The Nevada journal., 1851-09-18
Division of the State.

an Diego, and appointed a committee :.
correspond with committees Of other
ouuties, in order to set time for the I,
Loliing Of d Convention of the southern q
counties to take into considera ton II di- ;,
vision of the State. The committee 7
appointed have issued a circular setting
forth the reasons why the southern por-
lon Of the State should be allowed 10
become separate from the northern. by
l;l Of the Legislature, in order to its
,ang resolved into territory by Con
cr.ss, and put under the comparatively
inexpensive form Of territorial govern
ment.
The only point Of grievance urged by
the San Diego committee is that the
taxes levied in the State, which fall
lightly upon the North, with its thou
sand avenues of in.pouring wealth, and
its nultitudinous employments, fall too
ilyupon the southern districts which
me entirely dependent upon agriculture
and grazing Of cattle, without sutfi'
cent market among themselves for their
PRODUCTS. while the costs Of transporta-
ton to the Northern markets consume
the profits-so that the labor and capi-
tai Of the people of the South are rcn
dered non-productive beyond mere
Subsistence. And it is urged that, as
the value Of the dollar is thus greater
II me South than in tho North, any
revenue law that levies the same taS
on all parts of the State falls heaviest
upon the south. II is thcrs'o ore propos-
ed to make application for a divorce from
the North, to obyiate the impoverish'
nenl that is anticipated.
The wealth Of the South consists al
nost entirely Of lands. Some CT these
small tracts, have been highly caltivat-
cd as vineyards, etc, and are worth
iniacs of wealth to their owners. Nc
complaints Of taxes too heavy are likely
10 come from their proprietors But the
great proportion Of tho soil in the south
ern counties is held by large land pro
prietors, mea holding many league,
each, and thousands of cattle, which
graae upon these immense Ranches
~ cse lands were obtained long ago
some of old Spain before Mexican In,
dopendence, and under their present
tystem of proprietorship will never ad-
vance beyond their present condition of
craAng lands. The great Advantages
sTr'"ging from q division into small pro-
prIetorships Of the lands Of a State are
'oi. under this sy' EN- z PC lands are
viz held frou '.e bands OF The many.
whore they 5ou'l DC Continually inn
nfo %, end upor whom they could con-
i'r q e means OF adyancewtay, and re.
'a'ati IN the hands OF a .sw 10 whom
they are Of little advantage, from the
impossibility of one man bringing into
successful cultivation farms which with
q feet horse he could not pass around
IA d day. The value of the titles of the
present possessors we do not doubt and
We would believe in no system of souot.
terism by which they should be depriy.
ed Of lands obtained in good faith where |
tto conditions Of the grant were fulfill
'a' but the operation of he present
OF legislation is to cause the lorp, l
P'Oprie'ors to sell their lands in small I
P'Fcels' as the tax which falls lightly I
upon ten acres is immense when .Yton {
ded proportionably to ten miles Of lanas ,
aao the income of the proprietor w;l, O
not afford the expense By forciny tho |
owners to throw their unwieldv estate
nio he market, the perman. aavo,o
'nent of the southern portion of tho s,o.o
W'li be undoubtedly secured. As tits
tie southern counties are but standinr
by and seeing the northern portion Of
30 State grow in wealth and political
mroriance. and so it will be for years
I g .eparation of the State is agreed
lpon.
The operation of Legislation in this
''ote. which is complained of by the
ou u-nern counties, will work immense
,ood to the mass of the people to all
lme # it is persisted. We do not see
DO immortality of the system of taxes
If it exists. The valuation per ,
vre, upon which the tax is assessed is !
xtre'aely small, and nothing but tho
90 iarge' unprodustive districts Lsld by n
10 Southern Rencsslaers makes the :