Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-05-25
Second Congressional District.


gan, published in El Dorado county. chime 5
In with the Sacramento Union and Bee IN
their hostility to the Hon. William Hig'y,
the popular Representative from this Dis
trict. Hear the mouthpiece Of the copper
heads:
A SWEET REPREsENTATIvE.-Bill Highly,
late loyal repr' sentative in Congress from
this District, wants to be reelected. What
kind OF representative has he made His
own party charge him with being the mere
tool of Connrs>. When asked 10 do some
thing for our District. he would answ'r.
Have you seen Mr.. Conness about it YET :"
lie could do nothing until ordered by Con-
n IS. Highly is a progressive Radical-he
not only tavors negro suffrage, but Chinese
suffrage.
Appended to thr above is a scurrilous ar
ticle from the Morning Call, paper publish
ed in San Francisco, which has never been
recognized as a Union sheet, and is particu-
larly hostile to Mr.. Highly on purely personal
grounds. One of the late owners Of the Ca |
was formerly Indian Agent on this coast
and because Mr.. Highly saw fit to report
some Of his transactions while acting for the
Government, tina: paper has been his persist
ent enemy ever since. Last Wint.r it ac-
cused our + preventative OF putting over
the congressional election from last year,
when there was 10 other election held in the
State. until this. thus sa wing the stare ar
least one hundred thousand dollars. When
It was thought that special election would
have to b. held % thet we could be repre-
scented il the 40tE Co. gress. which met on
the 4th of March, the Gail said Mr. Highly
was responsible for tn trouble aud expense
TO which the people would have been put to-
No paper knew better than It. that Mr. Hig-
by had nothing TO do with the postponing of
the Congressional election, as it was done
| while he was in Washington, without his
advice or knowledge. 1t is true that Mr..
Sawyer, of this county, introduced the till
and secured its passage, not to favor any of
our members, but to save the State the ex-
pense of an election. When it was found
that this arrangement would not injure Nr.
Highly, it trumped up the idea that our
Member was simply the tool of Mr.. Conness
and says, when asked to do something for
our District, he would answer, Have you
seen MIR. Conness about it yet:' He could
do nothing until ordered by Conness." Those
who know Mr.. Highly Intimately. know thar
there is not more fearless or independent
man in the State than he. He has never
been under the dictation of any man or any
| clique; he has stood boldly forth as the
champion of human rights and political
freedom. aid swerved neither to the right
nor to the left to please any one. His course
has met the hearty approval of every loyal
man in the State. and with the exception of
few copperhead sheets, we believe he has
been endorsed by every party organ within
his District.
Mr.. Highly has always been on good terms
with our representatives in both Houses of
Congress, ami it WIS nothing more than
natural that he should inquire, whether par
ties had seen our only loysl Senator. before
he would endeavor to pass a bill through the
House of Representatives. Unless it could BE-
put through the Senate, there would be no
use of putting it through the House. Mr..
Conness would naturally ask the same ques-
ton if the measure had first been presented
to him. Out of simple interrogatory which
any delegate from State to one branch
would ask. newspapers. opposed to Mr..
Conness, are now trying to damage Mr..
Hisbys chance for a denomination. For
years he has ably represented California in
our National Legislature. He has stood
there faithful senlinek guarding the inter-
ests of the people of this coast, and calumny
has not dared to even utter whisper against
his integrity or his patriotism. Yet some of
these papers say he has ''outliv.d his useful
ness" The fact is, he is just now prepared
to be most useful to his constituents il
takes years to become acquainted with the
usages of Congress. and what is more, for
Congress to appreciate ones ability. How
was it with Thad. Stevens: He was in Con-
gress years before they would acknowledge
his superior attainments. A man must have
the brilliancy OF Clay, or the proiundity OF
Webster. if he expects to become a "br:ght
and shining light" at once in that august
body. Have any Of NJ. iiisby's opponent.
those brilliant qualifications: Will any of
them accomplish more than he has done:
Will they make brighter mark there than
he has already: Each new term adds to
members influence and strength if his con-
stituents appreciate his abilities. and return
him, Congress takes it for granted that they
are satisfied with his actions, and gives him
each time more important positions on ON
mittees, and pays more deferance to his
wishes. An old member can accomplish ten
times as much for his constituents as new
one. California has great interests at stake,
and in order that she may be heard in Con-
gress, we should send men there who have
the confidence and esteem of their fellow
members. We trust that the Union men of
this District will not hearken to Copperhead
sheets. but return one of the ablest and most
loyal representatives ever sent from this
coast to Washington.
County Judge
We hear of no opposition to the renomi-
nation of Hon. James Barclay. for the po-
si:iOn of Judge of this countv Dnr;no tho