The Placer herald., 1862-07-12
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENTS.

knowledge lay stiff and stark on the ensanguined
soil of Virginia PATkIL.
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, July 10, 1862.
EDS. HERALD-Snce my last letter the political
wheel has made political revolution-(t the ac-
ton of the Douglas State Central Committed
and its influence has gone forth. good or bad
throughout the State. The members of this COM
mittee present, sent forth their edict against fu-
sion, and the Republicans are thus forewarned
that they have to fight the battle alone this fall
that is so far Us the Cotton wing of the party
| is concerned.
IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY
the County Central Committee were week ago
disposed to fuse, but the example of the State
Central Committee has turned the tide, and the
members reject the proposals of the Republicans
The effect of this course by the Douglasites will
be 10 place two legislative tickets in the field
one of Republicans and Douglas men and one Of
Douglas Democrats alone. Just rs figured it
up two or three weeks agO-giving two votes
| in the event of electng the Union Ticket" to
John Conness. The way things shape here. there
will be no regular Democratic ticket put in the
field /; but the Douglas ticket will be s" temper
| lied by its nominees that the Democracy can unite
in its support. II read correctly 1.-The future in
the present." the Old Line Democrats of Sacra-
mento will be well and honestly represented on
this ticket OF course, Judge Bolts, nor any
other OF the more candid and honest-spoken DEM
|
no doubt harmonious union will be formed.
With two such tickets in the field (UniOn Demo-
cratic and Union Republican, the political can
vass in Sacramento county will prove very in
teresting and closely contested.
r. d. FERGUsoN's I" PosIsH."
Mr.. r. d. F., on Tuesday, sent long advisatory
letter to the County Central Committee. He
wished the Committee would accept the propo-
sal for fusion from the Republicans. This docu
ment gotten up for the purpose OF giving
some member Of the Committee an opportunity
to agitate. and to 90 forth with the published
proceedings 1t was treated very cavalierly. and
ordered back to its author.
FERGUsONs PERSONAL OBJECT.
He is probably ambitious, as be was last year.
to go to the Senate. H9 was u candidate in the
County Convention for Senator. and failing in
the nomination, accepted the Assembly. This
letter makes him quite lion among the Repul-
licans aud the fusion Democrats. Ferguson's let
ter is the political topic of the day. The Cotton
Douglas Democrats curse it, and the Douglas
Fusion Democrats laud it. At lca,t, aside from
any political principle, it is declared master
stroke OF policy. His squabble last year with
the Republican Speaker had ploeed "Ferg" below
par with the Republicans. but his stock is up
now. The insults to Speaker Barstow are forgot
ten, and the curses consequent are covered over
by the letter written expressly to break down the
Douglas organization. l cannot see any other
destiny in store for him but to go to the Senate.
| But the Republican candidates for the anne place
do not like it at all-feuring, they do, that
"Ferg." has out generated them.
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION
The taxpayers for 81 900 and upwards, have
organized themselves into an association. The
object Of the Organization is to provide waysand
means to protect themselves against the payment
of illegal debts, in whatever form they may exist
This association will be fully organized by the
fall election. and each candidate. no doubt, will
be brought under its consideration. Whoever
the association endorse will doubtless be success
full. Our city financial affairs will hereafter enter
into every canvass until our debts are provided
for in some way. Holders of bonded Indebted
ness, floating. or illegal contraction, are not
safe in their investments. If Sacramentans ever
are able to meet their honest debts, they will do
we'll.
OIL THE POOR DOGS.
! 1t seems that We are no; taxed sufficiently yet.
Seven dollars and II quarter on each one hundred
dnliare State tax of two dollars, and Fed
cral tax of two dollars. making four dollars per
head, it appears, is not sufficient 10 provide saa
res for the office holders. The dogs are to be
taxed from three TO five dollars the latter, if the
dog catcher gets possession Of our canine prop
erty The pretext for this act, by the Board of
Supervisors. is to rid the city OF the gre. surplus
| of dogs-worthess dogs. This would be all right,
provided the tax was placed at such figure as
would produce the result. and stop there without
raising larger revenue beyond it. There ure
thousan nds OF dogs in our city and to feed them,
alone, is quite heavy tax upon their owners.
Many Of them are worthless in public estimation,
but their owners with few exceptions will suffer
their pockets to bleed rather than their avorte
little ours should die. Our pound master is made
both the financial agent and butcher in this cru
SADIE. The emoluments Of the Office are antcipa-
ted at such profitable figure, that an effort is
! already made to oust him and elect a successor.
Besides, it is said the present incumbent i a
"sympathizern' That is. he is ready to sympa.
thzc with any party who may have loose stock
ing at large, provided, he, the owner will
compound the perqusites 1t is said that he
holds terms outside the ordinance and that Tom s.;
Dicks and Harrys cattle can run at large for
small amount in silver. Dogs, under his admin
istration of the new law, it is feared will be per-
mitted to run, without ''tag"-prov;ded negoti-
atons are duly made And then only think of
the great competition likely 10 arise out of the
execution Of this law, as touching legitimate sau
sage making! Oh, what fall in the price of
stock
i BURNS SLOUGH.
This institution is still itself-wide open at
the mouth and drinking in nearly all the waters
of the American. The seventeenth effort has
failed 1t nicely damned up on Wednesday
and remained SO about fifteen minutes, when the
waters took an underground passage and bursted
Hubbard Bakers ideas OF hydraulic pressure.
1t is said that this outlet is lower than the river
bed towards its mouth. The waters this side
(west)-are represented rs not being over knee
deep, and dam at the slough absolutely has to
lift the water over the sand deposites lying west
of this creyasse If this be so. then the mouth of
the American is virtually changed to Burns
Slough. The sand hills along this slough, in a
line towards Suttervie, would seem to bear to-
pographcnl evidence of it's once having been the
} main outlet Of the American.
PAST RUNNING OFF.
The Sacramento and Am erican rivers are get
ting to 80 low mark that the sou west part OF
the city is beginning to show terra frma again