The Placer herald., 1862-01-04

as to the action of the Board Of Supervisors in
relation thereto. The fact is, when all appre-
hend that before tomorrow there VIII remain
nothing but drownded city, the practice of cri-
mination and re-crimination ceases for while
at least.
IN A PIX.
The citizens of Sacramento seem to be very
much divided rs to the best policy to pursue IN
order to place the city hereafter beyond the over
flow of the American river. Some go Tor raising
leyees while others prefer digging artificial
rivers, and some favor both. OF one fact there
is no disputing-that an immense amount of
money has to be expended before the city is
again placed out of the danger Of an overflow at
q very respectable flood.
A GREAT DRAWBACK TO ACTION.
Hundreds, and might truly say thousands OF
citizens are perfectly disheartened and disguised
with Sacramento. Nothing like this feeling has
ever existed at any former time. Every one here
tofore has possessed an unaccountable amount oil
iron will and perseverance, and have always been
ready to battle against those who dared to sug-
gest the possibility of an ovei flow and the desruc-
ton of the city. But alas. the perseverance and
indomitable energy of the people in great de-
gree. has been disspated by the events of the last
few weeks. The people now curse the city in-
stead of cursing those who lacked the same de-
gree of confidence in the permanency OF Sacra-
IN ento with themselves.
DISMAL NIGHT.
Before closing cannot refrain from again re-
ferring to the powerful storm raging furonsly
outside There seems to be no indication OF Il
change for the better and | suppose large share
of the people will pass the night with the hourly
eypectation of hearing the bell sound the alarm -
the fearful alarm of 'the crevasse is widening =
1.-The levee has brokcn' Those living in the
lower part of the city, in onestory wooden houses,
Ia, ,;,r,ti n,,h, W.
shall endure it with commendable meekness. and
try to bless Him who thus scourgcs us for our
many sins. MOkE ANON.
THURSDAY, Jan. I'd. 1862
Editors Herald:-There is but one topic dis
cussed here
THE FLOODS AND EFFECTS
Look which way you may, you can but see its
effects: and listen to whom you will. this subject
is on the tapis Many OF our laboring people,
who own small property in a house and lot ar
cue in this way: "Wheres the use of my
making improvements. such as grading my lot.
cultivatng the garden. building sidewalks and
comfortable out.houses? What encouragement
have to again fill my house with good furniture:
have lnbored since 1923. the years of the past
food to improve my little homestead, and sup
ply my family with respectable furniture aud a
plain living. and to day | am about as poor, or
perhaps poorer. than when | began. My real
property is depreciated and my personal is ell
ther entirely destroyed very badly damaged"
So many of our citizens talk-whle many 9th
ers love their tempers and talk more but to little
purpose. The fact is. hundreds Of our people
are about on the turning point they would
sell out to-day very cheap. But there are no
buyers and if there We're; property would sell
for nothing. But this people who have suffered
so much. must bleed more before they and theirs
will be certainly secure beyond just such foods
every year. A man having property here val
ucd before the foods at $1,000. is in about this
fiX:-Property deprecated to SIS 600, or % per
cent. To make it worth even this the owner Will
he obliged to pay his quota OF $500 to put
it within Il safe (perhaps) and permanent leyee.
: DROP IN THE BUCKET.
The $40 900 raised hy the sUb.cripton loan.
aud which is hrjng expended daily along the
American and HlcrlMnnto rivers. Is a small
amount in comp risou with that 10 be raised by
the property y-hoiders Stcran 'nt0. All are
now satisfied there is np benefit 10 il" expected or
derived from half WAY work. Il the city /. to be
protected at all ii, Is worth saving is
the time to save ii. by no ordinary work can
confidence be restored again. II ways and
means can be p.oyi!"i by whi The citizens
can be convinced thal tlleir property can ne safe
ly protected. th"u all is we'll ~ present We y
many do not feel sanguine enough N the lcYcc
system. Raise tine lcYens higher. And build them
broader does not insure diem tat the nay not
he overtopped b., another flood. some years hence
Heretofore all lave D:en very co .6ient-noE
few have faith enough. The b0rAt child breads
the fire. | believe hat every citizen would
now jump at tha opp jr,uniy to sell oat at hat!
former prices an! le' tn" city go to TIE ID.
THIS MCSr NOT BE sUFPEatD.
There is too mach property here Tor one to sup
pose for a mom"n, tnll the greatest efforts VIII
not he made to or rconr the elements, and place
the city in couditiOl sup osed to pa secure.
To do this we have got to organize new City
Government. and place the governing power into
new hands-with those entirely and exclusively
interested in real estate. 1t has been proposed to
appeal to the next Legislature, and the power OBJ
taned to form a sort OF
MONIED JUNTA
into whose hands the finances and work of protec-
ton shall be placed. That this Board Of Trus-
tees shall be put into Office for term OF years,
and that they be clothed with extraordinary pow
ers to provide ways and means" "Desperate
diseases warrant the use OF desperate remedies"
Unless something Of this kind is resorted to, |
doubt very much whether confidence can again
be restored. and that Sacramento can be lifted
out of the miry pit. The people have been long
over taxed. and the feeling is universal that the
revenues have not been judicously expended.
Before the late disasters, this complaint was gen
eral-and now the old sores are more keenly chat
ed and irri:ated than ever-everybody growing,
and every one cursing the "powers that be-"
VERY COMFORTABLE, CONSIDERING.
When | closed my last (Which was prevented
from reaching you by the failure OF the mails) we
were expecting another general overflow. But
| the floods did not come Friday morning last
and since which tire there has been no great