The Nevada journal., 1853-03-11


is any one reason moro prominent than
another why we should desire division
Of this State, it is because we are nnx-
ious, by separation from mining counties
Of the north, to be rid Of the stupid leg
islation Of their members against our
city. They are too devoid of common
sense to learn that, without San Fran
cisco they would be cyphers at the left
Of the numeral--of very little account
They will never learn that San Francis
co ID the mouth through which their bel
ly is flied and their legs supported
If there is quartz mine, san Francis.
60 capitals required to open it and sup
ply machinery; if there is water
course to be dug stock. books are opened
here for money to carry on tho work if
there is plank road to bo constructed,
our citizens are importuned to hazard
the necessary investment. They come
TO us for their bread and salt they send
us SICK and paupers aud we take charge
Of them. Our capital and capitalists
sustain the state credit. Shut our csun-
ty out from the State, and bonds, scrip,
and warrants. resting upon the narrow
shoulders of the men of the hills, would
soon find their level. Our taxes pay
large part Of the state revenue. Our
commerce provide Cor country consump-
tion. All these things intelligent men
resident in the mining and agricultural
counties knows +. Wing.
We doubt if more than two papers in
this state can pen paragraph as wide
from reason, or as fippint, as the above
We are accustomed to see positions taxi
en- and backed from by the Wig, and
are not a bit surprised at the above ex-
hibition Of folly Immediately after
the late political canvas it dropped its
ail-forsook its just previously stated
convictions, and urged the launching of
its party of into unknown seas of dem
agoguism A few days ago it denounced
the Legislature as drunkards, gamblers
&c., &c., ard into two more issurs de-
clared that if the Legislature would
pass several little pet bills Of its own
showing, it believed that body would
not be so bad after all, Pah! We have
no respect for that print, and deem it an
apostate in politics. and q twaddler in
state questions.
The members of the Legislature from
San Francisco are not SO superior to the
more northern ones. They DO not dis
play unusual ability or morality.
We showed last week in reply to an
article of the Herald, (Which has the
advantage of the Uhig in independence
and originality) that the wealth and
business of San Francisco springs from
the mining counties and shall not repeat.
The labor of love of San Francisco in
investing in quartz, bitches, plank roads,
&c, is remarkable, especially as those
who invest do it for the sole good ef the
mining counties, and do not design to
take any return income.
HC mtH vi tlt Hlllo Senu bbctI
"bread and salt" to San Francisco. and
pay for them. The intelligent merchants
Of that city will give their champion few
thanks for objecting to this arrange
ment, We send not simply paurers to
San Francisco. but the heart>blood Of
trade in the shape of sixty to one hun
red millions of gold dust annually. We
are good customers, and San Francisco
is prosperous. If that city will raise no
more monopolies, it shal! have fewer
paupers for its grudged charity.
What San Franci ,co would be without
the northern markets was severely felt
in December and January last, when its
merchants accounts were overdrawn at
the bankers when business was nearly
dead, and the incomes Of dealers scarce
paid store rents, because transit to the
interior was for the time interrupted.
We presume if San Francisco county
was to be shut ont from the State, the
gold would still exis, in the mountains.
and be dug out and we Of the north be
still be of some little account"
Again, if San Francisco is taxed large
ly, the state revenues are largely ex-
pended for her benefit.
The insolent tone Of the Whig cannot
promote division. The decision of that
question is with the north, and the vile
aspersions and impertenence enunciated
will only cause spirit of resistance to
the scheme thus put forward. Our peo-
pie may not have much common sense
may be are very stupid but if they
n1ud leave the state they will prefer to