The Placer herald., 1870-04-09
MEAN AND FALSE.


"Assemblyman Power and the HERALD,
which requires but a short notice from us.
We pass over the dribblipgs Of grief from
the ignorant, puny scrbblsr, over the fact
that he feels aud appreciates his lt,leness
and desires to conceal it by throwing dirt
over bis superiors. In the article referred
to appears this choice sentence:
ale thc editor of the HERALD wishes it dis
tinctly understood that he has heretofore been
the author Of all former Democratic legislation
in this State, and that all the bi lis passed by the
last Legislature were first submitted Tor his ap-
proval, and received his sanction before they
could pass either House."
The columns Of the HERALD, our public
and private acts and our conversation, both
public an private. denounce and prove
every word and letter Of the above sentence
to be silly, vicious, and bare faced falseboods.
Again
ave have been informed that the editor had n
"pet bill'-onS of the provisions to designate
thr ee Commissioners 10 dispose OF this stock, and
that the editor might be selected as one OF the
three, with fat Perquistes."
Well, The informer is a bearer of lies and
the writer must occupy bis place until be
gives the nformsnts name. We ask, nay,
we dare the Stripes editor to name bis TO-
formant; as we are prepared to pin the
lalsebood to his miserable carcass. that all
may know and shun him, and by such pr oois
as dare not be questioned. Again:
"But, ever distrusful of everybody but him
SELF in whom he has unbounded confidence, Su.
pervisors Van Vactor and Kinder get a dig un-
der the ribs" by the editor, who has the audacty
tosay that they, may die, resign, remove, be
| killed, or SELL"
1t is. indeed, terribly audacious to say
that Van Vactor and Kinder may Idle, re-
sign, remove, be killed, or SELL" They, Of
course, are not mortal, not human, not La
bic to disease, to death by accident, but are
bomb-proof bullet proof, fre-proof and
waterproof; and as Tor selling, resigning or
removing, God himself has foreordained
from the be. inning OF The World that
these two men must and will be an ex-
ceplion to all the balance of created man
kind. We take this occasion to congratu-
late our friends Kinder and Vsa Vactor
upon this happy state Of facts that surrounds
them, and most cheeTfulIy withdraw this
terrible 'dg under the RIBS in informing
them that they are the descendants of Adam,
and liable 10 the common ills and errors of
mankind. Who is this wonderful writer Of
| the Stripes, and what manner Of meat doth
be feed on 1t is a noticeable fact that the
| Stripes article nowhere contains Mr.. Powers
name, except in !he caption.
The Act We objected to gives the present
Board Of Supervisors unlimited power for
eighteen months, without bonds or security,
to sell for one dollar or one cent that which
has and will cost The taxpayers Of Placer
county s65O,ooo. We say, and nine
teuths Of the properly owners Of Placer will
say with US that this is neither sane, proper,
nor prudent legislation, and that no two
men should be trusted with such power or
tempted with such a temptation, no matter
who they are or where they come from. 1t
is opening the door TO a terrible and crush
ing swiude on the people Of Placer, and is
indefensi!le in every conceivable point Of
view. We mean, nor insinuate no shadow
of doubt against the integrity, honesty or
good intentions Of either Mr.. Kinder or
Van Vactor on this question, but were their
po itions held by the highest and mos, ex-
a'tsd men in the State, the eternal and no,
torious fact DDS out to the world, that
this is improper, unwarrapt ed and irjudicious
legislation. This law subjects these two
men to being bounded. coaxed, lectursd,
threatened, inimidaled, promised rwrs
and every species Of craft which mon
ey will purchase, for the next eighteen
months, and in this light is odous and
wrong towards the gentlemen themselves.
We have an abiding faith in Mr.. Powers
honesty, integrity, and good intentions on
this question, but all men are liable to er-
ror in judgment.
We expect the Stripes to defend every
measure and every man that will aid the
Railroad against the people Of our county
| That is its business-lhat is what it is there
for, and that's What it was purch ased from
John G. Boggs for, at an over price. The
HERALD is independent and fights for the
interests Of the whole public of Placer, in
dependent Of politics, and those who don't
want their corus tread on must keep them
from under our feet.
RETURNED.-Hon. NJ. II. Calderwood having
re turned home will Immediately enter upon the
discharge Of his duties rs Tax Collector. Where
is that big writ of quo ,carranto p Stripes.
With you be the responsibility. Mr.
Calderwood is not Tax Collector Read
the Constitution which Mr.. Calderwood has
taken a solemn oath to support:
SECTION l. The powers of the government of
the State of California shall be divided into