The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
Gov. smith recommends the Arming OF
the El0Yea.

Gov. smith recommends the Arming Of
the Slaves.
The message of the Governor of Virginia
recommends, it will be seen, the armng of
the slaves as suggested by jeff Davis:
"The only question is has the time arrived?
Are we able, beyond question, to wage
successful war against Power three times
our own 10 numbers, with all Europe from
which to recruit, and who unhesitatnglv put
arms in the hands of our own negroes for
our destruction? | will not say that, under
the providence Of God, we may not be able
to triumph; but do say that we should not,
from any mawkish sensibity, refuse any
means within our reach which will tend to
enable us to work out our deverance. For
my part. standing before God and my coun'
try, do not hesitate to say that would
arm such portion of our able-b bodied slave
population as may be necessary, and put
them in the field So as to have them ready
for the spring campaign, even if it resulted IN
the freedom of those thus organized. VIII
not employ them to fight the negyo force Of
that enemy-aye, the Yankees MemselueS-
who already boast that they have two bun
dred thousand of our slaves in arms against
us! Can we hesitate, can we doubt when
the question is whether our enemy shall use
our slaves against u.s. or we use them against
| him? When the question may be between
liberty and Independence on the one band
or our subjugation and utter ruin on the
other? | know it is the opinion of some of
the highest military authorities that the time
| has come when we should call our slaves to
our assistance, and hold it to be clearly The
duty of every citizen, however much he may
| doubt the wisdom aud necessity Of the policy,
to cooperate in Strengthening 10y every
means Our armies. repeat, | know this
policy is looked to with anxiety by some of
the abost military men Of the AGE, who be.
| ieve that it is Of the last Importance that
it should he adopted without delay. there
| fore earnestly recommend to the Legislature
that they should give this subject early con-
sideration, and enact such measures AZ their
wisdom may approve
The reporter of the Philadelphia Nems
says that he saw few days since, at the
house of an extensive importer, case of Ia
dies belt buckles. They are Of the widest
dimensions, aud carry q ribbon fully three
inches wide. They we're worn in the times
when ladies' waists were located but few
inches below the aXia. They remained M
sold when the fashions changed, ust twenty
eight years ago They were then packed zap
and cons gned to a garret. They were te-
Gently Reproduced for sale. and were tak n
by the retail trade with such rapidity thai ~
a little while but few remained. Ehe buck
| lo. in SoiI .to n cuff t,,
pay twenty-eight years interest Oh their
! original cost, and leave a very handsome
profit beside.
J. G. Underwood, of Virginia, who a few
Years since was Ioungiug around New York
city as a seedy Abolition exile, has just been
elected United 5 ates Senator by Gov. Pier
repont's zones horse" Legislature, at AleXan,
/ dria. There are now no less than three Eir~
ginias. viz West Virginia. Pierreponl's
Virginia and extra Billy Smiths Virginia.
A committee of Kenluckans, who recea'-
| y waited on the Presid mt for The purpose
got his promise that the draft should be
stopped IN that State, which has been done
| It WAS found that the draft was putting more
men from Kentucky IN the Confederate ar
ms, tnau ln that OF the Federal.
WEALIu TO Govern Tho New Io,t
Times, having probably read that money i
power, concludes that wealth must hereafter
govern. 1t says:
The property OF the wealthy should no
be voted away by, or be in any way under
the control of, the Iaboring classes, and til,
right OF suffrage should be regulated between
the rich and the poor according to the
wealth"
This VIII afford pleasant reflection to tn,
poorer members of The Shoddy party whC
voted at tie late election to sustain organ
and politicians of the Times stripe
FOUND GUILTY. b. Cozzens, indicted t
committing an assault with knite ul,pl
Mrs Ely at GeyseryilIe, IN Sonoma county
in the month OF Nov embor last was tried a
Santa Rosa Rosa the other day, and toun,
guilty.
Mrs. Choate, widow of Rufus Choate, anC
daughter of the late Miles Ocott, Of Hano
yer, N. L., died recently at Dorchester
Mass, after a brief illness
"The last ditch" is said to be Butler