The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-22

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tell the truth on the stand under cross exam
nation laughter and cheers but will
not take any one else's word. | do not
wish the editor of the Times to say to-
morrow morning that he knows it is not
true. Cheers and Laughter. | do not
wish the editor of the Tribune - Kisses -
to say that ii is not so; but if Daniel S.
Dickinson denies it will take bis word.
Now, gentlemen, have been told that
those of us who do not support Mr.. Wads
worth are not supporters of the Adminisira
ton. Well let us see if we are not. The
Convention which met at Syracuse and nom
mated Mr. Wadswolth did not in their resol
utions say one word about Mr.. Linccn-not
word Il was Convention three times
the SIZE Of ours of three delegates from each
! Assembly district--aDd all its friends
agreed that it embodied an amount of intel
ligence and patriotism unrivalel in the hisi
tory of the country. And yet there WAS no
body that seemed to have intelligence enough
or who was disposed to get up resolution
endorsing Abraham Lincoln. DO you sup
pose that it was accidental The same acci
dent happened here on the 9th of October in
the Republican Ratification meeting, at which
Messrs. Dickinson and Tremain spoke. 70
be sure there was misty reference to the
proclamation which he had recently issued
But the President has done great many
things besides issuing the proclamation. He
hes been in office since the 4th of March,
1851, and in that time he has removed Ere
mont hes revoked Hunters proclamation,
and has corrected Cameron's report
Laughter and cheers. He has done a va
riety of patriotic things, and why pick out the
only questionable act of his life for approval
and pass over all The rest! Cheers. The
Democratic Convention did not endorse him,
but they rendered him unlimited money and
men to carry on this war. Loud cheers.
DO the Republicans do SOP No. They star.
'ed with an if. They preferred to annex con-
ditons for their support. voice-"Gree
ley does.'1 A gentlemen down there says
that "Greeey does" Why he was waiting
for the proclamation, AMI after he got that
he was was waiting for the proclamation
from Mcclellan, and after that did he pro
ceed to do what the Pr sdent supposed he
would? Laughter. No doubt the Presi
dent was ed to expect that if he would issue
proclamation every Abollionist would fly
to the field He was led to suppose that
when he came into their purposes in regard
to the war Greeley would be at the head Of
brigade. Laughter And what are they
doing now9 Why, waiting until the lst of
January b-fole tney stir out of their tracks.
Laughter aaA cheers. word more as to
Mr.. Wa lsworth He is an open, notorious,
bitter enamv Of Geo"ge b. Mcclellan, who
commands the army. Three cheers were
here given for Mcclellan Mcclellan is a
Young and gallant General, whom Scott
might well have prehgurel in his letter of
the 81 of March, when he said that Wolfe,
Dessaix or IIoche might carry on this war
fare, if the President embarked in it. lie is
man who never utlers one word of complaint
Wherever you tch him up, there he draws.
(Cheers.) He does not stop to inquire whelh'
or he has brigade or q divison-w whether
he has subordinate or superior command,
or whether the President proclaims that at
some future day he is going to do some pre-,
poslerous thing, provided that now he in
tends to do his duty to his country. | have
no acquaintance with General Mcclellan,
even by sight; aud no communication with
him direct or indirect; but tell these Re
publican gentlemen that if they keep on
they will 500 make him President of the
United States. loud cheers) Now, | say
that Wadsworth is his open, malignant, bit |
ter prosecutor. never make a staten mt
without authority. My authority for that
statement is that of a republican State officer,
high in Office, coming directly from Wash
ing on as he did, who assured me that such
was then the fact with regard to James S,
w adsworth-and the name Of that gentlel
man is Benjamin Wech, Comnissary GEM
era of the State of New York. Cheers j.
| will introduce that witness and rest
Qaughter) )-and when Mr.. Wadsworth de
MES it will furnish him with thousand
more. say, then, when the country is at
war the bitter ehemy Of the Commanlerln
Chief should not be placed at the head of
the Government Of this State. (Cheers.)-
As friend of the war, determined to see
it carried on until peace is accomplished, | |
say i, is th most unsuitable thing for me to
10 to support Jas. S. Wadsworh for Gov
ernor of the State of New York.
Again, charge that Jas. S. Walsworth, is "a
disunionist. | had conversation with him
myself-not private one, for these republi'
cans never make COMPLIANT of me; if ley
have any secrets to keep they choose some
other depository; and said to him, in the
presence of several people, who will appear
if he contradcts what say-"how do you
propose to terminate the war?" wanted to
see republican who sees where we are com
ing out; never met one yet. | agree to
with the war; agree, most of all, not to
stop when we are whipped; but when we
get through | want to know what then.
"WiII you hold the States of the South by
armies and call upon us to pay The taxes me-
cessary to to subsist the troops, amounting
to some million of men!" A voice-"No."]
That is what Wadsworh said. Laughter
"Will you change the form of this govern
ment, SO that instead of being government
of personal liberty and of that constitution. it
shall be a military government" Mo-