The Placer herald., 1864-10-22
Eastern News.

more prospect Of getting into Richmond than
he was four months ago. Sheridan, who ut'
terly crushed Early according to the tele-
graph) few weeks ago, has fallen back 40
or SO miles, and is engaged in the laudable
effort of restoring the Union by devastating
the valley of the Shenandoah - burning
dwellings, barns, mills, or anything that
could give shelter or support to the miser,
able inhabitants. Moseby's guerrillas are
lowering in the vicinity of Washington, and
make an occasional dash into MARYLAND.
Hood has lately been between Atlanta and
Chattanooga, breaking up Sherman's COM
muncations, and has compelled the latter to
take the field. At last accounts both arm les
were near Chattanooga. From this retro
grade movement of Sherman's, it would seem
the br!Iiancy Of his Atlanta victory is con-
siderabIy di,nmed
The most surprising military event Of the
campaign is Prices sudden rruption into
Missouri, where he seems 10 be having his
own way, in conscriptng large numbers of
soldiers and obtaining ample supplies, in the
rich central counties of the State. At last
accounts he was thought to be invading
Kansas. The strangest part OF the business
is, that Rosecrans has not attacked him, and
so far, it is said has not been strong enough
to do so. Missouri had probably been drain
ed Of veteran troops to streglhen Sherman.
The result of the Summers campaign has
been to capture the Forts below Mobile,
take Atlanta, give up nearly all of Louis.
ana and Arkansas, evacuate the positions in
Texas, lose two hundred thousand men in
killed and wounded, and permit formida-
bic invasion of Missouri. This is rather
sorry summing up of campaign, that was
promised as the closing one of the war
"NEEDs CLEARING UP."--An item under
this heading, in the last number of the Stars
and Stripes, shows that that paper has weak
ened on the expectation of electing its can
didates in the first Supervisor and Revenue
District. 1t is sore at knowing tha, many of
the party will not vote for some Of the local
nomnees. unless certain matters" are clear
ed up, that have mo moral or patriotic sig
niicance."
1t is well known that that the certain
matters" 80 obscurely referred, has caused 3
dissatisfaction that is not so easily cleared
UP. The ring" who controlled the action
of the Abolition District Convention, and
parcellel out the profits of the Collectors 5
Office, before The nomination was made. and
who sirangled every candidate who, with
honest and fair intentions went into the
Convention to run upon his merits and pop
ularity have become odious to many Lin
coin men of the District, who make no se
cret of their intention to vote apans, Mr.
Grllv, as Collector.
1t is no secret that Mr.. Grilleys nomina
ton was secured by combination with the
present Collectors OF Township No. 2. TO-
and candidate from No. g. " no are to have
,he collecting Of their respective townships.
These gentlemen were all candidates up to
the moment Of haloting for nomination,
when they were suddenly withdrawn, their
delegates going over promptly 10 Grillev
and secured his nomination without strup
gle, to the surprise and indignation of other
candidates, who had no suspicion Of the trap
to be sprung upon them.
1he Convention concluded its nominations
for Assessor and Supervisor on the same
programme-the "ring' carrying out their
entire plan. The dissatisfaction arising from
this trckery, has been Widespread through
The district, and instead Of Iessening. is be-
coming stronger and deeper from day to dav,
until it is beyond the power Of The driI,nas,
ter, and whippersin of the party, to heal the
difficulty.
1t is these things that the Stars and
Stripes consider of "no moral and patriotic
significance" that prominent men of the par
ty want cleared up, or else they will smash
into thousand fragments the ring ma
chine" that promises to ride the party, under
whip and spur, in District No. |.