The Placer herald., 1865-08-12
Remarkable Coincidence-..A Plum for E..
L. Bradley.

ResolveG, That henreforth the watchword
Of American patriotism will be, America for
Americans, and by Americans, which inclul
des all men born on native or foreign soil,
who accept in their hearts our Declaration
of Independence. our Constitution and our
avs, and who are inspired 10y the sprit OF
A.eriran liberty. while it rigidly excludes
all, both native and foreign, in whose hearts
there is avowed sympathy with dcmeslc
traitors or foreign foes.
This singular and crudelv worded resolul
ton has been the subject Of more or less
comment, as to the full scope Of its meaning.
! 1t seemed to have an Intended meaning that
was not fu'ly expressed, and for this reason
Democrats and Short Hairs" have contend
ed that it meant to favor negro suffrage,
| while the Long Hairs" have s,outy Object
ed to such construction.
Perhaps We can throw some ligh, upon
the sui ject, and enable disputants to see pre-
cisey what WAS meant 10y that resolution be.
fore il was shorn of its strength and repro.
duced secondhand by the convention com
mttee.
In the Dutch Flat Enquirer, Of the 22nd
Of April last, is to te found an account Of
the proceedings had and the resolutions
passed, at the funeral obseqnies of President
Lincoln, in that place. on the Wednt sday
previous. The committee Of arrangements
had drafted and adopted preamble and res
o!utons, and reported them TO the assem-
blaGe. Beside the resolutions expressing the
public grief and horror Upon the awful event,
the following, Of a political character, was
reported as the fourth Of the series:
THAT hencetorlh the warhworl Of Amer,
lean patriotism will I've "Amerca for Ameri
caNs?" and. 10y americans it will include oil
mtn born on native or tore On soil who ac-
cept in their hearts our Deciar; ton of Inde-
pendence, our Constitution and cur laws. and
who are inspired by American liberty. while
it rigidiy excludes oil. both native, and for
| eigners, in whose hearts there is avuwed
sympathy with domestic traitors or foreign
foes. AND THIS DEFINITION Is NOT
LIMITED OR MODIFIED BY TIE obi
Gus OR UNRlGLIIEOUS DISTINCTION
OF COLOR
The reader will he surprised at the re.
markabie similarity of the two resou,ons-
In fact they are the same almost word for
word, except ths last sentence. Chat we have
cspitaized) in the Dutch Flat resolution
and that resolution was published to the
oJy of, ha o.l.
ted at Auburn. The original resolution con
taned pith and point, and conveyed in Lam
guage unmistakabe the intention of its fra
mels, to advocate in the future, social and
political equality without distinction of cofo,;
and it would seem they embraced the occal
sion whe n the public mind Was peculiarly
exercised to get An Endorsement Of sent
ment that was soon to form an important
and exciting issue in national politics.
The similarity Of the resolutions was no
matter of chance they are the same and
it is altogether probable that it was the in
tenton to pass the Dutch Flat resolution en-
tire, out that some Of the members feared it
would lie bad policy, and therefore ernascu
| lated it, and presented it to the Convention
deprived OF its original force and Vitality
Three members, of the six upon the commit
tee were from Dutch Flat, and thi, fact IA.
vo's the belief that the resolution "pain and
simple" was their intention and desire, but
they could not bring their colleagues to the
scratch BE this as it may, the committee
failed TO face the music, as did the Dutch
Flaters in their local assemblage.
But in connection with the passage Of the
original resolution at Dutch Flat, is fac,
that is important and interesting for the vo
te,s os Placer county to know. On the
committee that drafted and adopted the reso,
luton, was Mr.. Ell Bradley now the Long
| Haired candidate for State Senator. After
the preamble and resolutions were read in
committee, all those favorable to their adop
ton were requested to rise to their feet; and
we have il from authority upon which we
can rely, that Mr.. Bradley was the first man
to rlse to bis feet in response. ljnt whether
he was first or last, he was one Of the com
mittee who adopted This resolution, and
stands committed to its letter and spirit.
This, then, was Mr.. Bradleys position
three months ago: america for americans,
mHtoW regard 10 "Me odioas and unrighhous
distinction Of Color" That is. if there is any
meaning in language, he was in favor of the
socis and political equality Of negroes with
the whites.
Voters of Placer county after reading the
above record of the candidate, can you doubt
for moment, that if elected, he will not be
ready to vote and put in practice the de-
mands Of the Dutch Flat resolution.
Ex,- The latest accounts from Crescent
City destroys all the hopes entertained that