The Placer herald., 1868-06-27
Radical Consistency.
GOLD Run, June 25, 1868.

Mr.. Edtt0r:-lhe Monogram organ ~
Sacramento, whose editorials, judging from
their tenor and regard for truth and decen'
cy. must emsuxts from the cess pools OF !
street, seems to be terribly exercised because
several OF its political sffiuities Rave been
unfortunate enough to fall into the hands OF
lot Of loil Nevada foot.pads. And with
Trojan valo- comes to the defence Of these
"Msu and Brothers" BY charging that their
misfortunes are the legitimate fruits Of Dem
ocralio legislation.
Now the facts Of the case are just these;
for the last sigh. years the Radicals have
controlled both branches Of the State legs'
lature, and as the robbing and ma|.rea.iOg
Of Chinese is not Of recent origin, one 10
naturally led TO enquire, Why this newly
awakened zeal in behalf Of these Radical
sympa,Lizsrsi The same necessity for sup
pressing these outrages must certainly have
existed while the radicals had the power in
their own hands Of applying the remedy
Therefore The natural inference is TO uss the
Unions own argument. with slight change
OF the relative positions Of partiss) "tbat the
late Radical assemblies, encouraged their
vocation, (,hat Of foot.pads and robbers in
gsueral) by offering premium Of immunity
from punishment in the regular Courts Of
law, by not, while the matter WAS solely 10
their own hands, enac'in 6 stringent laws for
protection Of the Mongoliaus. and have given
T. the PaganS a chance to gst even With
white men who might have riled their ire
by allowing them to come into our Courts
Of Justice as competent and worthy witness
es in all matters where their spi,es or mali
cious dispositions nigh. prompt them to
arraign white men before the legal tribunals
Of ,hs land upon trumpsd up charges OF their
own making. 1t is strange this Radical
patty did not do justice to these Men and
Brothers when they could have done so
without any opposition, as they bad the
whole law and Judicial powers in their own
hands
The Nevada Gazette, another Radical Nom
golian champion is Of the opinion that The
perpetrators OF thess crimes are rhite loafsrs.
who infrst whisky shops &c. II this is true.
it is evident they are not Democrats. AS the
Radicals enjoy monopoly 10 the whisky
drinking line at prssent-Grsnt. OgIesby,
Chandler. Yates and Sprague are said to be
ardent lovers Of the golden beverags-whis.
Ky 10 western paranos 10 known a. a" sod
corn
But the U, kindest cut Of all from this
modest sheet 10 the inference left by it's
structures that these ou,rages are committed
by the "whi,s loafsrs" Of the FIRE eating Rad
zeal Mongrsl camp Of Nevada City-a place
wh"ss air is az poisonous T., Democracy ~
the fumes Of the deadly upas 10 to human
Ilfe and when Grant is held in high esteem
on account, We suppose, of his being good
Judge Of the Radical raw critter.
The Union goes on to say We suppose
il . Vigilance Committee should procesd TO
try and hang these scoundreis, the Demo.
cratic leaders would set up cry Of psrsecu.
ton" The Democratic party has ever
been. and as We hope ever to see it. a law
and order party. They are opposed TO all
mob violence and to that cowardlv, assassin
like spirit, which, when it cant rule, seeks
10 ruin. and which goes under the cover Of
darkness. or the cowardly plea Of might, and
tears down and destroys where the law, il in
voksd. would be poweIless - dstec. cause
| for action.
II We have Law, let us have also dscency
and respect enough to enforce it, and through
the proper channels. and let no man, il he
values the we'll being Of society, or the sta.
b'ii.y Of the Government, illegally or Grimm
ally take the law in his own hands, or exc.
cute summary personal vengeance upon
those. who, 10 bis own frenzy lie supposss to
10 offenders.
The Democracy are proud Of their record
10 this. as well - all other Of their official
acts, nor would We add one jot or take one
title from tho ancisnt traditions or present
principles Of our glorious old party. We
will never disgrace our escutchson by pub
licly or officially winking at the destruction
or Printing presses or the property Of unof.
tending citizens. The greatest criminal the
sun has ever shons upon-an outcast from
society, and accursed Of God and ,nan, would
be as safe in the hands Of Democratic ad
ninistration until adjudgsd by the laws Of
bis country a criminal, as the most worthy
and bonored citizen Of the Nation. We
deem every man free and void Of offence I'M
I'll fairly and impartiaIIy tried BY jury OF
his countrymsn and in accordance with the
laws Of the land pronounced otherwise; -
then let tho law rule-no. wicked ftensied
mob This is Democracy, and a. Demo
Gratis we had rather see every accursed Mon.
goIian swept from the face Of this beautiful
land into oblivion than that ono white man
should be innocently deprived Of bis life or
liberty upon the worthless testimony Of Chi
namsn.
How very pathetic this s,icklsr for Chi
nsss rights has grown! lie can ace tbous
and is in our laws-s thousand ways in
which these onU tailed nata ara persecut ed