The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-09-07
Eastern Correspondence.
CINCINNATI, OHlo, AUG. l6, lSf

visited it seven years ago, but at the present
time it is excessively dull. No improve.
mens are going on, and all Commercial and
mechanical business is at dead lock- The
Lincoln embargo prohibiting all trade be-
tween the North and South has been a terri
ble blow to the great producing States Of the
West aud Northwest. The great question
now under discussion here is, in what way
can we most speedily bring this war to
close, and re open our commercial inter-
course with our natural customers, the South.
At first nine'tenths of all the people of the
entire west coincided with the views of the
Coercion party, and lent all their energies in
fNrtherance of the proclaimed objects of the
administration, the speedy suppression Of the
rebellion, but the sober second thonght,
aided by the discouraging disasters of the
war thus far, the weak, corrupt and stealing
propensiies of Lincoln's adherents, together
with the astounding exhibition of the power,
unanimity, resources, and determination of
the seeded States never to yield except by
honorable compromise, has created great
change in public sentiment. All now be,
gin to see where we will land if the insane
policy Of the "rrepressLIes is carried out.
Judging from all the information possible
to be derived from Northern authority the
Confederates have only about half as many
men in their army as we have in ours, and
those made up of malconten;s, such as Union
men serving against their will, non'combat-
ants forced into service by press gangs,
drunken boys from Is to l6 years old, &c.
From the same authority we learn (as the
people of California do from the same source)
that they are ragged, hungry and mseraby
armed, and yet they have no only out num-
bered us in tue field, but beat us in hand
to hand fl III. in all the important engage
ments. Irue our papers tell us that we
have had the victory in nearly all the battles,
bat don't ike these victories where the en-
e,ny lave to bury our dead. take care of
our wounded, provide 70" our missing, and
look after our artillery, small arms, wagons,
provisions, ammunition, ST., which has been
the case 1T Bethel, Vienna, Wilson's Creek,
Cory, Manassas, sc. The truth is our army,
the rank and lie being as good men AS ever
sHoudercd musliet, is being debauched,
our country ban krupted, and our people dis
i Il
abolition administration. 1t is enough to
make the blood of a patriot burst from his
viens to witness these things and he unable
to check their onward course.
This is time when no sane man should
conceal from himself the realities of our con-
dtion, either in, 3 moral, political, or finan-
cial point Of view, by delusive visions crea-
ted and set up by hope, and not 10y reason,
of speedy peace, prosperity, and people rel
united. Patriotic citizens should never for
moment lose sight of the character of our
government, or the objects for which it was
course pursued by the higher law authorities
at Washington, that they have no just con
ception Of the plain intent of our system of
government or the true character of our
people, and hence, we have been precipitated
into a bloody sectional war, which has al
ready obliterated every sentiment Of Union
ism from the South. and well nigh driven
every border State into open resistance to
the government.
Ely, the New York Congressman, who
cot drunk and was taken prisoner at Manas'
zas, has written to Lincoln urging in strong
terms the recognition Of the Confederate
Government, so far at least as to permit the
exchange of prisoners. Ely was not as suc
cassful as Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,
who. after being kicked off wagon six times
bv q teamster. succeeded in reaching Wash
ington.
The Democratic State Convention of Ohio,
was the largest and most enthusiastic ever
held in the State. The platform, unanimous
" adopted, charges the war equally upon
Northern abolitionists and Southern fire.
eaters, and takes strong ground in favor OF
settling our differences by compromise rath
er than by war. The bogus Douglas plat
form of California could not receive the snp'
mort Of democrats in any of the Northern
Atlantic States, and should no: be tolerated
by any Democrat in your State.
The work of enlistment begins to lag, and
it will be extremely difficult to raise the
number of men provided for by Congress-