Year: 1870

We present the HERALD to its readers and
patrons this morning in an entire new dress,
from center to circumference In Difference
to the long years and faithful services of the
paper in the cause Of truth, justice and good
government, and its unalterable and un-
changeable devotion to the best interests of
the people Of Placer county, we have deemed


it proper not to change its old, familiar counte-
nance, shape or proportions, but to simply
send it on its nine hundred and thirty
visit to its patrons with clean face, and new.
dress from head to foot. The HERALD is the
true, unAmchng and unwavering friend of
the entire meritorious population of the Coun-
ty and State, and in the future, as in the
past, will make every honorable and truthful
effort which will tend to the development of
our dormant resources, perfect those begun,
induce permanent and desirable population
to come among us, and fill up, cultivate and
mine the vast vacant acres within the borders
of the county. To the material, social and
political interests of the people of the county,
we shall continue to devote large portion of
our space, and especially to the Improvement
and settlement of the county, and to the
tightening of the burdens of taxation and
the exposing of official corruption and mbe-
cility, no matter who the incumbent may be,
whether professed Democrat or Republican.
The HERALD is the private property of its
editor and publisher, and has and will excel
all other papers on the coast in pure, unal
loyed independence-approving what is right
and denouncing what is wrong, no matter
from what party, sect or souce the acts or
threatenings may come. The HERALD will
remain Democratic, in the sense of that word
in which Jefferson, Madison and jackson
were honored and honorcd that name, and in
no other. But we deviate from our intended
purpose in writing this short notice. We in
vite the attention of our readers and patrons
to the appearance of the paper, to tie amount


illti tiNtCi VI tIc IL anu u
the Importance Of assisting us in continuing
and increasing its usefulness to the whole
community. We have incurred heavy ex-
pense in the new dress and job material, and
hope our patrons will send us back dues, and
our friends new subscribers and Job work
We have published the paper nearly three
years, without having visited or sent an agent
to our patrons, or to solicit subscribers, and
yet our subscription list has steadily increased
from the first down to the present time. For
this, the best of all manifestations of approval
of our course, we feel deeply grateful to our
friends in the various portions of the county;
and in return will endeavor to make the
HERALD still more deserving of their ap-
proval and patronage. Our motto, Equal
and exact justice to all men; exclusive privi-
eges to none" will be rigidly and defantly
adhered to, though the frownngs and perse-
cutons of wealth, associated capital combir-
cd or individual or official corruption, were
a hundred fold greater than it has been in
The past. We owe no allegiance to monopo-


as, to graspng, greedy, dishonest combina-
tions to rob the poor and honest laborer of
the land; nor to the official peculator, 10
matter to what party he may belong; but all
such, and all others, so far as the public
veal is concerned will receive through these
columns justice, even-handcd justice, ac-
cording to their true deserts, be they good or
bad. The HERALD has parted with none of
its liberty or independence, and its editor will
violate no law written upon his heart or en-
throned in his judgment, to save or screen
rascality, let it come from what source it may.
When such paper fails to meet with public
favor and adequate support, then the PLACER
HERALD will cease to exist under our man
agement.