The Placer herald., 1862-02-22

CANNOT TIE SoUTH BE STARVED oUT.--Mr.
Strickland writing from Hilton Head S. c.,
to the Christian 1doOcdte and Journdl says:
Notwithstanding all that has been written
on the subject, one must see for himself to
form a correct estimate Of the agricultural
resources Of the South. The soil, which has
the appearance of barren sand, and would be
given to salt" by northerner, is the richest
imaginable. We are encampel in a field
about mile long end quarter Of a mile
in breadth, twothirds of which, when we
pitched our tents, was white with the third
picking of cotton of a quality the most val
liable and beautiful in the world and
the remaining third brown with unpick
ed corn of large ears and white hard grains
Better corn we never saw, nor finer
yield per acre for its quality. Sweet pota.
toes are found in great quantities and of the
most delicious flavor, and the same may be
SAID OF all other esrulents of the garden
Large quantities of cotton have been found
on this Il the adjoining islands in barns,
much of which is ready for market What
will be done with it, we know not, but if
shipped to market it would yield handsome
revenue and help to pay the expenses Of
this niquitous rebellion. The corn is being
brought into the fort from the island, and we
counted the other day fourteen wagons, each
drawn by four horses, loaded with this val
liable product.
1t is all folly to talk about starving out
the South by blockade of her ports. The
cotton might be all consumed to day and the
South would only suffer in her want of
l,y,, L. th,n r,an
hogs and cattle, with the fish, oysters and
wild game would prove abundant for all ne
cessaly demands. In our estimation, the tax
ing and holding all the Southern ports, so far
from conquerng the South, would amount
to nothing more than a slight Inconvenience,
which can readily be submitted to so long
as it can maintain its Independence This
is, doubtless understood 10y the South, and
till she can bring her resources fully to bear
in meeting the necessary demands for subsis
tence, her slaves will be put, as they have
been in numerous instances, upon short
allowance, and even this difficulty will be
obviated wherever our army advances, as it
is the policy Of the Government to treat them
as slaves and support them. 1t strikes US
that such policy, while it prolongs the war,
is Vi EItdI W IHo oHouy, III IelIoN'
ING them from burdens, and enabling them,
in the evacuation of a town or plantation, to
leave behind them the old, sickly and worth
less portion of their slaves.
gentleman while taking drive through
one of our country towns, accompanied by
his Irish servant, had the misfortune to
have his vehicle smashed up, and himself
and companion thrown violently to the
ground, by his horse taking fright and run.
ming away. The gentleman was somewhat
bruised, bat not seriously. His principal
loss was tha. Of his wig, which had been
shaken off; and on picking himself up he
found Pat in much worse condition, hold
inc his hand to his head with the blood
trickling through his fingers, and holding
his masters wig in his other hand, which he
was surveying with the utmost alarm and
horror.
"Well, Pat" said his master, "are you
much hurt?
"IIurl, is it? All, master dear, don't you
see the top of me head in me hand?"
Pat in his terror and confusion had msta,
ken his masters portable head piece for his
own natural seal p, and evidently regarded
his last hour as arrived.
The entire debt Of Nevada county on the
G,e lo,, of Tooua,v was bOut SQ6 0OO