The Placer herald., 1865-09-02
Troubled in Spirit.

ton, and in consequence the organ is trou-
bled and even humbed in spirit, and after
series OF anxious inquiries to the editors of
the Placer Herald, makes pathetic and
smiling appeal to democrats, not to "keep
open the breach which the asperties inalien-
able from a state of civil war have produc'
ed" by supporting the opposition or Peoples
ticket
How will it be possible for the Copper
head Rattlesnake Democracy of Placer to
resist such touching appeal! The Stripes,
the organ, stands with overtlowing, gushing
tenderness, ready to receive them in the eul.
brace of its black and loving arms; and it
they will only indure the hug, every lover Of
negro equality, and every long haired coun
ty candidate will be willing to forget the
harsh "iuaeuabe asperiiy" they lave so
long felt toward them.
Brother Democrats the Stripes is ia a
melting mood. With heaving breast, mois
tened eye, and convenient kerchef to blow
lis nose, it bids you an atfectonate welcome
to the ranks OF the misceoens, aud will for
get the bitter past, ii you but vote for the
long'hared candidates, help to prolong the
existence OF the party, and establish the ne
gro equality doctrines of Sumner and Chase,
and their class of theorists who scout the
democratic sentiment that this Government
was "instituted for the benefit of white men
and their poslerity forever"
If you can swallow the nirger pill. and
vote for Bradley, Yule, ct id onane denus.
you are "bully boys, with glass eyes" every
one OF you; and the vianous taint of trea'
son and secession, so long injecting your po-
Utica garments, will be washed away by The
great big crocodile voIun> tears of your new
found but irrepressibe political cogeners.
Democrats, can you resist the tears and
sobs of the Stripes. We know how your
manly hearts will be affected ty these sirns
Of woe and affection; but there may be other
duties to perform that viii not admit of your
yielding; possibly you will be as stern and
srict in the performance of that. duty as
Andy johnson. even though woman is to
be hang. Il so be it's so,' why then, all
that is left for you is to strike proper the
atricaI attitude, (mournfuI Ike, aud with
one hand shielding your flowing eyes, extend
the five digi;s Of the other, give a funeral
squeeze, and say you ''csn't pom honor" for
after political death comes damnaton, and
that would be nearly HI"
Democrats, the bowels Of the Stripes
yearns towards you-(suJ rosa, the bowels of
the Stripes has been afflicted for some time)
and it may even give you the bely-ache
to resist its appeals for your votes, on acr
count of the "inaienabIe a,perties'' it might
continue TO entertain; bat doubtless YOU will
endeavor to fortfy your stomachs with
something" to counleract such an unpeas>
ant contingency. lfyou have any respect
for our opinion as a medical adviser, don't
take the dose offered by the Stripes Bran
dy straight, with a little Jamaica ginger.
would be better in keeping off the "gripes "
that is hid in the profIered portion Of the
Stripes.
But We had almost overlooked very se-
rious and important conundrum propounded
by the Stripes, for the solution of demo-
Gratis, before they cast their ballots, in thQ
following sentence:
Should not the performance of our duties as
citizens be entitled TO hi CHER consideration than
the accomplishment of a doubtful benefit for
party
AS the Stripes is considered sound on :
"high consideration" probably there is {
valuable" suggestion in the above that ma,
be OF interest to poor cusses. Some unso
phiscaed democrat might consider tina
much Of the obscurity of the paragraph
would have been removed, if the word "pun
gle" had been deity inserted therein, bu
then that would not have been diplomaic-
and the Stripes takes to diplomacy as i
would to oysters-tr fried, roasted or slewed
or on the half shell.
But pleasantly aside, democrats will prob
ably give due weight to the suggestion con
tanned in the conumdrum, beng conscious
Of the consistency Of the Stripes in Away
lokiug to the higher duties of the citizen il
electing none but the best men to Office
without regard to the ACCOMPLISHMENT o
doubtful benefits for its party" Who, tba
has been reader Of the Stripes in the pas
: few years, but can bear testimony n reoar,
e to its disntereSted course. How sensib
the public mind has been effected by the ee
vation OF It's tone, the purity ofts sentiments
the polish Of its language, aud its entire in
dependence OF the tramnels of party Per
haps some reader can remember-we do no
when 1t supported democrat for office
in preference to its own nominees, because i
looked only to the election Of the best mel
, to office. Perhaps some reader, by the al,
of a powerful microscope, may discover som
of these democrats now in official position
With the same magnifying glass, the heart
; of these democrats may be observed, pulsa
ting gratefully toward the Stripes, for its i'm
partial bestowa of the refreshing dew an,
sweet mamma of public office upon them.
We opine, however, that the most atten
tive readers Of the Stripes will remembe
with a distinctness that will be lasting
the anathemas, vituperation, bilhasgate, tn
organ has hurled against democrats durin!
. the whole course Of its publication. Fo
democrats, its midest words have bee
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