The Placer herald., 1861-05-25
After Office.

tor "posish "a business that has engaged
his exclusive attention since 1854. He
writes to the Amalor Ledger that he is a
candidate for Congress, saying:
II have never had any occasion to change
the political views have ever entertained.
Three years of successive defeat to myself
amply testifies my personal devotion to them,
and my belief of their eventual triumph.
believe that the hour of triumph is at hand
in this State an candidate for nomna
ton in the Convention called by Joseph Z.
IIoge My name will be submitted at the
instance of many friends. They and pro
pose to abide the action of that Convention;
and successful or defeated, 20 bend all our
energies to the success of that ticket"
"a candidate for nomination in the Con-
vention called by Jos p. Iloge." Exactly!
But does not Me- a'so seek an Endorsement
from the Republicans? Did he not receive
It at their hands two years ago, when himself
and Col. Baker fixed up the Broderck Re-
publican Fusion! lie has been faithful al
y of the Republicans ever since, and has a
right to their support this year. But 10.
seph must look sharp, or the noisy little
FL Doradian, Ccnness, will distance him in
the Joe IIoge Convention. 1t is believed
that Conness and Alex. Campbell, the Re
publican leader in the Assembly this session,
have perfected an arrangement, similar to
that of Baker aud McKibben, in 80, 10y
which they IRE to be the fusion candidates
Of the IIoge and Republican Conventions.
Conness desires to be nominated in the
IloGe Convention, along with some one
who can be choke.l off the track. Camp
bell wants the same done for himself in the
Republican Convention. Alter the two
Conventions have placed their tickets in the
field, John and Alex will want their respec
tive State Committees to be possessed OF
certain powers, which will be the right to
lay the colleagues of these two aspirants on
the shelf, and then unite their names togeth
er in or nd fusion arrangement.
This is understood to be the programme.
McKlbben, no doubt, is anxious for sim
liar arrangement in his own behalf; but we
think Conness will be too much for him, and
in the end Nc. will find himself out in the
cold. Me. cannot manipulate the wires
like Conness, which he will discover in due
season-for as sure as they both receive
nominations from the Iloge Convention, Nc.
will be slaughtered. The fact is, Joe has
been seeking office too long-he las made
it his only business-and although young
man. his political old age has arrived, and
he must give way 10 Others who are equally
as ambitious as himself
Gov. DowNEY-In to days paper will be
found another letter written by Gov. Downey,
in answer to NJ, ssrs Hayward and Doueherty,
in which he fully and plainly sets forth his
position as a citizen and the Executive OF the
State in the present crisis of our country.
This letter does not satisfy the "blood and
thunder" journals, that are crying aloud for
the Government to wipe out" the South;
but it finds response in every heart in Cal
ifornia that desires the mission of the Gov
ernment to be one of peace instead Of war.
These warlike newspapers would have Gov.
Downev talk of fire and sword, and destruc-
ton against the Southern States, in order
that he should be fully up to their standard
of patriotism and devotion to country. But
with the real Union men of the State his
letter is sufficient; and they honor and res
pect him for his sentiments.