The Nevada Democrat., 1856-11-26
N.x,as1a Couutv,

Nevada although one Of the smallest oil Inc
mining counties in area, is In population second
only TO El Dorado, and is the third in the State.
A fair and close estimate based upon the vote
cast in the recent election shows the aggregate
population to be about 10000. The vote then
given was over 1900 an increase OF 1000 over
the preceding year. This increase was percep-
tible during the past year, in the large acces-
sions made to the inhabitants of our towns and
villages, and in the new mining camps which
sprang up in various localities
The improvements in the way of buildings for
residences and places of trade; the works and
facilities for the greater convenience of mining;
our roads and bridges, public buildings, the
erection of churches, school houses, and the
general business of our people, have all kept
pace with our growing population.
That great canker to the prosperity of Cali
fornia, the want of fixed and permanent soci-
ety. has perhaps affected this less than most 9th
er of the mining counties, still we have had
something of this great drawback to contend
WITH The vice which leads the greater part Of
our people, as soon as they have accumulated a
few thousands of dollars, to gather up their Pelf
and leave for "the States," is now being real
lied as ruinous business. Ninc-tenths ofthcm
are found to return after squandering what they
had made by good fortune. sublime luck or hard
toll. Instead of remaining with their capital to
promote their own fortunes, and add to the
common welfare, they have habitually impover-
ished themselves, and sucked out the life blood
of our State. The promise of self aggrandlze-
ment which men bring with them to these shores
is worse than the tread Of the wild hordes who
followed Attila, desolating the earth, or the
sanguinary legions led by Hyder Ali, who are
described by Burke as sweeping over the Car
uatic. The harmonious mysteries" OF the
world are yet swayed by wiser hand, and the
evils which blind men bring to themselves are
half averted by power above their CONTROL
Happily, for as money making in California, is
no longer the easy adventure it was at an early
day. The golden fleece is no longer found in
the "pockets" of our rivers and streams ready
for the hand that would pluck it up. Nature
has hid her treasures in the mighty hills where
they reward only the labors Of the truly indus
trious-and every dependent pursuit must take
the same tardy road to fortune, which has been
travelled 10y the sons Of Adam, since that day
when from the gates Of Eden our first parents
took their solitary way.
Experience has been to some perhaps hard
but wise teacher. The manifest destiny"
which we Democrats devoutly believe was to
expand our great Republic, to the shores Of the
Pacific, and also to people it with the American
race. Destiny, or good sense, or necessity or
something else is doing for us that which can
alone afford sure basis for prosperous con-
dition of society, and which requires no long
thesis of the political economist to elucidate-
The practical question is solved. Women and
children fill the lists Of our passenger ships
They are finding their way to every town and
mining camp and carrying with them the light
of that humanizing influence so much needed
amongst the bearded men of the mountains
We see Parthenea in every woman, amongst
the hills of the Nevada chain. Clean faces are
becoming common, and thousand comforts Of
life, are gathering about the homes of the many
of us who had been handed over to irrecama-
BILE barbarism. In the fruits of this benign So
cial revolution, Nevada county has largely par
tcipated and encouraging signs of multiplying
happiness surround us in every direction
Churches and school houses are taking the place
of the gambling hells which so late were the
scenes of disgusting orgies. A more sober and
contented race seem TO inhabit the land, and in
fact it is becoming fast living country.