The Placer herald., 1868-05-16

tiOn oI Tue cOuutFv-Sucu tH0 uuUlltiatlnR
prospect Of con6ding people, the charter Of
whose liberties are ignored, and whose every
civil and political right is inhumauely pro:
famed. The Bi,uminous Party has iuaugu-
rated a revolu'ion more disastrous than the
sword can achieve more fatal to freedom
than an army with banners. What war in
all its colossal magn6cence and grandeur
was inadequate to accomplish, has become
the facile achievement of an accidental ma.
jority in Congress. War was unequal TO the
disruption Of States--war was powerless in
the despotisn of Presdent-war imperilled
not the sanctiiv and independence Of tho
Department Of the Judiciary, but the RadI
cal majority dismembers from the federatve
Union sovereign communities, mocks and
denies the high prerogative of the Executive,
and emascuates, and threatens with total
abolition the Supreme Tribunal, through the
simple potency of the Congressional ballot.
Know yc not, who would be Free themselves
must strike the blow?
Shall We tanely submit to these wanton
aggressions upon popular rights and consti
lulona liberty? Shall we bend tho hons
aged knee and sing bosannas to the usurpa-
lions Of numerical despotisrn Shall we
exut 10 the grominy of bondage, and ex
blbit our manacles rs ornaments of willing
d-pradation Shall we bow and criuge, and
toss high our ready caps in air, and mingle
in ser.iie shouts at bidding of Congressional
rufliaps9 The naughty spirit Of the Roman
patriot found expression 10 indignant elo
oueuce when his c5.s'sirynen had become
the horde Of petty tyranls who won the
! badge of Ursini.
This. he bitterly exclaimed is Rome
That safe on her seven hills and from ner throne
| or beauty rul led the world. Yet, we are Romans
Why. in that elder day, to be- Roman
W. greater than King And once again,
Hear me. We walls that echoed to the tread
| OF either Brutus. Once again, swear,
The Eternal City shall be frce!"
Has the race of Beinzis become extinct
and is there no inspiration OF patriotism
looked at in contemplation of the fallen
f,r,unes of American freemenl There Wos
time when to be an American citizen was
the proudest reflection Of manhood. There
was a time when American freedom symbol
ized by an inviolably revered Constitution
was the euogium Of the Am -rican heart,
and when the naughty tread OF usurpallon
would bave been silenced in the solemn cere-
monv of retributve sacrifice. Are there
now no sacred memories embamed In the
affections no traditional, fond records, no
reverent faith in the principles Of the Sa'nted
Patriarchs of the Republic, that will prompt
the emulation of Roman zeal, impel the
ready oath, and nerve the arm, the heart,
The soul, to its ul6ment, that the sacred
ark of the Covenant of our liberties shall oe
rescued from impious hands, and The dis
honored Nation be re established IN the
proud distinction Of social, civil, and po''t''
cal disen,hralment Is there no Moses TO
lead us out Of the land Of Egypt no Presl'
dental agency to libera'e us from The curse
of worse than Egyptian bondage
| cannot believe in the stability of success
ful crime. cannot believe that Heaven
will look approvingly, and perpetuate the
scouroe upon our liberties. do not believe
that an outraged people will close their
senses to the results Of this Congressional
conspiracy. or tolerate with ignoble patience
the monsrrous transgression. cannot,
W II not believe but that, at least,
/" You will scorn to be the traitor slaves,
While Heaven has light or earth mas graves
The hope of the country rests 10 me re-
deeming efficacy Of Democratic principles.
The triumph of legitimate Democracy can
onlc be assured by the elevation to position
and dover of its faithful and consistent dis
cinles. The doctrine Of expediency is un
spited to the trou5uous periods Of political
anarchy In the gloomy time of our coun-
RVS nerjl there is no policy more sana''ve or
enduring than the policy of boldly graphing
with the adversary in the life struggle for
I;har,v's preservation. The time for tmld
counseors and standard bearers OF dono''u.
fidelity has passed with the disappearance OF
freedom's guarantees, and every consdera
lion Of integrity to principle and faith 10
nouuar government imperiousiy demand
fearless and undaunted crusade for the rescue
of our Constitutional liberties from the desc
crat4d sepulchre in which intidel usurpers
have laid them. Give US, then, Standard
bearers free from the guile of merelrlc'o"s
axnediency-free from the timldity that
shriuks from the prospect Of possible dam
oer-incapable of fraterrizing with the de-
votees of political debauchery, and invincible
f. truth and political justice. aud the armies
of usurpiug Radicalsm will 60 down before
,bc Democratic legions, like The Merrlmac IN
Hampton Roads, leaving no trace " 'ue
formidable power that meditated nations
disaster.
am thankful to the eloquent gentlemen
who have so complimentary placed me ID
nomination for distinguished position on
the Electoral Ticket. have no personal
ambition TO crafty no ambition other tina"
humbv contribute to the restoration OF na'
,oua prosperity. II my name should be a
disturbing element iu your deliberations
erase it from the record and cast II rom
among you. Better, far better, that the
hopes and aspirations of thousand kewe"s
should perish than that they should be 10
s,rumental 10 jsopardzing one success OF Tue
Democratic party. On the battle flag o' ina.
party, desire to see inscribed, "lo tr'umpne'
and whether standard bearer OF your s'ee,
ton or an humble soldier in The ranks, Will
-. no a. rf