The Placer herald., 1866-12-15
For the Herald

Mr.. Editor.-It is not only unfortunate,
but wrong, for persons to engage in busi
ness for which they are entirely incompetent
to coaduct, and then have to rely upon 9th
ers to carry it on. Such is especially the case.
when the pursuit brings them in direct com
munication with the public. The individual
who contrary to the better judgement of all
men, persists in calling for which he is pro-
fessedly incompetent. is constantly liable to
be placed in a position which should, if it
does not bring the tinge Of shame to bis cheek;
and often causes him, il he lie a true man
and gentleman, to be placed in that most
awkward and humiating position of apollo
gzlng, on feeling the deep necessity of so do
ing. Many good mar, has occupied this
painful position merely from mistaken idea
of the "tiness of things" Such persons are
indeed to be pitied.
These reflections are caused by reading an
article in recent number Of the Stars and
Stripes, which says you should have been
hung, and that you should feel grateful that
your life is spared. Now sir, 10000 voters
in California believed and voted as you did,
and you should have met this territ IL doom
then they should also have suffered the same
punishment. (Some Of these are no doubt the
especial and esteemed friends of the publish,
er and proprietor OF the Stripes.) Would not
that have been gay old hanging day! sus-
pect the writer OF the article referred to, is like
man once beard of who would have whip.
ped another man like bIazes ouly be was a.
fraid for himself. But this proposition would
not have stopped with the execution of thirty
thousand men in California. II 10 hang one
man for opinion sake be right then all men
holding to and practciug the same doctrines
should share the same bloody fate. Under
this doctrine, of the shallow pated scribber
OF The Stripes, over one and a half million in
the North, to say nothing of the South, would
have passed from life to death by the hands
ofbloody executioners. In some ofthe States
the minority would have to execute the ma.
jorlty. How meekly this majority would
have submitted to their execution! What
pity the Stars and Stripes man had not
thought of it sooner! What feast of venge-
ance and flow Of blood! Suppose the attempt
had been made in Ohio in 1862, to hang
$4,000 Democrats by the $4,000 Radicals,
whose blood would have flowed most freely!
Or, say in New York, where 295,OOO would
have had TO execute 100000; or in Indiana,
where ll6,00O would have had to put the
halter on 1928 S,00O-methinks the RAIDS would
have found "hospital graves" at "boody
hands,"
Suppose some scribbler lad slept into some
printing office, where the publisher could nei.
ther print nor edit, four years ago. and ring
such an article in as referred tn, what dread
| fu! xvn,,I1 hov col
my dear Mr.. Boggs under your scribbers
doctrine there would be few, if any, of the
Radicals left. Think of il! According TO
Halls Journal Of Health" over ten millions
ofgaltons of human gore would have been
shed by the laches Of one publisher OF coun,
try journal! TO say nothing Of the vast tun.
mage OF intestines like those of The obese Lows,
Nyes, Tweeds, Crockers, etc, etc. Know
you that the Democracy hold majority Of
all the States of over one million Of men, and
IT 1t had come to hanging-tbat, if man for
man had falIen-that there would have been
one million Of Democrats left, and not Rad.
Boges, watch the columns of your paper, and
don't again be placed in so ridiculous posi-.
ton, is the advice of a true friend. recol-
ect of sort of a crack Drained, idotic look
ing typo being around town about the time
this bloody article appeared, and in the char
ty of my soul l believe be, or some other
equally insane creature, wrung it in on the
Stripes unbeknown 10 you. And now, if you
should unwittingly be lbe cause of the shed
ding of such vast quantities of blood and the
annihilstion, to the last man, of the Bumpers,
it would be indeed unpleasant for you and
your party.
Mr., Editor, have carefully read your paper
for years, and being aware that you would
not engage in throwing dirt, or stoop to an.
swer such pot'house slang as the article re
ferred to, concluded to submit the above TO
your columns, hoping the publisher Of the
Stars and Stripes, whom have formerly es,
teemed as gentleman, will give the matter
serious reflection, and not be again placed
in so ridiculous position. OBSERVER.
GRAND JURY.-This relic of the dark ages.
suggestive of dungeons and chains and in,
quisitions, whose business it is to pry into
peoples business and blast the character end
reputation OF individuals, was in session all
of last week, and reported to the Court on
last Saturday evening. and Stripes.
What an intelligent young man! "Reiic
of dark ages!' Oh, history! how you have
lied.
The WooDsIDE NINE AT GEORGErowx.-
This mine still continues to prove rich in
gold. On Wednesday last there was pound
ed out in mortar, a candle box fall Of
quartz, which yielded $4,000. Mr.. Tread.
well, of Ophr, who was present, brought
over here, the same day, some very fine look