The Placer herald., 1868-10-17
THE WORK BEFORE US.

VIII % issued before the great po'ls'cai cou'
test, now going on ID the United States, will
be dscided;,and as We candidIy believe for the
veal or woe Of our once happy country, for
years, if not for all time to come.
We have had, and still have, an abiding
confidence in the will aud capability of the
white men of our nation for self government.
We may have placed too high an estimate
upon the purity, intelligence, honesty, and
patriotism of our fellow man, and for this
reason, may be doomed 10 sad and bitter
disappoiutmeuts. We confess that at times,
in casting our thoughts back over the history
Of mankind, the rise and fall of nations, and
the total absence Of single instance, either
10 ancient or modern history, where mankind
did, in tho end, prove himself capable Of
self government, we feel our faith weakening,
our hopes. trembling, and our confidence
staggering, in the unseIdsh will, integrity,
and patriotism Of our people to meet and
overthrow the scheming, wicked men who
are now laboring to destroy our Government,
and make serfs of the great mass Of our
people. The wish may befather to the hope,
but we have hoped, believed, and desired in
our own heart of hearts, that the American
people would prove themselves superior to
all the nations that have preceded us, and
finally, and triump hantlv, prove to the des'
pots Of the world that our people are capa
BILE, and will maintain government where,
under the forms of the constitution, the
masses rule. To do this we must remember
that eternal vigilance is the price OF liberty"
The foe is in the field with his millions upon
millions Of i'll gotten gains-money that be
has stolen and 6ched from the poor taxridden
masses; ready, willing, and eager to corrupt,
all that are corrup,abe to purchase the pur'
chasable, frighten the timid, and deceive the
unsuspectiug. Their pampersd miuions, from
the bIoated bond.holder and the plethoric
custom house Officer, down to The village post.
master, or sub assessors and collectors of
internal (nferna it is) revenue, aud all
fighting for continuation in positions,
where they can live off the hard and scanty
earnings of the toiling masses, and all these
work for and vote the Mongrel ticket.
The country literally swarms with these
Federal boards, eating out the substance Of
the people, and conniving at, and seeking
the overthrow of the Government itself
Then, with all these men and money, and
corruptipg influences against us,we must nerve
ourselves for the final contest. To the OK
tent Of our means and ability we have labor
ed more earnestly, more constantly, and
more faithfully, without hope or desire Of
reward, beyond what all men will receive if
the Democracy succeed, and Seymour and
Blair are elected, than we have ever done
before 10 political contest. Have our Dem.
oeratic readers done the samea Ask your
selves the question, and if you cannot
answer it now, labor from this time until
the setting of the sun on election day. in
such a manner as to be able at that time to
say have done my whole duty to my
country, my fellow man, myself, and to
posterity. See that your neighbors and
friends, who are not madly, hopeessy,
Joined to the ebony idol have truthful ,autben.
tic evidence of the issues to be decided in
this election, furnish them with your paper,
and such documents as you can obtain, and
impress the truth upon them in every form
within your reach. see that every man who
is entitled to vote, in your Precinct, and
who, through absence, sickness, or from any
other cause, is not enrolled upon the Pre-
cinct poll list, has his name placed there
within three days next preceding the cleo
ton. To do this be has only TO file his
affidavit, giving the reasons why be did not
apply at the proper time and have his name
enrolled and prove bis right to vote in the
Precinct, by one registered citizen. Com
mittees should be appointed TO attend to
this business, as wen as to see that every
Democrat votes on the day of election, and
these committees should be made up of men
who aciW attend to these important duties.
California has now good government
a white mans government-e'eIy State
officer OF which is a gentleman, patriot,
honest and competent; then lat us cast oor
vote and voice for such to take charge oil
our National affairs. With Seymour and
Blair installed in office on the Fourth OF
March next, peace will settle down upon
the whole country, the boards Of Federal
Tax ga,herers be dismissed, and set to earn.
ing an honest living, Federal taxation in
the main removed, and prosperity, content
ment and happiness insured to all in the
future. Once more we repeat the warning