The Placer herald., 1867-07-06
AUBURN, PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JULY g. 1867.

could ,e made a very sood ins,I,ution.l But with
the lobbyist Golham. and d Radical Legislature,
it would We, avery dangerous power. and. one
to be dreaded by the people. SO you voters look.
out bow you vote, know your man before you
cast your ballot. in19quc % ESQ ~ +
TO THE DouoLAs DEMOCRACY. seti.n1f.
I bave been = Douglas Democrat ever since
Judge Douglas became Il prominent man. aud l
heartily endorse his noble sentiments bat ''thls
Government was made Ly white nen for the ben.
eft OF them and their postcrity." and bis last
words. when death Game like AN evil messenger
and snatched him from the councils Of the Nation,
will ever he Impressed upon my mind: BE true
to the Constitution Of the Uni,ed State'' These
noble words should 10 day fnd u response 10 the
heart of every Douglas Democrat. and recall
from their waDderiDgs, the thousands who hdve
not kept the taith. to sense Of their duty, to
rescue The Constitution from the huuds OF uubs-
levers. nissi Co., niG 9ul gIt.ssry .. 4 ,
II Douglas we're alive TO day. his clarion voice
wou ID be heard, commanding bis legions 10 stund
firm ia the Democratic faith. and march With
unbrnken lines 10 deposit united ballot for The
Constitution and Democracy. / believe that the
Democratic Party is only the party that can sue
cessfully carry on this Government upon Re
publican theory. All otbpi parties have only in.
volved us n trouble, without being able 10 pilot
us out. We have tried enough experiments. u we
want Just and equal Government. with The White
man as Ihr object oil interest, we must come back
to Democratic principles
coHoREss AND ITS Po1rCY r'i ~
The Military Gov epments that Congress has fore.
Ell upon the South is not only Il u'ulpalion OF su-
thority. but cruel, vindiciive and unjust. The
South can never be anything else but part ID
parcel OF this Nation. and any d'shonor,ble terms
imposed upon them. will infict its Disgrace upon
the whole country. We cannot puuisb one mem.
Der Of the body without Causing the whole 10 sui
fer. ' .N ''
The Congressional policy is n crime against
civiIiz 'tiou. disgrace 10 he age. ,und uub'com-
ing the dignity OF great and generous nation.
the whole civilized world will yet condemn 'he
policy Of the narrow mi ded. bigoted dtmagoQues
who have disgr,c-d the Nation. to gratiiy their
own private revenge. How absurd, the doc
trine. that Congress has the power to regulate the
suffrage OF y State; if Congress has the power TO
say that negroes shall vote aud bold office In
Georgia. or Tennessee. what guarantees have we,
that it will not oversep The sovereignty OF Cali
iorna, and admi. all the colored races, china
men &c. to the ballot box here? we have none ut
I'LL California was admitted under the same Fed
eral Constitution that Georgia was. and accord
ing 10 Radical theory Il State cannot secede.
Consequently Georgia was never out OF the Union.
and has lost none OF her Constitutional rights l
believe that the dnctrine OF secession isa iaacy.
that Il State cannot secete. That after Georgia
laid down her arms. and her people submitted
to Federal authority. she is entitled to
her representation in Congress. . I. .-...-
Radicalisn, is making this II Nation OF rnalcon-
tents, aud destroying the faith OF the people in
the justice and stability of Republican institutions.
Aud il will require the united ex-rti0ns OF all
good mn who love Country before party to bring
The Government back to u Constitutional basis
We have given the people good ticket. We
hope to see it triumphanly elected. The resolu-
tions OF both the state aud County onvenlions
az patriotic. und breathe spirit Of peace over
the troubled waters. ....-r ........
Democrats aud lovers OF your Country. rally
10 the rescue, do not have it said that the great
principles which the Party bave set forth were
lost by y ur intXerton see that every Democrat.
very opponent OF Chinese immigration, every
man who does not wish to see negroes voting and
holding "ficc. every man who don'i like the Reg
istry Law, every man who s in favor ola reiuc'
tion Oi the tax. s. see that they all go to the
Polls. And when the sun shall set on The next
4th OF September Jet il set on complete and thor.
ough Democratic victory.
IL conclusion would ask all Democrats and
conservative men, 10 labor hard for the whole
ticket. But let no man vote Tor me who expects
me to use my vote. in favor Of Chinese labor Ne.
gro suffrage, OF Railroad swimdles ForI cannot
represent bis views. Yours respectfully.
GEO. E. MASON.