Butte record., 1856-11-15

we Woulu say, 90 ana Suck your
picks into the Table Mountain, and
if it don't pay the first time, try it
again. The gold is there and you
have but to work for it.
Many persons no doubt honestly
believe that there are not good men
enough in either one of the political
parties of this county to fill the Offices
to which the county is entitled, and
every year we see the effort made to
elect portion Of either ticket. This
is generally started by men profess
ing to be ''no party men''-and are
professedly in favor of reform. Con-
nected with no party, they attach
themselves to men of different par
ties, and when successful in electing
their men, they have the satisfaction
of seeing their unity delegation di-
vided and rendered a nullity, and al
most incapable of uniting in support
Of any one measure, because they are
attached to, and governed in their
actions by, opposite political parties.
1t is folly for men to proclaim that
they are opposed to political parties,
and in favor of reform; because
there can be no reform except thrO'
the instrumentality of political par
ties, and the man who occupies the
position Of a 'go-between," and sup
ports men of both, or of all political
parties whom he may consider good
men, if he processes any political
principles at all, adopts remarkably
Intellectual plan to give them life and
vitality. 1t will not do to talk
about voting against partyl Politi-
cal parties are necessary to Re
publican form of government. Those
who are earnestly in favor Of reform,
instead of standing between the two
great parties and preventing either
from carrying doctrines by opposing
the success of both, should attach
himself to one of them, most likely
to carry out the views he believes to
be beneficial, assist in keeping it free
from the control of the dishonest and
corrupt, and labor for its success. H.
this manner much may be accom-
plished, while by selecting men from
both parties, there is nothing gained
except that neither party has gained
a victory, and the people of the coun-
ty remains neutral upon the political
questions of the day. 1t may be
said that by electing men from both
parties, all are represented, and have
a voice in the councils of State. 1t
should be borne in mind that in re-
publican governments majerities
should rule, and that while minori-
ties have rights which are entitled to
respectful consideration, they should
not be entitled to an equal share Of
power with the majority party. The
county thus divided is legislated for
by other portions of the State, and,
as far as many questions are con
cerned, might as well be without any
representative.
The continued dry weather, al
though favorable to the miners in
this immediate vicinity, is, doubtless
a serious misfortune to the majority
Of farmers and miners throughout the
State. Wherever diggings are sup
piled with water fIom bitches, the
drouth is rather beneficial than 9th
erwise, the fact that the heavy rains
are liable to cause breaks in the
bitches and otherwise incommode the
miners. River mining particularly,
is facilitated by the absence Of stor-
my weather. but as has been the
case for two or three seasons past,
the early rains Of September and
October cause such rise in the |
mountain sueoms as to sweep away
lumes and dams, thus rendering the
subsequent dry weather unavailable
% most Of those who are engaged in
his precarious species of mining.
On the other hand, large proper.
ion of the mines throughout the
State are dry diggings, entirely de-
pendent upon the rains for a neces-
AIRY supply of water to work them,
md are so situated as to be unap-
by bitches or other arti-
icial means for bringing it on the