The Placer herald., 1861-04-13

at the point of the bayonet and consent to live
with her as family of States? 1t is madness!
madnesss!! madness.! After a hundred victorious
battles in favor of the North. she would need IN
immense standing army to hold her conquered
possessions. Let the reader pause here for re-
fection and ask himself for what object is there
to be war.
How can an appeal to arms be avoided? This
is the great practical question of the case. The
South is determined and united, and has declared
(as no idle threat) that to collect revenue and
hold Notifications in her ports will be treated us
acts of war; President Lincoln solemly declares,
in his Inaugural Address, he will use all the pow
er at his command to do both. He has already
means enough to initiate in day the awful trag-
edy, trusting thereafter to the cry of 'bood!''
to bring the necessary Congressional aid to pros
ecute the unholv contest May Providence
change the direction of events until the sober
second thought of the people Of the free States
can be spoken upon this question calmly at the
ballot box. We must speak of things us they
now exist-of actual, present realities instead
of speaking of things as we would desire them
to be, or as they once were. and. from necessity,
must treat with the South as formidable body.
rather than undertake to pursue and hang each
man for treason. The exigency demands that the
commission or continuance of all acts tending
to aggravate the existing difficulties pending the
attempt at settlement should be scrupulously
avoided.
State against its will is the highest insult to
ercignty, and the most provoking of conflict.
There is no distinction, in principle. between the
duty on goods in the harbor and the direct tax on
the same goods in the warehouse, or upon the
real property of the State. And it would b.
equally provocative of war TO enforce the former
with navy rs the latter with an invading army.
The people Of the seeding States believe that
they have rghtfully withdrawn from the Union
and formed new Confederation, and he must be
willfully or stupidity blind to the mansprings Of
human and national action who cannot see that
the exercise of such acts of sovcrc gnty in their
ports by what they regard to be foreign power.
would never be submitted to for q moment with
out collision. We recur to the qucstion-how
can war be avoided? Those who have the poti.
cal power of the North must stay their hand,
and avoid all provOcaton of immediate conflict,
consider W. II the causes of secession. and offer in
good faith sufficient guarantees sganst II recur-
renee of such causes. II such guarantees are
not offered then the party in power will be COM
pellcd to acknowledge an accomplished separa-
tiOn and the independence of the seeding States.
England had to pursue such II course toward the
colonies after bloody struggle of seven years
How much better il would have been for both
had she done so on the 4th of July, l776. or be-
fore the battle Of Lexington.
We can but express q sincere desire that the
States may be re-uni ed. and that the whole Ma
tiOn may gain strength. and new elements of per-
pcuity from the ordeal through which it will
have passed, and ithat the American flag may
float forever over every sea, protecting the com
merce and citizens of thirty-four States. To
this end California is prepared to accept and
adopt any compromise which may be agreed upon
between the North and South. News of settle
ment and reunion would be received here with
accamations of delight. California may not as
yet have felt the shock of the disturbing cle
mcl Is as deeply rs some Of her sister States, but
xl,,,,, ;r pta tnn han tp fa1Ix
more, it is madness to close our eyes to the condi
ton. responsibilities, duties and obi cations of Cal
iiOrnia in the npprehcnded catastrophe. Her pop
ulation. unlike that of any other State. has been
drawn promiscously from the rice, tobacco cot
ton and sugar plantations of the South, as well
as from the trades, factories and farms of the
North and West. So recent has been the mmi
grafton of nearly all our population, that the
love of home kindred and friends is still strong
with us. 1t matters not upon which side of the
present issue the majority in sympathy may be
found it will be a small majority and large mi
norty. Should that minority be required to take
arms against their recent homes and kindred? An
attempt at coercion would precipitntc this ques
ton upon our people. Peace in our own borders,
peace between our sister States the hope of adj
justment, the happiness and prosperity of all sec
tions forbid the application Of force. We there
fore cordially invite all to unite upon common
platform. regardless of the past, and bring the
perhaps. civil war; and save our State from its
train of evils.
CHARLES LINDLEY, Chairman.
f. f. EYRE, Recording Secretary.
WM. j. HoorEN, Corresponding Secretary.
VACCINATION WITH MAGNETIsED NEE
DLE.-Professor B-ka states that, since 1856,
hundreds Of children have been thus vac
cinated, with scarcely sny failures occurring.
The point Of the needle is well saturated
with the magnetic fluid before praclicing the
vaccinations, which are then performed in
the usual manner, single magnetizaion
serving for many vaccinations, II is quite
surprising to observe the rapidity with which
the vaccine virus is absorbed when the nee
die is thus prepared.
PoIsoN OAK A friend has furnished the
editor . f the San Juan Press with the fol-
lowing recipe for manufacturing cure to
the hateful malady produced by poison oak
which he assures the editor, is a never fail
ing remedy. We publish it for the benefit
Of those who ale or may be thus afflicted:
"Make strong decocton of manzanita
leaves, and apply it on the portions Of the
body afflicted by the poison as warm as The
patient can bear it. The dccoc,ion can be
applied with sponge or linen rag. Our
friend says he has used it himself frequently,
and never knew it TO fail in producing a
speedy cure"
CALIFoRNIA Non -PRoDuCERs.-T Colo
ma Times says: 1--WE are sometimes asked
why Californans, as a people, are poor? To
the inquiry an exchange makes the reply
that there are fewer producers in California
than any other State to the number of its
inhabitants. Every village, town aud city