The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

incapable OF exercising 1t Judlclously and ca
'pable ,of. being Influenced. furthermore,
since the Radical vulture has perched upon
The dome Of the Capitol. and cast his opake
and dark shadow over the land, we see an
attempt to supplaut the entire population oi
the South and West by flood Of immigra.
ton from foreign lands, thereby subjectiug
the two most fertile, productive and health
ful sections of the Union to being turned
from tlourisLng districts back to barren
wastes and inbospitable solitudes; for all this
sir, your party land once mine, to my shame)
is indiclsble, and three years hence will be
tried by that high tribunal, the whole peo-
pie, found guilty and deposed.
We must not overlook the facts that ours
is government of great variety of climates,
and has, consequently, a variety of interests;
her pillow is the Blue Mountains of Maine
and her feet are bathed in the pulse warm
waters of the Rio Grande; the west abound
ing in gold lodges and silver quartx. The
Northwest adapted to agricultural pursuits,
and the South well adapted in both climate
and soil to the culture Of commodity indis-
pensible to all nations and must therefore
bring great revenue from abroad. | say
with such a variety Of interests it is appar-
ent to nv mind that all the States should be
left untrammelled. and free to legislate laws
suitable to their domestic interests and de-
mands; doubtless these views we're taken by
the fathers when the States were permitted
to reserve the right of local legislation for
themselves. But will any man say that this
principle Of our government is inviolate and
intact II SO he is either disposed to will
fully misrepresent the facts, or egregi ousiy
stupid. But it is not necessary that these
interests should be conf citing, but, Oh the
contrary, they should be brought in perfect
concord and harmony by impartial, unbiased
and wise legislation. The government is
unity of sentiment, fraternity Of feeling
aud conclliatory OF parties; and to secure
this, laws must be made magnapimous in
conception, amcabe in spirit, and mild in
execution. Bat has the course Of the Radi-
cal party been marked by any of these
measures The interests Of your party and
your popularity will not admit of you giving
an answer, but will essay an answer which
is emphaticaly, no If you ask me for an
instance of Federal encroachments, cite
you to the Fifteenth Amendment. If you
ask me for case Of Congressional usurpa-
tions, | cite you to their insane attack on
President Johnson. If you ask me for a
case when the Government neg lected her
own subjects, | point you to the gravey ards
that now dot the Southern States, by refus
ing to exchange prisoners Of war, and cases
where men were executed under our flag for
committing offences on our soil, but denied
the right of asy lum. But leave this sub
ect for your mental contemplation, and no.
tice your other question. You say our Gov
ernment stands higher on the scale now,
than ever before, with European Powers.
This is an argument decidedly against your
cause, and goes strongly to substantiaie
mine we cannot be in the favor Of Mon
arches, except 10 accordance as we abandon
our Republican principles, and as we have
done so aud are now tending speedily TO
consolidation, we assimilate more TO them,
and they lose no time iu congratulatng US
on our steady advances ; they know we have
sown within our system the seed OF our own
destruction. repeat, that our growing
popcla,i ity with Foreign Monarcbs is the
best evidence Of the abandonment of our
OWE principles how far the people should
permit their servants to 60, is question
unanswered, but is worthy Of calm consider
alton of every voter. The written Constitu-
tion prescrbes but one remedy for the
evils of mal'adminstration, and that remedy
is through the ballot'box, the highest Court
Of civil appeal;-but that failing, 10 the
name of God what thenl A centralized
Government taxation without limit; our
Country patrollsd by an increased standing
army, and the Inauguration of the old feuda
scenes of England and Scotland, Of the six
teenth century. The m most obtuss mind can
not fail to see that the destines of this Re-
public is wound up in the next three years
to come. 1t is little consoling to see that
some important changes have taken place
during the last year, SO great indeed, that
we may call it a revolution Of sentiment;
but we want a greater obsnge,-sn entire
ousting Of the present incumbents at Wash
ington, and their seats occupied BY men
whose principles know DO South, no North,
90 East, no West, but the Union, one and
nseperatle. We will then become peace
ful, happy, and prosperous Nation,
Respectfully yours,
G. L. RUNYoN.