The Placer herald., 1857-06-13
The Placer Herald and the San Francisco

The San Francisco Sun in its issue Of
June 10th, commences an article in this
wise:
The Placer Herald" which is engaged
with four or five other disorganizing prints,
in abusing and falsifying the Hon. D. G.
Broderick and other prominent Democrats,
endorses the Democracy Of the Iowa Hill
News" saying II: is genuine Democratic
paper"
The Placer Herald cid indorss the Iowa
Hill News as democratic paper, and that
the Sun may be sure we were in earnest,
we again reiterate the Endorsement that is
so Objectionable to tho "Luminary," but that
the Herald is disorganizing print, engaged
in abusing and falsifying the Hon. D. c.
Broderick and other prominent Democrats"
is wholly foreign to the truth. We regret
to have to charge contempory with false
hood but cannot let statement of this kind
60 forth to the world uncontradcted. The
Sun from some cause, has had its bile stir
red up considerably of late and seems dis
posed to deal blows with every paper that
does not worship at their shrine and shout
hosannahs in honor Of their political saint.
The Placer Herold has not been exempt
from its il-natured remarks, but would have
let them pass, was it not for the paragraph
above quoted.
The columns of the San, and papers of
like instincts are prolific with articles, denun-
ciatory Of that portion of the Democratic
press that have seen proper to declare them
themselves favorable to the nomination of
Col. Weller for Governor. They pretend'to
sec in this expression Of preference, an at
tempt to disorganize the party, to forestall
the action Of the nominating convention, to
force against their wishes, particular man
upon the people, and to exercise unfair means
in the selection of State ticket. But it is
mere pretense-they know full we'll that
Col. Weler's name has been presented in
that connection for the consideration of the
members Of the party, and that the decision
of the State Convention, whether for or
against him will be acquesced in and that
every paper favorable to him has expressly
SO declared. Then why these charges of
attempt to disorganze, and these teeming
colun,s Of wrath, abuse and falsebood, against
those presses who have shown sufficient in
dependence to declare to the world that thev
favored the nomination of man who has
ever been found true to the interests Of the
people he has represented Where is the
treacbery to the Democratic party in course
that shows openly to the people the position
the friends Of Col. Weller occupyl Who is
forestalled because an houest tried and true
man is placed prominently before the people
that they may fairly search the record Of
his acts, and pass upon bis merits and de-
reIis'
There is no grou d for complaint. But
the Sun and its allies cannot appreciate such
fair dealing with the masses. They do not
understand that there is such thing AS
lnauliness, independence or integrity in party
poltics--such things are not of tho teachings
Of their school They find that there are
papers in California, who do not wait to OBJ
tain cue from party managers who shall
dictate the line of policy to pursue, but speak
out, pet-tougued and unfettcrel their
~ 1a,,,
nature with spirit OF subservency, they
would seek to draw an unshackled press to
the same level with themselves, and receive
mandates from the same direction.
But to return to the statement of the
Sun that the Placer Herald lis abusing and
falsifying the Hon D. G. Broderick and 9th.
er prominent democrats" Since our con
nection with the Herald we have had no
occasion to use the name of the Suns great
prototype but once and then certainly not
in dlsparaging manner; aud other 'promin.
cnt democrats" whom we have used so badly
are altogether unknown to us. Tho Sun
can never expect to obtain an honest repu.
taton if it makes statements so loose
We apprehend the Sun would like to
place itself in H position antagouistical to
tie Herald. Agrsed-we have no occasion
to be on intimate terms, as we might be
liable to the charge of keeping bad company.
And we will be excused from a constant de-
NAL Of charges of a sheet so careless in its
statements.
SURGICAL OPERATION More than two
years ago, Mr.. c. c. Wells, while working
in mining claim on Dutch Ravine near
Auburn was severely injured by blast-the
pieces of rock cutting his body in a number