The Placer herald., 1862-08-16
PARTY NAMES.

has political party. Men frequently apply 10
the legislature to change their names, but it is
not necessary. Smith has 4 right to call himself
Jones, if he fances tha: name better. The only
drawback on such practice, is to excite suspl-
con as to the object. People naturally suppose
that Smith has done something discrcdtable the
responsibility of which he hopes to avoid, by a
chan &c OF location and name. Hence the reason
for thieves and scoundrels assuming so many
aliases. and hence the business with which suspi-
con so naturall attaches to the fact. But if this
is true of the action of individuals. with how
much more force does it apply to political par
ties. They are supposed to be founded in their
workings upon principles; and II in the action OF;
q party corruption. usurpatiOn, incompetency,
and the thousand evils that the body polite may
le subject to, follow its day Of rule. the people
bavea right to know that party whose principles
Weld such fruits, and to brand it with their mark
of condemnation. Such party will desire to
hide it's sins in the change of name and will im-
prove. as the horse thief does the first opportuni-
ty to make that change. Since 1856, we have
had the Republican party in California. In 1861
it gained the control o6 the Federal Government,
and last year obtained political control of the af-
fairs of this State. This state OF affairs exists at
present-that party is responsible for the acts OF
its agents, and should and will be held to q strict
accountability. If they have done well and ex-
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agement of public affairs, which its leaders claim.
ed for it, and by which vaunting they induced
the voters to trust them with power, then they
will never seek to change names. but stand by 1t
proudly, as tower OF strength. This we say
would naturally result. but if on the contrary, it
has falsiicd its promises piliered from the trea-
sury. exhibited corruption, reompetency, venali
ty and dcspotism in the exercise OF power, then
its leaders would naturally take the privilege OF
the horse thief aud burglar and change the
name. Pirate like, they will sail under any flag
that will deceive and avoid detection and enable
them TO continue their ravages for spoil and
plunder. The facts show that this is being now,
as far as possible, put in practice by the Repub-
lican party of this State. We find them in State
and County Conventions. all over the State, as
suming the name of the Union party. And Mr..
C.J Hillyer. one of their leaders in this County,
is reported TO have said in a speech recently de-
livered at Forest HILL that "he had consented to
the disbAnding Of the Republican party &c. &c.
Now we all know that the same men are in office,
that none but Republicans are appointed to, or
receive nominations to office that in short in its
combinations and pr nc Piles, in oil its workings.
il is sthe same old Coou,' rs vicious and mean as
ever it was, and this change Of name is but shall
low dodge to escape the responsibility OF It's soul
backened sins. The very attempt ut this whole
sale cheat, is an admission of its venality and ut
ter incompctency to administer the government
Federal and State. Leading Oft in this at
tempted fraud upon the people, is that venerable
abolition sheet, the Sacramento Ln,on. IL mas
always hated the very name of democrat, and is
continually denouncing the party and its leading
members AS this time it is pouring out its
venom because folsooth like honest men we will
adhere to our name Under that name We have
won victories, and suffered deteat-deportlng our
selves with mode deration and justice TO all in the
flush Of success, and with the dignity oi true men
in the hour Of failure. For siXty-iour years we
have dictated the policy, and for three-tourhs OF
h,f o1u ,jniSf Sfnrin Epupral Government.
During which period never was a people more
happy and prosperous on earth, government
more fairly administered at home, or mole re-
soected abroad.
These are trophies to be proud ot-not reasons
for skulkng behind an alias. 1t is a family
name to glory in-one calculated to ex1ite the
bitter envy OF the mushrooms Of yesterday. IN
like the bloaed thing, born into existence from
The corruptons of an hour. we have the reputn-
tion of q noble ancestry to sustain in our acts,
and can give to the people an unblemlshed name
as security that it will in the future, as it has in
The past he done.
WHO cares to hear now, that the Democratic
party alone can the nation?' asks this aoivo-
cate of cheats. 1t is not the CntOn man, that is
cortain-it is question hateful to him. There
is too much truth involved in the assertion to SUIT
him. II e knows it was true in 1850, and that
there is no hope for the country out OF that party
to-day.
But this result he plainly tells US he does not
desire He writes Il half column to prove
conceded fact, viz: that he is posed to 1.-THE
Constitution as it is. and the Union as 1T was"
and in favor of placing the negro upon u par po-
litcally and socially with the white man. No
one questioned the abolition procliviics of the
Union. but as it puts them forward so vauntingly
we will give it the benefit Of the record. Here
it is:
No such Union as it was is among the pos
sibilites of the future. II the phrase he designed
to cover the restoration of slavery to its former
political control in this Republic. it is equally
eenseess. for it is rs plain as the sun at noon
that the peculiar institution has already receiv-
ed mortal wound mall the border slave States
and if it had not suffered this vital blow, the re-
bellon itself, by shedding a food Of light upon
the tendencies of slavery, has nerved the ma ajority
of white men in the land to shake of all national
responsibility for the evil.'