Butte record., 1856-03-29
County Seat.

of the OroylllIans to produce the lih-
preston that the contest for the county
seat, is a single handed one between
Bidwell and Oroville; but the advocates
of this presumption fail to substantiate
their position with anything like evl-
dence, and we are led to believe that
the assertion is but part of that un-
paralelled impotence which claims
Lynchburg and Wyandotte as the sub
urbs of Oroyile. 1t is undeniable fact,
and one well known to the people Of
Oroville, that there are at least four
places in the county capable of casting
larger vote than Orovile, and at least
half a dozen places in the county doing
larger and much more healthy bust
ness than Oroville. And why should
they not assert their claims, if they
choose to do so Lynchburg, Wyan-
dotte, Thompson's Flat, and Forbestown
are places capable of sustaining as large
population as Oroville, ard some Of
these places have done it for years.
There is nothing in the bill confning
the issue between Oroville and Bidwell
and we hardly know why they should
endeavor to create an impression SO OBJ
viously false and absurd, unless it is be-
cause they already see the hopelessness
of their cause ana like drowning men are
grasping after straws.
Another piece of unblushing impu-
dence in the advocates for Oroville, is
the assertion that their town is the ge-
ographical and business centre of the
county. Geographically Oroyille is To-
Gated within about fifteen miles of the
southern line of the county, while from
Oroville to the northern line of the
county is more than double that distance.
1t is only some sixteen miles from Oro-
vile to the western line of the county
while the distance from Oroville to the
eastern line of the county in the vicinity
of Forbestown, is about twenty-five
miles, and to the northeastern portion
of the county not less than sixty miles.
SO much for Oroville being the geo.
graphical centre of the county We
should have noticed this bare-faced as
sertisn while the bill was before the leg
islature. had we not deemed it useless
to oppose the magic influence Of political
grips and signs with the common sense
argument OF flcts and figures. Before
the people, who are directly interested
however, the case is different, and We
notice the assertion in order that the
people may be aware ofits falsity. Oro'
vile comes no nearer being the business
centre of the county than it does the
geographical centre. We do not hazart
much when we assert that there are
more goods and more money in almost
any other mining locality in the county
than there is in Oroville The busines;
capacity Of Oroville must be measured
not by the amount of goods sold, bu
the innumerable arrivals Of "duns" from
Dealers below, for upon no other pre-
sumption can the visitor form an idea o
very extensive business. The fact is, i
is all hurnbug, and CANNON. Orovillt
has been built up under excitement-th
locality cannot sustain the town-and i
is sought to dispose of it to the count,
as place for her capital. Her suburb
if they are as extensive as claimed, ar,
much more prosperous than the paren
city, and should they exert themselves
are much more likely to obtain the coun
: ty seat. There is nothing in the bill
conGning the choice between Orovill,
and Bidwell 1t is for the qualified
electors of the county to select whateve
place they choose.
Another important consideration 70
the taxpayers Of the county, is this
One Of the present lncumbents Of tht
ESupreme bench OF this State, in decid
ing upon the question of the location o.
the State government, held that the &C
declaring a certain place to be the sea
of government, made it such, whether
the conditions subsequent were complied
with or not The act to change the 10
cation of our county seat, declares tina
1.-THE place receiving a majority of al
the votes cast, SHALL be the county sea
of Butte county" That is explicit
enough, and fixes the county seat at tn,
place receiving the largest number o
votes. According to the decision o
Judge Heydenfelt, the provisions requi
ring the erection of county buildings, il
condition subsequent, and whether
complied with or not, the place selected