The Nevada journal., 1856-08-15
The County Seat.

'tNio Interesting 10 luS readers tHan Its
sual homilies in favor of Black Repub-
'icanism. SO far as we have been in
,-rumental in squirting that sheet into
reducing an interesting number, our
services are cheerfully rendered We
rust the change will effect a correspon-
ing one in the degree of liberality on
he part of the people of Grass Valley
"a their patronage of the Telegraph
We notice in the issue of the paper that
ontains such eulogiums upon the gem
rosity of Grass Valley but two new ad-
ertisements, and one Of those from
Rough and Ready-the aggregate num-
ser Of lines in both being ten, and, if
laid for, yielding the enormous sum of
TX dollars per week revenue, one half
which should be credited to Rough
nd Ready. 1t is a bitter satire on hu-
nan nature that an editor, in view of the
tarvation rates upon which the people
his town sustain him, is compelled by
position to affect an admiration of their
iberality; a "Iiberality" that after
several years of honest labor leaves him
1carly two thousand dollars in debt for
his Office, without better hope for the fu-
ure, and not a piece of property, even
homestead, to show for his services
We do not object to the zeal of the Tel
egraph-we wish it was better paid
It is said we have misrepresented the
PEOPLE of Grass Valley. We think not
Thsre arc undoubtedly many men in
that town as worthy as are to be found
IN the State, who would disdain to take
The occasion of a calamity of their neigh
coring city to take away its business or
advantages, and such men have assured
10 they considered this movement i'll
'iIaed. But the place as a whole cer-
tciulv advocated and now advocates the
immediate removal of the county seat,
and the OCCASION warranted all our
strictures. Will the Telegraph deny
shat the majority of the people of Grass
Valley are favorers of this scheme Il
hey are not, what would a vote of the
people amount to, when removal woulC
BE voted down in its own town. If they
are, our remarks were Just as applied tC
the place. But the occasion taken in.
heated utter heartlessness, in reference
which five could find words to inten-
aiv cur last article, we would use them.
Citizens of Grass Valley declared pub
ntly IN front of Crittenden's store, on
Sunday morning, the morning after the
1le when bleak desolation covered
acres, when the doubt was becoming
certainty that six of our best citizens
Ters smouldering in the ashes, when
are and distress sat upon every face
tlat we have got Nevada where we
want II now we'll have the county seat "
to was not the declaration of the wishes
81 a zcw~ Shortly it was announced
that Grass Valley was moving. Ennis
saries we're dispatched up to the ridge
ee9lons were circulated in Grass Valley
aVmerously signed, and thousands of dol
lafs were subscribed on paper, because
was believed Nevada could not in its
desoiation compete with Grass Valley in
rs offerings. These things called forth
7ur iirst article. Was it not the people
q Grass Valley 2 was not the occasion
he ealamities Of Nevada was not tn,
iesign to take away the advantage o
Nevada Was it not all to he done e
ne benefit of Grass Valley! Tbes
we're the premises of our article-7hipy
rue and obvious as an axiom of Euclii
-ad 10 be uttered even if the author
o oe dragged from his impersonalitv b,
sac small wit and smaller phillipics o
'oe numerous ''sub editors" of the TeIo
geaph We think we are suAic;ent1,
certain Of our temperament not to fea,
the present or future yelping of all n,
aurs that kennel at the office Of onu
emporary.
"The vote of Nevada is larger tba,
ny other two places in the county,
and we Nevada, at the last electio
east at its one precinct, 1920 vote,
'irass Valley S14-ditference in favo
# Nevada COG votes. Is there anothe
sown in the county that cast COG votes
The largest was Cherokee, about 400
Ne might almost have said, "than an,
,ther three places in the county"
In the absence Of the Assessor W,
cannot fortify our remark in referenc,
10 the county revenue, but will do s,
next week.
The Telerranb eavs that Grass Vol