The Placer herald., 1862-11-01
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, Oct. 30th, ls6

weekly ulSu though uOt HuCu III PulNuiug ~
day. something's in general We are on the brink
OF the first great storm OF the season. Evidently
the gates are about TO be opened. The clerk of
the weather has evidently been holding lack for
weeks. giving us lime to finish up our levees.
Contractors generally have needed the warnings
in the heavens. well as fulfilling their contract
time, and have hurried up their work TO compile
ton Two or three OF them however as was
expected. and as always might be expected are
behind time, and their work is in an open and
exposed state OF progress. Section 5, embrac-
ing the old R street break of last year, is
in an unfortunate condition provided we get
rain enough now to raise the Sacramento. Not
that the city would be exposed to the floods. but
| the work would be left in such an unfinished con-
dition that it would suffer by the high waters.
The embankment at this place is completed, OF
nearly so, but ii is not protected. On the Amer
lean line OF levee there are also sections untin-
ished. but it is confidently believed that all these
will be completed before the American river will
fill its banks. That ut Rabcl's tannery is the
most dangerous. Here. however. relief is expect
ed by opening Bannous Slough. Others have
more confidence in this place than your cores
ponIent. think the waters which are diverted
| down this channel v ill amount to about mich
! in the aggregate as those which course through
the New Mississippi, dug to cut Oft the city of
| Vicksburg. | should as soon expect to save the
city by setting a thousand Chinamrn to bail
ing with their ropes and buckets! But our wisest
engineers somewhat like the West.Pointers) ex'
pcct that figures computed by science never lie,
! and that Bannons Slough is big and well dispO-
sed TO divide the labor ol discharging the surplus
waters OF the American. SO l hope, but not
being one Of these scientific chaps, | cannot fig
ure it out exactly. But let the water subj ect
dry up. while | branch off into something more
interesting to your readers who live upon the
hills. where floods made their visits about the
time Noah sailed the ark
POLITICS REvIvTNG
Until within few days | have not heard the
word "Democrat' mentioned since the day after
the last Election, when Democrats in this region II
felt very unwel. But since the receipt of
the Election returns from Ohio, Penns sylvania,
and other Eastern States, have been received
here, Democrats begin to crawl out again. $50
goes California at the next election they say
and guess SO. too. "Lo k ont for the same
kind OF news from New York. cries another l
reckon likewise. The bell weather of Democracy
has led o D.. and the flock are sure to follow.
THE POLITICAL CHANGE on THE WAR.
AT the time of the breaking out Of the rebel
lion, the South anticipated a divided North
They expected the Northern Democrats would
give them aid and com ort, instead Of falling into
the ranks and fighting side by side with the Re-
punlicaus. In this they were mistaken. But it
is possible, lying from the late election returns,
that the South WAS only mist ken as TO the time
when there would be united North and West, in
waging the war! The Democratic party of the
North is undoubtedly coming into power. Wheth !
er its supporters in re-gaining this political adj |
vantage, intend to use it to wage on the war. or |
to cripple the Executive in its prosecution, time
can only demonstrate. The Southern press | |
perceive. receive the news of the Democratic |
successes with considerable rejoicing. With a |
Democratic Congress, perhaps the South fore
sees a compromise aad an end to the war. Many |
of the Democratic members elect, however, are
for war to the knife and the political revolu-
tion may only be construed into the personal
at nn, la1; a.
Republican the Democrat being in favor Of CON
tnung he war. but opposed to confscating and
pating the negroes. as set forth by the
late Proclamation of the President. But we shall
see by and by.
FAIR COMPARISON.
The State of New York is a great agricultural
and her State Fairs and Cattle
Shows, it would be expected. would out-strp
mineral rs we are Bat the facts are,
that California State Fairs excel these of the EN-
pire State By tn late papers l observe that
the New York Fair for 1862 was held at the
city Of Rochester. on the lst I'd and 3rd days of
October, and he teleoraphc report to the New
York city papers. has this sentenc5-''the State
Fair has closed in blaze OF glory. the total re-
ceipts amounting to $1,000" So far rs the
show goes, horse racing and ALL think we are
equal TO New York and as regards receipts l
know We beat her several thousand dollars. In
New York the State Fair migrates yearly from
city to city, which secures 4 local expenditure
for buildings, fences, etc, of two three thou
sand dollars.
UNEXPECTED VETO.
There is many slip between the cup and the
lip. While we were all con -rltulaing ourselves |
with the fact that the Board of Supervisors and |
the Railroad Directors had agreed upon The terms |
of the franchise, granting the Central Pacific |
Railroad Company the right of way through GER
tain streets. President Shattuck's veto is sent |
FORTH undoing all which had been accomplished |
This veto may be simply based upon some few |
technical errors. which will be corrected or may
be founded upon real hostility to the Directors -
up his real opposition We shall see which when |
the Board Of Supervisors meets next Monday.
MORE ANON.
FAvoRs.-We are indebted to J. w. Sulli
van. the well known news agent of San |