The Placer herald., 1865-05-27
From the Sonora Union Democrat.
1--WE Acknowledge the Corn. "

sub]ugate us. We made strong resistance
"a fshwoman's resistance. We talked
we wroe-we voted. We earnestly exhort>
ed others to talk, write and vote; and we
have been subjugated in spite of our resist
ance. We have said and written harsh
things against the policy of our Government
We have done these things ignorantly. We
never had the benefit of the Boston system
of education. We ignorantly and erro.
neously thought that in order to preserve
that there should be advocates of the people.
We imagined that Government in republic
actually required check; that that check
produced healthy condition Of affairs; and,
as we did not like the governmental policy,
and, being one of the toiers and taxpayers,
our interests and inclinations prompted us
to oppose governmental measures inimical to
our interests and opinions But We were
wrong in this; and we llame Boston for not
insructing us. She might have done this
for she gives law aud morality (O to Amer
lea, and might have educated us and taught
us our duty.
We never loved strong government. We
always thought that as the strength Of the
government increased, the people became
proporionahly weaker. We never admired
rich Government or an extravagant Gov
ernment. We imagined that the govern
ment wealth was our r>poverty. But we now
recant. We have even had a cherished love
for liberty. Now we don't love liberty. We
love strong Government. We admire a
rich Government. We don't complain of
the Government at Washington. That Gov
ernment has dealt as enently with us as
with other subjects. We most devoutly
pray that it may take charge of US altogetb'
er. But we are subjngaed by the mob-by
vag,bonds who thirst for our blood and han.
ker after our spoons. We wish the Wash>
ington Government was rich enough, (and
we offer it our spoons) and strong enough,
and willing enough, to trample on and usurp
the iuaienabIe rights Of the mob Of vaga
bonds who annoy us-strong enough and
willing enough to control its military and
compel its officers in command to suppress
mobs and protect property-willing to court
martial and shoot officers who encourage
nobs to deeds of violence. We don't want
liberty With law, or liberty without law
Liberty with law, as We understand it, is the
liberty OF the mob to burn our property,
disturb the peace, endanger our life; and our
share of liberty is the very liberal share Of
submitting without iAurlnur to save our
life.
As to religious matters, we are not Jew
we are no longer Christian Of any kind
-much less a Catholic. 1t is Christianity
that has made us unpopular. Had we re-
nounced Christianity years since and EN-.
braced Purilanisn. we should now be all
right with the Puritan Coils We are now
trying to hate all Christians and most Of al
the Catholics None of them ever did us
any harm-and we can't hate them very
heartily in our present unregenerated state
though we lean against Christianity and in
favor of Puritanism. The leaning is not
much however; it is very little we lean any
way. 1t is not safe to be quite upright and
dangerous to lean. As to our rights we re
nounce the doctrine of rights generally; and
more particularly our former hereses of
State Rights, rights Of speech, press and of
political and religious opinion; and in fact
everything that is right. We uphold all the
wrongs that we know Of We affirm that
all wrongs are very good things. We intend
10 have no opinions on any subject. This
intention we find exceeding difficult of prac>
tice. We have contracted so fixed and in
veterate habit Of thinking that we contin.
ually relapse. We are improving, however.
We are almost an imbecile, and convalescing
70 complete dementia. When we arrive at
this state of bea,itude we shall seek entrance
into the Puritan Church, and would prefer
that we might be slowly reduced to beggary
by taxation, and that in the declining years
OF our penitence some magnificent niger
may look down on us and patronize his hum
BILE inferior.
We are unfortunately white, and corres'
pondingly humble. We dive beneath the
nigger's scuptureJ heel. We grovel-we
eat dirt. Specimens Of white Puritan have
been seen. They regret their color. They
may sympathize with us.
Would not some Puritan priest please to
skin u.s. Our skin is What makes us feel
mean. We hope that but few Of our unfor-
tunate color will be hereafter born. We are
miscegen ationist. This is not an opinion.
1t clearly proves the total absence of the re-
Elective organs. No man who has any opin-
ion can be a miscegenationist.
Under the circumstances we most earnest
ly hope and pray that Gen. Grant may take
charge Of affairs, and that the sword shall be
the certain, swift and unerring law. That
all violators of the public peace shall be
promptly punished-that irregular military
license shall be restrained-that we shall
have one master and not million-that he
shall hold our lives and fortunes 10 bis strong
grip-and that obedience to him shall be a
full and complete protection against all
others.
We hope to appease the wrath Of the Pur'
itan's God, or devil, ,-or both-apd of their
followers, the Puritan Church military, and
hope and earnestly pray for good strong
military despotism. If our prayer is ans
wered we shall supplicate the aforesaid dei-
ties to make US love them and their followers.