The Placer herald., 1862-10-18
SACRAMENTO CORREsPONDENCE.

| About year ago, in one Of my eplthets TO you.
l expressed great anxiety for rain, little dream
| ing OF the deluge which was in store for us. l
complained then of the disagreeablc dust ahoat
on every breath of air, and how refreshing the
| rain would be to the parched earth aud heat
withered vegetation. l dare not now write one
word of similar import Ten thousand OF us
mortals stand shaking even at the sound OF the
rainwinds Perhaps. though, we shall be favored
with light winter. We all pray for it. Our
levees then would have time to harden, and be
generally more safe.
STATE MILITARY.
| We are fast becoming Il litary people. Two
years ago, Sacramento could not muster on
parade over 30 muskets. but to-day we turn out
nearly 200 Before the war, the City Guard was
| in languishing condition now they turn out
70 strong. And the new Company the National
Guards-ony few weeks old-has about 80
members The military furor extends even to
the boys. who have also IA company organization.
Besides these. there is the German horse com
pany. properly known as the "Hussars" In
time OF war, prepare for war; seems to be the
motto.
| THE CHINESE TAX.
| The Supreme Court. on Saturday last, put
quetus to the $3.50 per month. Chinese labor
| tax, 10y refusing to give the matter another hear
| ing, The major tyxAf the Court may be right,
but it will be difficult for the people to so under
stand; and Judge Field. who dssents. and whose
dissenting opinion seems very plausible, will re
| ceive the endorsement OF white men. The ques-
tion will Of necessity fall into politics. and
think hereafter no Judge will be elected who re-
| fuses to look ut the matter in the same light us
Judge Field
| HEAVY INSTAIMENT.
The heaviest union gun fired here lately was
touched Oft a few days ago by the Hon. K. q.
| Clark of the County Court. The Federal revenue
act requires hat all attorne. shall pay tax to
| practice in any court. 1t seems that our LAWYERS
forgot to get out their p'pers. They neglected
to walk up to Collector De Longs office, and set
tie. De Long might have given Judge Clark
sli ght hint. to the effect that his attorneys were
delinquent. Al any rate Il notice was u>hered
forth in the shape of Court Order, TO the effect
that al attorneys neelectng TO provide them
| selves with a Federal "licen>e.' could not prac-
lice in his Court. Now. us money is money, and
patriotism is patriotism, this order fell heavily
upon the legal fraternity Union and Secesh.
l guess the Secesh enjoyed the joke the most of
the two. AS ltwing is "heAvy' and lawyers
| more plenty than clients, this small tax walks
de>tructively into the loose hange Of the legal
profession. bout the Only business done here
is on the criminal calendar-and there is plenty
OF that though generally poor pay. The tax was
paid in green-backs
THE CURRENCY
We who have been so accustomed to gold and
silver currency. were few weeks ago. almost
afraid to touch the green backs with Il pair OF
tongs. But, nevertheless. We grow less su>pici-
in circulation. By another year, If the war con
tnues, (and leeve it WILD we shall be as anx-
ious to get hold of tbrm as we are now energetic
in dodgng them The passage OF the law Great
ing this PAPER currency WAS opposed by many
members Of Congress who strong Union
men. They ioresaw that paper could never be-
come legal tender so long us the Constitution
declares that nothing but gold is legal tender. !
When the English Government issued her "shin- |
plasters.' Parliament sustained the necessity
by ing it Il ms'lemcanOr to refuse to accept |
them. If our government had done the same
thing, perhaps it would have been much better
tor all. Gold aud silver would then have re
mained in our vault. while "grecn-backs' would
have entered generally into circulation. People
growl nov because there is large class who will
not touch them less than at from 10 to 20 per
cent discount. Some Of our merchants nc ept
them on account from regular customers at par
but few. UniOn-wnr men are as tenaciouSly
opposed to them Secesh "A little more so. be-
cause the former feel sure their Unionsm will
not he questioned But | suppose the green
back question will he finally settled in one OF
two ways. Congress will ether enforce their
circulation by furnishing those who refuse to take
them. or they viii be lett to the tender mcrces
of capital, which will cry them up one day. that
it may cry them lower down the next. Money,
G Id. is the throne than either Abe Lin
coin or jeff. Davis. SO long as "green-backs"
are weighed by gold, they will grow lighter and
lighter. until perhaps. they will be worth about
as much rs old Continental money. 1t would be
well for the many if this Federal paper pa sed
current ut the few. who have the gold are not
disposed to act for the benefit of us poor devils.
LINT. LINT. LINT.
| Old linen is in demand as the ladies of Sacra-
mento have organiXeda a Lint Association" Mrs.
Governor Sta lord has been elected to the head,
and about 200 ladies held their first lint cropping
at her residence on Saturday. They adjourned to
the Capitol. where the association meets daily.
Tt,n ,,p1I IlnCo T,,1i tl,n N<f Il
linen. Every woman, Ito Il man" is heartily en-
gagged in the cause.
ARREST MAJOR GILILs.
The arrest OF this ardent Secesh has caused
some little talk here among both Sides there
are two sides in Sacramento) The Union men
feel very little interested in the matter, and his
brothers secesh manifest about the same indiffer-
ence. The latter think he has labored to make
martyr of himself, and if he is about to succeed
no one ought 10 regret it, Glis, PR Sc. is not
a very dangerous man, and his 'hurrahing for
jeff Davis" would not likely create any serious
disturbance in this quiet and strong Union com
munity He ought 10 be permitted to depart for
Dixie, whore his friend. Unclc jeff, would give
him chance to hurr;h and fight too.
DEATH OF A PIONEER.
j. B. Starr, the pioneer aucti oneer of Sacrl-
| mcnto died at San Francisco, on Sunday and was
buried here on Tuesday afternoon by his brethren
OF the Pioneer Association. The de leased was
| well known throughout the State rs IL business
man of ability an but for the weakness to
which flesh is heir he would have been to-day
one of our richest and most influential citizens
MIR. 5. suffered gre,.: pecuniery loss by the fires
Of lS50,52 He was IN honorable gentleman.
and his demise is regretted by all who knew him.
THAT BIG SQUASH
G. j. Hidden, who presented the mammoth
squash at the State Fair, and which took the pre-
MUM, was convicted a few days ago, in the Police
Court OF stealing the same, and fined $50. Be-
tween the Fair and the Police Conrt, this squash
| is bound to be known to fame. The vegetable
weighed lS7 pounds, and has cost Hidden about
80 certs per pound. Stealing big vegetables ei,-
silly identified, seems an Improbable business
MORE ANON.
ASCENT OF MOUNT SHAsrA.-Professor
Whitney, State Geoogist, has lately returned
from trip in the northern part Of the State;