The Nevada journal., 1855-03-16
Agents.
Grass Valley Township, No. 2.

We have frequently noted with great
pleasure the progress of Improvement in
our ncigLbo r, judicially designated on the
county records as Township No. 2. 1t
appears that an election of town officers
has Just been held and we congratulate
ou7 friends, to quote the language of the
,dtcr sc the Telegraph, on the permanent
advantages, present superiority, and flu
tnrO surpassing pre-cminence" of No. 2.
1t is ret surprising that No. 2, which is
really one Of the prettiest towns in the
n.orrtsins, should begin to feel elated at
witnessing her own growth. She has now
dofFel her fiock and pantaletts, and put
on the full skirtcd gown Of a matron. Our
contemporary is clear that the time has ar
rived when No should become the coun-
ty seat Of this county. Well, if Washing
ter, Eureka, Moorc's Flat, Cherokee,
French Corral, Nevada, and in short, the
bulk Of the population of the county, shall
prefer % travel an additional five miles to
trf1sact their county business, they have
,r unoucstioncd right to take measures to
ring about the change. Doubtless there
are many persons in these places who
have never seen No. 2,-and to whom it
would be pleasant to have business call
I ~ 1ol 10
business with the qualification Of their Gu
riosity in this respect.
-Four events in the history of No. 2, arc
WORTH Of note:
Isl. Tire establishment of our excellent
" conducted "cotcmporary"-the 7ele-
graph
I'd. The accession to that journal of the
literary services Of its present editor.
81. Her recent municipal organization.
Ath Tie erection of brick building
ly the lato cnterprising, but somewhat
crtatlc, firm of Adams & Co.
The latter We arc inclined to regard as
probably the main cause of No. 2's ambi-
tiou to become The county seat. She can
Low boast of a brick building, erected
doubtless by the money which in fact be-
longed to her own citizens, although it was
gratuitously disburscd for them by the
above mentioned bankers Like pullet
contemplating her first laid egg, she feels
little pardonable vanity in looking at it,
and anticipating chickens-now in embryo
But there is an cid proverb, which sug-
go3ts the propriety Of not taking the CEN
SIS of these useful birds until after pro
cess of incubation has been completed
There should be more than one brick struc-
turC in No. 2, before she can claim the To-
cation of the county buildings, on that
scole
Wry not 60 a step farther, and make
No. the Capital of the State ? We COM
mend tie subject to our delegation in the
Legislature, and venture to suggest the
fcllo%irg draft of bill -
he it enacted, &c.
SEC. l. Township No. g., near Ne
n'da, shall henccforth be the capital of
this State
SEC: 2. Wolf creek is hereby declared
navigable.
The reasons for the passage of such
bill are supplied by the article of the TEL
eyroph, from which we quote the follow
Ing language, slightly modified to suit this
branch Of the subject:
eve have no words to offer aoainst the
policy which in the early history of this
f.ate selected capital elsewhere Il was
we'll known and calculated upon that in
Ease it should seem essential at any timc
the capital could be removed to more eli.
gihle location. 1t could not then be told
where the bulk of the population would
be located. But one thing was at that
time supposed, and has since been fully
known-viz = that San Jose, Bcnccia or
Hacramcnto were not to continue the pla-
ccS Tor holding the Legislative sessions, and
Tor that reason the incurring of any con-
siderable expense in regard to state build
ings has been delayed, until it could be
ascertaIned where it should be removed.
The time has now arrived, when, if tho
interests OF the state, the wants of the pco-
pie, and the principles of right, are to be
regarded, the state capital should bc rc-
moved to Gsass Ealley.n
PERSONAL We were favored the past
week with visit from Rev. Mr.. Blain
editor of the Christian Adrocate Hn
preached an eloquent sermon on Sunday
morning at the Methodist church. III :.
gentleman of most excellent talents. =, !