Butte record., 1856-04-12

""u H"S oCFH eciti al Nl'1i 49,
throughout the comfy. We re-publish
it for we believe it will be read with in
terest by al vino desire the welfare OF
the county.
The voters Of the county should re-
member that in voting for Oroyille they
vote to abandon the only route through
Butte to the upper country, aud thus
surrender the trade aud travel Of Plu-
mas to Sierra County, and this too,
while we have the shortest and most ac-
cessible route.
Persons residing in the valley, and
who own real estate, should remember
that their property comprises a large
proportion of the taxable property OF
the county, and whatever indebtedness
the county may incur by removal will
fall principally upon them. And they
must remember that removal cannot
be effected without plunging the county
in debt, to be paid with interest by the
taxable property of the county. Do
men in the valley portion of the county
who have titles in fee to large tracts Of
land, and who viii be obliged to pay
tax upon the same, desire to see the
county compelled to erect buildings and
have their lands become liable for the
cost.
1t should be remembered by the vo-
ters of the county, that, should 0royille
receive a majority Of the votes cast, it
gou be the county seat under the law,
whether O.oville should choose to erect
buildings or not, and that, notwithstand-
ing the citizens of Oroville have an
nounced their determination to erect
buildings free Of expense to the county,
yet such announcement is not fally Gu
titled to public confidence, for the rea-
son that some who have thus expressed
their determination to donate buildings
to the county, are actually in debt to
the Hotels and Saloons in Bidwell for
the necessaries and luxuries of life-il
board and whisky may be considered
such necessaries and luxuries. Doubt
less some have signed said announce
ment in good faith; those who have
done so will find themselves compelled to
bear the burden
As evidence of deception in this mat
ter on the part of Oroville, we refer to
the fact that while the North Californi-
an solemnly asserts that the election
will not be attended with any expense,
it is charging the county two Or three
hundred dollars for services rendered
concerning the election.
Lynchbnrg, Wyandotte, Forbestown.
Thompson's Flat, Spring Valley and
Frenchtown, shoald remember that this
election for county seat has heen urged
on with haste by interested parties in
Orovllle, in order that they might fore
stall other mining localities, and secure
the county seat before other localities
can compete with them, and that too.
while relying upon other places for sup
port
Oroville is on no direct line of travel
through the county, and the travel and
business of the county can never be
turned through Oroville, any easier than
it can through Forbestown. Let the
voters take this matter into considera-
ton, and they cannot fail to see that the
present location is the most favorabl.
one to majority of the people of the
county
The people Of the county should re
member that the county seat was taken
to Hamilton, as it IS now .ught to be
removed to 0roville, for the purpose Of
speculation in town lots-and that the
removal to Hamilton created a thirty
five thousand dollars debt, which th5
taxpayers have about succeeded in pay
ing off with heavy interest.
Butte County scrip Is now at par, and
spectators desire to dabble it, and they
desire to see the county again plunged
in debt, now that she she once demon
strated her ability to meet all demands
against her Let the voters of the
county on Saturday next, lace their
veto upon this spirit of speculation.
One of the principal arguments made
use of in opposing Bidwell as the coun-
ty seat, is the oft repeated assertion
that is ''Bidwell Clique" At least
two Know Nothing Asses have ridden
this hobby into Office, and if there ever
was such a thing as "Bidwell clique, .
it should have died from modification at
seeing the miserable specimens of hu-