The Placer herald., 1863-01-03

lhoiS ave touUtlSSS, tHSuSopdo W "'NN"'
men in the country who are disappointed in
their expectations Of the progress of the war
to crush out rebellion during the past year"
Sac Union.
There is much truth in that short sen
tence But how comes these ardent Union
men to be Disappointed Has the truth
been told to them so that they had the
proper basis upon which to rest their cacu
ations and hopes' Did such reliable () pan
pers as the Union inform them of the re-
sources of the South, the vast area of terri
tory to be overrun and guarded-the state
of SEM ment among the people there
the power of resistance possessed by the reb-
ell eaders-the difficulties to be surmounted,
the climate and fevers Of the South, rem
dering summer campaigns impracticable
South Of Tennessee and Virginia? Did it
tell them that the people there were very
near unit against the abolition schemes OF
the Administration-that slavery in the
south was a source of strength to the people!
The editor of that paper has lived many
years in the South, and as an intelligent man
well knew that these were obstacles, which
in the hands of ten millions Of people never
yet has been overcome.
Did he perform his high and sacred trust,
as the presiding genius Of daily paper,
having extended circulation and more than
its proper influence among the readers there
of, by speaking to them the words of truth
and soberness? Or did he and his co work
ers in falsehood and iniquty, tell the people,
that the rebellion was but the work of few
disappointed and wckedIy ambitious politi-
cal demago9ues who were far from represen-
ting the sentiment of people at large Of the
South? That they possessed no strength to
cope with the North-that the people were
ignorant, slothtu and corrupt--the offspring
OF a barbarous civilization, that the white
men who were not >lavelowners would turn
against the arstocratic few who owned slaves,
and upset the detestable tyranncal oigarchy
into which these aristocrats had formed
Themselves that the slaves would rise
against their masters and spread death and
rapine in the sanctuary Of their homes?
Who represented the army of the South n
mutinous multitude, hatless, shoeess, unclad,
without arms, men and officers craven, saw
age and cruel in the hour of victory, barba
rous in their treatment of our wounded and
dead filthy and drunken in habits, incapa.
bic of fatigue, and easily overcome! When
the truth was attempted to be spoken, who
denounced those who made the attempt as
traitors in league with rebellion, and called
upon the powers Of the Administration to
stop them? Who gloated over the suppress
sion Of newspapers, and the incarceration of
men and women, in response to your wicked
suggestions' We leave these questions to
be answered by these "ardent union men,"
who have followed such papers AS the Union
for the past eighteen months.
Yes, there are true and ardent union men
sadly disappointed, we say God bless them
for their honest sentiments-they were noble
and patriotic but in the manifestng of them
sadly astray. They are coming back to
reason and truth-they will be cheated and
wheeled by tasehood no more. New York,
the middle States, and the great West, have
spoken-their thunder tones announce the
death knell of the power and influence of
those bungers and falsiiers who have led the
people into these errors.
The tornado is sweeping towards Caifor
na--the handwriting is upon the wal-soon
these deceived Union men will rise in their
might the mountains will speak to the sea-
and the sea will echo it back, and with one
voice will say to such men and papers-'you
have wrought this great evil, get down from
your high places, that honest men may fill
Them"
| 1t is in vain that to day you tell these dis,
appointed men, "the war events of 1862 are
now history, and in their presence who will
presume to say that vast advance in the
work of suppressing the rebellion has not
been made during the year which has jus,
closed?" They have butto turn to your tee
' graphic column to learn the fact that Mary,
land is to day overrun by the squadrons OF
Stewards horsemen, or perhaps in your NOR
rows issue, obtain the encouraging inlorma
: ton that they are despoing the fat farmer
of Pennsy Ivania Of their choice cattle.
nifcent dome of the Capitol, designed b.
Thos. w. Walter, and now in course of con
struction under his direction is rapidly pro