The Placer herald., 1867-05-04
EARNEST WORK.

week, and called State Convention to be
held in San Francisco on Wednesday, June
10th, for the nomination of State and other
officers. All that is necessary to secure
complete victory is an early and thorough
organization. The Democracy have been
sneerngly called "tbe uuterrifed," and they
deserve the name. They have been beaten
in this State for the last six years; yet they
present as bold front to-day, are as earnest,
as resolute, as uncompromsing, as enthusi.
astc as they were in the day of triumph.
This was manifested at the meeting of the
Committee. There is moral 10 this mani
fes,ation of pluck and persistence-tbis un'
conquerabe determination to triumph, which
all men may study with profit. 1t suggests
that the Democracy are moved by stern, in.
flexible and unfslteriug convictions; and
Wendell Phillips tells us that such men will
win in the end. The committee was not
composed of the stipendiaries of the State or
National Governments-of,t the tools OF Sen
atoral or Gubernatorial aspirants; but of
men who know they are right-who believe
we are all in danger of utter shipwreck from
the perverse theories and corrupt practices
of the party in power--snd who have sworn
that this fight shall 60 on until union, har'
mouy aud prosperity are again restored to
our country and its people. And the action
of the Committee was entirely harmonious,
and characterized by great earnestness and
which foreshadows success. The
right feeling was displayed-a feeling which
reminded US of the good old days when the
Democracy were strong and the opposition
weak.
We believe it is the settled conviction OF
the masses that our form Of Government
the liberties Of the people-our institutions
must be man'a aimed and preserved. and
that the Democratic party Of the United
States can alone be depended upon for that
purpose The Radicals are endeadoring to
change our republican form of Government
into military despotism. 1t is manifest
from the malignant temper shown by the
leading revoutionists in Congress, that in
their march to despotic Capitalization OF
all power in the hands of that body, they are
ready and willing to strike down both the
executive and judicial departments of the
Governm ent, because they stand in the way
of their reckless and destructive designs.
They insoently declare that the President is
an construction" in their way and "must be
and because he refuses to approve
their reasonable purposes they threaten to
impeach him! The Supreme Court decided
their acts unconstitutional, and they threaten
to remodel" the Supreme Court! The Su-
preme Court must not decide according to
law, according to their convictions of justice
and duty, but in accordance to the dictaton
of Congressional conspirators! Is it strange
that the people are becoming alarmed at
these b high-handed outrages, which, if not
checked, must result in despotlsm?
Never for one moment has the Democratic
party doubted its faith, or distrusted its
power to restore peace upon honorable terms
could the opportunity be. presented. Under
the hypocritical plea Of devotion to the
Union, the Radicals carried the elections;
and what have they done? Have they re-
stored the Union! They had the power,
they could have done it, but, f party pur-
poses, they refused. A restored Union
would deprive them of office and the oppor>
tunity to swindIe the Government. They
are not the men to surrender power or give
up the luxury of swindling. 1t is idle to ex'
pect restored Union so long as they remain
in power, and the masses are becoming con-
yinced of the fact.
From indications we believe that the
time has now come for the Democracy to
triumph The motive can never be greater,
and the field has not been SO clear since
1861. The people can no longer be deceiv'
ed by "loyalty" and the humbug cry OF de-
votion to the Union; we are no longer under
martial law; the reign of intimidation and
terror is over; gentry in soldier straps are
no longer to be feared and propitiated; the
occupation of informers and spies is gone;
the doors of BastiIes are closed; and military
commissions, ''organized to convict" received
a death blow at the hands Of the Supreme
Court. In short, the time has come when
labor and votes will have their elfect-only
to be neutralized by labor and votes on the
other side. In a fair fight, whoever presents
the best cause will triumph in the end. We
do not fear the "Congressional corruption
fund.-" nor the Misrepresentation and abuse
of the Radicals. We do not believe that
men can again be bribed or frightened into
the support Of party which seeks to con-
vert our government into despotsm. The
success Of the Democratic party cannot re-
store to life the millions who became the
victims of a mad and reckless fanatcism; it
cannot relieve the people Of the burden OF
debt incurred in the late war; but it will re-
store the Union, save the Constitution, re-
establish relations of friendship between all
the States and among all the people, and
continue the Honest, economical and patrl
otic Government we always had, until it was
interrupted by this frightful episode of civil
war. What we want now is active, earnest,
ceaseless work. What Democrat will hesit
tate when the future is SO brght?-Mou"'
tain Democrat.
An old hotel keeper in Washington once