The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1863-04-25
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, April 20, 1868.

on the ln10r NATION being circulated that the sac.
Republican Office had been entered during Tues
day night, by Il squad of soldiers from Camp
Union. and the entire type in the compositors'
room thrown Into pi. All kinds of rumors were
atoat, and there was some danger of collision
among our citizens. But the proprietors OF the
! Republican, Messrs. Patrick Connolly. bore the
| indigniiy with magnanmous .orbearance, and
eXerted themselves to quell the excitement rather
! than nf1ame it. Their hands, early yesterday
morning went quietly at work, sorting and dis
tributng the mass Of pi htaped up in their Office.
One Of the many rumors which were so freely
circulated was ths-that the proprietors had
done the work of destruction themselves for the
purpose of creating sympathy and support This,
however, was so silly that very few were weak
enough to believe it.
On Tuesday the friends of the paper at Camp
Union, informed Mr.. Patrick that there was a
party Of soldiers there, who were determined to
destroy his office. The information came so
direct that Mr. p. took the precaution to inform
LIT. Col Pollock, commanding at Camp Union.
of what he had been told The commander as
sured Mr.. Patrick that he would see that no
soldiers left the camp on that evening, and Mr..
p. was satisfied that his property was safe. But
it appears that Lit. Col. Pollock's sentry at the
camp on this night, was very stupid, or dilatory
o duty as it is unquestonable that they did
! leave IN large numbers. and with arms loaded
| and proceeded to the execution of their threats
against the Republican Office. Messrs. Patrick
Connolly were taken by surprise in consequence
Of the understanding had with 1t. Col. Pollock.
Had they expected the soldiers would evade the
guard. and make the attack on their property,
! they would have met with very severe recep-
ton. A few resoute men could easily have
kept them at bay, and sent half of them to their
long homes. 1t was fortunate for this squad of
mutineers and drunken soldiers, that the propre-
| tors of the Republican had placed such implicit
confidence in the military discipline at Camp
Union.
The printing office yesterday morning present
ed very mixed appearance, and gave us q
very slight glimpse of the beauties Of civil war
a miniature picture OF the state OF affairs in scve-
raj OF the States in the East, where "Juyhawk
ing and "Bushwhacking' has prevailed for the
last two years A small sample of what will
come upon us by slack discipline among our
California sodicry and what state of things will
surely exist by permitting military desposm to
gain sway and overpower our civil government.
continuance of civil war for five years
will fill our country with dsorganizcd and
desperate soldiers taught at first to prey upon
the property of those declared to be public enc
mics, they will return from the seat OF war, to
prey upon the property Of those who put arms in
their hands and encouraged them in learning
their unlawful vocation. Such an outrage as
WAS committed on the Republican Office reflects
very severely upon the discipline and the officers
in command at Camp Union 1t is said that
Gen. Wright will institute a thorough investiga-
tion into it. This may be so. or not So | under
stand that the General has frequently been i'm
portuned by respectable parties here to suppress
the Republican! That he had not so ordered. is
proof that he refused. This fact, supposing it
fact, with other social observances and courtesies
extended to persons here said to entertain secesh
procllvltes. has caused considerable grumbling.
He will doubtless take hold of this investigation
with a determination to elicit the facts and the
prime cause Of the outrage.
Everything about the Republican Office will be
put into order again in few day and the daily
issue not the least derangcd by the displacement
Of material Nothing in the office was broken
up, and the only damage done can be made good
by half dozen printers in about a week. There
were no newspaper presses in the building be-
longing to the establishment. hence there was
none of them disturbed The press work on the
Republican is done by Foley Il Simpson. who also
do the work for the State Printer. Had Patrick
Il Connolly executed their own press work their
presses would doubtessly have been broken up.
The soldier mob must have been well posted in
this matter. as the presses referred to were on
the lower floor, and much easier of access than
the types and cases
The quiet endurance of this outrage by Patrick
* Connolly and their numerous friends here. is
the strongest assurance that they do not desire
to commit any acts which might tend to open
civil strife in this community. But repetition
of the dastardly act will not likely go unnoticed
but be followed by rctaliatory acts upon other
newspapers.
FINALLY PASSED.
SanderSon's bill to enforce contracts finally
passed through the fiery ordeal; though on its
final passage the Administration Republicans
gave general denunciation. The bill Will espcc-
ally protect money lenders, and business men
generally. The laboring man can also avail him
sell of its provisions by putting his contracts in
white and black, specifying that his wages shall
ITn Il Ia 1th III
cal objections, in a business light it has none. A
suit, however, brought to recover under it, if
appealed to the Federal Courts, would fail be-
| cause the Federal Courts must decide that Legal
Tender notes are equal as tender to gold and
silver Where suits for large sums do get into
our State Courts, appeals will probably be made.
1t would not pay the lawyer to contest small
sums. Then, too, there will be a direct judicial
conflict between the State and the United States
THE LAST WEEK.
The Legislature is lettering on its last DAYS
but any business closing up two or three general
bills, and a thousand less local franchises.
Monday next will be the last day. and think the
people will rejoice to receive their representa-
tives at home again 1t has been a very indus.
trious body and its acts touch almost every bust.
ness and locality. 1t has been bitter, partzan
body, and improved every occasion and means to
protect its tavorte partizans, and Cypress and
insult the minority. Many political bills have
pecu pdSseu, All leHuluS 10 DOiSlr up the party
in power and keep down and hamper the Democ-
racy. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been swallowed up in per diem and incidental
| expenses, and after all, the State at large is no
better off than if this body had never met. Not
wthstanding annual sessions are of some pecuni-
! airy benefits to Sacramentans the people here are
gratiied with the prospect of biennial sessions
LOCAL MATTERS.
Generally speaking business is dull, though
there is great stir preparatory 20 the Washoe
Spring trade. Teamsters are astir and already
many of them are on their way with their first
loads of machinery or provisions
fatal stabbing a1ray occurred yesterday be-
tween William Kelly, an Irishman, and Joseph
Sheaf, coored boot-black. The parties live
neighbors on a by-alley, and the quarrel arose
from kely's driving his wagon over Sheaf7s yard
war of words led to the !use Of knives. when
both of them received fatal wounds. Kelly died
this morning, and Sheaf will lnger for a day or
two throng of visitors was passing to and
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