The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-09-14

try, eggs, butter, milk, &c. They have all
the clothing they want-they are not dis
contented. bu, S EN- to be actuated by spirit
of determination to resist, AS they are pleas
ed to term it, the aggressions Of the North.
:hev may, and | think thy are many, we
may al! make up our minds to one thing
they are in earnest, and believe they are right,
and what is more, there is no discussion
among them.
hear great deal said up North here
about The Unonists of the South, who are to
be sustained by Northern troops being sent
among them. Except in Western Virginia
and East Tennessee there is not to be found
corporal's guard of men who would under
any circumstances favor a re'construct"n.-
Atthe commencement of the war there were
good many in favor of it, bat Lincoln's
despotism has done its work, and those men
now are generally the most rabid tecession-
lists. As per example: Mr. Lincoln appoint.
ed a Mr.. Lane, (who had worked desperately
10 prevent the passage of the secession ordi
nance in A abama,) to District Judgeship
for the Northern District of that State, and
he had accepted the appointment. Soon af-
ter, as the policy Of the administration was
made manifest we find this man oaning all
his available means to the rebel government,
and himself private soldier in the ranks,
and is now doing duty in Virginia.
Every move that has been made by the
powers at Washington since the commence
ment of the war has only widened the
breach. nothing has yet been accomplished
towards crushing ont the rebellion, but even
since the sad caamities of the 18th and 2 lst
ut, the people up this way are made to beI
heve that the war will be very soon ended 10y
glorious triumph over the rebels. The sys
tematic misrepresentation practiced upon
the people can benefit no one, they ought to
know who and what they have to contend
with. sometimes see in Northern papers
something like this:
Rebellion will very soon be crushed ont,
and then we will again be united, prosper
Gus and happy people"
And then in the very same paper there
will be something like the following from the
New York Times ST. Louis corresp' ndent:-
'The most disgusting feature in rebel society
is the conduct of the ladies, who, in ugar
ty of speech OF speech and manners, even
manage to excel their lords and masters
|
! One hours conversation with sesesh belle,
of this or any other Southern city, would, |
am convinced, cure the most chronic case of
sympathy with the chivary Of the South,
which you could pick up in the NORTH
When home guards pass through the streets,
these ladies will not hesitate about calling
them G-d-m Dutch, and even worse; or
sending their little innocent children out on
the street to use insulting language"
This, you will agree with me, is doing very
little towards bringing about peaceful con-
Summation. Unless there is great change in
public sentiment at the North you will not
live to see the war permanently at An end.
In every engagement between the two
armies, they make i, appear up here that the
rebels had to fly before their .assailan.s. or,
were just going TO do so, if the Northern
commanders had not committed some eyre
gious blnnder; as now, after the terrible de
feat Of the 2lst ult., roor old Gen. Patterson
catches it on all sides; as It's said, had he been
thar all would have been we'll. He has been
dismissed; and see that General Mcdowell
has been supplanted by General McClelland
in the command Of the Grand Army, who is