The Georgetown news., 1856-05-01
County Matters.

County Matters.
For the purpose of making capital and
placing in as favorable light as possible, its
unjust claims for the county seat, our Pla-
cerville neighbors Instead of pro lucing un-
deniable facts why it should be so, are re-
sorting to every species oflow contemplate
stratagem. Among the rest, we learn from
reliable sources that they have baselv mis-
represented to the inhabitants of the south
western portion of the MY, that George
town in the ensuing county seat contest IS
giving its aid to Coloma for no other pur-
pose than that Of obtaining hereafter di
vision of the county anu at the same time
using as an argument that if the county
scat remained at Coloma, the citizens of
Georgetown anticipated that Placerville
would go hand-in-hand in the movement in
order to kill Coloma, while if the county
seat is removed it will forever put a quietus
to division. All we have to say to our
friends where the aboverepJrt is circulated
is that it is malicious falsehJod, and got
ten up for the purpose of distracting those
who are unused to such willy pretexts.
The citizens of Georgetown, as well as
those who look to the welfare of the county,
favor Coloma for good and sufficient reas-
ons and not from any pecuniary advantages
which may be derived in future They do
not look through the bleared eye of selfag-
grandizement, and consequently view the
subject impartially and act for the good Of
the county at large. Aside from other con-
siderations it is glaringly apparent that
the county will be embarrassed to the tune
of thousands the very moment its seat of
Justice is removed. The grasping disrosi-
tion of Placerville is such as to warrant
the belief that said Indebtedness will aug
ment from thenceforth more rapidly in COM
parison than ever did the debt under which
its municipal government is groaning
What care the citizens OF Placeryille for
the credit of the county or the convenience
of its inhabitants so long as they can en-
hance the value Of their property and ftath-
er their nests from the public crib at the
expense of the many? Not one iota. Past
experience proves beyond cAviI that this is
the sole aim of Placerville and now at this
very moment the city proper aad its envir-
ons are 1t loggerheaIs respecting the site
for the new county buildings in embryo
This of itself should be sufficient guaran-
ty that the almighty dollar is the main
issue with them and NOT the welfare Of the
county.
Since the first existence Of Plac6ryiile
every endeavor has been made IT, place it
among the first cities of the State, when IN
reality it possesses less natural advantages
than many of its neighbors, modestly dub
bed "onc-horse towns" which make no pre-
tensions whatever to greatness. The up
shot is the period has arrived wheD its cit
liens are necessarily compelled at all haz-
arls to grasp at everything within their
reach no matter how preposterous, in order
to maintain its standing ard save 1t from
impending ruin; hence the present inapspl-
cious re-agitation for the county seat
Should they succeed in this effort we doubt
not the next move viii be to Obtain the
capital of the State. Their claims for it
are about as equitable az fer Tfr county
seat, and it is wondrous strange they have
not attempted it long AGO.
"Facts are stubborn things, aai when
we come to calculate the advantages and
disadvantages resulting from relaoval, we
find that the latter consideration is far in
advance of the former. Placeryille is sit
uated near the eastern boundary of the
county, aud in travelling there would snb
ieet large majority Of those having busi-
ness with it to Inconvenience distastsful to
their sense of justice, placing many OF them
at SO great distance thai it would require
three days time alone to travel there and
back. Removal would result in a loss
to the county of not less than S2O,oOo, to-
gether with the incurring OF $4,000 spe-
cial tax and cost of collection, at least S23,-
600 more, making in all nearl4 one hundred
thousand dollars, and at time too when
the people arc sore'v rid1cr 5y pende rous