The Nevada journal., 1851-12-27
The State CAPITAL,

hehhs Vi Nv ioSes oIlhbiuR our LoPisla'
ture together, in order that the ques-
tion may be acted upon and decided by
that body.
As to the relative claims of the rival
localities--Sa Jose and Valleio-the
discussion, together with other circun-
stances, have convinced us that both
places are far out of the way. The in.
conveniences to which our Legislators
must be subjected by holding their ses.
sions in such out of the way places
should overbalance much Of the tenn.
tation Of sums of money offered as an
inducement in favor this or that place
Nature has provided suitable places fol
cities and important towns in Califor.
MIA as well as elsewhere. Whenever a
State or community has become Of suff-
cient Importance to demand their i'm.
provement, such places will prove them.
selves by their own development.
Taking this view of the subject, two
places-Sacramento and San Francisco
present themselves for consideration.
Of these, San Francisco already mani
tests an itching to become the favored
point. But certainly any one uninter-
ested and unprej judiced must at once,
see the improperly of such selection.
Sacramento, besides presenting equal
natural advantages has central posi-.
ton, which gives her claims decided
prepondsrance over those of her rival
sister-San Francisco on the contrary,
having her location on the extreme edge
OF the State. Morever, the swee ing
and destructive fires to which she has
been, and perhaps always will be, ex-
posed, render her an unsafe receptacle
of the archives Of the State. Limited.
as she is in point of space-hemmed in
on all sides by high hills and water, she
must necessarily be too much compact
to be a fit place for the capital of great
State. And as the donations offered for
the erection of buildings and the pur-
chase of grounds in other places have
been considered an object, almost sufi-
cient to locate cur capital in very OBJ
scure and improper place, the same con-
sideration will operate strongly in favor
Of Sacramento rs the cost there would
fall far short Of the cost at San Francis.
co. The widespread plains with which
she in surrounded renders her expan-
sion illimitable, and would put our State
capital in the midst of one of the most
fertile valleys in the world. A large
number of the representatives must me-
cessarily pass through Sacramento, on
their way from the mountains to San
Francisco. whilst daily and almost hour
communication between those two cities
would subject eur friends below to no
considerable amount of inconvenience.
either in the transmission Of intelligence e
or travel. To say that Sacramento is
liable to no objection would be too
much. Without this additional motive,
however, she is q city of sufficient i'm
portance to demand the speedy cree
ton of levee sufficiently strong to
protect her from the possibility of any
overflow of water, should the present one
prove insufficient.
Undoubtedly something will be done
this winter for the permanent location
OF our seat Of government, and we would
like to hear an expression of opinion by
the papers throughout the State. In
discussing matters of as much impor-
tance rs this, it is reasonable to expect
men to lay aside that narrow minded
selGshness which too often manifests
itself by setting up imaginary claims for
that locality which would be to their
own pecuniary advantage. If the loca.
tion of our State Capital were merely
matter of individual speculation, to
enrich few, without affecting the COM
munity, the contest might reasonably
be between San Jose and Vallejo. But
as it sensibly affects the interests of the
whole State, not only for the present,
but in all time to come, wider and
more reasonable view of the subject
should be taken. And it is to be hsped.
before any decided action is taken, our
Legislature will seriously and wisely
take these matters into consideration
WHAT OUR CRY NEEDs.-During the
long evenings of this winter, our miners
md citiyane should hova cnpoa os,oo:.