The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-10-12
Where ambition of place goes before fitness
OF birth, contempt and disgrace follow


Among other new tangled ideas now be-
ing advanced by Republican leaders is, that
of surrounding the President with regal
splendor, the formulas of Court, and ev-
every conceivable barrier to prevent the ia
millar approach of the people to his royal
person. The San Francisco Mirror, of the
3rd inst, in an article headed ~Government
must be respected" says:
1--WE believe in return to first principles,
in all matters appertaining to oar repubH
can court, which we cannot avoid thinking
has somewhat deterioated under the latter
day construction of liberty"
Further on the editor declares that he
"Seriously thinks that something in the
guise of sovereign dignity should be permit
ted the occupant of the, Presidential chair,
and that the entertainment of the profaaum
vuigus to the lesser offices, whose manners
if they sometimes descended to the common
level need not reflect upon the nation. The
people must learn to respect their Govern
ment TO look upon i: with feeling Of
ming led awe and reverence before we shall
have a Government worthy the name, or
one strong enough to win the confidence Of
envious rivals, and to protect the interest Of
its citizens at home"
Now that we think is coming it rather
strong, considering that this Mirror is the
organ of the party in California whose
slater day construction of liberty is poll
teal (if not SOCIALLY equality Of the negro
with the white man. A cat may look at
King, but the "protanum vulgus%-aneli
ced-i rreverent herd, are not to speak to
"the Lords anointed," Lesser officers
Seward, Chase, Genl. Scott, and that style of
fellows will do for the common Stock; be-
cause why! Government being the President
and the President the Government, the peo
ple-the' aforesald rreverent herd must bear
to look upon it-A. Lincoln, Esq, with feel
ings q mingled are and reverence, before we
shall have a Government worthy The name"
Now, we get an insight into the necessities
which existed for those magnificent barges,
in which his exceiency takes his airings on
the Potomac. The Mirror man will not
permit the President 10 visit the Fire Zou.
ayes aga to be addressed as "old hoss,"
and to burst his sides fairly, laughing at
the wit of the b'hoys. No, no, we've been
all wrong for the last eighty years-some
thing lin the guse of sovereign dignity"
must he introduced about the time we are
'to hear no more of Carolinians, New York
ers, Virginians, Pennsy lvanians, &c, but all
become Americans"
The poet says:-"True dignity is never
gained by peace" and "never lost when
honors are withdrawn" and it is true. Take
those old time gentlemen, George Wash
ing'on, Benz. Franklin, John Hancock or
John Adams, and many others we could men
ton, who would have thought being familiar
with them, whether in high position or out
Of it, and only simple citizens? No Zou-
ave would ever haze presumed upon such
vulgarism with one of them-the presence
and native majesty of such men forbade it.
Yet, these were all scrupuously polite gen.
tlemen, too truly noble and great to wound
the feelings Of the commonest of mn by
declining a courtesy. 1t is said that Wash
ington carried this so far that whilst Presi.
dent he would take his hat off to a negro in
answer to his salute. But our Republican
friends are introducing reforms. in the
Government, and we suppose these fogysh
(perhaps treasonable) ideas must be dis
carried