Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-08-10
"Coxs1srEscr."-The Sacramento Union

The Sacramento Union
has had great deal to say, recently about
its "consistency." It is consistent in incon-.
sistency. During the two years which have
elapsed since the cessation of hostiities, up
to the time of holding the June Convention,
the Union was loud -mouthed and persistent
in its endeavors to impress upon Union men
the vital necessity of maintaining their or
ganization intact for the reasons that. al
though Southern traitors had been compelled
to lay down their arms, they still exhibited
a bitter hostility to the Government, which
was only waiting for favorable opportunity
to again assume a menacing attitude; that
the seeded States had not been re- admitted;
that the right of suffrage was still based upon
color. instead of menhood. Maddened by
its defeat in the June Convention, the Union,
actuated simply by desire to defeat its nom
inees, in recent leader "changes its base"
and talks as follows:
The National issues are now settled. We
know now that Congress has the victory,
not merely in hand, but won and recorded
part of the settled history of the country.
NO contingency, no accident, no earthly
power can wrest it from them.
The doctrine enuncated in the extract
copied above, is in direct contradistinction
with the course pursued and arguments used
by the Union from the cessation of hostilities
up to the holding of the June Convention.
Since that time nothing has been done to-
wards settling the great national questions
which distract the public mind. Nothing
new has been gained. Why, then, does the
Union pursue its present course: Why is it
endeavoring to defeat the Union ticket
Simply upon personal grounds and none
other. Anthony wanted Bidwell for Gov
ernor and Jefferis for State Printer. He was
unsuccessful in both attempts. and to ''get
even" is trying to beat the ticket. That the
Union has wide circulation and exercises
considerable influence over certain class of
people, is true but its course is being so
thoroughly ventilated and its objcts so
clearly stated by Union speakers and papers,
that all of its efforts to create dissensioEs in
the ranks of the party will prove abortive.
In the same issue of the Union in which the
leader we copy from appeared, we find, un-
der the head of photographic dispatches"
the following item of news. Does it look as
though the national issues are all settleds
New YORK, July 29th.
The Times Columbia Is. c. special says
i ArO1 ,ta-, Of tbo
Congressional Republican Committee. with
J. @. Thompson, correspondent of the Times
were murderously assaulted on account of
their participation in Republican Conven-
ton. They were not fatally injured. The
rioters were arrested Immediately and re-
leased on bail. General Burton, post COM
mander. arrested them by the military.
Consistency
The Union and Bulletin both claim to have
been the originators of the Union party
that they shaped, formed and directed public
sentiment into the right channel; that they
elected Lincoln, fought the war to success
full issue and that they are now buslly en-
gagged in reconstructing the seeded States.
What wonderful influenced! what disin-
terested patriotism! What would have be-
come of US had it not been for these powerful
champions Now. the truth of the matter is
just this: In 1860 the Union made over
lures to the Breckinridge wing of the
Democracy; they did not want the influence
of the paper. Having no other alternative,
it then fastened itself like leech upon the
Union party, obtained monopoly of the
Eastern news and while the war continued
it blew off radical Unionism at fearful rate;
1t paid. The Bulletin after bounding Tracy
and Broderick to their graves, backening
their characters and furnishing their reputa-
tions, when the rebellion broke out, very
coolly advocated the formation of a Pacific
Republic. They are now both endeavoring
10 defeat the Union ticket in this State. No
reasonable Union man will allow his course
to be influenced by any such means.
THAT little. buzzing, sore-headed insect,
| the Sacramento Bee, is wonderfully exercised
because we said there were pleasanter and
better places for the location of the State
Capital than Sacramento. 1t says that we
continue to speak i'll of Sacramento in ev-
cry issue" and that we "coin falsehoods."
We deny the allegation that we have ..coined
falsehoods - we do not wish to interfere
with the Bees legitimate business in any
such manner. In addition to the enormity
of the crime we have committed by speaking
| ilP' of Sacramento, the Bee says 1--WE are a
nephew of Hon. VIM. Highly" Horrible!
supposing for moment for the sake of ar
! gument, that we are; hasn't "Higby's
nephew" got just as good light to edit a
| paper as any body else's "nephew :" Nc
Clatchey, who edits at the Bee, is probably
some ones "nephew," that is, provided he
knows who his relatives are, and they have
not done their duty by disowning him.
Sacramento certainly possesses one advantage
over all of its competitors for the Capital:
its facilities for water communication" are
unrivaled.
Coop NoMINATIoN.-The State Central
Committee have properly and wisely NOM
mated E. 6. Waite, Esq, says the Flag, to
the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr..
Farquhar. for Clerk of the Supreme Court.
We have understood that this action has
been taken at the unanimous request of the
| Union men of Nevada county, and the de-
cision of the committee indicates delicate
| perception of proprety. The tragic death of
Mr.. Farquhar was Nevada's misfortune, and
that county was entitled to the subsequent