The Placer herald., 1862-05-17
TCOMMUNICATED.1

Mr.. Editor:-I have read your structures upon
the persistent efforts of the Sacramento Union, to
cneender hatred and civil strife in this State be-
tween those who differ in their political views
and it seem, to me that you hardly do justice to
that enterprsing paper. Marat was on editor,
but Marat was bood-thrsty tyrant, who steadi
lv pursued his object of sowing hatred between
the sections. Can this be said of the amiuble
gentleman who writes so impartially for the
Union? Has he not been the Janus of every
hard fought field for the last ten years? Now for
YOU and then for me? Has not his trenchant blade
bespattered every cause and left its smutch! In
the good old days of whiggery, who of us does not
remember that in him we had anally that could stir
up the deeep lountars of hatred for the locoocos!
and who like him held up to public scorn the
base venalty of David Broderick? 1t is true that
our righteous souls were vexed by his taking it
all back and dcfying the man that he had taught
us to hate but who was at fault? Manfestly our
selves He could forgive-we could not-and
forgiveness is q cardinal virtue-ecce Sickles
Mr. Lincoln to Fremont, etc, etc. Besides 1T was
selfish for us to expect to have so able an ally al
wavs on our side. if we were opposing a venal
Senator, and if his fulsome praise of the corrupt
David grated upon our sensibilities they reJoiced
the hearts of David's friends.
Again. you reproach the Sacramento Unton
with having supported the Know nohings. Is
this tair? Has the editor not long ago retracted
and comforted those of us not Of that faith? and
upon this subject my neighbor has let in new
light When l Indignantly told him that the
High Cockalorum had given that paper S250o to
advocate dark lantern rie,cs, he exposed my SIM
plcity by saying. "You cultivate your field to
make money and this editor gives his talents and
press for the same thing; and if the know-noth .
ngs paid better than any one else it is all right"
| knew the field part was true. and l supposed
the other must be. and if was wrong why may
not YOU be? Fiat justita ruat veriinl. and now as
| want to cover all the ground of your objections
to this popular sheet, " would further illus
trate what | have said of that cardinal principle
by reminding you that him, in whose nostrls the
word Democracy stunk for so many weary years.
has done yeoman service under its banner for the
last two and you must do him the justice to ad-
nit the catholcity of his Democracy, for under it
all could gather in harmonious congenialty.-
Here the lion of Abolition could lie down with
the Bell Everett lamb, and here rampant Repub-
licanism could fraternze with the healing in1u-
ence of Don glassm. and if my nci ghbor is right
and know he is about the feld-make it to his
interest and our millennium shall cover you. but
enpassant. beware how You mention the reason
why Mobile became unhealty to him. In these
parts we read nothing but the Sacramento Union
1t has food for the Abolitionist and Republican,
for the Douglass Democrat and Bel-Everett-man
-"Unon savor'' though he be--and if it is not
fairly distributed we each know that in all good
time our cause will come up. and you, sir, need
not despair. A paper that can give us at the
same time an orthodox religious column and gar
bnge raked from the dusky dens of Gotham by
skilled and polished amateurs, and both the bes t
that can be served; that can be everything by
turns and best in them all, will always succeed
as long as hatred is in the human heart and there
is Sacramento Union to fan the fame.
PHILO UNION