The Placer herald., 1858-05-22
From Our Regular Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10th, 1858.

DAN INANOioOVS "A"y ~"S"f AOOO'
Friend MitcheH:-Much to my astonish-
ment, this morning, upon awaking, I heard
tue cheerful pattering of shower of rain.
For some days past it has been quite cloudy
and threatening, but did not for one mo-
ment suppose that we would have the luck
to get good soaking shower in the middle
of Nav. 1t will do vast deal Of good to
the farmers, and be very invigorating to both
the grape and grain. Our flower gardens
refreshed by the unwonted favor, and the
plants ceansed from their ordinary covering
of dust, look bright and beautiful filling
the air with their fragrance. One thing,
and that alone, does California lack, could
we but have throughout the dry season an
occasional shower to lnoisten and refresh
the parched earth, and thus maintain per-
petual verdure, our climate would be perfect;
but we should not complain it is better than
that of any other country now.
The John L. Stephens brought goodly
number of passengers, at least double the
number she will take away; the usual spring
rush from here to the States does not seem
as great this year as usual From this we
might judge that our population is becoming
gradually more permanent.
The news both political or otherwise is of
very little interest; the eternal and internal
Kansas question is apparently further from
settlement than ever, and if the Conference
Committee cannot agree upon basis that
will be satisfactory to all parties, the rebel
lious Territory will probably have to remain
as she is, till after the next Presidential elec-
ton; or until her population is at least
100000 which will probably be the next
apportionment for each Representative. The
Black Republicans, who were in majority, in
the last Of the three Constitutional Conven-
tons, have completed their labors, and have
moreover been perfectly consistent and have
really acted up to their professions; they tell
us that negro is as good as white man,
and the Leavenworth Constitution makes
no distinction of color whatever. This pleas
er me-if party are abolitionists and ANAL
gamationists let them come out and show
their hands. If the negro is their equal,
and doubtless he is, they should treat him
like one. The Topeka Constitution, made
by the same party, excluded the black breth-
rem from the Territory altogether; but these
percevng the inconsistency of protesting
one thing and doing another, have rectied
the error, and now stand on their true negro
ite platform. My earnest hope is that they
will stick to it; if they do, we have got them
where we want them! The mask of Free
Soilism will not save them any longer. |
think this insight into their real character
will excit, alarm in the minds of those
Democrats, who having differed with the
Administration and the great body of their
party on this Kansas question, have found
themselves working side by side with those
whom they have denounced and detcst ed
all their lives as abolito"is,s they cannot
fail to ask themselves the question:, VIZ: if |
continue in this anlagonstic position to the
great body of my party, where will my course
lead me TO? The idea of becoming Ba
Republican is abhorrent t, them; they are
Democratic in all their feelings and sympa-
thies; many Of them probably never before
have, and it is against ;heIr will that they
are now found co operating with any other
PARTY. Let them beware, lest by their own
action they raise an impossible wall of de-
markation between themselves and their for
mer political friends. Not, be it understood,
that the party would end aNor IL keep keep Hem
out-but if they do not come back to the
fold it will be their own pride and determi-
nation to preserve their consistency that will
keep them out. We do not read them out
Of the Democratic party; on the contrary
we don't want to lose them, but if men will
bolt and fly the track, they are bound to be
left bs hind. My advice to all is TO be pru-
dent, and reflect long ard well before they
commit themselves to any course which will
not be concurred in by the rest of the party.
Broterick has taken great pains to define
his position before the world. Many of us
have long since prophesed that he was a
Black Republican, and he is determined to
prove the prediction true. lie and Douga
stand in very different positions-wh the
latter has differed with the President, Brode-
rick has denounced him, and has actually
accused him of the crime Of old age. If
there was heretofore any barrier between him
and Black Republicanism, he has broken it
down, and he has reason to be flattered with
their reception: "Our Senator" is the term
by which they claim possession. The matter
was doubtless previously agreed upon, and
after the first war, their arms were opened,
ready to receive him. The fact is no other
course could be expected; his thorough and
complete overthrow in the Convention of
last summer, told him in terms not to be
misunderstood, that he had nothing more to
expect from the Democracy, and that his
only chance for the future was to build up
an opposition party! If any Democrat is
prepared to follow for the future the devious,
dirty track, of this low, tricky, wire pulling,
shouder-striking, pot-honse politician, for
one will be glad to see him 60; our party
will be all the stronger without "his Sort"
Dawes apparent connection with the Demo
cratic party, has kept thousands of respecta-
BILE, honest, old-line wings out of it. They
would not associate with him or his, and