The Placer herald., 1863-03-07
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDING
SACRAMENTO. Thursday. March 6. 1863

leadership. Ii amy formidable political organi-
zlton c,.n grow ouSot the present dlsorganized
body, the indications are bound to prove decept-
i've for once. Perh.ps towards the close of the
session. politicians will come out OF the dark and
show their positions, il positions are to be taken.
The Senatorial squabble made sad work with the
brothery love existing in the Union Party ut the
meeting Of the Legislature. 1t is more than
probable that its Vitality eked out on the six
ieenth ballot, by which John CONFESS Wis gal
vanized into political life. What 4 great trans
migration of soul and body was that! But our
new Senator is an energetic man and politician.
and it is understood that he is going to take the
stump this Fall with the determination OF saving
the party from defeat, which many Of the Re-
puilicans believe to be impossible He is ambl-
tOus now that the State endorse his selection
and at the same time secure the election OF many
o. his friends TO State office rs he can possibly
get in nomination. Senator Burnell. OF AmIdor.
would be chosen Governor at the next election il
the political temperament does no prove too warm
between him and Senator Parks Of Yuba. But
| eXcunt politics.
THE MILEAGE SYSTEM.
AS all preceding Legislatures have fairly earn
ed Il sobriquct. that OF many thousand miles
will very justly apply TO the present body. On
"Wednesday, each House voted away very Literally
the monies belonging to The Swamp and Ov' r
flowed Land Fund. In the Senate. ~ so WAS
voted the Committee who went Oh Il pleasure
trip to Marysville to visit the State Reform
School CHR. Hartman, one of them. to his
credit he 1t said reust d to receive hsl In the
Assembly. on the same day. SG4 WAS voled to
each OF the five members OF the Committee who
paid flying Visit TO the Stockton Insane Asy
una clear spec of SJ4 eacn. The House
members Of the Reform School Committee peck.
cts S22--1ll profit, us the Steam Navigation Com
pany pass Tree all members OF either branch o
the Legislature. Also. SAC to each OF the gen
temcn mem 'ers who paid the State Gco.ogl>t Il
visit. to san Francisco And LASTLY, TO MIR.
Warw ok. S44 50 Tor mileage to San francisco.
whittier he went 10 obtain some afidav its in re-
laton to Legislative copyings. Here is u very
coed showing, for one day. GA the m eage dodge.
Mileage is getting TO he u dcsideratu.n with
and there seems to he quite an llchin. Tor
the appointment of Committees On investI CATIONS,
especially the matter 10 be Investigated exists
at San Francisco. The Honorable gentlemen OF
the l. & stature are very bli d if they suppose
the people Of This State do not notice these little
pccc ,dilloeS. When Il motion is made to r.isea
Committee of estiglliou, in either House. il
the resolution does not provide Tor mileage, no
more is heard Of it, In the Senate, "a dry Or two
ago. \ lengthy discussion arose on the appoint
ment OF "a Committee to invt stgale the affairs Of
several State officials at San Francisco. but no
decisive action was hvl. probably because mile
age was objected TO by many members.
SACRAMENTO RAILROADS.
The Legislature is imporuned with projects
an epedemc had broken out at the Capitol.
Some lay Or another, during the next genera
tioh. these franchises, il granted and renewed.
may be worth somethng,--not during our life
time. We have one twu-horse railroad now run
ming from Front street to the Park on | street,
and this would nave been deiuuct long since but
Tor the tenacily OF the proprietor and conductor
and An Indifferent support which it receives IRON
military gentlemen passing up and down to and
from their headquarters.
GREENBACKS on THE RISE.
IIuzza for something. l hardly know what
but whatever has pushed up GreenbIcks.
imagine their advance is mainly attributable to
the Stamp tax going into operaton--l very
severe antdolc at ncst Grecnricks buy stamps
aud ever body must have them. You clLnot
turn around three tunes before breakfast without
getting ~ stamp for the privilege. Grcenblcks
are still in demand. anu no Sellers All right,
say l. because If we must havca mixed curren-
cy, it i, better Tor all that Greeubacks stand 1T
par. Our BANKERS have taken the precautio to
compel their customers, special drposltors. to
sign an agreement tnat i'll Case they overr',w
their accounts mat TIA will make them good in
gold aud silver com.
THE MIRANDA CLAIM.
This great bone OF contention has caused con-
slider die waste ol time III the Legislature. here
Is heavy lobby influence to wo,k here, for aud
against the RcSputlou,. 1t would be siIalg'
Indeed IL il t e Labor that has been done iOr tnd
az inst them WAS done without some rquivL ent
OF qutd pro quo. | I'm very sure the State ut
l"g sc is not Interested IN The IN liter. Nowih
STAINING, there IS dea pull all The time to get
III So resolutions Reconstructed and then indcillle-
| ly postponed.
THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.
The Legislature seemed to be very much eXer-
els in reference to liking IL tim. lOr hul Ing
the Ju lictd election. Whcn sh I'll it be? The
Senate on Tuesday. passed the bill fixing on the
hard n,ln ,SI, a., n
the September election. The Assembly will
hardly coincide with the Senlt. Il, to this tim.
| There Is i great desire among politicians 10 fix
THIS election 50 that party politics will govern
the nominations. Whether the election be- held
in Junc or October. the election will he more or
less OF "a political nature. 1t is impossible at
tn time to draw line of this kim where the
office is elective. II the Governor had the power
to appoint it would still ne the same. unless we
vi a rem nk,blc Governor. The Convention to
| nominate Judges will he ma'le up OF lead NJ pol
| itcIinS. and now any reasonable mind can en-.
terrain the idea that politicians are going to vol
| UNFAIRLY cease to be politlc ms H. b .youd ordi-
nary comprehension. n political Convention by
| any other name would be no less i polite ii
| Convention.
THE NEGRO TESTIMONY BILL.
The bill which passed. the Senate two weeks
ago. came up III the Assembly yesterday. The
occasion offered fine opportunity for the radicals
If the union party To show their elouuencc as
we'll Us their sympathy tor the interior race. The
debate was opened yesterday with consider die
force and talent, on Doth sides, and was res imc,l
aud continues 'o-'l,y. j. j, Owen. Thomas Fitch.
tx Speaker Garlon and IL lew smaller lights, let
OH their big guns in lavor of the BILL which was
passed ny lar vote. The act becomes a law when
Gov. STANFORD signs the bill. which he will most
surely do At his earliest convenience. Asauu s.
ton OF abstract justice, | say nolhing-but briefly
condemn the bill As IL political measure. The
| mn nfs n,.hs
people OF tins llbcrdl Sttte VIII Income disguised
with the party in power. If the Union Party
sought huge IN lstone TO hang about its neck
II has lound II IN assuming the paternity of this
measure The Republicans cAn longer IN lin.
tam their old plea that they are not aholitionizrd
that they are conservatives aud hatrrs of
abolition IN the concrete and abstract. The en-
dotscment OF he Emancp ,Ion Proclamation was
The lirSt offspring OF aboll:ionsm aud the Negro
Testimony Bill the second Let the ball go on,