The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

sponsibility of them.
Personally it is not probable that the Eng.
sh King was worse man than majority
Of ourselves. He was man like one Of us,
with frilties and liability to err. That he did
err, and did acknowledge with manly caudor
that error is proven by his acknowledging
the independence of these States separately,
and distinctly, upon the grounds that each
respectively claimed it, and entering into
terms of amitv and friendship with the Cow
ernment which the States combined to set
up and endowed with treaty making power.
This mighty sovereign, with the prejudices
of centuries TO sanction his pride and omnipo'
tence towards these colonies. permittd the
brave and honest men of his day to de-
nounce and crfticise in the most emphatic
manner the policy of his administration,
without resort to bastie or banishment.-
Why then cannot an American people, assum'
ing to exercise the same sovereignty as be,
be equally just! 1t is a time to look into
our own hearts, not with the self sufficiency
of the egotist, or unchrstan bigot, but
humbly as men conscious of their tenn
dency to err-truthfully as men desirous to
know and amend that error. Let us resolve
W ACT dUtNt PAL lIZtu pIluuuSSS duu uppu eho
true basis and theories Of politics, as given to
us through the sacrificing pains ofour sainted
fathers; with the determination to settle all
matters equitably-upon the basis of justice,
rather than power, remembering at all times,
that Governments are the handwork of man
but that man is the offspring Of the genius
Of God, and that eternal progress is one Of
the essentials of divinity, and prevades the
world as well in politics as in moral and
physical sense.
"Oh! conscience. conscience man s most faithful
friend,
Him canst thou comfort ease relieve. defend;
But if he will thy friendly checks forego.
Thou art, oh. wo for me- his deadliest foe.
FOURTH OF JULY.-Dr. Morse, of Sacra'
mento City, will deliver the Grafton today
and the Declaration of Independence will
be read by E. l.. Craig, Esq, of this place.
Our citizens have made preparations for
large number to join in the celebration.
The New Town OF WILsoN.-The citi-
zens of this new town "inaugurated' it on
Saturday last with barbecue. Speeches
were made by several gentlemen present,
and numerous toasts drank upon the occa-
sion. Numerous houses are being built and
and Wilson bids fair to be quite village.
COLLISION The trains on the Sacramen
to Railroad come into collision yesterday
From this fact the mail Stage did uot arrive
in Auburn until after IL o'clock, NJ.
TowNsmp No 4.-The friends of the
Butte Call'' in this Township have elected
Cal. A. Kipp, as delegate to the State Con-
vention. They have also placed him upon
the Central Committee. Of the united dem
ocracy, for the ensuing year.
CoNFEssIoNs.-We are human, and liable
to err-we confess we have done those
thinee we ought not to have done-to have
left undone those things which we ought to
have done. We are great sinner; but We
have never yet stopped to place ourselves OF
a political equality with any editor whose
we'll settled rule of action, is based upor
this oposition-"wilI it pay?" Judge
Boust of the Dutch Flat Enquiner, is there
fore turned over to the Nerced Banner, with
whom he can settle all matters relating to
political consistency. We have no desire tc
fling filth with scavengers."
City OF MEXICO TAKEN-The French
army took possession of the city Of Mexico
on the lst instant. The President and The
members of his Cabinet retired to the city
of San Luis Potos.
IIor WEATHER-The past week has beer
very hot-excessive y so.
Bsay- Remember the Democratic meeting
tonight.
THE BALL noLLING.-A friend writing
us from Yankee jim, says: "rhe democrat
ic ball is rolling on in this vicinity. w
have called our Township Convention a
Forest Hill for the 4th, when we expect tt
= have a rousng time. There is universe