Of that State represented as study
ing theology in CalDornia-stanly, the Con-
gressman the contemporary of all the great
political lumnaries Of the age.
Public expectation was aroused to the high
est pitch this man Of mighty deeds was an
nounced to speak in the city of San Francisco,
and at the time appointed, Musical Hall in that
city was crowded to excess. Fair women and
brave men were there TO welcome the TO be)
conquering hero; he came at last, small man
with big pile Of papers, and vast amount
of assurance. People held their breath, and
the great man commenced. He announced
himself as Stanly Of North Carolina, the same
Stany who had been called little lawyer"
and he might have added, the same Stanly
who, before his speech should be ended, would
convince every person present that he was in
deed very small lawyer as well as man, but
contained larger amount of arrogance, genu-
inc egotism and assumption than could easily
be supposed to be contained in so small pack
age. He spoke What did he care about mat
tiers of State policy? about affairs which in
terest the whole people of California; Stanly
must be ndcatcd-Stanly's consistency must
be made bnown--and two hours were spentin
attempting to establish reputation which had
been represented as unassailable. ], Stanly,
must be understood and appreciated and
whatever Stanly might say or write must be
taken as the gist of the political gospel. The
little man raved and fumed-he raised up
imaginary enemies, and tore them in pieces on
the instant he started mythical, anti-Black
Republican newspapers, and destroyed their
circulation and influence in trice f.; he hurled
the words ait is Stanly who opposes YOU
like bombshell into the midst Of the Demo
cratic ranks. He even forgot his priestly dig
nifty so far as to become profane, and after he
had concluded people asked, "who is this
egotist who has been talking to us" They
could not realize that it was the Stanly who
had thus spent two mortal hours in attempting
to show that he was an honest man and con-
sistent politician, neither of which, it was sup
posed, could by any possibility have been
questioned ego" al" formed the body OF
the address, interspcrsed with few attempts
at sarcasm, and miscellaneous quotations from
the Congressional Globe. The little man con
cludcd, having succeeded, so far as the city OF
his residence was concerned, in completely
running his own prospects and those of the fac
ton whose views he was supposed TO repre-
sent. He then came to this city, and every
resident Of Sacramento knows how his egotst
ical display in front Of the Dawson House DIS
eusted all who heard him. lie went to the IN
terror towns and succeeded as well there as
here, and now we never hear of Stanly IN con
nection with his speeches except through one