The Placer herald., 1867-07-13

The Pacific Railroad, with good Democratic
Governor and Legislature to hold them IN checH,
could be made very good institution. But win
the lobbyist Gorham, and Radical Legislature,
it would be a very dangerous power. and one
to be dreaded by the people. So you voters look
out how you vote know yoar man before you
cast your ballot.
TO THE DOUGLAS DEMOCRACY.
have been q Douglas Democrat ever since
Judge Dough became prominent man. and l
heartily endorse his noble sentiments that ''this
Government was made by white men for the ben
eft of them and their posterity," and his last
words when death came like an evil messenger
and snatched him from the councils OF the Nation,
will ever be Impressed upon my mind: BE true
to the Constitution of the United States" These
noble words should TO day lind response IN the
heart of every Douglas Democrat. and recall
from their wanderings the thousands who have
not kept the iaith to sense OF their duty, to
rescue the Constitution from the hands OF unbe
levers. 4
If Douglas were alive today, his clarion voice
would be heard, commanding his lcglons 10 STAND
firm in the Democratic faith, and march WIN
unbroken lines to deposit united ballot for the
Constitution and Democracy. l believe that the
Democratic Party is only the party that can sue
cessfully carry on this Government upon he
publican theory. All other parties have only m
volved US in trouble, without being able 10 pilot
us out we have tried enough experiments, II we
want lust and euual Government. with the white
man as the object of interest we must come back
TO Democratic principles.
CONGRESS AND IT'S POLICY.
The Military Governments that Congress has fore
ed upon the South, is not only usurpalion OF au-
thorty, but cruel, vindictve and unjust. The
South can never be anything else but part ana
parcel of this Nation, and any dishonor"ble tel ms
imposed upon them, will infct its disgrace upon
the whole country. We cannot punish one mem
bar nj thn hodv without causing the whole TO sui
fer.
The Congressional policy is crime against
civilization q disgrace to the age, and unbccom-
ing the dignity OF great and generous nation.
the whole civilized world will yet condemn the
policy of the narrow miGded. bigoted demago9ues
who have disgraced the Nation, to crafty their
own private revenge. How absurd, the doc
trine that Congress has the power to regulate the
suffrage of IL State; if Congress has the power to
say that negroes shall vote and hold Office IN
Georgia. or Tennessee, what guarantees have we,
that it will not overscp the sovereignty OF Cali
tornia, and admit all the colored races, china
men &c. to the ballot box here? we have none at
all. California was admit ted under the same Fed
eral Constitution that Georgia was, and accord
ing to Radical theory Il State cannot secede.
Consequently Georgia was never out oil the Union.
and has lost none OF her Constitutional rights. l
believe that the doctrine oil secession is a ialacy.
that a State cannot sccede. That after Georgia
laid down her arms, and her people subm tied
to Federal authority. she is entitled to
her representation in Congress.
Radicalsm is making this a Nation OF ma con-
tents, and destroying the faith OF the people in
the justice and stability of Republican institutions:
And it will require the united eXrrtions OF all
good men who love Country before party to bring
the Government back to Constitutional basis.
We have given the people good ticket. We
hope to see it tIiumphlnly elected. The reso!u-
tions OF both the state and County Conventions
a. patriotic. aud breathe spirit OF peace over
the troubled walers9
Democrats anl lovers Of your Country. rally
to the rescue; do not have it said that the great
principles which the Party have set forth were
lost by your neXertion. See that every Democrat,
every opponent OF Chinese immigration, every
naa who does not wish TO see negroes voting and
holding Office. every man who don't like the Reg
stry Law, every man who is in favor OF a redhc-
tion oi the taxes. see that they all go to the
Polls. And when the sun shall set on the next
4th OF September let it set on Il complete and thor
ough Democratic victory
In conclusion would ask all Democrats and
conservative men to labor hard for the whole
ticket. Bat let no man vote for me who expects
me to use my vote. in favor Of Chinese labor. Ne
gro suffrage or Railroad swindes. For cannot
represent his views. Yours respectfully.
GEO. Il. MASON.