The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1864-09-10
From the Marysvillc Express.
Elect Mcclellan aud Save the Country
from Financial Ruin.

will draw to his support the chief CONNER
cial and monied influence throughout the
Union. Capitalists. bankers, merchants,
manufacturers, and business men in every
department of industry, will support McClel
Ian AS means of saving themselves from
certain financial ruin and bankruptcy. The
largest share of the money capital Of the
country, the product of the business energies
and labor of the country, has been necessar
lily drawn into the vortex of the war. Our
Government had to have money in order to
carry on the gigantic contest. 1t could not
obtain a dollar in Europe, and had to rely
entirely on home capital. 1t called on the
people for money, Offering its bonds--prom
ises to pay-as evidences Of the debt. BY
coaxng, by threats and by false statements,
Chase managed to get hold of about all the
gold and silver constituting the capital on
which the banks were doing business giving
them paper IN the place of it. The anre-
ments held out for enormous gains drew
forth the greater portion of the capital held
by individuals aud associations, for loan.
Thus the Government obtained the money
capital of the country. Aside from this, the
armies have been fed, clothed and furnished
with transportation by spectators, who have
traded off about the whole product of the
labor of the country during the past four
years, taking in lieu thereof Government
bonds OF one kind or another. These bonds
OF the Government are in the hands Of all
classes Of people, but the great bulk Of them
ale held by Eastern bankers and capitalists.
They became alarmed at the prospect. The
Government in many instances failed TO per
form its contracts. They SAW wide differ
ence between the actual coin and gold GER
tlhcates. They had been deceived both as
to the character and objects of the war and
its duration. They had parted with their
money under the belief that the rebellion
would soon be put down, peace be restored,
and as consequence, Government bonds
would instantly advance and bring to their
Golfers immense fortunes. Their hopes were
about to be blasted, for it was apparent that
the longer the country went on under the
insane Jacobin policy, the lower Government
securities would fall in the market, ending
| finally with a collapse and reputation. Such
a result would carry ruin and desoalion to
almost every door.
In order to avert the impending calamity,
the leading business men of the East have
united IN grand movement for the rescue
Of the Government from the hands Of the
blind tanaticaI fools who are running it TO
certain destruction. Upon full de'iberaton,
the sharp, shrewd, business men of the coun
try doubtless regarded Mcclellan as man
who could most readily unite all the scatter
ed elements OF an OPPOSITION to Lincoln,
consolidating them into one mighty party
that could not help sweeping the country in
behalf of change and reform. Every one
with particle of business sense must see
that the prosecution of the present. ngger
war, lasting as it must for years to come,
will end in utter reputation of the National
debt and the subversion Of the Government,
leaving the country divided into petty ma
lionai'ies. It's apparent enough that the only
object Lincoln G Co. have in prosecuting the
war is revenge on the South, and the spoils
of army contracts, To avoid this great ca
lamity of dsunion, to save onr republican
form OF government and to save themselves
from the entire loss of all the capital loaned
The Government and property exchanged for
its bonds, General Mcclellan is brought out
on a peace platform as the candidate of the |
great bankers and capitalists of the country |
the candidate of commerce, of trade, of
the manufacturing interest, and Of all indus
trial pursuits in opposition to Liucon's poll
icy of endless war, destruction, devastation,
national poverty and dishonor, and finally,
irrevocabe dissolution of the union.
Upon such an issue as this, it seems TO us
there is no room for doubt as to the verdict
Of the American people Let every business
man ponder over the issues at stake. They
bear no relation to anything that has occur
red in the past. They have nothing to do
with past party issues, but are living realities
of the day and hour Let the films of party |
prejudice be cast aside, and let common
sense, solid business sense, rule. Treat the |
caprap Of "the last man, ,""the last dollar"
and "lhe last ditcb," forever dinned in your
ears by corrupt demagogues in order to get
into Office, with the contempt it deserves
Have no fears about the result. The sholdy
nigger party are doomed The masses
throughout the North are moving, and be,
fore November comes the earth will shake
under the tread of the mighty hosts march
ing under the banner Unconstitutional Union,
Reform, and peace upon honorable terms.
COMP LErED.-The Pacific Turnpike Co.'S |
road from Dutch Flat to Bowman's has been
completed, says the Transcript, and is now
open to the public. The last work on the
Bowman end of the road was completed on
last Saturday. Parties have gone below for
the purpose of making some arrangements
with the owners of the Washington road,
whereby the White Cloud Hill and SkiIlman
Hill can be improved in grade. The road
from this city to the point where it intersects
the Pacific Turnpike, will then be very
easy grade. These two roads are now ready
for travel. Teamsters and others can have
an opportunity Of testing this route to Vir-
ena No tolls will be charged on the
Pacific route for some time. The only toll
gate between this city and Bowman's, is on