The Placer herald., 1867-06-29
Young Men.

That majority Of the young men OF the
country should have been carried away by
the war fever into the ranks Of the socalled
Union party, is not surprising. Young blood
don't always stop to reason. 1t is two years
now, however, since the war closed, and
those who are just entering upon the active
business of life, many Of whom will hereafter
participate in the councils Of the country,
and all of whom will exert their influence
for Its veal or woe, should 20 longer allow
themselves to DO caught by clap trap, sophis'
tical arguments, or unduly swayed by their
prejudices. They should ponder we'll what
their country has been, aud what It's, and if
in their investigations they should find it has
fallen from its high estate, they should then
inquire who were the men and what the
causes tdat wrought its glory-who are the
men and what the causes that wrought its
downfall!
If they VIII pursue their Investigations in
candid spirit, we greatly err it they will
not find that for sixty years, with two or
three short intervals excepted, the Democrat.
ic party under the wise leadership OF Jetferl
son, Madison, Jackson and their compatriots,
governed the country with sway so mild
that each year we progressed toward the
standard 10 government marked as early per-
fection: ".hat government is best which
governs the least" country SO overflow
ing with glorious resultsn ever gladdened the
eyes of mankind. With taxes merely NOM
inaI, rich in the productions Of the earth,
rich in manufactures, rich in a white-winged
commerce reaching the remotest part of the
earth rich 10 morals and virtue, public and
private-never were a people SO blessed.
Such was the condition Of the country, six
years ago the Democracy surrendered the
government into the hands Of their oppo'
nents. What followed! Impelled by IA
nalicism that knows no rest the Abo'itionists,
refusing to make concessions, refusing all
compromises nay, purposely defeating the
Critenden compromise, plunged the country
into dreadful war-a war ostenslbIy to re-
store the Union, but war which no one
but fool or kuave can fail to see at this
late hour was war TO overthrow the form
Of government framed by the Fathers of the
Republic. Have not the instigators and up.
holders Of the war had all authority and
power since the war commenced? Is the Uni.
on restored? Has there been single law
passed with view to its restoration? Not
one. On the contrary, almost every law en-
acted by Congress has been designed to pre-
vent restoration of the old Union, indeed,
intended the more etfsctualy to destroy it,
and upon its ruins TO erect a centralized des.
potsm to be styled the new nation. We
have as tho result, not vet full fedged, con
solidaed despotism, but grinding tyranny
disgraceful to free people, and progressing
rapidly towards government of centralized
power which will resemble the old Union in
nothing government of enormous taxes,
infamous tariffs, and with its privileged class
of wealth-its arstocracy Of bondholders.
Are the young men, the Iaborers and mechan'
les Of the country, prepared to assume their
share of these grievous burdens without
protest. But further. This wretched party Of
broken promises, this miscaled Union party,
don't propose TO stop in their scheme OF des'
truction and reconstruction with simple
despotism they inscribe upon their banners
the dogma Of the equality Of the races-the
universal brotherhood Of man, and design ul'
timately to merge the country into de.
bauched mongrelsm. Are the young men
Of this State prepared 10 mate with the low
and demoralized Chinese-to compete with
Coolie labor and share their citizenship with
the refuse millions OF the Chinese Empire
Such is the destiny to which the party in
power invite them. Their leading papers
openly advocate it, and he who will not see
it must be wllfuly blind
Opposed to this vicious crew and their
vicious doctrines, is the grand old Democrat
c party, full of vitality and vigor, pointing
to it's glorious sixty years record, demanding
the Constitution and the Union as their fore
fathers made them, pledged, moreover. TO
restore them, and asking the young blood Of
the country to aid them in the noble under
taking Appealing thus to the descendants
Of Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and Otis,
the appeal should not be vain one. The
young men OF the country, above all others,
should shun mongrelsm as they would the
eprosy, and devote all their thoughts and
energies to the restoration Of that genial and
beneficent government founded by him who
was FIRST 10 peace first 10 war and first in
the hearts Of bis countrymen." Union Dena
A Coop IDEA.-We lately noticed in the
advertising columns Of the Gold Hill Ncws
an argument for the election Of certain can
ddate for the Office Of Town Marshal. We
think that it would be good idea it it were
The usual custom for candidates to enjoy the
aid of newspapers only through their adver-
tisino columns Oakland Net0s.
Brigham Young, President Of the Latter
Day Saints, reached bis sixty'sixth anniversa
~ on Saturday last. Many Of his friends
and admirers called upon him during the
dav, presenting their compliments and con.
eratulatiops. So says the Telegraph, 3rd
instant.
GEN. Howard estimates that within the
last four years over million negroes nave
"kicked the bucket" Under the ola re9'n'e'
during the same time, not half that number
would have pershed.