The Placer herald., 1861-03-16
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A Cannon Platform


ridge Democratic State Central Committee
has written letter to Senator Parks, of
Yuba, upon the subject Of the Democracy
of the State uniting upon a common plat
form. We have seen but the following ex-
tract from the letter. 1t indicates the course
that can be taken if the two wings of the
party can agree upon platform of princi-
piles:
If, in the opinion of the Central Commit
tees, the two parties can unite upon Il com
mon platform adopted to the new order oi
things, let them ca special conventions oi
their respective parties at an early day, for
the purpose. Let them sit as two conven-
iions until, hy concurrent action, they can
agree upon principle, and construct a plat
form, and appoint one State Central Com
mi;tee and then merge into one Convention
INDEFIN1rE- Lincoln has finally ar
rived at Washington after an extended tour
and a dodge through Baltimore. His
speeches on the way have been altogether
on the non commit,al order, and the people
have been left wholly in the dark as to
whether he is Greeley coercionist or a
Seward compromser. Perhaps the Inaug
ura will he more to the point-bnt gentle
men who have been preparing themselves
appointed, we imagine
Some one in Washington became so i'm
pressed with an idea that Mr. Lincoln
would be assassina,ed at Baltimore, that they
sent post haste to Harrisburg, Penn, a mes
senger, to insist upon the President elect
travelling in disguise through Baltimore to
to Washington. 1t is said that Lnroln's
Judgment was against this course, but he
was over persuaded 10y his lends, and fol-
lowing their advice took midnight train
from Harrisburg. passed through Baltimore
and reached Washington unannounced. We
regard this AS an ilalv;sed movement on
the part of the President, and rejecting
upon The city of Baltimore without cause.
That city has, never, that we are aware of,
violated the rites Of hospitality, and surely
the authorities would not have permitted the
slightest ndign,y to have been offered Mr..
Lincoln. And as TO the fear of assassination,
it was simply ridiculous. The Balimorea"s
cannot but feel this affront and will have
no cause for parlaity to Lincoln or the
men who advised him to the step.
VEroED.-On Monday, Gov. Downev, re-
case Of Horace Smith, with his veto. The
Governors opinion on constitutional qnes-
that that body passed the bill over his head
by a vote of % ayes, 0 noes. On the fo.-
lowing day notwithstanding the Sac Union
threw its weight against the passage of the
bill, in an article seldom surpassed for NAL
ignitv and baseness, the House set aside the
veto by 45 ayes, % noes and the bill be
came 4 law.
1t is rumored that Judge Cam bell, of the
Twelfth District Court. will disobey the law,
upon the ground of unconsti,utionalty In
that event the matter will be carried TO the
Supreme Court, when we shall have an ex-
position of tie legality of the act from the
proper sources, made without prejudice or
passion, and of more authority than the
blood thirsty appeals Of the Union o: Bulle-
tin.
ANOTHER FALsEHooD ExPLoDED.-The re
ported Imprisonment of one of the agents
Of the Overland Stage Company, and the
seizure of stock belonging TO the same, by
the Texans, turns out as might have been