The Placer herald., 1861-05-11
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDING
THURSDAY, May .. 1861.

furnished the Herald he has written the pro-
noun ~ when he would have used I'VE" or some
word if the same meaning could have been con-
veyed in the same condensed form or space Il,
John McDougall does not sit upon your cores
pondent's stomach without stimulants to remove
the same.-therelore you, and your many read
ers. who have been bored with the 'Sacramen-
TO Correspondence" will understand now more
fully the writers position. With this apology,
which was due me. | close this subject. never
again to write about or explain the personal
pronoun l.
Since my last, only short week. great change
has occurred in the aspects of National affairs.
Last week we discussed about Revolution. and
the condition that people were in to receive and
digest Revolution. This week we take u wide
step forward. and speak of active positive Rcvo-
luton. In your last paper we said that the pcO-
pie of the United States were not familiar with
Il Revolution per Sc. and that they by its magni-
tudc aud developments. were likely to be struck
dumb by surprise and amlzemcnt: and that the
disease was so new and foreign to the NJ. ID. IS
(and mi ght add the D. D.'s) that iLacton and
indCciSion would follow
This week your correspondent has to treat and
discuss
UNION AND REAL REVOLUTION
and in doing so can bring to bear the testimo
ny of history, believing half the telegraph re-
ports) TO my aid. in discussing cause and effects.
the L. s. Government driven from one Of its
frontier foytresses. l. is true that no one was
killed, except by acciden) and neither force in
tended or expected 10 destroy human life. But
the first gun had to be fired, and South Caro-
lima has fired that gun.
WHAT FOLLOWS.
The North and South are now at war-civil
war. the most destructive. yindictive and inter
minable o. all wars. 1t has been commenced.
and every man knows the date of the Inaugural
ton. but who can tell or imagine its end? Per
haps in few short months we shall hear Of the
disbandmcut of armies, and perhaps it will con-
tinue to The end of time to those who are in the
middle of life 1t is not pleasant TO diltate
upon such Il subject. and your correspondent lit
lie dreamed a year ago that such serious ques
ton would occupy bis thought OF his pen But
REVOLUTION Is REVOLUTION
and we must discuss it as we would talk about
the price of cotton. or the failure Of the wheat
crop. In other language more plain. it is to be
treated as Il reality. and men, thinking men.
must not stand aloot from it as if it was con-
tageous disease. which, to touch is death, in
the cholera of 1881. Oh no. talk about and dis
cuss it and fit will not bear discussion and
light it can be the more easily discarded and
discusscd; and if right. the truth will be discov
cred. and the now 'rebels" Of the South will be
..Patriots'' of second Conlcderlcy equal TO
any Republic on the planet we inhabit.
REASON WILL FINALLY PREVAIL.
People from The Sou h and the North will be-
come (must get some cXcitcd) on tAs issue. but
the sense of the public will finally be restored
and men from all sections will laugh at the cbul-
litons of the moment and extend aiterward the
ri ght hand of fellowship to each other. 1t can
not be otherwise in this State with the great and
rood people from the North and South. East and
West No power could. ii seems to me embroil
Californians ina civil strife. and mix in a conflict
which geographical po tion and cosmopolition
associations have rendered almost lmpregnablp
The wise and best men Of the State will use
their influence to this end--eStremeists and ul-
raists will exert themselves to create conflict
even at arms,
THE REASONABLE ARBITRAMENT.
After war shall have existed between the States
of the Atlantic q do not like the term"N North and
South') for years. what then? Will the North.
West or East be cOaquerors! No. A war may
be successfully carried on between sections men
be slaughtered ly thOus lnls-hut no one will he
conquered until annihlattd! But some of your
readers who have tender heart will say 'Oh
this will be compromised, and the war prevented
before extremes are reached Not so. Mr.. Ed
itor. The war begun can only be terminated
with blood-0nd the more blood the more blo0di
Bring to mind the French Revolutions when
blood flowed down the streets OF Paris rs free as
water Peaceful compromises having failed. and
the Government having m niicSte decided
opinion to prosecute the war by blOckading all
Southern ports. the Southern people. to Il man.
will be enlisted. an the Northern people will be
led to the slaughter The battle ground will Of
course be the Border States whose people have.
from this fact and from interest cXerted them
selves most for a compromise: and who have for
years. in all political connections occupied and
exercised Union" poll les. The border States
are powerful aud efficient but it is beyond the
capacity 0. all Of them combined to prevent u
secession movement when Southerners are fully
satisfied that the North is coming down upon
Al, of
force and capital. No mind can comprehend
what may follow such Il calamity. but c0ujecturcs
and prophecies will be made by men from all
Nations. The man of Northern or Northwestern
plocliviies vii! learn TO advantage gained by
his people. and the citizens Of the South will
stand facing the South in all anicpations and
calculations.
MiScoNcEpToN.
The fcelns between 'North and South COM
menccd before the Inauguration of the present
generation. If your readers will turn over the
pages Of history the life and writings of Alex
andcr Hamilton, for inst.nce-thcy will not fail
to discover that an animosty (not to use harsh
| er word) existed then and mixed in ali the trans
actions of the ys which tried men," Here is
an extract which quote from the "hislory of the
Republic" 1t is pregnant with language peril
ncnt to the times On page 92 of this work by
J. g. Hamilton, the following note occurs at the
bottom Of the page:
The distinction Of having first moved the
nomination of Washington is claimed by John
Adams. yet he writes in the diary in which this
claim is preferred: was daily urging all them
things blt we were embarrassed with more than
one difficulty, not only with the party in favor OF
the petition to the King, and party who were
jealous of independence but third party,
,rhish Uas a SOUthern party against a Northern
and a jealousy against .Ncw EngIand army
under the command Of a. .New England cen
eraL Whether this jealousy was sincere, oil
whether it was mere pride and u naughty ambl-
ton of furnishing Il S0uthern General TO com
mand the .NortheIn armyI cannot say Lut the
intention was very visabe to me thai Col. Wash
| in oton WAS ther Object. md so mann Of OMr