The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1863-01-31
THE PLACER HERALD.
AUBURN, JANUARY, 81, 1858.
Corruptions of Republi canism.

listed for these charges, but in the contests
heretofore, time inducing calmer Judgment,
together with subsequent developments have
shown these charges, for the most part, have
been the ,rumpery Of diseased imagnations.
There never has, however, existed set of
men more furious and inscriptions in this
style of SANDER, than those who are the
leaders and Spokesman of the Republican or
Abolition party. No crime was too dark,
no swndle too astounding, no vlliany too
deep, no corruption too Ioa;hsome, apparent
". for them to believe and charge against a
political opponent. These charges they
made with every appearance of confidence
in their truth Their papers were ever ready
TO swear to them as facts, and indeed they
had so undermined the confidence of the
people in their public men, that it is now
one Of the fruitful sources of that state of
anarchy. unon the brink of which we of the
free States now evidently find ourselves
Upon the princi pie that a scoundrel always
thinks the rest of his fellowlmen cheats and
thieves, we may now give them full credit
for entire belief in their declarations heretol
fore One unacquainted with these people
would suppose them the most pure and vlr.
tuous persons in the world-they are well
posted as to what meanness and crime are,
and have enough cunning to affect horror
for it. when practiced by others. In no IN
stance. however. have this STYLE of Puritan
been trusted with power and office that, AS
party, they have not shown themselves cor
rupt and INSCRIPTIONS beyond precedent
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Federal organizations. The populations Of
New York city has had the effect Of disgust
ing the people of the whole United States.
and was one of the main causes inducing the
recent revolution at the ballot box of the
Empire State.
In Wisconsin, from the Governor down,
they all sold out to Railroad interpretations a
wear or two since. Several Republican
members of Congress were implicated in the
filthy transaction.
In Ohio, Republican State Treasurer
fiIched all the money in the Treasury
amounting to some hundred thousand dol
lars. Since this war opened there has been
such stealing as never was heard OF in the
most corrupt times. and most corrupt Cow
eminent and people in the world. The Sec
rotary of War, Mr.. Cameron, was so stepped
in guilt that his own party associates passed
a scathng resolution upon him through
Congress.
Notwithstanding these facts, the President
,ial conscience was so obtuse upon the matter
a Che a Quhs qbpsahi2 h as I've
to St. Petersburg, as the highest specimen OF
the American character. What wonder tina,
the subordinates in that department have
been guilty of the grossest frauls, thievinc
and peculation, by which millions upon mill
lions have been fIched from the Treasury.
The Navy department is not a whit behind
the War office, in this line-for instance the
Morgan swinde
Republication is rapidly developing ise
in Califor ia. The State Treasurer is de-
nounced by his party associates as dishones
and unpatriotic for paying to the Fedora
powers the Federal tax of 1862 in green
backs" inst, cad of the coin, in which it was
paid by the people to the tax CATERERS.
Mr.. De Long collects in coin and pays
the Federal Treasury in green backs at &c
or 80 per cent. discount, when the
Legislature attempts a howl against him. he
brszeny confesses every act charged against
him, as infamous. Place them in whatever
position you may, they are sure to make 3
record of disgrace to themselves and the
county. Last Summer the aspirants for =
S. Senatorship rather got the best Of T. w
bribery in San Francisco among the mem
bers of the nominating convention for the
State Legislators. Treanor is little toe
brash with his money, and the Phelp.
men caught him in their net, and forthw lit
made quite clamor over the dishonesty o
the Park movement.
The ex attorney for the vigilance commit
tee and his friends felt very sore under the
exposure, but like prudent men nurset
their wrath for day of reckoning. Ac
cording to the reported proceedings of the
Caucus, Park is now reapng a rich harves
of revenge, but the developments are damn
ing to all parties connected Herewith, ant
disgusting to the world generally
1t seems that m Hon! bearing the rare
but euphonious name of Smilh-not Johr
Smith-but Smith Of Butte"-that is hi,
imperial title, as affixed to his State papers
was, either from his appearance of extreme
verdancy, or pa paole approachable coun
tenance, pitched upon by one Watrous, Abra
hams Postal Agent in California, as q re
cruit that might be inviegle into the Phelp'
Camp Forthwith Watrous invites Smith
to take big eat with him. and when both
were jolly, he tells Smith that he can make
man OF hm-set him up as District Judge
Of Butte, or one of the Supreme judges, yea
and put $4,000 in his purse, if Smith viii
al b;S opl pfu 70,
Phelps, as U. S. Senator to which Smith
appears no wise averse; and they appoin
another meeting All this Smith reports
like faithful henchman Of Treanor w. Ano
thereupon two mighty Senators are called
into requisiton viz: Mccullough and Gaskel
At this appointed meeting between Smith
and Watrous, which took place at No. l6
Golden Eagle Hotel, these Senators consent