The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26
WHAT Our Eeigtboas say.

The Georgetown Ners Of last week contained a
well written article on the county scat subject. a
portion of which we append as evidencing that
this renewed strife about location Of the seat of
justice of Ell Dorado county is not n contest be-
tween Cooma and the county at large. nor yet
between Coloma and TlAccrville-hut a contest
initiated by II fresh ebu,lition of that rancorous
spirit of jealousy which the citizens of Placervile
cherish for all that portion of the county which
pays no tribute to Placer vile merchants and pack
ers. Pacerve, with moderate commercial facili-
ties, has grasping ambition equal to that of
Alexander of Macedon, and low-running sefSness
equaled we know not where; and though they
of the Ravine gratuitously announce to the world
that theirs is the third city of the State, (wha in
cfflblc modestyD they yet are fan to contend
with those they dub "one-horSe towns" for the
last possible advantage in attracting trade. Our
Ilangtown ncighbors arrogate to themselves the
commercial center Of the county, and are uniring
in their Efforts to ocrush out their less presumptuous
rivals Ell Dorado, Diamond, and Coloma, by cstab-
fishing their city grand dispen>ary of Justice,
ftcted hy this graspng policy of Ilangown. till
the question is mooted Shall the County Seat be
carried to Hangtown at cost of about 100000
to the County," but that once started, the people
North Of the South Fork, representing one-hrd of
the total vote of the county, are awakening to the
Importance of the measure. They see in this re-
moval scheme plan to place them as well as two
thirds Of the voters Of the county at an increased
distance from the seat of justice, and at the same
la thnn, Srociol toy nf g on
hundred dollars of taxable property to defray the
expense Of placing between them and the courts
another series of hills in addition to those they
climb Read what the NelrS says:
BY referring to an accurate map it will he seen
that the geographical position of Coloma is drci-
dedly more preferable than llacerville. from the
fact that it is situated nearer the centre Of the
county, and is entirely surrounded hy Il heavy
population while Flacervil!e is located near the
eastern boundary Of the county with large and
Sparsely settled scope OF territory extending in IL
north-easterly direction towards the summit Of the
Sierra Nevada Cooma being ON the South Fork
aof the American is accessible for this divide
than flacervliie Tor the reason that it is less dis
tant. Abrupt mountains intervene between la
cerville and the South Fork which must II. ccs,ary
be crossed. The Inconvenience experienced in ss-
cendiug and descending the mountains hordering
Sn the north side OF said stream is ample. without
being compelled to contend with those IF the SOU; h
side Therefore, in the event of removal the inhal-
itants ot NOlcanoylle, Georgetown. Greenwood
Valley, Eliot Hill. Salmon Falls, and Negro Hill
all places OF no little Importance and polling in
connection with other adjacent minor towns more
than third Of the votes in the county--will. as
we have before stated be subjected TO inconvcni-
ences IN reaching the county scat to which they
Will not long submit Together with other griey-
ances set forth. the distance from all of the above
points would be engthened from five to twelve
miles. lhe present county seat is thirty-two miles
from Negro Hill while if it were located at lacpr-
vile. the Inhabitants of Negro Hill would have
twelve miles further to travel. making Il total Of
fory-lour miles In view of all these facts. every
possible effort will he made in future to di>mombrr
the Empire county by the above enumerated pla-
ceS--and ii are not labOring under false i'm
preston, ere another year shall have passed. such
would be the result. What then will become OF
the once powerful and influential FL Dorado, the
first and foremost among the mining counties-the
checkmate of San Francisco in legislative halls
on topics oppressive and prejudical to the mining
Interests! Compared with its present position it
would be no more than a eviathan in the vast l'a-
cliic ocean. This latter consideration alone should
be OF sufficient Importance to induce majority ot
the voters Of tie county to operate against removal
But this is not all the county at present is. we
may truthtully assert in afuent circumstances.
ha@ buildings erected and in course If erection of
ample fitness for all county purposes-all Of which
are PAID for with the exception at Fraction over
$4,000 on Jail contract, which sum falls due the
first of June. Remove the county seat and this
property Is all dead loss an unnecessary taxation
OF at least $4,000 will be imposed, to he used for
the construction of new county buildings; this
$4,000 together with loss Of about 100000
OF property at Coloma, will swell the sum total to
at least $4,000.