The Placer herald., 1857-08-01

declaring that ! have violated promises! But
you let the cat out Of the bag unfortunately.
ornia Democracy. Ali that is it, You don't
like the California Democracy becansc the peo-
pie have failed to entrust you with Office. (Great
applause.1 Well you may make the most Of it
Now in regard to that bill passed year ago,
and about which there has been 60 much talk,
and for which that fellow over yonder says was
burnt in efRgy three years ago, llaughter,1 what
was it, The term Of the Office OF the Land Com
missiouers expired by the limitation Of the law
creating the Board. There were three or four
cases in Southern California where lands were
claimed by minor children. Now these Native
Californians are slow pecple-not tbs import
ed Californians; we ore o fast people, God
knows (Laugbter.1 But these native Califor>
mans take a sort Of Rip Van Winkle Sleep and
only wake up nee in about twenty years. and
these minor children did not find out that there
had been any land commissioners appointed
until their commission had expired. An old gen.
tleman in the southern part of the State, named
Warner, wrote to me informing that there were
three or four oases Of minor children natives. who
had not presented their claims, and who did not
know, in proper season, of the existence Of the
Board Of Land Commissioners. He asked me
to procure the passage Of law authorizing
these children to SO with their claims into the
District Courts OF the United States the same
as they would have gone before the Land Com.
missionvrs. I complied with his request; the
bill passed the Senate, but no action was ta-
ken on it on the part Of the House. Now who
did that hurt? lLaughter.] Did that hurt any
nifty would be injured by that law,1 don't know
It. [Mr Caulfeld intercepted Mr.. Weller with
como remarks which We could not catch.] That
man don't know much. The whole Sutter grant
~ . matter of course. has been before the Land
Commissioners long ago. How will it affect
who have not presented their claims to 60. in
to the District Corr: with them! Will it iujure
any one here? Do you know Of any oue whom
II will njursf [Cries Of No and Yes] Not
single, solitary one. This. fellow citizens, is the
whole Of the bill for which have been deuoun-
esd 90 much. It is merely a proposition that
minor children who have slept upon their rights
and who did not know Of the existence of the
Land Commission until it had expired. should
Be allowed TO- press their just claims ii the
this has injured him. and other gentlemen, no
doubt. think that they have been injured and
ruined thereby. l ask no favor Of them. [Great
applause.1 l lay down my principles without
fear Or favor and if l am elected Governor OF
this State I shall show by my acts that am
q mach more devoted friend to the actual Settler
than any of these ciamorous politicians. A
voice, "Hit zen, again" Tremendous applause
.nd cheerins.] Fellow citizens have spoken
these things. which are personal to myself, not
because deemed them important. l think no
one need meet with great deal Of difficulty in
finding out where stand. Under other crcum-
stances might be disposed to go farther than
l now do. The "Settlers" have undertaken
to denounce me opposed to their interests
If they think that is the case. let them act upon
it. sir-LEr THEN ACT UPON IT. Great applause.
Well. now. fellow citizens. word or two upon
some other subjects and l am through. have
eaid that I did not intend to make stump
speech this evening Along about two or three
days before the election, ii am able to travel
through the northern part of this State, as con
template, propose to give you an old fashioned
stump speech on national subjects, (Great ap-
plause,] in which we as part OF the people OF
California are deeply interested. For instance.
we are nearly concerned In the construction OF
these wagon roads. The only reason why emf.
grafton to this country has been checked, is on
account of the extraordinary difficulties which an-
poy the people who pass over the plains. For
the construction of these wagon roads ample ap-
propriationS have been made. AS soon as they
are constructed, the Western emigration will no
longer stop in Kansas, or Missouri, or Minnesota
but will pour out on the rich shores of the Pacific
ocean. [Great applauSe.] We ought to do all
we can towards the construction of roads to meet
those great thoroughfares. Five hundred and tfty
thousand dollars has been appropriated for the
construction of wagon road and six hundred
thousand dollars has been appropriated for es-
tablishing an over land route to California. Give
rs these routes, let the appropriations be judi.
ciOusly expended let the N il routes be estab-
lished, and soon we shall have California i'm
migration of hardy enterprisng me1-not bro
ken down politicians. [ireat applause.] But
we of the democratic party are pledged to stand
up in favor Of the public credit. You and know
that a large portion Of our State debt wss In
Cured in q most raeally manner You know
that those bonds were issued by prof gate par
ties. But il was done by the men whom We had
selected as our agents. y part OF those bonds
are now in the hands OF innocent holders ana
justice demands that they should be paid trust
that the stain of reputation will never rest on
the good name of California We of the Demo-
cratic party stand pledged to the country to zee
that these bonds are paid; and paid they shall be
to the uttermost tarthing, although the debt
contracted in great part in violation of the Con-
stituton of our State. But, my friends, l must
pass on. ought TO have said word or two in
regard to my competitor. He paid his respects
to me the other evening, and as matter Of cour-
tesy, perhaps should say something in reply
have known Mr. Stanley for many years | serv-
ed in the House of Representatives with him for
q term Of four years. In all the private relations
OF life esteem him. He is a genten an Of in
telligence, of character and of ability and, so
far as know, his integrity has never been i'm
pugned. But he is selected now as the stand
ard bearer of the Republican party. Why my
friends, be stated in bis letter Of acceptance that
he stood upon the Ten Commandments most
excellent platform. surely, and one standing upon
1t ought to know and obey the moral law. Laugh
ter Now believe the tenth commandment reads:
"Thou shalt not coret thy ne ghbors house, thou
shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man
seruant nor his maid-servant." Now what is
meant by servant there? l undertake to say
that it means sIaves. If you will turn, my friends
to the 18th chapter of Genesis, you will ind the
ordinance on the subject of circumcision in which
we discover this language: HE that is born in
thy house, and he that is bought with thy money,
must needs be crcumcised." And then if you
will 60 to Exodus. chapter IL, verses 43, A, As,
you will find the ordinance Of the Passover, in
which is this language: And the Lord said unto
Noses and Aaron, this is the ordinance of the
Passover: there shall no stranger eat thereof; but
every man servant that is bought for moneJ,
when thou hast circumcsed him, then shall he eat
thereof A foreigner and hired servant shall
ofocf in OH hop}ar