The Placer herald., 1863-06-27
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE
SACRAMENTO Thursday, June 25th, 1868.

SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, June 25lh. 1868.
Editors Herald:-.Thc Cotton State Convention
called to meet in this city on the 2fth ins failed
for want Of Delegates. Gen. Cotton and the
Placer delegation, were only present. social
gathering was held ut Gov Bigler's office. where
political matters were familiarity and frankly dis
cusscd. This result WAS anticipated month ago.
| it being well settled that the Sth OF July Demo-
cratic State Convention would be the Democratic
! Convention for 1863 Six months ago any Demo-
crat prophecyng any such dsbandment of Gen.
Colton's Convention, would have been put down
| as q mad man.
SQUARE FIGHT.
With good nominees the State ticket we can
strip off our coats aud roll up our sleeves for 4
square and even fight The Democracy have got
to experience their first defeat when united, and
if they do not succeed this year. the signs of the
! times are false and deceittul. But il any man
believes this anticipated victory is coming to the
| Democracy without any extra effort think that
victory will drop into her lap, and that all that is
necessary to do is to,prepare resting place. are
very badly deceived. There has always been 4
large number of Federal officials in this State
but the number is greatly increased under Inter
nal Revenue Laws Besides we have Il volunteer
military system. which depends for support from
the State and this will be all against the coming
State Administration. There is also a large mt
jority of the county officers throughout the State,
whose interests impe them to work and bleed
freely to save themselves and the State. | men
tion tn acts. not to discourage Democrats. but
on the contrary to forewarn them. and let them
understand to what great disadvantages they will
have to labor, and that nothing short of the most
dilligent and faithful canvass, from the day of
the nominations to the first of September. will
secure victory, The Union party have office.
have plenty of money have the strongest faith
in success and they can only be defeated by
| good VenerllShip and sharp fighting.
SACRAMENTO UNION TICKET
| 1t is useless to predict the result of the election
in this county. Everything is still in a state Of
blessed "oblivitication," and must remain i'm
penetrlble to mortal vision. until the Tax payers
Association break down themselves, Or adopt
such action rs will certainly elect the Demo-
cratic ticket-Or every candidate duplicated on
the Union ticket Some entertain the opinion
that the Tax payers will max an entire ticket.
Others that the two Senator's, four Assemblymen
and Sheriff will be patched on to the Union
ticket. 1t is really the greatest case of q,tien
sdbe coming under my analization. 1t is suppos
ed that Hunt Tukcy and Rhoades cannot be
elected in any event rs "scratching' will prevail
to great extent. The Democracy will nomi nate
Union Democrats who will receive the anti-Ilunt.
Turkey and Rhoades vote. 1t is folly to expect
| that either Of these nominees will decline. They
have counsel from below (Conucss) to keep their
seats warm and that their friends in San Francisco
will see to it that they not beaten for the lack
of "materal" That's good money, in regular
business is very scarce, and all smile at the pros
| pect.
DEMOCRATIC UNION COUNTY CONVENTION.
The delegates elected las. Saturday to County
Convention assembled to-day, at the Sacramento
Theatre, Tor the purpose OF nOminrting county
! ticket, to lie supported by the United Democracy
this Fall. The large conve tion gave the best
evidence Of the unity and enthusiasm of the
| Democracy. Sacramento was always a strong
opposition county, and the Democracy have ever
been forced to use the create st cyertons to elect
! 1t is now calculated as strong Republican
county, and if the Democracy carry it the coming
election. the Democratic majoit, in the State
will be large After due deliberation, the Con-
| venton adopted strong Union Platform, and
resolved to adjourn to the 23d of July. Previ-
ously. delegates to the Sth July State Convention
were selected The object of adjourning was
| doubtless, if thought advisable. to take two or
| three Democrats from the Assembly nominees Of
the Tax payers Association If this association
act discreetly. there willibe three or four Demo-
Gratis elected from this county his year.
OUR CRIMINAL RECORD.
| The occurrence OF marine disasters fire cas-
u1ltes. etc. are so n cely estimated and aged
with time that insurance risks cln he sllely
taken. Life insurance, too. has been cyphercd
down to a fraction. But neither th .sc risks will
BE- taken now except at greatly advanced rates.
Inc Confederate "pirates' are raising the deuce
with the Boston Insurance Companies -."gucril-
las" and ''rals.' back down all fire insurance
companies and murders destroy all Lite Asso-
| cations In Sacramento II Life Insurance Co.
would not stand Il year murders nearly equal
deaths by any one common and prevailing dis
ease. This criminal record is giving Sacramento
the worst reputation of any city in the WORLD
Look at those Court records: Alonzo D1ke will
be examined in the Police Court on Saturday for
the murder of Chas. Yates on the 10Th inst-the
trial o. h. n. Hunter. for the murder of j. Nc
kenna, for next orllpr in
the case of the People VS.. Pierce for the murder
OF Whlte-the People VS.. Mcmahon. for murder
OF Couch on the Costumes, same order two De
PENDANTS awaiting in Supreme Court decision on
motion for Eew trials. Then [ will drop a notch
IN Tie score OF crime. One Lester has lust been
turned over to the Grand Jury on ten ch lrges of
Rapc-thcre is }. II Gass. (who nearly escaped
prison few evenings ago) who is held on seven
or eight indictments for grand larceny. &C. &c.
| L thlnk here's recorded only Il little over half
OF the cases Tor the higher crimes. On the docket
oil the Court OF Sessions. there are hundred
more or less. and less guess prisoners charged
with all the minor grades OF crime aud which ,
when tried, will add goodly number to our rep
resentation already large at San Quentin.
came near forgetting the Of suicide which is
| reported to have occurred this week. We have
few OF these. because if man wants to die, all
he has to do is to pass up the street and rails, a
| muss with some one on tn" st.,p or shoot. IL II
be saved the crime Of Sci-murlnr nstanter-
Ihe law against carrying concealed weapons goes
into effect on the 2Sth lust. when perhaps things
will change fer the better
Personal The worst feeling man in S,cra
mento is F. f. Fargo, and understand that the
best feeling m IN in Placer is w. D. Harrimin-
the former the defeated, and the latter the sue
cesstul candidate for Clerk OF the Supreme Court.
This grief and sorrow of course. is all promised
on the success Of the Administration State Ticket.
Last winter there was move m ,de in the Senate.
! TO reduce the pay OF this officer. Perhaps the
records will show that Hartman voted with his
anlcipatons every time. 1t is worth looking
after. MORE ANON
The CoLroN STATE Convention was to
have met on Wednesday last, at Sacramen-
to; but at the time there appeared only a
portion of the delegates from Placer county,
d. w. Cotton and J. w. Coffroth, Chair.