The Placer herald., 1861-08-24

would not have under other circumstances
To endeavor to improve it, if it is suscepl,
ibe of that, care for it, give your thoughts
to its welfare, and n time 10 prize it highly.
In old and more fixed communities, the
people become to regard the p>hlic men that
have rendered long and failhiul service.
They have been faithfully served, and in
return respond with grateful hearts. when he
appears before them. lie has 10y his inel.i
grnre, honesty, and Lefty bearing in public
trusts challenged lIei: esteem, they have
adopted him rs thrirs-as public property
Of which they are proud and will at all
times foster, support and cherish.
These evidences of appreciation on the
part of Il people, naturally effect his pride
that therefore he has no; AT all times, been
quite worthy Of it, it will be his desire, and
for which he will labor to become Sc in the
tu IRE. More than ever he will struggle for
the interests and renown of that people, r.
his fame is III The borrowed light thereof
Thus it is that beth are benefited, public
station becomes in his person an exalted
honor to which only the first gentlemen in
the land can aspire; the pe"p'e are certain
of being faithfully served in IT, future, and
history blends the glory of both into one
common record.
Our brief national history is fl lel with
instances of this nature. Tennessee had
her jackson. Massachusetts her Webster.
Missouri her Benton, South Carolina. her
Calhoun, Illinois her Douglas. Kentucky her
Clay. Michigan her Ca>s, and Virginia her
| line of glorious statesmen.
The public and the man were mutually
honored in each other. and mutually esteem
eel and cherished lv each other It this is
irn.. Of the isolated instances we have men.
TONED If men, how much IN re certainly
and universally is il true of the character
of a State. II has her"ine qnire fashionable
If ate 10 drpreria,e and ridirue the npor'
lance If State. They are spoken of in
II
made and uumale hv thu. breath of the Fe,!-
-i;'l power. as living ynler the same super
vision Of the greater State, rs n county is
III Stale. It's Q" eminent /" he llurjeI
'ui, ,emoAeI,d, aud lis boundaries to he
contracted or enlarged ~ the will of the
more supreme power. No spnime mt could
be cultivated NOR" injurious t" The people of
etrh Safe sperlively than his.
II yon would have the State respected.
70" must exHI' it in character and import
ance, in The eyes of the citizen. He mus,
feel an ind!vidoaiiy in ii, n prile-a certain
esprit lie corps. connecting il with his sense
of olo'v which will lead him to regard il
MS the li.htst source of honor, and make
service IN lis office record OF fame Then
y"u will secure the services in the civil
branches Of independent, INTEL gent, rhival.
rou> capable men, and in he field it's poor
rs AMI most humble ciliz n, will sacrifice
{ life in It's defence lis soil will econ,e 81.
cred to him, aud It's history his boast. On
the contrary, sink the idea of State to a
one of Dependency and yon will have men
seeking its most exalted "tires, rs II means
at acquiring gain or trade themselves into
federal places. Let the people trust no such
man the second time. His acts will DEGRADE
and r"rr"pt the standa:d Of public: senti
men,, and incapacity aud dishonesty. through
fasehood and bribery, m"nopolize the places
of trust. To exat The character OF n
State, is to serve all The substantial inter
e>ts of the ciIzen-to secure his most loval
support of lis ms tulpns, anil To cause him
t" respect himself, aud enforce Respect from
others.
When Verres was inficiinr wrongs and
indignil es even unto rruclixi"n in one ,t
the R"'nan Provinces upon IL Roman, the
oniy cry the man utter, Il, believing it
} should he his protection, WAS Il am a r,
man CITIZEN" SO exalted was The Il arar,,r
given I" the State in the estimation If the
man Let the statesman in the cnun, hall
/ and the soldier III the field, feel that the life
and tame of great State are in the kpe,
| ing, AMI e'rh of them, will act Il history
A worthy of her page.
>. EEPoETEp BATTLE AND CAprURB OF Pms
, oNEns.- The following in AZ extract of ::
private letter received hv the last Pony Ex
press. We If course i" not vouch for il.
correctness, although il comes from :, mos
! respectable source. We give 1t for wba, il
is worth
"A'ready | see in the northern press thai
IA change is r"n'in4 DER the spirit Of ihril