The Placer herald., 1857-01-31

The State Journal.

No man with spark of honor will feel the
least mortified or chagrined, on the contrary
he will feel gratfied, at disapproval of his
course by the State Journal and this for
several reasons. That paper was never known
to approve or endorse the course of any but
corrupt office holders and seekers, thieves,
bullies and others of its own kind. 1t is
pursuing its wonted course when it attempts
the defence of the black hearted knave who
at present mis-represents the people of this
county in the Assembly. That members
character is too black to be whitewashed bv
a respectable journal of large circulation
among the people, and the more the Journal
attempts his defense the more does he sink,
even in the estimation of that delectable
sheets sepenty.f fire daily reuters.
In a labored leader of the 22d inst, the
Journal, after attempting to bolster up the
fallen fortunes of one who has proved him
self so basely treacherous to his friends and
constituency, launches forth in structures
upon the Democratic papers of this county,
and the Vews comes in for its share AS we
have already said, we are gratfied in having
incurred the dispIeasure OF that hired organ
of villainous clique of corrupt politicians.
The first point Of difference stated is on
the Vigilance question, the writer promising
that he does not know how the NewS stood
For its information we will state that our
position was, and still is, in favor of Com
mittee who had the moral courage to rid the
country of some of the worst men who ever
degraded the human family and only regret
that they did not before adjourning rid the
State of some of those traitors who have
lately betrayed the confidence of the people
for their own aggrandizement, and who claim
to be the leaders par excellence of the Demo
cratic party. The following, coming from
that source is the coolest of all impudence
and vanity:
"Let US as democrats who have been true to
the party through sunshine and through storm,
through evil and through good report, and who
when in advocating loyalty to the laws and Con
stituton," &c., &c.
If the State JoWwol has been hue to the
party, so has Greey Giddings, and others Of
that ilk. Where, we would ask. did they
and it stand in "a? Were not all at work
together in an attempt to overthrow Demo
cratic administration: If true Democracy is
sought, we ask the reader to compare the
files of that sheet with the Cincinnati Plat
form ia fruit of the Pierce Administrations
with which the Democratic party has just
achieved glorious victory. If it is true
Democracy, for Representatives to act and
vote against the known will of their CON
sttuents, to violate their pledges and make
liars of themselves for pay, the Democracy
of this county are not Democrats, neither
will they sustain any paper which endorses
and approves such villanous treachery.
We do rot censure any Democrat for his
vote, but the Democracy of this county do
abhor and detest the man or puppy who
makes pledges to them and secures their
votes only to violate them on the first oppor-
tunity. But we have already spent more
ammunition than the game is worth.
The Journals article winds up with the
inquiry why we do not attack Senator West
moreland. The Senator is under no obliga-
tions to the Democracy of this county, nor
they to him. The people expect nothing of
him, and they are likely to get it.
IoWa Hill NeWS.