The Placer herald., 1861-12-14
Massachusetts, and her POlicV.

tunes Of nations,-of the Continent partic'
ularly, and of the State Of France immedi
ately. Their theories of policy, so far as
they can be fathomed are the subject Of
deep soictude and study, to all statesmen;
the happiness of entire peoples, depending
upon proper solution thereof. The French
speak Of these theories, as the "Ideas Ma
poleonic," and if not from father to son, at
least from Uncle to Nephew, they are trans
mtted and acted upon. Although intended
simply to advance the fortunes of France, so
complex are the means by which, according
to these ideas, that end is attained, that all
Europe is involved in the scheme. 1t is
therefore of the deepest wisdom on the
part of those thus liable, to study and com
prehend this policy; and if it should appear
to the people, of the States of this Cont
nent, that the policy of any one State, is
silently but surely working the absorption
of other States, for her own selfish purpo
ses, it will in like manner behoove those
people thus affected, to study such design
and be upou their guard. For one we be-
lieve such fact does exist, but whether sys
tematically designed as a policy, and s,eadi
ly pursued in practice, for the purpose Of
producing such an end, we will not charge
We believe the fact exists of the State Of
Massachusetts. Far back in the dawn of
colonial existence, she was a leading power
of the North, and whether we consider
her influence now, in commerce religion,
literature, the mechanic arts, or in politics,
she is the great master power of the free
States Of this Union. The Roman has as
serted with pride and truth, that though the
visible power of his country had del arted,
she yet governed the world through the in.
t1uence of her laws; and the citizens of
Massachusetts may with equal truth boast,
that though her shores are rock bound and
unhospitabe, and her hills are bleak and un.
productive, yet she governs every free State
in the Union, 10y means Of her policy. Her
teemng population must expand, and before
they leave her maternal bosom, they ale
each fitted, whether in school or shop, to
sing her praises Wherever they are found,
they are missionaries, teaching the Ideas
Massachuse' ts." From Maine to Oregon they
are moulding communities and States, to
the policy of Massachusetts, They lecture
from the professors chair, the merchants
desk, the mechanics bench, among the spin,
dies and looms of the factory, and in the
log school house of the West. Fearing her
theories. upon free labor, would not become
the established policy of Kansas, by force Of
their own inherent truth and superior adapta'
ton of soil and climate, she pour> her peo
pie Ito that Territory rifle in hand, to mould
her institutions.
She originates a contest upon the question
OF slavery, and drags the people of AL the
States into the quarrel. She desires pro,ec
tion for her manufacturing people, and in,
t1uence for her monied men; and mighty
party arises to support this policy. Her
ambition is to use Federal power, therefore
she scouts the idea of central governmen,
with limited specifi ID powers, composed of
States, with reserved rights. She is devoted
to the Union, but it is the Union AS under
stood by Massachusetts "a Union in which
her voice shall be oil powerful.
She is devoted to the constitution and laws,
but not AS Interpreted by the supreme
judiciary. She will do good battle for the
Government but it's such Government as
she would dictate. Greedy, Sumner, Seward,
Burlingame and one half the present Con-
gress, educated in her ideas, battle for the
same Government, otherwise they would
"et the Union slide"
She will not tolerate the doctrines as
taught by the statesmen Of Virginia, Ken
tucky and South Carolina relative to the
rights of States, it would interfere with her
aspirations, but when she adopts the negro
as citizen, and South Carolina refuses to
recognize his status as such, on heI own
soil, Massachusetts makes it the quarrel OF
the nation.
Early in the present internal war, Cover
nor Andrews protested against our Generals
returning fugitive slaves to their masters
Fremont adopted the idea in his proclama
ton, and now the Administration embrace
it.
Thus whatever she embraces, she endeav
ors to make national her policy is to be
mara thap Ctoto ko tho ,.root ,.ouo.