The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

in the interior Of the State, but he is harm
less now, as nearly every town has declar-
ed for Mazatlan and Santa Anna. We
have no list of killed and wounded as yet.
The loss on our side is small, they say 8
killed and 80 wounded. DR.. Lees Gan
American physician in Culiacan) house,
was sacked by the Indians, and robbed of
everything. Valdes however, has COM
pensated him We are hourly expecting
Valdes back with the troops; he had left
200 in Culiacan. There were some rich
incidents Of the battle which l have not
time to enumerate. The whole country
is in commotion and Arista pOwerless.
Most of the States have declared for
Santa Anna, Notwithstanding there is
strong party against him. You have heard
no doubt Of the doings Of the Frenchmen
in Sonora. They had fight with the
Mexicans and whipped them. A vessel
arrived from Guaymas yesterday, reports
the Frenchmen having taken 'Hermosillo,'
and are now in possession of Guaymas,
having taken the principal Mexicans OF
HermOsillo prisoners and holding them in
Guaymas as hostages for their friends in
the interior. The people here take little
seem to care what becomes Of them.
The news from the Atlantic States,
which we publish in full, is extremely in
teresting. The triumph of Pierce over
Scott is unparalleled in the political histo-
ry of the nation, and seals the fate of the
Whig party as national party, for years,
and perhaps forever. 1t does more-it
Cr,,Sho~ Go II f., xho
Gus and fanatIcal spirit Of political aboli-
tionism, under whose auspices Scott was
supposed to have been brought forward.
1t teaches not only the Wings, but all
other parties, that if they wish to succeed,
they must keep clear of any influences
directly or indirectly incidental to the
Constitution and the Union. ]
Mr.. Pierce is entitled to no credit for this
wonderful triumph, neither is the defeat
of Scott an indication Of the esteem in
which he is held by his countrymen.
The Cuban difficulties are still pending,
and will, now that the great question Of
the Presidency is disposed of, engage the
undivided attention Of the country until
settlement is had. The administration
acted very stupidity in sending Judge
COnkling to Havana unless he had been
invested with power to do something
which, it seems, he was not. At any rate,
nothing has transpired from which it can
be inferred that he accomplished anything
more than to get an apology from the
Captain General, and promise, that our
steamers might land their mails and pas
promise, by the way, that
would not cost his Captain Generalship
much trouble to make, coueideri,,g that
our steamers would land, any how. But
we cannot see what satisfaction it will be
to our national honor and dignity to have
an apology from the petty ruler of Cuba
for insults offered ON behalf of the Span
ish crown to our flag. But whatever may
have been done by the Captain General
and Mr.. ConkIing, we think the matter
will be arbitrated by the higher powers
at Madrid and Washington.
The appointment Of Hon. Edward
Everett as the successor to Mr.. Webster,
is most judicous one, and gives univer-
sal satisfaction. There is not man liv-
ing who could fill the seat of the immortal
Webster with greater honor and advan-
tage to the nation.
The European news is interesting
Louis Napoleon seems to be moving sure
ly and steadily to the imperial throne
Of France-a cOnsummation apparently
much desired by that unstable people.
'....t .Alt0.