The Nevada journal., 1854-10-27
San Jose Mandamus,

itol agitation has just been played-the
last we hope, and certainly believe, from
its superb righteousness. The District
Court of the third Judicial District has, on
application of certain citizens of San Jose,
issued a command to the "Governor Of the
State, Secretary Of State, Treasurer of
State, Comptroller of State, Quartermaster
General of State, Surveyor General and
Attorney General of said State y "to forth
with, after the receipt of this writ, hold
and perform the duties Of said Offices afore-
said, in the city of San Jose aforesaid" )" or
show cause, &c, on the 28th Oct, "under
the penalty Of the law! The aflidavits Oh
which this mandamus is issued, are made
by Thos. L. Vermeule and K. IL. Leetch,
who depose they are property holders in
San Jose, and have suffered great loss by
the refusal Of the State officers to reside
and hold their Offices at San Jose; also by
f. G. Appleton, the Treasurer of Santa
Clara county, who appears by his affidavit
10 have been searching like Diegenes
through San Jose, and then like Satan to
have wandered up and down the State, and
through the length and breadth thereof,
seeking the capitol, till at last, by his per-
sevcring sagacity, he luckily found it at
Sacramento. And the nfIiant says he Is
greatly damaged by being compelled to go
to Sacramento to pay up to the State Trea-
surcr. For every mile he travels he is
paid by the State, and would like to have
such damage treblcd. But if his silly
complaint has any foundation, every coun,
ty treasurer in the State out of Sacramen-
to could make as good On one, and if the
capitol goes to San Jose on such plea, it
would have to como back again as soon as
the treasurer of Sacramento county had
funds to pay, and consequently complaint
to make. And it is heart rcnding to hear
of the distrcsses of the two citizens of San
Jose because the state officers don't rent
their "real property" and buy to eat and
especially drink their personal property"
Their boarding house and whiskey shop
arc not patronized by the state officers :!
You state officers, says the court, Ia
Dogberry, " this is flat burglary as ever
was committed. Thou wilt be condemned
to everlasting redemption for this" These
redoubtabIe knights of Saint Joseph must
not suffer, but the whole state must trans
act lis business in On obscure antiquated
corner, TO keep up the price of beef and
whiskey in San Jose. To suit the affect
ed whimsicality Of the treasurer aforesaid,
the state must pay heavier mileage to 9TH
cr county treasurers, for increased travel.
Some people are born with silver spoon
in their mouths-San Jose had teethed
when it got nip OF ladle, and has been
squalling for it ever since. The capital
question heretofore has been discussed on
the ground of the convenience of the state
now it has become a question Of San
Jose prices current, and depends on the
pecuniary vicissitudes of Messrs. Vermeule,
Leetch, and the industry of county treas
urer. The fine ambition of the l8th-rate
village of San Jose to be dignihed by the
presence of the capitol no longer exists,
but now the meanest mercenary motives
arc published to the world-nay, sworn to.
We think it needed but this to cause the
Legislature to pass two thirds vote, and
fix the capitol at Sacramento. We believe
we are accurate in saying that every vote
of Nevada county, seven, will be given for
such purpose.
San Jose, when this state was organized,
was nearly as large as now. 1t was an
old missionary station, rejoiced in adobe
buildings, and other conren'cnces of q
spanish town, and was then tolerably cen
tral. But the advance of the state has
created more desirable locations, and had
not San Jose once had the capitol, it would
not row be thought of even by its own
citizens as proper location. 1t has no
general business or accommodations, it is
on route seldom travelled except for GU
riosity, OF idleness, it has no real claims of
any description it has only the "great
loss" of Messrs. Vermeule and Leetch for
arguments These weighty arguments de-
cided the court Of the third judicial dis
trict to make itself a laughing stock to the
state. The "real and personal property"
of the complainants decided the matter
Oh, for some Patrick Henry to have shout
na MhnnfO In The nars of that cOurt-Oh. for