The Placer herald., 1869-11-20
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most practical legislators in the State, while his
honesty Of purpose and power of will are well
known throu 9 ehout the State. He has been Lieu
tenant Governor, and while in that position
made for himself name which any man might
be proud to wear. He is now, as he has always
been. Democrat of the most unflinc hing Sort
Grass TaHey Union, Nor. II.
Upon the above, our neighbor, the Stars
and Stripes says: EII#
The Grass Valley Union announces Ex Lieut..
Gov. Walkup, OF Placer county. as probable as
pirant for the Democratic Congressional NJ nina
| ton. The Governor deserves the nomination
He has ever been tried and consistent Demo-
crat. An Ohioan by birth. be has never talered
in bis devotion 10 the teachings OF Calhoun, Yam
cey and Davis. Surely, nan who will forsakc
his own country, and follow the secesionists OF
the South as faithfully as Walkup has done,
ought to receive his reward in the shape of
Democrat nomination. That he is conscientious,
his aCquantances do not doubt. His record is
well known, and bis nomination would insure
square fight between loyalty and treason, Union
and Secession He is not one of those who pre-
tend 20 he Unioniss, but in fact hate the Repub-
lie. There is no hypocrisy about the Governor.
! Pendleton has been his beau ideai Tor the last
few years. We heartily unite with the Union in
recommending the nomination of Governor
Walkup.
We copy the above articles, not that we have
any present intention Of allowing our name to be
used in connection with any office, but portion
OF our neighbors article needs correction, even
| by private citizen, we are, and expect to be.
! We have never been UiUing candidate before
any convention for any position, as every dele
gate in every convention where our name has
been used, will testify. We have never, at the
close of an official term allowed or permitted the
| ne OI mo n p1i ilnt for,
ton, but always sought retirement and the pur.
suits OF private and domestic life. When the
Stripes says, though: "An Ohioan by birth, he
has never iaulte. cd in his devotion to the teach
| ings Of Calhoun, Yancey and Davis" it would
have been more truthful and appropriate to have
said of Jcfiers on, Madison and Jackson, from
whose teachings we did, indeed under our own
parents Instructions, receive and retlin n
| mind and heart the true theory Of Federal Re-
publican government. In the beginning of the
great struggle between the North and South,
we were the firm and consistent advocate OF the
| Crittenden compromises, which had the people
OF the United States been allowed to vote upon
them would have been ratified by vast majority.
| both North and South, ard rivers of blood,
thousands of millions Of mon ey and hundreds Of
thousands of lives would have been saved, and
the country to-day would have been the most
powerful, peaceful happy, wealthy and fratern-
ally united in the known world. Contrast this
condition OF things with that which the country
has presented for the past eight years and pre-
sents today, and if that entities us to be called
sccessionst, disoyalist, traitor and hatcr of
the Republic, thea are we guilty. Less than this
we could not say, as private citizen, in refua
tation OF the false aud unwarrantable deductions
from our record, both public and private, in
the past and in the present. Repeating, that we
are not Offering our name as a candidate for any
positon and will never again hold one, except
as in the past, from duty and not from desire,
we dismiss the subj oct with this brief vindic a.
tion Of our public record and private feelings
WATcH TuEM.-Unmistakabl evidence
Of disposition TO tinker with or repeal the
fee and salary bills of the last legislature
has manifested itself In various places in the
State within the last few weeks This is ali
wrong and should be crushed in its very 10.
cipency by the members OF the Legislature
and the tax payers Of the State. Where
this disposition manifesls itself the tax.pay'
ers, without distinction Of party, should at
once call meetings and instruct their mem
bers to oppose any change in these laws
which would possibly affect any officer elect
ed under them. Every man who accepted
nomination as well as every officer who was
elected last September, knew, if be is COM
petent to hold and exercise the duties of an
Office, what the duties and compensation
would be, and thus bis election became
contract between bimsef and the voters and
taxpayers Of his district and be is bound
to serve for the fees or salary as fixed at the
time, or resign. Ample provisions are made
for filing all vacancies, and good material
is never lacking TO fill offices in this State
or any county in it. While many of the
counties are seeking means to relieve them
selves of onerous debts, it is no time 10 talk
of legislaiug for oflce,boders. Our party
candidates iu this county went into the
canvass pledged under solemn resolutions
to serve, if elected, for the fees and salaries
as fixed by the bills passed at the last session
of the Legislature, aud they will not now
finch from the contract. If new offices are
created, or additional duties imposed, of
course that, and "a such cases only should
reasonable pay be allowed for these new du-
ties. Should an attempt be made 10 legis'
late additoual pay into the pockets OF any
officer now elected, we should like to be
Governor just long enough 10 write the veto
message. We have every confidence in
Governor IIaight, and believe be will meet
all such wicked legislation with a firm, de.
teImined, and successful resistance.
PERSONAL Ii. Murray, travelling
ageut for the Mining and Scientific Press