The Placer herald., 1861-02-16
Special Correspondence of the Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. I4th IS

Editors Herald:-In fulillment of prom
ise almost expired, l commence a series of
letters 10 you and your readers from the
Capita, and for want of time to ndite fur
ther Introductory remarks, l at once proceed
with my first little budget.
Politically things at the Capital are in a
singular, if not inexplicable fix. This fol-
lows as a natural consequence from the COM
pler of the two Legislative bodies themselves
more especially though in the Assembly.
With such diversity of political sentiment
in the Legislature, strange alliances and un-
heard of combinations must be expected to
form, and it requires all the talent and ener
gy of the democratic members to thwart the
designs of all such.
Until the adoption of Mr.. Harris's reso-
luton, on Tuesday, the Douglas Republicans
and the Lincoln Republicans had carried
every point from the election of Speaker to
that of porter, with few exceptions. These
exceptions cannot be made public by your
correspondent, but few weeks or months
time will distinctly mark them. The officers
of the House l allude to are Democrats,
not fusoniss.
give more importance to the passage of
Harris. resolution on the compromise ques
ton than most superficial readers would at
tach to it. 1t is in fact the Key to the eec-
ton of an U. S. Senator on the basis Of the
resolution itself The resolution possesses
the magnet by which the real democrats and
conservatives of the country are to be
cemented. Since its passage effort after eff
fort has been made by the f,sionists to re-
consider it. The third and last effort was
made yesterday. Another resolution was
Yesterday introduced by the fusionsts to 90
into an election of L. S. Senator but was
voted down. AS the names at the bot
tom of the roll were called it was evident
to those keeping tally that the resolution
was passed by one or two votes; but before
the Clerk was allowed time to announce
the vote to the Speaker, several prominent
emocrats-Showalter Sorrell, Wood and
Others changed their votes from "aye" to
"no," and the hopes of the Conncss fusion
lists fell heavily within their breasts. Mr..
Conness, very much chargrined, but deceit
fully pleasant. arose and said these gentle
IL6u SuOuiu Uo prosecuted ulIuOl tilS Slplulc
for cruelty to animals. Who he cassed
among the animals we know not, but sup
pose he referred to the fusionists-the Re-
publicans proper, and the Conness Republi
cans.
A move was also made yesterday to carry
the resolution of Mr.. Harris in the Senate,
but it cannot be handled there quite so easi-
ly. These great speeches on the "Union
Resolutions" must first be made. Senator
Edgerton is now pouring fourth his "eo-
quence" in the cause. He is making spen
did speech in reply to Senator Thornton,
and that vgilant member is listening and
jotting down the little weak points probably
with the view of making reply.
The general impression has prevailed till
Yesterday that the election of Senator
would "go over;" but there is not only now
a hope of electing Senator to succeed DR..
Gwin, but for the election Of a Democratic
Senator.
On the surface the storm against the State
Agricultural Society being located in this
city, has subsidized, but there is strong oppo-
sition undercurrent at work. The annual
appropriation of $4,000 by the State is to
be attacked by an effort to divide the money
between the two (Marysvile and Stockton)
District Fairs A big local fight may be ex
pected to come off when this move shall be
fully inaugurated.
Yesterday was remarkable day for Sac
ramento City, and added new laurels to our
hitherto well known reputation for murder
and suicide. We had only two murders and
two suicide cases in the course of the after
noon. These occurrences are getting so
common here that we think news dull unless
we have one or more week.
MORE ANON.