The Placer herald., 1862-05-10
SACRAMENTO CORREsPONDENCH.
SACRAMENTO, NAY 9th, 1862.

SACRAMENTO, MAY Stuy AoOZ
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DID. COTTON PROTESTS.
Colton's protest against the amalgamation o.
the Doug and Republican parties is received
here with favor by many Of the Douglasites, and
as matter of course, with admiration by the rad
ical Republicans The radical Douglasites and
conservative Republicans dislike il very much
The way the thing stands now, there is some
prospect of an agreeable exchange from the lead
ers of both of these parties. Douglastes, who
favor fusion can go to the Republicans, and the
conservative Republicans can fall in with the
Doug glastes, and join in the call for Union par
ty, leaving both parties in the field, only with q
slight change of partners.
THERE IS TROUBLE AHEAD.
The shape political parties are now taking
seem to warrant the conclusion that the Douglas
organization will make strong effort to throw
off "these hated nuptals." That Convention,
under the head of Union Democracy" will meet,
and that this body's deliberations and proceed
ings will be marked with much wIanging and
confusion If not split into two wings, there is not
shadow of doubt, so the Douglas democrats
talk here. They say: "If they are to be sold out
to the Republicans, they most willing to sup
port any other organization in order to defeat the
Republicans" The fact is, the Douglssites OF
Sacramento City and County have plenty of lead-
ers of their own ESQ the leaders think themselves
and they are not disposed to train under the
| lcutenancy Of E. B. Croker. Chas. Crocker, or
any other Black Republican. Why. if this mixing
should be successful, what would B. B. Redding,
and the rest OF the douglas leaders do for party
or perhaps. looking little further ahead, what
would these poor fellows do for an office? Oh,
the thing is absurd on the face of it! The Doug
las organization must be kept up. Now, in your
county. without that quasdemocratic party-the
Douglas democratic. where would many Of your
officials go with their political sympathies?-
Could they embrace the Republican leaders, or
would they be forced back into the old line ranks?
from which they have been taking the Oblique
step since Douglas began his attack upon the Bu-
chanan dministratOn. The leaders Of the Doug
las organization are too watchfu of the record to
he caught in any such trap as set by the Repub-
lcan party. Mind you-thcy intend to keep up
their organization in this State. 1t suits them
From it they can incline to the right with the Old
Line Democracy. and to the left with the Repub
licans. Some day, not far distant. the party will
dissolve. and its assets be divided as indicated
above. But that time has not quite arrived.
ABOUT THE LEvEES.
The great subject of interest here at present, is
the levees how and where to be built! Engineer
Leet has made his report but it does not give sat
isfaction. His location is not any more satisfac-
tory than the sum he estimates it will require to
| erect them The contention about location arises
from the fact that every man is anxious to get his
lands inside the break-water. Leet's survey runs
much nearer the banks of the American river
than many deem practicable-he being no doubt
Influenced to great extent by owners of land
along the line of the proposed levees. For in
stanc his line takes in the celebrated gardens
of A. P. Smith, and other cultivated grounds,
East and West Of him. If everybody's interests
were consulted the levces would run in about as
straight line as a streak of zigzag lightning
Land near the city, left outside the levees, will
be of very little vaue-less than formerly.
OUR DIET IMPROVING.
Every body knows what an immense amount of
cabbage, and other vegetables, have formerly
been raised in this vicinity. Sacramento garden
ers have heretofore drove smart business in the
sour krout notwithstanding immense quanti-
ties to the mines and the Bay, but alas. the floods
came and covered our gardens and plants under
three or four feet OF sand. and in consequence,
we have suffered almost to the extent of the intro
duction of scurvy. For the last three months
we have fed exclusively upon poor, bitter and
withered Irish potatoes. for which we have been
taxed five cents pound But, thinks to the ad-
vancing season. green things are getting into
the market We now snatch ut young onion, or
radsh. rs rapaciously rs brook trout at fly
floating upon the clear brook. New "spuds' have
also come. together with the luxurious strawberry
and pine apple.
DESTRUCTION OF FRUIT TREES.
The killing effects of the floods upon fruit trees
is very dscOuragng upon the people of Sacra-
mento, who, perhaps more than any other in tie
State. had taken the pains aud expense to grow
first class trees The peach will be almost entire.
ly swept away. as well as the cherry. The apple
seems TO bear the water more tenaciOusly. but the
trees generally look consumptve. Grapes and
pears. however, look fine, and seem to possess an
amphibious constitution. In several localities
have observed large vineyards, where the roots of
the vines were covered with foot of water, and
the upper branches putting forth new and healthy
leaves and runners.
" - MORE ANON.