The Placer herald., 1861-08-03
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 1st, 1861

| mencoment or tne rainy Sc;tSOll. hltcI 81 lOuS
draught the first shower is always greeted with
the greatest pleasure. Such is life, for we frail
creatures are always aching for chaEge-even
if that change brings greater inconvenience and
more dissatisfaction
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Yesterday the regular Democratic County
Convention was held in this city, and full,
complete and good ticket was put in nomination.
The papers here attempt to throw rdcule upon it
for political effect, and which, mi ght have some
influence upon the votes were those papers and
their object not too well known and understood
What these editors fear is very plain to the cit
zens of Sacramento they are anxious to elect
the Doug Republican ticket. and general sup
port of the County ticket nominated yesterday
by the Breckenridge Democrats, will tend to the
success of the Republican ticket. Here is the
rub The Douglas Republican Democracy are all
for the Union and office and as the times are
very proptious for this mongreal democracy they
think they will 60 in and secure. 1t would be
awful humiliating if after all their crying and
crawling to the Union, If they should be defeated
and it is not quite unlikely. So far as John
CONFESS is concerned ii is the biggest folly in
the world for him to He is beaten by at
least 10 600. and should not be surprised if by
100000 These are big ligures-but what's the
use of a mans running who cannot get one Gel
tic vote out of ten. He will certainly be the
lowest Of the three Gubernatorial candidates.
1t might be difficult to satisfy Douglas Democrats
of this fact, but if all Douglas Democrats were
as we'll posted are here in Sacramento
there would be no cav al out this matter. The
class of people l alude to declare they will vote
for neither Stanford, Mcconnell or CONFESS, but
throw away their vote on Governor.
POLITICAL CALM.
At present there appears to exist a political
calm in Sacramento. Not single one OF the va
rious candidates seem to be training themselves
for the course. Tn however is the lull which
prccedcs the storm, and by at least. next week.
the various candidates will be actively in the
field Mr.. Buggy Douglas of Folsom. or Swartz
Republican of Sacramento, viii be elected Sher-
lift. although friend Billy Watson, Of the Mag
nolia will get q fine and complimentary vote.
The other various Offices, city and county, will
be divided about equally between the three par
ties. | think the Breckenridge party will elect
the Mayor and Chief Of the Police. They,
like all other Breckenridge Democrats cannot be
defeated because the other parties cannot find as
popular candidates.
TOLL ROADS IN PLACER.
Almost every day hear somebody complain
ing about the toll roads of Placer county. Even
pedlerS cannot 90 up there with a load Of Cali
fornia products but that the toll roads get all the
profit, This ght to be rcmedied because the
, miners of your county wish untramncled markets,
/, - and if corporations are bound to mOnopolize
everything and thus compel miners to pay eNhor-
bitant prices. or so without the comforts of life
it is time the Board OF Supervisors took hold OF
this matter. | allude to this subject from the
fact of falling in with men who have been in the
habit of peddling neccssaries through your
county
THE SUNDAY LAW
No little feeling is being manifested in the city
at this time on the Sunday law, which go S into
effect next Sunday The Saloon keepers, BARRIERS
and others interested. are somewhat exercised
at present and combination has already been
organized to resist the same. A case will be i'm
mediately commenced and defended by the com
munity in general who are effected by lis prov
sions. Very few If any will observe it, the gen
eral impression prevailing that it is upc0nstitu
tional What may be the result before the Su-
prelnc Court where the first cases will be carried
cannot be anticipated with certainty although
your correspondent thinks that the decision will
be against the Sunday law. The Supreme Court
having once declared similar law unconstitu
tional, give those interested strong hopes Of an
| other similar decision.
FREE SPEECH REFUSED
The interruption OF the Breckinridgc meeting
| at San Francisco, on the evening Of the 3lst ult
shows conclusvely that c-spcech is no longer
to be tolerated in this free State. Your candid
ate for Governor, }. II. Mcdonnell, on this
sion, endeayored to give his opinion of the State
Of National affairs. when a mob Of Republicans
and Douglas men interferred and prevented free
speech This is pretty example to set after ali
the high sounding declarations about the freedom
OF speech Pretty Republicans these, who can.
not withstand discussion without resort to vio-
encc or noisy demonstrations sufficient to drown
the speakers voice
THATCaERs COMET.
1t seems by the Eastern exchanges that a Mr..
Thatcher has the credit of discovering the great
Comet which suddenly made its appearance in
the heavens Although it may be considered his
personal property, or real estate. and thai there
is none to dsposess or eject. still | cannot Of
what great value such great property can be to
him. He cannot sell or transfer, the whole or
part or dispose Of any corner lots surveyed on
The same. Such seems the worldly view given
to everything and | am only carrying out the
pecuniary considerations. Mr. Thatchcrs prop
crty seems yet visible to the naked eye, but those
who would see it must take a look soon.
REPUTATION IN SACRAMENTO.
The San Francisco Bulletin, a few days ago,
published an exhibit Of the Indebtedness and the
amount of taxable property of the city and
county Of Sacramento. with the view Of show
ing that we would be compelled TO resort to re-
e pudation. Perhaps you did not notice that none
n, of our city papers referred to the article, and
that fact alone ought to be a little surprising.
: Even the Uni0n whose Editors OUn evel ything
, hercabouts. or even throughout the State did not
deem it prudent to refer to the subject There
n is something in it, The city and county are
:. growing poorer and poorer, in taxable property,
and the debts are growing greater and greater
There must be an end to this financial dillmma
., sometime. Either the debt must be paid in cash
= or by repudiationt the latter most probable
d Our candidates for public offices refuse to be
= voted for on the score that they may be elected
" and be compelled to take county orders, which
e are more and more deprecated. | understand
. that Judge Robinson declines q nomination on
" the Republican ticket because the Office will not
pay. SO it goes, and sooner or later we shall be
without office holders
HARD TINES CONTINUE.
n Our merchants still complain Of dull business.
1t is thought by those who competent to judge
h that but few houses on J street are more than