The Placer herald., 1866-05-05
Trnth of History Vindicated.

AS to the means, open and secret, by
which the blood letting party which b
misruled, and during the last five years all
most destroyed our once great, happy and
prosperous country, much debate and no
little elimination has existed; the Jacobin
press and demagogues insisting that the war
was wantonly commenced by the people Of
the South when they fired on Fort Sumter,
at Charleston, and the Democratic press and
statesman insisting and proving that it was
by the treachery and trick of the Lincoln
Administration; and that it was done in or
der to precipitate war and fire and madden
the people of the North. "The truth of
history shall be vindicated," and day by day
the flmsey veil, worn by the leading devils
in the tragedy of the last five years, is falling
off, and they are being left exposed, in all
their corruption and wicked deformity,
to the eyes of deuded and deceived peo-
Pile.
the CINCINNATI Gazette, and copied by the
Sacramento Union, proves the charges made
by the Democracy against the Lincoln ADJ
ministration as to the cause of the war:
"There are four points in Stewards course
during the war that it may be well to con
slider. In the first place, the proof is posi-
tive that he gave pledges to the South Caro-
lima Commissioners Forsyth, Crawford and
Roman, through third parties, that Fort
Sumter should be evacuated He then de
feated the possibility Of relieving the garri
son, by sending the only vessel On the whole
coast that could render the expedition sue.
cessful to another point. While she was be
ing prepared by the express order of Lin
colu and the Navy Department, for the ex
pedtion against Sumter, and when the flee
at length sailed, expecting to meet the vesse
which had put to sea at Fort Sumter Sew
ard caused dispatch to be sent to the rebel
in Charleston, informing them that flee
had sailed to relieve Sumter, upon which
the rebels opened fire upon the Fort and re
duced it. These are grave statements. but
they are susceptible of abundant proof"
Here all is onfessed that was ever chargl
ed against the Administration of Lincoln
Bent on hostile purpose toward Seward per.
sonally, nothing is said of Lincolus connec'
ton in the affair; but without him, it is the
play Of Hamlet without Hamlet. When
rogues fall out honest men get their dues,
and it seems that the heavy blows struck by
President johnson on the charne house, in
which the leaders of the Republican party
have concocted and hidden their secrets, is
about to be blown TO atoms, and all their
rascaity and treason exposed. hat the
Commissioners of the South received assur,
ances from the Lincoln Administration that
Sumter would be evacuated there can be no
doubt The secret rentorcements and sup,
plies were to be sent to the fort while these
assurances were in force that in the mean
time tool was selected by the Adminstra.
ton to inform the people of Charleston
that reinforcements were being sent to the
fort in violation of its sacred agreements, is
fact which cannot be gainsayed; and that
this tool holds an important foreign mission,
is matter of record. The result was, in all
respects, all the conspirators against he
United States desired and planned The
South exasperated by the most foul treach.
cry on the part of an administration and
party, hostile to them and their interests,
opened their guns and Sumter fell. Then
the cry came from the foul mouths of the
Radicals, and from their still more filthy
press, that the South had made war on the
United States, and the people in the holy
name of patriotism and Union were called to
the rescue.
"Whom the Gods will to destroy, they
first make mad;" and we are satisfied that
the war now being waged in the Black Re-
publican ranks will not be healed until their
corruptions are exposed, and the people have
consigned them to the lowest depths of dis
grace and nfamy depths So low that plac-
ing themselves on an equality with negroes,
Cinnamon, etc., will not save them from
conscious depravity and wickedness. The
people now know that the crazy Radicals,
by ireacbery, precipitated the late war, and
the action of Congress for the last four
months, demonstrates that they are the only
obstacles in the way of peace and Union.
How long will the people permit these Jaco'
bins to abuse their patience and disturb the
country! Virginia (Neu.) Union.