The Placer herald., 1859-04-30

ever on nanQ lOr nlS laOOr. eopIe, WIN
had known him long and watched him
closely. said it was hard case for Jackway
to be prisoner at all; that it was more his
own weakness of intellect and convivial ma
ture that had involved him in the difficulty
that brought him there, than anything on
his part to commit crime The fidelity to
his duties, and iroflensive conduct of the
man, so wrought upon the heart of our
Governor, that two days before his term of
service would have expired, he (he Governor)
in imitation of the ancient Romans, in manu-
hitting slaves, had Jackway brought before
him, and with great pomp and ceremony,
struck from his (Jackway's) head the badge
of slavery, and declared him free man and
citizen; (play upon the idea of pardon.)
But oh. humanity, how can you be so de-
cetfu and frail, even in the person of Full
Trusty. 1t seems that after he had returned
to the prison in March, 1858, and before he
was pardoned, he was Guilty of an offence,
not to be forgiven by virtuous men. This
must have been concealed from the Governor
otherwise executive cemency never would
have been extended to the rank migrate.
Our friend McCauley (once pious grocery
keeper in Missouri) and Maj. James S. Gra-
ham (not of the U. S. A. but for the last
ten years in active service with a regiment
of lobby Legislative bummers, in Cal) hearing
the fact from good and responsible men (play
upon the word McKayD say of him and Lieut.
Gov. Walkup that while the latter was in
charge of said prison, he took with him
State prisoner, By name Jach'eray, a fiddler, to
grog shop within a stones throw of the
Prison. and there drank and caroused until
four or fge o'clock in the morning, participa-
ting in the dance with Mrs. Hall, a convict,
and with the wife and daughter of the no.
torious Jack Phillips, one of Tom Bells
gang, and with others of similar character;
that this prisoner was permitted by the
Warden to get drunk wiM the rest, and on
one occasion broke up the Ball in ron
about four o'clock IN the mo1ning; refusing to
play any longer.
On another occasion, the said Jackway
was so much intoxicated that lie aad to be
assisted to the prison!H
Now as matter of history (see report Of
Assembly committee, made recently on State
Prison affairs by those famous statesmen,
Hines, Tully and Laspeyre) it turns out that
WaIkup neither expressly consented or OBJ
jected 10 +. rs being at the dances, that he
W. did not dance with Mrs. Hall con-
vict" nor with Madam Phillips and her fe-
male otfspring,-in fact it seems from the
testimony Of good witnesses that those ladies
We're never there, nor were "others of SINH
lar character" but that very good people
were there to dance and make merry. 1t
further appears that the Warden was not at
any time drunk himself at those dances nor
did +. I. ever get drunk by the Warden's per-
mission or otherwise, when that officer was
present at the dance. This leaves a terrible
load OF guilt upon our hero's shoulders.
He is left responsible for "carousing till five
o'clock in the moruing,"-of being drunk,
if at all, without permission,-of breaking
up bail at the unreasonable hour of four
in the morning,-and of requiring assistance
to get home.
Oh, JacIway how could you risk your
reputation by being a fiddler and doing such
things, and too devoted to your old Cremona.
What gives strength and moral force to
these charges is that they are made by such
highly moral and scrupuously honest gen
tlemen Everybody knows that although
McCauley did appropriate to his own use the
finger rings and jewelry of sundry ladies
and gentlemen entrusted to his keeping as
prisoners, yet he is quite responsible for the
same and no doubt means to return the
for the gallant Major his tlorid countenance,
and rotund figure are amply sufficient to prove
to the most skeptical that he 'aeoer driahs.
MORAL OF THIS H1sroRY-Be sure of your
facts, if you have not the dead thing on
your committee, before you make charges -
young men should not get tight without per-
mission-shoud never break up ball at
four in the mornng-and ought not TO have
assistance in going home.
NOMINEE FOR CoNGREss.--The Democracy
of Oregon have nominated for Congress
Lansing Stout, ESQ, formerly resident of
this county, where he resided number of
years. In 1855, Mr.. Stout was elected from
Placer to the lower branch of the Legisa-
ture, where he was soon recognized as one
of the leading and active members. We
believe no man in that body worked with
more zeal to reform the numerous abuses
that existed in State affairs, or crept into the
Legislature Of that year, but unfortunately
there were few who co-operated with him,
otherwise the Legislative record of 1855
would have made better appearance than
it did, AS reform man, Mr.. Stout made
a good record. He enjoyed an extensive
popularity in this county, where he has many
friends who will he pleasnd tO hear Of his