The Placer herald., 1865-04-22
Courage GUS Men and True Principles

a ST. Louis correspondent of the n. ORR
News, writing under date of the 10th u!timo
has something to say Of the policy in politics
and as the same time makes some reference
to the position occupied by the Democracy
'of Connecticut during the present civil war
Ito which we invite the attention Of our read
ers:
The election of such a man as Thomas
Seymour in four or five States, would have
more to do in settling this war and bringing
about lasting peace than two hundred bat
ties would have. If the democratic party
had but run such men, on sound, clearly de'
fined principles, in the years 1861, go and
|'63, they would have planted their principles
and by November, 1864, this whole war
with its multiplicity of scourges, demoraliz
ling influences and debasing corruptions or
4 the population of the free States, as also it.
|desoa ravages, cruel murderngs an'
barborous mprisonments in the Border
Estates would have been brought to an end
| The political party that chooses its princ
pies from the pure fundamental elements Of
political economy, and which selects truth
|ful, talented, and courageous bold men as its
|canG dates, and then sticks to both platform
land men, through defeat as well as through
|victo,v. is more likely to win converts from
tits opponents ranks. than one which looks
Ito specious show and assumes gaudy garb
|of patriotism to catch ignorant and excited
voters from the lower strata of the opposite
,partv. Besides, one convert made and at
s'racted from love of pure faithful princi pies
lis likely to remain, while he who is caugh
| by some exciting but doubtful platform, nay
Sforsake you in the hour of sorest trial. Al
Rhail the faithful, true, and philosophical De
morracy of Connecticut. Would Other
Estates which are not called Yankee but imi
State her example, civil war would cease
RECKLESS declarations and rash remarks abou
S"old t"gy statesmen" and "Constitutiona
Savers" as also the advocates Of monarchia
government, would disappear, and hide from
{ four land.
THE PopuLArIoN OF CHINA- When a
: the Legation this forenoon, learned tha
Eamongst other records which had come int,
sMr. Wade's possession from the Imperial Ii
sbrary at Yuen.ming yuen, there is a series O
: Imperial edcts extending over the last thrl
years, containing a great deal of most va
4 suable information with reference to the sta
stistics. trade, finance, and population of th
country, constituting, in fact, modern bis
!tory of China. The series is very near
lcomplee, few edcts only being wanting
probably destroyed during the sacking o
the palace. From these papers an interest
ling statistical fact has been ascerlained re
|garding which great doubt has always exist
led, namely, the actual population of China
1the papers in question making it Alb, 100000
lin China proper and Manchuria, exclusive o
sFormosa and some other outlying posses
ssions; including them, it is calculated lha
Sin the aggregate the population cannot b.
under 45O,0OO,OO0. In reference to this i
would be interesting to make calculation
founded on that of Stephenson. which wen
10 show that the steam power of England j
manufactures was equal to a population c
100000 900; therefore, if we with our 40
SOOO. 900 can effect by steam power the man
aual labor of 400 10000 what would be lb
3amount of labor procured by the introduc
5tion Of steam power amongst population
]stated to be about that Of the whole human
British Arms IN China and Japan
|dy D. r. Rennie, M. d.