The Placer herald., 1865-12-23

tar'es and enforced the "Saybrook Platform. :"
Now we only cite the above to show to
Gov. Low that education, and refinement, and
religious culture-and he no doubt thinks
these Purtans were the embodiment of them
a''-are open to criticism as much as little
less learning with more of Christian charity.
While Massachusetts was thus inculcatinp
the fruits OF much lean ming. Virginia was
pursuing the even tenor of her way-peace,
fullv clearing away the forests--establishjp
happy homes in the wilderness ling up
c"ntented and thriving community, and
quietly rearing and educating the Washing.
tons, and Jetfersons, and Madisons, and Hen.
rvs, and Lees, whose geniuses were to lead
the armies OF the Revolution and Law the
foundations OF liberty on the wise and benef
trent basis of constitutional government
Virginia furnished the President of the Con.
vention which framed the Constitution -
She furnished the "Father of the Cons,itu
ton" itself, James Madison. She furnished
the Cicero and Den"sthenes Of that august
assembage, Lee and Henry. She furnished
the Author of the Declaration of Indepen,
denre. She furnished the COMMANDMENT.
Chief of all the armies of the Revolution -
She furnished four out five of the frs, Presi
dents of the United States, who were each
reelected. She furnished the first and great
est Chief Justice of the Supreme Cour. Of
the United States. She SHAPED the policy of
the government which prevailed until 1860,
when the radicals OF the Massachusetts
school obtained power and plunged the
country into all the horrors of the late
war. In the latter s. furnished her Lee
and her Jackson-names that will slime on
the roll of fame among the most ll,,s,rious
through all time. Massachusetts furnished
her Butler and Banks the first having won
for himself the inevitable souhriquet O
Beast" and to which Grant has added COW
ard. and the second that of "Commissary
General" to S,onewal Jarkson and Dick
Tay or. 1t is true tha, Virginia was con.
quered by overwhelming odds, but her sons
proved themselves "heroes descended from
heroes" and did not require magnificent
bounties TO induce them to do what they
conceived to he their duty. Massachusetts
made up her quota principally Of Irish and
negroes from other States at unprecedented
prizes. Only one seventh of her drafted ma.
tives could pass the surgeons, mostly on ac.
count Of scrofulous Affections. Such are
some of the physical results Of her hot bed
system OF education.
Now we ask of Governor Low if he really
thinks system of education so very vicious
which produces men who have welded so
much in;.uence on the destinies of great
nation as have the sons of Virginia. Has he
not decend-d to low, vulgar pr, judice in
contrasting unfavoraby her Christianity and
civilization with those Of another State? We
know good deal Of society there, but we
never knew OF divorce case, nor a Grim.
con. Her daug ghters are virluous, her moth
ers conscientious, her sons duliful. We have
never known Sundays horse race or any
other species of boisterous amusement -
Every one attended c urch and the gospel Z,
not politics, was preached from the pulpit.
These things may be unciviI and unchrslian,
but it must he remembered, in exlenuation.
that they were educated in different school
from that of Massachusetts. They had not
been educated up to her standard.
But enough, Of Governor Low. Only bis
office dgniies him to notice. His own
party are holding him up to the scorn Of all
honest men. His corrupt bargaining, brbe-
ry and disreputatle ,rirkery are too much
even for them We leave him, therefore, to
their tender merces and to the low instincts
Of his own low nature.
The DEMocRArIc PARry.-Founded up,
on the eternal principles of truth and Justice
with the Constitution for its guide, the pros
periy and perpetui'y Of The Union for its
aim, the Democratic party has SO far retain
ed its integrity unspotted and its power un
broken. 1t is now, as it WAS in the days
of old, the friend Of civil and religious
freedom, the friend of the people, the all
vocate Of the great and simple truths
which the Constitution e1nbodies. Preju-
diced against no section Of our common
coun,ry-pledged to the support Of no rnea'
sure that does not insure equal and exact JUS.
tice to all-enIisied not in the cause Of men
but in defence of principles will continue
the contest with the same consciousness
of the final triumph of its cause. which cheer
ed it in former struggles 1.-The conscientious,
ness that it is the cause of truth and instice
With the Constitution it arose, with the
Constitution it has lived, and together with
the Constitution il will die. The one cannot
survive The other. Without the Constitu.
ton the Democratic party would be broken
up, without the Democratic party the Con-
.t'ution would become in day the foot. ball
Of fanalicism.
A city Of Mexico letter has the following;
The most appropriate decree of the day, was
that which relates to the family of Augustin
lturbide. the unfortunate first Emperor OF
Mexico. His two grandsons. Aug"sln and
Salvador. as vet mere children, have been
made princes of Iturbdr, and Iosefa. the
surviving daughter Of the first Emperor, is
made Princess. These titles are not her.
editary. The Princes, and Princess, will
take rank next to the Imperial family. As