Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-06-01
Correspondence of the Chronicle.
SAN ASpRIAs, Nav 29tl, 1867

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SAN ASDRlAs. May 29tL, 1867.
EDITOR CHRoNIcLE:-I saw an article in
+ the Sacramento UniOn of the 9th. dated at
Mokelumne Hill. and signed "Calaverns. "
which think should receive some comment.
In the first place, don't believe it was writ
ten in this county. as Il contains some bare
faced falsehoods which no sane man would
utter, living on the spot, as the fiction could
be so easily disproved. 1t says: AT this
moment two of the most notorious and vile
/ lobbyists that have ever haunted the purlieus
| of the Capitol. are traversing this region, in
tent on getting into the Legislature men who
will be subservient to theirpurposes." Now,
if these two ''vle lobbyists were in this
county. OF had been during the past week,
some one would have seen them. Tie fact
is, TO such men have been in Calaveras. and
the article was, fabricated to create public
feeling against certain candidates for the
Legislature. Is it any worse to use money
on one side. than to descend to :oul-mouthed
| calumny and lying on the other Our Con-
venton comes off on Wednesday next. and
this article was evidently written in Sacra-
mento, and dated in Calaveras. in order to
divide and distract the Union men of our
county. P rhaps the Union wishes to get up
schism in the party here, as it has succeed
ed in doing in Sacramento. 1t has never
been party organ, and pursues its own pc
culiar selfish policy of 'ruls or ruin," un-
mindful of the great organization which it is
doing so much to undermine and destroy.
We have yet to find out where it has ever
advocated any measure tending to benefit
the southern counties of the State. Sacra.
mento City. the id~l of the Union. depends
upon the northern counties for its support,
and anything which will enhence the pros
perity of that section, finds a warm and ar
dent advocate in the Union. When the
State donated two and a half millions to-
ward aiding the construction of the Pacific
Railroad. the Union said amen because it
was 10 be expended north of Sacramento !;
but when anything was proposed for the
benefit of the southern mines, the Union
opened its batteries at once upon the meas
ure, and villifed and abused all who advo
Gated it. Why has it so persistently follow
ed Hon. Vim. Higby-venting its bottled
malice upon his head on every occasion !.
Simply because he refused to vote away mil
lions of money for the construction of a
Capitol building upon the swampy fats of
the Queen City-a building which. before
the first story is completed, has settled so
much that they dare not continue the i'm
posing structure according to the original
design. 1t seems to have peculiar spite
against Calavcras and Calaveras men. In
fact. there is not man south of Sacramento
who has shown any promise, who is tolerated
by the Union. AS long as it can fill the
Legislature with dolts and wooden men, it
does not fear their influence in favor Of the
southern mines. 1t would have US send
down men pledged to its favorite for the
Sena.e of the United States, and let them be
led into the caucus, with the band of their
master on their necks. and marked john
Does dog" Will the people of Calaveras
submit to such dictation' Will they label
their delegates for Smith or Jones, and thus
become the laughing-stock of the State:
think not.
We have here candidate for Congress.
gentleman whom we all respect, a man of
ability and unhinching integrity; but we do
not make war upon his opponents. and vilIify
the men who are aspiring to tie same high
position. Nevada county is in our Con-
gressional District, but we do not abuse Mr..
Sargent, of that county. because Mr.. Highly
will not get single delegate from there in
the Congressional Convention. and yet Gal
averas" proposes to give him two or three.
and for aught know, four votes for United
States Senator. Ell Dorado county is also in
this District. and yet the county that claims
field against MIR. Highly. We do not see that
those counties care much about our friend.
Why, then. should we trouble ourselves
about their petss If we introduce this fire.
brand into our local politics. it will be like a
two-edged sword, cutting both ways. We
have hard fight on our hands, and cannot
afford to pack any outside issues through the
canvass. So long as sound Union man is
elected to the United States Senate, and none
other will be selected. what do we care ;
Shall we make or lose anything either way !:
The southern mines have never vet had a
Senator, and in all human probability never
will have-certainly not. SO long as the Sac
ramento onion can prevent it. Of all of its
favorite candidates for State and Congress
sional offices. not one of them lives far south
of Sacramento or San Francisco. Give the
Union its way, and not a man south of the
Mokelumue would ever receive nomination
! on the State ticket.
do hope. Mr.. Editor. that Calaveras will
mind its own P's and Q's, and not divide
the Union party on irrelevant issues
LEX.
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