The Placer herald., 1862-09-06
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO. Thursday, Sept. 4th 1862.

great l,ratlers about the Union who hav
been successful IN securln. an office. }u
SO far rs this insinuation is to apply.it touche
the Douglas Democratic party, AS well as th
Fusion Union Party" | do believe lha
Sacramento City and County contains mor
hungry and lavenous office seekers thar
there is in the State. The fact that hundreds
live directly by the trade of politics, and
prosper pretty well too. is proven by Tho
yearly expenses of the government, and The
ever exhausted State Of the Treasury. VIII,
Messrs. Elitols there is not dollar paio
into the Treasury that lays long enough fol
the ring to die away which it received when
it came in contact with the iron safe. The
greatest set of Shyocks in the State reside
hele, whose business it is to rob the City
and County: and those holding Office, during
| the Summer, and in the winter. those
about the Legslalure-the members and
the attaches. Every body ought to know
that the session of the Legislature is hardly
commenced before some particular fand is
s ort-anG warrants drawn from the com
mencement to the end Of each Legislature
upon any fund are thrown into market
Everybody ought also to know that there is
not dollar in the Treasury to-day to pay
the officers of State and their Clerks ks-whi!e
| suppose the people generally believe that
the present State Administration is swim,
ming in money. Ever since the last Legis-
la:ure adjourned, the monies coming into
the Treasury have been paid into the SAamp
and Overtlowed Land Fund-money spent
at San Francisco last winer-and il Il clerk
has received a dollar for his services since
that time. he has hypothecaled his monthly
salary, or sold bis warrants 10 be drawn
when there is money in the Treasury to
some of these sharpers. Messrs, E litorS, do
Won recoect the manner three or four gen
,iemen of yonr town, a few years ago; made
heir fortunes! 1t was about the time when
the county was $l0O, 900 in debt, and script
was bought for torty,five cents on a dollar.
Those were glorious days for few men,
then not worth n hundreI dollars who now
count their twos of thousands. "Sch is life" "
But have run off rom my subject ~ rap
idly as the unknown Comet has passed the
seven bright stars known rs the "Grea Bar"
| commenced writing ahou. the election,
aud shot off into Shyockism. Probably
the sui jert is just AS interesting, but must
have nv say out about the result of ves,er-
day. | must philosophise II liitle-a>k Il
few questions, and make II few wise or uni
wise predictions. Ii is recorded in history
that in the year 1854 every smoker in
Russia bad his nasal organ cut off. and it
can he rtten in the history of California
politics. in the year 1862, every Democrat
of the Conness school, was decapiaied from
the Democratic party. There is no great
connection. or line of parallel in the two
events, only that the Conness Democrats
cannot hereafter even smell of Democracy
any moe ;han it WAS supposed those sore
ro ed Russians could snuff the fumes Of
tobacco. What strange bed fellows the
changes in politics makes men. Only one
year ago, Leland Stanford and John Conness
addressed the people of Sacramento from
opposite stands. This year. they are twin
brothers. Last. year, Conness clalen. ed
SIantord's patriotism by calling upon him to
enlist in the volunteers, and he would outda
him then. Bat a'lude to this now only to
call attention to that which is to follow.
TIE sENAToRsHIP.
Both of these patriots a:e now candidates
for the United States Senate. and with equal
chances. perhaps. of success. The Legisa-
ture just chosen is overwhelmingly Conness.
Stanford How will il bo with them when the
Legislature meets to eIec9 VIII the Union
party continue to talk only Of supporting the
Administration, or will it drop down to AL.
vo ating The election Of John Conntss and LIE
land Stanford? OF course there will then arise
division in the ranks of the great Union
Party. Union will lecome di>uniou and
the Administration will be entirely forgotten
in the wranole of who shall be Senator. T
G. Phelps, or some other gentleman may
be the successful man, but not without
severing in twain the great Union party OF
California.
A MISFORTUNE.
The greatest danger to this great anil to
day victorious party is its strength. 1t is
unfortunately too strong. Lake The great
Know Nothing Party. i;s strength was its
greatest weakness. When the Legislature
meets to elect n Senator, it will not harmon
lze the party to advocate the claims of
Phelps, or Conness, or any other man on
the ground that he is Il Democrat or that he
is a Republcan-but cannot but believe
that "Dem"cral" and "R .publiran" will be
classified as SUCH These political coynn-
mems were smothrre,lin The State Convention,
and at the polls on Welnesay,-bnt "mur.
der will out" Here then will he n nice
muss, and general ~ heaving of the great
fusion party must follow. The proceedings
of the Senatorial caurus vii! likely prove
very rich C"nness brought his allies to the
battlefield on the 81 of September, and
shall he have none of the spoils of the vie
tory? | cannot see how he is to he reward
ell, unless he consents to "wait little Ion
ger" and take the chances for Governorsllip
HOW WITH THE DEMOCRACY!
The returns thus far show ut few Dem
ocra!s are returned to either House Iher.
will. however be enough of them fr seed
and sound plump seed at that. In another
year, the crop will increase. The war.
ended, will leave the Democratic party %,
! Constitutional grounds. aud in a position