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The old ContineutaIs.


The following lines stir the blood and almost
Arg before US the picture of the nghtslTbs
measure admirably initiates the sound Of AsrdI &
music: s. 49, - &; - -
r their ragged rGgimeptsia ~
Stood the old Contnenias - q. Z - ~
r4s Yielding not. $500
while the groSadiers were hGginF, ~"
AhSlihe hailstones fell the plungng
- Swlus snPei - ''~e h~1!4.a ~ -1..I
Gf the isle,l r ~, ~ a.t.l. ';,,-S Ia =,
From ahe smoky night encampncht- A.4 r..
Z Bbre tIrs ba-per The rampant & r = So
4 ale Unieorn;-.. ~. IL 5--G .. Co.
Aid gru0hnier gFenmer drummer, = !. ~ ,.,...
lplled rho frolf' of the drummer f. .i.4 81
Through the morn 4" .-.~i -. ~. ~.
Then with eyes in front oPal -" fsasa
ANA with guns horizontal, ...s .
20 stood our Rires 4; ! - IL. ii
And the balls Whistled deadly .s 49, !. ]. 1919 n,
And'tAe flames flashed redty -s-..,-. 49, ", A. :.
3 -R'azed the fires; - =. u, "a ~ ~
ri i'iows drift ~. $3.50. :, go: .... ..-.4-~~
Drove the dark battle breakers ~ E>--r,s
Z DER the green sodded acres
x Of the plain; s..ne
And Iouder, louder, louder; ~. =,
Cacked tho black gpnpowder .-..-,t, \ VI N.
All amah'!. : 's,'s ~. 81
Then like smiths at theif-forges -. 2. ,..~rn-.-
!; lFbored the red ST. Georges '":'--'d
Cannon.ers
And the yiIlanous saltpetre +
j Flag.a fierce, discordant metre 4 4. III. 5: st;r-
- Round their ..s -s.. l., -; Y
r-s 80 Like the roar -. Ss.-s ~, .... ILL. ,--
- On the shore, "a.~- 4~@4 -~a~5-.s
Nose The horscguard's clangor v-~ .r2. II -
AS they rode ID roarn anger ,"1 7 -rs -. ,.,-..~
On our fmks N : y -. 80. =
And higher higher, higher. -. -
lII Arned the old fashioned fire -. ~, t.
Through the ranks IT. ~ .,.L. IL,
Ihenthe old fashioned colonel Ia . -,f-s~gl-
J.. qlllOppcd through the white internal 5L'~4.
& 81 Powder cloud, Z ,lo',
nd his brooJ sword q. ~; ~. y
fad his brazen throat vas ringing - Z: -
Trumpet loud; r.I
> 90 I, And the blue -.'r 4. <, =. y -
q Bullets flew ,,-t ~ gr.' -.
And the trooper jackets REDEEM y--s~
4tthe Touch Of the ieaden ~ -
- Rides breath! t.--I I:
AMI rounder, rounder, rouhdor, r. +, :. - -
Jared the iron six.pouuder -
Hurting DEATH Ia.
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Motrrslr oousstt. = Fore years ayo

20 A. MotTFHs -0oUSsEt A. Forty years ago n
methdr stood on the green hills Ut Vermont, hold
ing BY me fight hand Arson or sixteen years Cd,
lTftf' With love Of the, sea- And as she stood ~
the garden gate on sunny morning, she said :.
Edwin, thoyteb mo--forl nevcUsRg the ocean
that the great temptation of the scamen's life is
drink. Promise me, before you quit your moth
S S y ns Ss S 5I so %s oyc
Calcutta The Mediterranean, San Ffancic0, The
Cape Of Good. Hope, the North Pole aud the
SOUTH saw them all in forty years, lard iuever
Jaw a glass 6lIed With. sparkling liqior Lhb my
motbtrs form blythe garden gate, on the bill side
Of Vermont Citd.not rise up before me, and to-day
at sixty, my fps'sre irn5Ueut IF the tnsU Of H.
quof.
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gs;FopDd draFned.s IN .1bss dock at .Ssy Sork,
an unknown old topper, who fell among gin, casks
the pier bored a hole In one of them, and
sucked his fill through straw, when, being
unable TO wsfks he stretched himself on a string
piece, went 70 sleep, and rolled overheard and
quoted above was found drowned. !, - - -.
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Z ~ Religious N Notice. The Rev. Thonss
Plumsei the great modern Whitfield, Elder Of The
church God or Free Communion Baptist, will preach
on next Lord day at the Northern Liberty market.
Service 70 colhmence at AZ, 2. NJ: All christians;
of every enornation respectfully invited TO nj
tend and SIso.cyery trtle hearted American. ~
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law NOTICE.

fHvHEI UNDERSIGNED WILL ATTEND THE
i Circuit ard Criminal Courts Of this District
and the Court Of Clams and viii promptly perform
such professional dules us may be entrusted to his
clargc. 80:
rs Office at present Is at the southwest corner of
Eleventh ana +" E?fronting New Y, rk avenue. !.
Au f4T WELLS.
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CARD.
10 THE TRgsTEEs dF Pubic ScHooLs.
Il Z 40. l, 1, rri,.t, 49,. z !

...... Washington, August 5, 1851!
Geak{hH!' We degm il our duty to call your al
tentioh, BIS Trustees OF the Public Sfhools of WASH
ingltsl dry, TO young lady, residing IN the Rourlh
Ward, Oh Delaware avenue blythe name of Hiss Jpla-
"a. H. Hbys, the dauThieF Of DertNud L. Hays, for
merly- 7 Virginia This young lady has given great
satisfaction 10 many parents on account Of the I'D.
Vapeeml but Of thPir children In their studies She is
lady,I high at'annIelts and of the bestfanjlies
aud We know Der 10 be wei adapted and qualified 10
teach al the branches of an English EDUCATION, and
that slid will take ride in the advancement Of her
pupls, bud use every effort to make Them good and
pipe sci oars With The consent Of the lady and the
appTobi ou Of her parents, we. who have been her
patronsI call on your hgni6 a body TO give her a
position as teacher in the Public Schools We shall
b. highly gratfed if she is Successful believing that
She VIII Give satisfaction 10 all -. - -.
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How RAIN is FoKxi:D-To understand The
philosophy Of this phenomenon, essential to the
very existence OF plPats and animals few facts
derived from observation and a long train Of ex-
peinfehts, must be ren1f5nhereas Were the at
h6sphfre evefyRhefe; Gt ;Hlf uhles htsa uniform
temper ature, we should 3evsf HyS; rain, hail or
SNOW The water absorbed by X n evaporation
from the sea and the Garth surface would descend
in imperceptible yspoV, cease TO be rated.
Fhe,sB sorbing powsF OK ths atmosphere, and coz
.sHRntly its capabty t0frrdn humidity, is pro-
poy Ao1aby greater in warm than in cold air The
ar'near the surfaccoftbe earth ~ warner than ID
is in region of Che clouds. :. Tho higher We ps
cend rom the earth, the colder w6 find Che atmos-
phere. Hence. the perpetual snow on very high
mountains in the hottest slhnstes." Now,.whCn
from Continued evsporatio the AFR is highly satu.
rated with '5aBor-th6ugh 70 be invisiber--if its
temperature. is suddenly reduced by cod ctirfept3
descending from above, or rushing from higher
to hloFer latitude its capacity 10 Tetl9.nr1 stur3
is dim hisbed, elopdsaro iormed afl .the.i1sultis
raip. Air condeuses as it coos, and like a sponge
filed With water and compressed, p0drs out TIE
water which its diminished capacity cannot holi
How Singular, yet how simple 'is such an ati4ihg&@
Jment fbr watering the earth. = Scientific AperiGan
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DEAF FROM FRisnE. Mr., John ,JsnGgayy an
Euglish man, and very reputable. .ciGzeD, eiD-
pfoyed as milerst Marr's -oHfing mill abest eight
miles southwest Of the city, came TO his death yes
terday morning very 1shgullily. fr. JAiiUtuy'wh
enteribg the. city in a buggy, when, at the cross-
ing Of the southwest diagonal and the Tcrre Hante
railroad, HE borsa- took fight at Q lEcoaOGEe,
40 g. backing, wheeled the vehicle aroHnd in .Ghe
direction Of the track. .!FhO locomotives, 40ruirg
slow, Fas instantly brought 10 'stnnd sal, bat
Mr.. Janeway, under the terrible itea tirdr be was
about TO &c crushed by IT, died, frightened 10
death, When bis horse was caught aud. checked
bv the bystanders, aud the ines gcrr taksp, flotp
his Hands, rhqoyas not y ct done breathing, Mod.
cal assistance was Immediately called, hat it ives
avalling:ALltdt potts Sentinel II Rtntst 4 ."
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witha base attsmptto suppress truth and make fe
country 6Flisve. falsehoods We go furthsr--.ws
charge them Of doing itkhowingly and wilfully for
the purpose of shielding heicondact of political
friends from merited condemnation, and bringing
unjust reProach upon their political opponents. =
We present this charge before the Jury of the
American people. Before that tribunal We agrsign
the .eulprits. Letthem. escape ifthey cam ~.
~ s.l.. Il ..i41-. * -,' ..'y .vINDEX;;9
- Mr.. Enron After the ascendancy-of the Anne.
rican parVsin- Fredericksburg, Va, the American
Council applied to the Legislature of Virginia for
new charter of Incorporation. which was granted,
but Materially altered by Democratic, Legislature
80 much So that it became Objectionable to the
applicants. 80. 10 .i4ps 40, a ... ia ...j Il,
When the new. charter, as passed by the Legis.
lature, was brought before the. voters for-tlieir
adoption Of rejection, an 51rishmane came up to
vote When, the commissioners asked the queg.-
ton, Are you ior.or against the. charter lie
replied, TI,vote fof Misther Go6lpickp Again
they asked fare you for or against Me eharterP',
!" don't know Mr.. Charter, at all, at all, don't;
! vote ,fof Mr.. .Goohickp', lMr. :G..was the Irish
candidate for payoroy Tldss Mr.. Editor is like:
tbeir -yoth gaor Martin Van Jsctsen,a son. of an
rishmnni f. : -, -: :: :, 80 ~- GssN
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!. ~ .0ne of. the most Remarkable features OF
the PRESENT opposition tp the AMerican party isq
its studifd ayoidapce of the Amcricalr Platform.
which il has not yet dared to attack. The oil,
stale charge of secrecy, prescription, religious in.
tolerance and Ping Uglies, An appeal is nov
made TO the Washington. riots as proof of the
Blood thirsty character Of the American party;
but unfortunately for this capital, MAYOR Magrudea
and Capt. Goddard the getters.up the row have
failed in their testimony before the Court, TO sweaf
to the presence at the polls Of any one frpm Bal.
timore. Their testimony we learn from one Of
ourEsxdhanges, amounts to about this "They
said certain persons were from Baltimore" ."Thep.
said theg were Plug ;Uges." Important as it was
to Observation-Disclosures as Being from Baltimore ad
belonging to the Plug Uglies, they could Only
speak as TO, hearsay. :.
Il seems tous to be the most .inconsi tent charge
to.comd ffom'a Democrat above all Others, thai.
:riotlng is characteristic of the American party
Let theIpeople look back TO the days when De-,
mocraeY and Whiggery were not on quite so
friendly terms as at present. and cali to- mind the
tarrihlereign of the Empire Clubl ydemocrdtc
organization TO. drive. Wings from tie polls let
them 1opk at the citS;of New York Let them
look at late Democratic. come 1tions. Let them
look at the fights, which have disgaead eur own
village land they will Gndtha in almost every IN:
stance, they have originated with Democrats;
either Among themselves, or;ih DeGoefhlit dt;
tacks upon Americans. So
But supposihg the charges ,cfrs. !typc, What. is
there il the principles of the party to produce
such 4ehrlul CONSEQUENCES. There IS no one, we
! are sp4e, that more sincerely deprecates such a
state Of things than ourseR And We hold that
every citizen whether hhtdralizsd or datisg, is en-
titled To the inestmable priyilegeof suffrage, and
we. .hoE our. platform, in no way interferes viii,
this right, Tit did so we would be anorg.the first
ito ahtuFe't, at least so all the extent in which L
would go-tosabrogate the civil or religious rights
! Of any characterization Patriot. ~ -,
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aEsRSrArfos, -,Jarhes W. Baggut' 'hSs been
presented with ahandsope Mount Vernon icd7ki,,o
stf5k as a Testimonial Of respect, by Che police
officers of the Auxiliary, Guards. This is.a suita.
'bie token of respect in consideration Of the fact
that Mr. B. isa ptinter<r,U Union, a.. ..,s.....
=. Tic deOH at our elbow suggests That shooting
stick be presented to the Captain, to replace the
oae he lost whilstru,laing. along Seventh street,
aftes he fred upon the. American voters on the
LIST Of june: p % a-t-!-- ,'-.--- ---.
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In burlington, -tUwa, on the night of the cleo,
ton5 the Sd, Mr.. Bowen; aNerJayage threats. IN
the street against JciM Brown, editor. Of the
Herald, undertook to break into his office, when
BruwH fired through the door. wouuding Bowen
SO severely ;that.he died In twenty minutes,
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THE PREsBFTEsfAs Bo&RB or FeRMeSI Mas,
sIoNs instructions have gone out from the Gem
-erpl1 ard Office 10 the surveyor general Of Kan
,salapd Nebraska to return sproper plat Of survey
for for the tract, of land granted TO the Presbyte,
.Tiaf Board'df Foreign Missions, under the 18th
article Of the. treaty Of Sb4in order that patent
may be issued for title, required blythe treaty.
.---,1 - --~-------i-A- 1919 3---
!, ARREST FOR Posi- oFFIes AReBBsRE--An agent
df-the General, Post once Department, afsw days
since, caused the arrest Of II. Reihbaek, postrpas
ter at Frmrkhn;, Morgan county, Illinois, and his
brother Le4s Rsipbscks WHO acted 40 his asputyy,.
charged with robbing the mails. Upon examina-,
tou they were heid-to bail each! IN the sum of
$4,000. 4. i 81 s-4.;4. A,,.,.T g. ~, =.
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-qYFA IR.-The .Distiicr Attorney, in summing
'pp.the case on the part of: the PROSECUTION. on
Thursday, rnisrepresented to the jury Ahe remarks
of MesFre Bradley and Eiiis B0td'of, these gen,
tSmen wi4Re4 TO CORRECT. the Observation-Disclosures,
but were denied ian opportegi 10 dc; so;" The
Court preserves its consistancy7'" S"'T
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AN dwfhf deposit OF filth was lately made IN
front Of BTyaht Row, on New YORK avenue sficn
'is.s great ANNOYANCE TO the occupants of THOSE
houses and also to4the passars.by. Itsbould be
attended to. .aceiH1o osrf azt- --s.5 ,5- i
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The Northern Liberty Market Is fast growing in
importance, both. as a place to get good fresh
vegetables at fair prices, and also its locality as a.
business place. Soon it wil'Dot be far behind the
Gentle Market; it certainly has. advantages that
the Centre Mdtket has NIT and .mercfrauss are,
bcgianng t0appteciate It's vhme,'-' : --A---e.-1
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me FTeSs OF Warrington, and the Grdgd ,T1iTiE
upon The atspef Election Riot. .i-:-'S
The trialof psfsois charged with riot, which has
Just closed; has brought 10 lightspd1early d owed
some very interesting facts ir' the history Of
Bloody Mondsyn,=--facts which AL Che popers pub
lished in city inJuno lAet, rl wfiiefrte GFarf
Jury also.labored hard stt : coDceal-facts which
prove that Wien appnc5tio1 was rpe,se 70 the Pres
idcnt for anorder for the Marines, no rot existed
and that theFsfOEe tssrs, was ma sneoessay sGsr
their pressacea tba 6rstpreeipct of sseI Fourth
Ward, aHsitAst the Mayor aud his accohpiices.are
Justly chargeable With all t6e.mnrders committed
hy the Marinesor tbst,occasion L--ls z 49, :
At -timr, however L sbail make particular
mention 81 one. ef the iaGss to which alasiop has
just been made, and Iearres,ly asic the american
people tcicukntf, TITS this: -" 80" = e =
Tha tthe ,poBs remanief closed, Aun the turbE
nncc in the n,ofipg at fnlEpasF NM. bpl s6oG
sne, noteXpe eding1hHty HaiRptes -tbat-tAe vetiae
was thenresarret. was gobrge Quietly aBenlHe!
Mayor fSge.p 10. the place, and was, ,copiinhGd
without interspten aptlthe arrivatof tto-Msrires.
The particular pcat 4 tsis!-- polls were open
and the yoJpg wept on regularly without aerFnp'
ton after the short suspension-tu tismoruing; tif
the Marines sfffysdsl This Jg5a fact which the
Washington press and Grand JnrE baye, attempted
o conceal they Have virtually denied H. They
have laborea+omste the country belie1tstfst sbe'
polls remanet closed, from th6 1Ist1Tbauc9,tst
halEpast nine, TIL the arrival Of tho Napines ahalf
past one. nv in, ~, .1.s ;ss-4yHsr s'ir-tat hsrs
we charge h9S the psesssnd the Grand Jury
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l. Wonder If those ugly goose SHOT, which
Uncle Sam uses with.such terrible effect can be
fused ih- Baltimore asl,eeLas in w ashingtona
The Placer herald., 1857-08-01
District Court-July Term, 1857.
Hon. J. NJ. Howell, Presiding.

FRIDAY, July 24th.-Francis Ochoa vs..
Dolores Rubles. Cause continued for term
at cost Of plaintiff. 2. Dora Rosenbohem vs.
John Rosenbohcm. Z. w. Illlyer appoint
ed referee, to take testimony and report facts
to Court.
Bear River e. Auburn w. &. NJ Co. VS..
Motfatt, Ciley, ct. al. cause continued
The People VS.. Patrick Mahoney, Indicted
for Murder. Verdict of jury not guilty
SArURDAY.-25th-The People vs.. Mar
ian Whithurst, VIM. Roberts, and Chas.
Bearss-Indicted for murder Cause contin-
ued until next term.
Rough e. Ready Co. vs. Eureka Co.
Ca 'se set for Monday, August Sd.
J. BEEN VS.. J. H. McCusic.-Cause set
for Tuesday Aug. 4th.
Robert Collar VS.. A. e. l Davidson
Cause set for Tuesday. August 4,h.
Peter Mowray VS.. Natts lIurtzig Cause
set for Wednesday, August 5th
A. d. Gordon vs. Adam Armstrong
Tho same p Leigh Co. vs. Independent Co.
Cause set for Thursday, August 9Th.
Craner d Williams vs.. VIM. T. Henson
The same day
Big Hope Co. VS.. Sebastopol Co--Cause
set for Friday, August 7th
G. w. Finley vs. Stryker &. Smith
Cause continued for the term.
Sander Davis VS.. Rich, Rich g. Hale
Verdict for plaintiff Of $l75,OO.
MONDAY 27th.-Charles Silva admitted to
citizenship.
VIM. II. Jones ct. al. vs. Robert Love ct.
al.-Verdict for plaintiffs for $4,000.
Antonia Silvaeira Betacurtee admitted to
citizenship.
TUESDAY 2Sth-Manuel Silva admitted to
citizenship.
NJ. D. Laswell VS.. E. Gay g. E. Aubery.--
Decree in favor Of plaintiffs for s74o,l6
Paul Cox ct. al. vs. Ephriam Morse ct. el.
Decree in favor Of plaintiffs for $74O,l9.
Paul Cox ct. al. VS.. John George.-Decree
in favor Of plaintiffs for 1882 s3.
WEDNESDAY, 29th.-The People VS.. Chez
LOO E.-Ihdcted for murder. Verdict not
guilty.
Joseph Bradley sentenced to be hung on
the 18th of September, 1857.
Joseph Prater admitted to citizenship.
Geo. II. Stephens vs. A. Craner.-Suit
dismissed.
A. R. w. &. NJ. Co. VS.. B. R. d. A. W.
Il. NJ. Co.-Plaintiffs nonsuited without
prejudice to the commencement of another
suit
The Placer herald., 1857-08-01

Col. WELlER's SpEEcH.-To day we
publish the speech Of Col. Weller, delivered
in Sacramento on Saturday evening last.
1t is just such speech as might have been
expected from the mana triumphant vindi-
cation from the silly charges brought against
him. 1ta tone is manly and independent
throughout-not fawning or scyophantic. 1t
will make make him hosts of friends in the
State, and have the effect to endear him more
to the party whose banner he is now so
galantly carrying forward to victory. Many
Of our political opponents speak in the high
eat terms Of the speech. We ask our pat
rons to read and circulate it.
The Placer herald., 1857-08-01

In another column will be found the names
Of gentlemen announced who will be sup
ported as Delegates by number Of Dem
ocrats, at the Primary election on Monday
next. The plan Of thus publicly announcing
names for delegates beforehand is certain
ly commendable, and in favorable con-
trast to system that too frequently
obtains, Of springing ticket upon voters
at the moment Of the election, upon which
may be names not always acceptable. By
public notice Of q ticket Of this kind, if it
does not suit all, an opportunity is giving to
select other names. We hope the new plan
will become the fixed policy Of the Demo.
Gratis in this precinct
The Placer herald., 1857-08-01

ever preserved. If we would preserve peace in
the Union, each State should attend to its own
business, and abstain from intcrmeddllng in their
neighbor's affairs. [Applause.l In the South is
the institution Of slavery. which may not suit you;
In the North we may have institutions which may
not suit the South. Each State, in the exercise
Of its sovereignty, judges for ITSELF In 1850,
when California was admitted, the South propos-
ed to ext. nd the Missouri line to this newly &C.
quired territory. Florida was all south Of $3.50.
When we acquired Texas the line Of $3.50 was
extended to that. But when Utah and New Mex.
A very large portion Of New Mexico is south Of
$3.50, and according to the Missouri Compromise
line, slave territory Day after day the Southern
men proposed to extend this line to the newly ac-
quired territory, but the Northern members uni-
fornly voted it down. The matter was finally
left to the Judgment Of the future occupants OF
the coil. In Kansas the ejecting question only
extends to the limits, and there It is left to
be settled in the same way. There has been a
great clamor raised recently in regard to the de-
cison made by the Supreme Court in the Dred
Scott case. What did they decide there? They
decided that negro man was not citizen Of the
United States Why the Free-Soilers in Kansas
In the Kansas Topeka Constitution there ia a
clause prohibiting negroes from emigrating into
the Territory. They thus declare that negro
is not q citizen. because the Constitution Of the
United States declares that citizens shall enjoy
all the immunities and privileges granted to any
individual by the Constitutions Of the respective
States. Now If negroes were citizens, the people
Of Kansas could not through their Constitution
prevent them from going into that country, be-
cause that would be q violation Of the National
Constitution.
There, you see, the Free Soilers decided thai
negroes were not citizens. But, my friends, dc
not propose to trcspass farther upon you tonight
have already said that, later in the season, in
tend to speak to you ain, not in regard to my
self. but in regard to those great questions Of
vital interest to Us as a State and people. will
conclude for the present by eaying that have al
ways exercised the right of expressing my owr
opinions, and intend. in September next, to &C
to the polls and vote for whomsoever please
and desire every other man TO exercise the same
right. shall not complain Of any man. Loud
and prolonged applause.]
The Placer herald., 1857-08-01
We want Good Nominees!

The representatives Of the Democracy
will meet at Yankee Jim's on next Friday
for the purpose Of nominating Legislative
ticket to represent the county Of Placer.
The nominees of the convention will of
course be elected; and in view Of this fact it
becomes imperative that our candidates
should be mon of intelligence and honesty,
and who are known to be permanent citizens
Of the county. Placer, in her time, has sent
a sufficient number Of carpet. bag mem
bers"-men who had nothing to call them
back to reside among their constituency af-
ter their term of Office had expired. This
thing must be storped-the people are weary
of it, and the Democratic party has deter
mined so far As ii is concerned to check The
evil.
Wholesome and honest legislation cannot
be looked for from men who have no inter.
ests at stake in the counties they represent,
and who are ready, at an hours warning, to
leave their county or the State. The people
demand nominees whom they can confide in
good morals, and having intelligence and
honesty sufficient to represent truly the in
terests Of their constituency. The time has
arrived in the history of California, when
q determination is felt by the masses to have
the best Of mon in Office, and unless conven
tions put forward such for their sutfrages,
they cannot expect them to be indorsed.
In order to secure good ticket, it is first
necessary for the people to send the right
kind Of delegates from their primary assem-
blies-this will accomplish the desired end.
Failing to do so, they have but themselves
to blame if they find in the nominees men
unworthy of support.
We have confidence to believe that the
nominees of the Democratic Convention will
be of character to meet the expectation
and demands of the party and the people OF
Placer; and that in their selection the Jetfer-
sonian test of honesty and capability will be
strictly applied. This done, we can 60 into
the canvass with an assurance Of securing a
triumph never before surpassed in our local
politics.