The Empire County argus., 1854-04-01
Cnrresnondence Of the ARGUS.

Mr.. ARGUS During the week past legislation
has taken its usual course Bills have been intro
duccd read first and second time and referred to
some committee, where generally bills have long
and quiet sleep The Democratic members of the
LEGISLATURE have also survived the ordeal of eau
cus-anothcr caucus. In that caucus a resolution
was introduced by Senator Sprague, pledgingsall
participants to abide its action. This was sore
bone of contention, touching the coalitionists in
very tender place. Senator Mcfarland concluded
that he could never endure the application of such
rule and asserted that if adopted he should with
draw with several others Nevertheless the rule
was adopted by vote Of ayes and noes of 50 to 80.
The following evening when the caucus reassem-
blcd the oeeullpian Senators appeared and partci-
pated throughout in the nominations Of Physicians
and Trustees to the State Marine Hospital, Insane
ASYLUM at Stockton, and Quarter Master General.
The nominees of the caucus were the following day
elected in joint convention.
The Wings with great ma@nanimity came to the
rescue of cOalitOnism and with accord voted
for The nominees This was right, as the existence
of the bantling might have been jeoparlzed
Railroad projects excite much attention at this
time settlers are being alarmed. miners even begin
to look agha,t at the su1nn1ous donations of land
proposed by scme Of cur Representatives at Wash
ington TO be given to railroad corporations.
There is now danger every man should look at
once to these specializing and swindling projects,
conceived and designed for the benefit Of the few
at the expense of the many Pretty business this
giving away the public domain by millions Of acres
for thp benefit OF corpora tons and then charging
the settler double price lon the residue. Magnif-
cent lberality in Uncle sam to line the pockets of
monoposts with thousands Of square miles Of pub
lie land and then fleeing the hardy Californian
with double prices for the remainder along the line
Of proposed roads, in ordeI that his treasury may
not loose dollar, That the corporation may loose
nothing, it is provided Chat the transportation of
the mails must be paid for, and Of course every
pound OF freight going to market must pay every
passenger must pay; 0. coarse the recipients OF
millions Of acres Of valuable land could never pros
per in their speculative and sYnllnS designs with
out the most enlarged privileges. No stage COM
bnations and steamboat mcnopocs are not sufficient
for the growing prosperity OF this State. The
energies Of Caliiorniana cannot be seriously Grip
pied with such luny concerns, and hence the
necessity Of pluudarng the people of their right to
broad acres To los CT other and more powerful en-
gines Of monopoly conceived in fraud and brought
forth in iniuity to PROSTATE the masses at the foot
Of combined wealth.
The citizens Of this State have been hitherto,
and are now the lIees people under the sun 10
ahecJ dependence here, this state of things does
not please the lazy grasping mOnop0St no. the
price of labor must be reduced and freedom tied
up in leading strings. The miner must be taught
that the mineral lands were Not created for his
benefit. 70 accomplish this capitalists spectators,
and plundcrers Of the people must have astounding
grants of land for the very nice and pretty sound
ing project Of Railroads. The lands are not in this
State unappropriatcd this is we'll known. Span
ish and Mexican grants and preemption claims
already cover the greater proportion Of the agricul-
tural and grazing land Of the State. So forsooth
these immense donations Of land must at last be
located on mineral lands if located at all, and
then the grand object now aimed at will be accom-
pshed, cheap labor introduced the wealth of our
mountains tecured in the unrelcnting man of
porations; secured too under the usual and sereo-
typed pretence OF bcnefting the people, SAUL.