Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

looms be added to four score now in opera
ton, that a few more brazen-faced com zans
be brought hithcr, Is a-emp1ara Of 7ifts.e to
/ the wives and daughters Of our citi2s ssst
a few score more Of the noon-ey35f prosti-
tutes essssE npire be impel TED,
~ FOR - n
yaere is a9,Y value II tGE restraints W. Or
ganzed communities deem it necessary to
! impose on vice and crime, If there is any val
ue III public virtue or private honor, if there
Is any choice between a well organized com
IeHulty, and one of lawlessness and reckless
disregard Of all moral restraint and social Oh
legation, then let us choose between them.
None will avow the latter, though their eve
ry act tend to fasten it upon us.
To an expensive organization involving a
heavy tax for the support Of a horde Of Office
seekers (found in every community adher-
ing like leeches to the public purse, and pro-
Tossing public spirit, only to conceal their III
satiate thirst for spoils Of Office, am as a1e-
cOnlprOmi6ingly opposed, as the most earnest
claim, there is no necessity. To obviate this
objection, make it distinct condition, in the
selection of requisite officers, that they shall
receive no pay. It is asserted that men will
not accept such trust, and perform the requi-
site duties without pecuniary compensation.
l will pledge ample surety, and become one
Of five men who shall pay all necessary sala-
ries of officers, exclusive of Police provided
good and responsible men cannot be found in
this community, who will consent to accept
the requisite Offices and faithfully discharge
the duties without salary or perquisite, and
feel amply compensated by increased safety
from the depredat;ons Of Iawless men, by the
preservation Of order. and consequent gene
raj advantages to the community. The bur
den under the present arrangement, rests hea-
vily and unequally On a few, ahf 's6Esessssya
cline aid because the burden is not imposed
on all property holders. We want the sane
tion of law to accomplish this and that end
can be attained only by the incorporation
| sought for We ask the cooperation of all
good citizens. NO man, however arrogant
or unpretending, can divest himself Of an in
| fluence on society. and that influence aUiH be
felt. From S0nae, we eTpect opposition, for
there are men in this community who profess
much interest in its welfare. yet, whose whole
influence is thrown in the scale of vice, and
all that degrades man, and who, if they have
no respect for themselves, would do we'll to
show. at least, some respect for wives and
daughters, mothers and sisters in those dis
tant homes. There are men. once highly es-
teemed for virtue, stern integrity and honor.
who here shrink from the gaze Of all. save
their associates, as the morning dawn detects
them seeking their homes, after nights sit,
ting at the gambling table, or nights de-
bauch, in house of infamy There are
y0U'sg men Of talent, and once of high prom
ise to whom an honorable and brilliant career
was, aye, and Is attainable but what are
their prospects, while yielding to unrestrct-
ed indulgence in their fashionable habits {?
Can they expect the confidence of the com
munity while neglecting an honorable busi-
ness or profession, to join in Bacchanalian
fevels, and while the small hours of the night
habitually find them. with a flushed cheek and
unsteady hand, courting fortune at the gamb-
ling table, or passing through the streets like
a ship in a rolling sea? What infatuation!!
AS we'll attempt to seize an "Ignis Fatuus,"
as win at such odds! I shall be told that
ful1 1TiO tO n +box7
choose; but, this deny, if by so doing, they
infict an injury on the community, or sacri-
flee private rights by absorbing funds which
justly belong to creditors. The latter is
common case, as numbers in this community,
will attest. Men spend hundreds and thou
sands at the gambling table, and plead mas
fortune, and consequent inability to discharge
a paltry debt The same remark will apply
to dissipation, in all it's FORMS Is this right,
and is it desirable or commendo6le? ? If so,
let US foster these practices, vulgarly styled
oices; but if wrong, if prejudcal to the best
interests of the community, then let US, like
men, apply remedy.
We look to the press as the conservator of
public virtue, morality and order. If these
are assailed and in jeopardy, let the press
raise its voice of warning against the dangers
which beset us, as individuals and commu-
nifty. Let its precepts be fortified by exam
pie, and it will not fail to be ':terror to evil
doers," and "tower of strength" to the
friends of good order and virtue.
CITIZEN.
Grass Valley, June IL, 1854.
rs Mr.. Brown of the Grass Valley Book