The Placer herald., 1862-05-03
AUBURN, MAY 8, 1862.
A SHALLOW DODGE.


blacker in politics than the shades Of Erebus,
have issued under their hands and seals, an
invitation "to the people Of this State, who
are in favor Of sustaining the present Ma
tional Administration, and of maintding the
Constitution of the United States, (D and
preserving the Union entire, &c, &c." to
meet in Sacramento, by their delegates, on
Eth June, 1862, to nominate a candidate
for the office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and for transacing such other
business as shall properly come before them.
In their card, they declare that this is
done by them, under an order Of the said
Central Camnittee, but in no other portion
of the call is the word republican used, and
hence the abolition papers set up loud
cackling over what they evidently consider
an exceedingly cunning ruse.
They have DROP ed the name of Repubi
can, say these sagacious people, and there
fore democrats, who have heretofore had
dis.ase for that name, can now with entire
consistency vote with the memlers Of that
patty, and for their men and measures
This is an epitome Of their reasoning,-it
proves very clearly, that this style of patriot
has no confidence in the intelligence of the
people-in their capacity to understand and
govern in matters political.
If any man who has heretofore voted the
democratic ticket has become convert to
and usurpations following necessarily in its
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which proposes to carry out that doctrine,
without regard to the name it may for the
time being sail under. On the contrary, if
he is opposed to such An outrage on bis race
lie will cast his support with party holding
opinions with himself.
Mr. Sherman Il Co., should know that
This trick is little too shallow TO catch men
who are really democrats, and that those
who are not so, in these times that try men
souls, will 90 with them, without any such
painstaking on their part. The Ass dressed
himself in the lions skin, but never deceived
any one thereby-the ears were too prom- |
nent, and the moment he opened his mouth
every one said that's the Ass. There are
quite too many ear marks about these re.
publicans to deceive democrats an if they
should attempt TO speak, negro equality
wond pop cut by force Of habit. That talk
about maintaining the Constitution of the |
United States coming as it does from a set
of fellows that never had any respect for that
sacred instrument strongly resembles piece
of cruel facetiousness. They are full of lip
service to this constitution, but not one of
them will obey its mandates, as construed 10y
the only power that is authorized to give a
legal construction to 1.-THE United States
Supreme Court. They swear people to sup
port and abide by it, as the republican party
interpret it, not rs the Supreme Court does
they have a horror of Chief Justice Taney
and his venerable associates, because they do
not construe to suit their abolition idea.
In thus invoking democrats to come to
them, they evince the same veneration for
the Constitution that the hypocrite does f.
the precepts of the bibe-it is the conces
sion which vice makes to virtue, when affect
ing it for selfish and dishonest purposes.
By reference TO the quotation we make
from the card, it will he observed that they
place this support Of the Constitution as
second however, to sustaining the present
administration. and this is more like the
place it occupies in their affections than
they probably meant to admit. "Preserving
the Union entire" comes last on the list,
which is after all but another iIlustratian of
the saying "out of the fulness of the heart
the mouth speaketh" they came near for
getting the preservation of the Union, it
really occupied so little space in their
thoughts, Now who are these men that are
thus, by the most apparent Of tricks, attempt
ing to impose on the people of California;
they are the fellows who are so blatant in
their demagogueism over ''mere mechanics"
and 'tbe mud sills of society,"" and other like
expressions, addressed to the prejudices and
passions of men; they are the men that fight
over the spois of office like fanished wolves,
and gobble down all they can honestly or
dishonesty get their claws on. They are
the men who are demanding strong gov
ernment, through which to govern the peo'
pie because the people have not the capacity
violation of the Constitution; the supporters
of every usurpation Of power; the apologists
of all the squandering and theiving under
this administration.
Gentlemen. call your convention, hold it,
and make your nomination-that is your
privilege, but don't expect any democrat pos
sessing grain of sense above the capacity
of an idiot, to assist you in the election BY
volunteering his vote. Democrats may inju
diciousy fritter away their power, by dvi
sions among themselves but they will never
so far stutify their own capacities as to be
caught by the shallow dodge you are at
tempting to play-never.
MAY Day PARTY.-The school children
of our town had pleasant May Day Party