The Nevada journal., 1861-04-26
WHAT HE CAST INTO THE FIRE.

WHAT HE CAST INTO THE FIRE.
Everybody knows the fact that President
Lincoln cast Simonton's remarks against
Baker into the fire. Simonton himself ad-
mits the fact, and published the pal er be
read. Here it is;
Mr.. President-Quite respectable num-
Der ofCahfornians, ali Republicans and good
men and true, have devolved upon me del
icate, painful and disagreeable duty, the dis
charge of which do not feel at liberty to
decline.
The Hon. E. D. Baker, Senator from
Oregon, yesterday presented to you ten CAL
ifornians, that they might recommend him
to you as the proper representative of Cali
fornia to be consulted in regard to Federal
appointments in that State [These Cali
fornians were Geo W. Wright, A. ]. Butler,
Fitch, Folger, Rand, Parker, Staples, Mat
thewson and Stevens.-EDs. BEEF This
compels us to interpose, and enter our pro-
test, as Californians, against the interfer
ence of Mr.. Baker and we thank you most
heartily for the kind consideration which
has given us this opportunity. You will
pardon us, we trust, for plain language, for
the occasion demands that we should be
bold distinct and emphatic in some state
ments to you, which it is not pleasant to
make. We have no quarrel with Mr. Baker !;
We respect his senatorial. character, and do
not desire to speak of him unkindly; but
we have higher regard for and deeper inter
est in the success of your administration
than in maintaining any Senator's good
will.
We protest against Mr.. Baker being pre-
sented as the arbiter of California appoint
ments, because be is not of us. We warn
you against being misled, as you surely will
be if you follow some of his recommended
tions. We know, and say it publicly, that
he recommends some parties for Federal
office in California who are dishonest,
whether he knows it or not, whose appoint
ment would fix inevitable disgrace upon the
Administration, and plant the seeds of GER
tain death In the Republican party of Cali
fornia.
In order to impress upon your mind the
fact that our protest is well founded. and to
show why we, as Californians, having the
honor of our State at heart, do not desire
that Mr.. Baker should speak for us, am
compelled to show that be has already
sought to betray us, has abused our conf
dence, and so abused yours.
He has presented to you, as candidate
for Superintendent of the Mint, his son-n-
law, who was neuer known except as an
earnest, active, working Democrat, and
whose own party considered him worthy
only of a subordinate position in that es-
tablshment. He must know that his ap-
pointment would discourage and demoralize
the Republican party in Calisorn a, and that
the only possible ground upon which it can
be placed is the selfish desire to aggrandize
a member of his family at the expense of
the cause
Again, he presented to your Excellency, |
yesterday, as one of the most substantial
and highly respected citizens of California,
A. J. Butler-a man notorious in our State |
in former years as professional gambler,
who never was a Republican until just be-
fore the late election-who has not the |
al. e ~
of the Republican party; man who is re-
cognized by all honest men as political
broker, whose touch is contamination to
any public man. It was the grossest out
rage to impose him upon you as a repre-
sentative of California.
This was certainly heavy on Baker, and
served him just right, so far as presenting
A. J. Butler was coucerned.-Sae. Bee.