The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-12-20

agreed to every word had said in regard to the
horrors of this anticipated war, and II he did
resort to coercion, Virginia would leave the
Union and join the seeding States. NAY, SIR"
he said, "old as am, in that event 80, with my
whole heart and soul"
Mr. Lincoln jumped up from his chair rs Mr.
Rives was standing, advanced one step toward
him and said: "Mr. Rives, Mr.. Rives II Viginia
will stay, will withdraw the troops from fort
Sumter" Mr.. Rives stepped back and said
MIR. President have no authority to SPEAK for
Virginia. l am one of her sons; but il you do
that, it will be one Of the wiseSt things you have
ever done. Do that, and give us guarantees, and
can only promise you that whatever influence l
possess shall be exerted to promote the Union.
and to restore it to what it was. We then all OF
us got up and were standing. l was on the outer
circle. He said: well gentlemen, have been
wondering very much whether, il Mr. Douglas or
Mr. Bell had been elected President, you would
have dared to talk to him as freely rs you have
to me-" did not exactly hear the answer, but
am told that Mr.. Guthrie answered him in about
this way: .'Mr. President, il General Washington
occupied the seat that you will soon fill. and it
had been necessary to talk to him as we have to
you to save such Union as this. for one should
talk to him us we have to you" Hear, hear]
This closed the conversation
Mr.. Morehead wound up his speech by giving
Il detailed picture of his own arrest and imprs-
onment and said that he did not ask England to
recognize the South. but he thought the South
erners had proved to the world that they could
and would be independent.
The OHIo ELEcrIoN.-The e,ltor Of the
San Joaquin Republican has been permitted
to publish the following extract from apri
vate letter to one of the most distinguished
citizens of this State from gentleman in
Ohio:
HAMILTON, Ohio, October 20, 1862.
You will observe with pride that in the
late election old Butler stood up nobly for
t democracy gave about her old ma jori
tv and would doubtless have increased it if
her volunteers had been there. Valandig.
ham with all the abuse heaped upon him,
although not elected has most g goriously
rumphed. His old district, (BulIer, PrebIe
and Montgomery gave him, two years ago,
majority of 1874; this year his majority is
657. The last abolition Legislature, you
are aware, put Warren. strong Republican
county, into the district, for the express
purpose of defeating him, and then, sfler al
they were compelled to take the soldiers
from Camp Dennison to beat him. Out Of
the eighty seven counties in the State, there
is Democratic gain IN every county except
Warren!
BY the same scheme Of gerrymanlering,
the Legislature intended to defeat Chiffon
White, of the Clinton District. and S. S.
Cox, in which they failed. In Cox's district
they put up three thousand agains, him by
the vote of last year, but he overcame it.
In dslricting the State they though to ar
range II so at to secure clear ma jority Of
Republicans, but they have only elected five
out of nineteen.
A noticeable change has been produced
by these elections Men breathe freer and
talk boller denuncia,ions of the President
and his Cabinet, Of the war policy, and dec
larations Of peare-aye, even peaceahle
separation now uttered with impunity
in the streets and published in the press.
There is a healthier state of things, and the
public pulse has lost its throbbing. The
future look, trauyht with life.