The Placer herald., 1857-05-30


Republican, sets the position and public SER
vices of the Hon. John B. Weller before the
public in correct light. We ask our read
ers to give at perusa.
From the San joaquin Republican of May 81.
John B. Weller and the Contest.
During neary seven years of the existence
of this paper as democratic organ, it has
been our policy to refrain from the express
ion OF any preference of men for office, in
advance OF the action of the Democratic par
ty in convention. We have pursued this
course in honest devotion to principle, so
long as the party was devoid of a man so
pre-eminently above his fellows in all the ele-
ments Of greatness and individual worth as
to be the acknowledged leader of the De
mocracy. In deviating from that line Of pol
icy now, in proclamation John B. Weller as
the Democratic candidate for Governor, sub
ject to the action of the convention, we can
not be charged with personal partially, or of
being swayed by any consideration aside
from the highest interests of the State, and
the honor and prosperity of the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Weller should be the nominee of the
party for Governor, for many reasons that
appeal to the patriotism Of every citizen, and
especially of every Democrat. For five
years he has served the State and the
nation in the United States Senate with dis
tinguished ability and unsulied reputation.
He has been true to his constituents true to
the nation, and true to his party. There is
not single act of his as public man that
can be impeached or called in question, even
by the professional calumniators who so
heartily denounce him for his devotion to
the laws and the constitution. As a parti-
zan, his career challenges the closest scrutiny
of the most captious stickler for party rules.
AS man, he deserves and enjoys to the full
est extent the respect and admiration of his
tellow-citizens. AS statesman, he confess
edly stands without rival in California
Aside from the pre-eminence given to Mr..
Weller by his distinguished public career,
the peculiar circumstances of the times point
him out as the natural and proper leader of
the party IN the present emergency. The
State needs, the people desire, and the best
interest of the Democratic party demand,
that Mr.. Weller be nominated for Govern
or. We advocate his nomination, not be-
cause we prefer INN personally to Others
who may be brought forward, but because
his name is a tower of strength and will
thoroughly unite and harmonic the party;
because he is the first statesman in Caifor-
MIA; because his nomination will PURGE the
party Of the selfish, mercenarv elements that
have so long mixed with it, and because his
election would elevate the State to the eXal-
| ted position that she is entitled TO Ocruuy.
Entertaining these views, and being as we
have always been deSirous Of the success oi
our party and principles, We take the liberty
to which our seniority among the Democrat
ic papers of the State entities US, of nomina
ting for Governor, subject to the action OF
the Democratic Convention, John y. Weller,
the good citizen, the honest rartizan, the
efficient Senator, the distinguished statesman
the man who reflects equal honor upon bis
party and upon his State