Butte record., 1856-04-05

know and feel to be wrong' The present town
of Bidwell was built upon ground at time
when everybody considered that the site con-
tanned no gold; it had frequently been pros
pected and as often abandoned, and under
this impression substantial and costly i'm
provements in the way of buildings have been
made, and if there should be any mining
claims that are valuable in this or any other
town in the State. all that they have TO do Is
TO give the undertaking prescribed by the
Statutes, to indemnify the property holder
against damage; this being done, they by that
law can proceed; more than this no HONEST
MAN under he facts in THIS CASE would claim
Let the electors remember that the inhabl-
tants of Bidwell, and the proprietors of the
mills thereabout, in A. D. 1858, when the
county was without a court house and offices,
erected one at o cost of about six thousand dol
lars and gave to the county; that when this
county was poor and destitute, and oppressed
by an enormous debt incurred in the erection
of worthless buildings at Hamilton-another
town lot speculation, as Oroville Is now--to
the amount of about thirty five thousand dol
lars, the inhabitants here assisted her IN re
leasing her from the humiliation that had been
cast upon her, by persons who were speeuta-
ting in towns And it is against this specua-
tive spirit that admonish the people. Not
only have the inhabitants here presented 10
the county as a gift suitable county buildings,
but they have expended, Independent of the
paltry sums the county has given about eight
thousand dollars in making good roads thro'
the canon. and to the Plumas line, making in
all about fourteen thousand dollars, that they
have expended in matters that are of general
Importance to the county. Certainly the
facts do not evince very nggardly spirit
towards this county The inhabitants here
have not only been just but generous, and
with Consciousness that has an abiding faith
in the justice of the people. they ask them to
consider this matter well The present coun-
ty seat may be inconVenient to some, What
place would not; 1t may have fault, who
has not; But, with all its faults and incon-
venences, is 0royille or any other town in
the county freer from them: Has Oroville or
any other place that is an aspirant for your
saffrage, been as generous to you in the Civ
ing of property to the county, and the ma
king of public roads that are now good and
substantial to this place, that are free to the
public as highway Does not the agricul
turai, the mining, and every other interest in
the county, admonsh you to let we'll enough
alone, that the county may have an Opportu-
nifty of developing ITSELF We are now about
out of debit let US endure ''the ills that we
have, rather than fly to others We know not
Of" A rem0vi Il may cost this county the
price of the county buildings, if the opinion of
Judge Heydenfeldt is law as announced in the
Capitol question, that the provisions requiring
the erection of the buildings, is a condition
subsequent, and as law, the Statute is com
plete without it, and whether the conditions
shall have been complied with or not, the
place receiving the majority of all the votes
cast, will be the county seat, if the law has
any legality whatever. Let the people see to
this matter, that you are not played upon by
men who are specnlating with your suffrages,
to enhance town lot speculation in Oroville,
as was the case when Hamilton was chosen
the county seat