The Placer herald., 1861-05-04
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.

SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENTS.
THURSDAY, May 2. 1861
Messrs Editoys:-Here your correspondent
comes with another weeks conversation, ,-sensi-
bic or insensible just according 10 the standard
by which it is weighed. There is a great consol-
ing principle which governs cOrrespondents-we
know that which displeases one reader pleases
another and thus our equilibrium is made gool.
| shall commence, as matter OF course by say
ing something about
THE REVOLUTION.
Now IL revolution. in America, is something
new Revolutions in other countries have been
and are still looked for and expected by the
American people; but Revolution in the gov
ernmcnt of the United States is something en-
trely new and unexpected. Its a new disease in
the body polite and it is unreasonable to expect
that the Doctors of Law will find speedy rem
edy for such a violent epidemic. Therefore.
every body should look at the symptoms and
manifestations with coolness and charity. don't
care how much nerve is expended in bracng the
Northern or Southern man the more the better
because Il great volume will be requisite to keep
the blood out of the brain. 1t is evidently the
duty and position of the best men in every com
munity to counsel moderation aud calmness and
thus control and influence those who are more
exposed to acts Of violence and indiscretion for
the want OF good Judgement and sound common
sense. No matter now what have been the causes
of the Revolution, 6" Cd or bad, the fact and re-
ality that Revolution exists has to be met, and
the disease is to be treated the disease whether
precpitated by Abolitionists or Fire Eaters
WITH THE NORTH SOUTH.
l.. In the severe ordeal which stares us in the
face in this State we, the citizens thereof have
got to meet the issue. There is no middle ground
for or against the North or South-the idea of
Il Pacific Republic is an absurdity, nondescrpt.
1t is in advance of the age. but is an inevitable
result in the advance Of time. But it is too slow
a coach for this generation, and belongs to things
of 1900. The issue has been made too early to
fly to this refuge, and the consequence is we
must either adhere to the North or secedc and
join the South. This is too plain fact to be dis
puted or refuted and there is no use kicking
against the pricks
THE STATE is FOR FREE LABOR.
The reader both North or South, who will sit
quietly down to rcfect On, and discard prejudice,
will come to no other conclusion. If this is not
true then the converse proposition is true that
California is in favor OF Slave labor One or
the other proposition is truth inevitable, and
there is no mixing or commingling the elements.
The day Of compromises have passed away and
as Seward said the ''irrepressible conflict has
commenced. Like the world, the beginning is
passed the end is to come. How or when is the
problem to be worked out by that Invisible Hand
whose ways are nscruabe?
WHAT Is BEST.
steadily and firmly with their own affairs, and let
progress lead the van. Keep out Of the way and
off the track. and adopt Reason rs our guide.
Man proposes and God dsposes." Who does
not see now the force Of these five simple and
emphatic words!
Here in Sacramento the People show remark
able degree of coolness and frmness. The son
of the South and the son Of the North meet and
discuss quietly the issue before them, and not
single passion rufies their breasts. or course
speak in general sense, for there arc here fools
as well as in all other localities on the face of
the earth this class are somewhat noisy. espec-
ally when the whskey is in and their small speck
of sense is out. And if not and bloodshed should
occur at the Capital of the State, this is the kind
who will cause the disturbance, and this is the
type Of men who will probably pay the penalty
with their lives. But people here, OH both sides,
seem generally disposed to curb their passions.
and control their native sympahes. We know
each other in Sacramento, and we are more or
less recalled by friendship and the bans of mat
rimony to each. The Northern and Southern
people are linked together, in many cases by the
same terms which bind the Southern man to the
South, and orthcrn man to the North 1t is
well that it is so in small degree. and God
knows we wish it was more general as ii will be
in the next generation.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Our Legislators seem to be daily engaged at
bills of a general or local character, and not
withstanding they generally desire to get to an
adjournment, there seems to be no great advances
made toward it, The question comes up in the
Senate to-morrow-that is. the resolution which
the House adopted 10 djourn on the 18th inst.
But for the news expected from the East there
would be no doubt but that the Senate would
adopt the day. But these are Revolutionary
times, and there is no safe calculations to be
made in such emergencies. If the Legislature
adjourns on the 18th, now talked about, an ex-
ira session mi ght be called again in two months.
1t is highly important, in such times, that the
Legislature should be in session: and in the opin-
ion Of your correspondent it is uncertain when
this body will adjourn.
THE A"PORTIONMENT BILL.
The bitterest pill before the Legislature is the
apportionment bill The bill as reported by the
Committee comes up tomorrow, when an inter-
csting fight will ensuc between the Brecknridge
Democrats on one side for the bill. and the Doug
las an Lincoln men on the other. The bill will
be defeated and initiatory steps taken for the
introduction and passage Of bill for q new CEN
sus to be followed by another apportionment. 1t
is hard matter to settle the conflicting interests
embraced in this question Politics as we'll as
sectional biases are hard at work. The mining
and agricultural counties are at loggerhcuds, and
it is bard for the majority to yield to the minority.
The Breckenridge party are for the apportioD-
mcnt under the United States Census Just com
plcted, but the opposition (the majority are dis
posed to seccde and set up an independent cen
sus return-all for party ends and to subserve
the interests Of party adhercnts.
THE WAR BONDS
On last week the bill providing for the appoint
ment of three Commissioners to proceed to Wash
ington and receive the 100000 of war bonds,
passed the Sentte. J. W. Denver, Sam. Smith and
A. }. Phelan are named as Commissioners The
bill originally fixed the compensation of each
commissioner at $4,000, but by amendment was
cut down to $4,000 In the opinion of your
correspondent the whole thing is a move to pro-
vide place for few of the broken down politi-
clans, and the $4,000 thus appropriated is entirely
thrown away. 1t however received the warm
support of Denver Lcet Logon ct id omne