Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-16
ArIlnsr's reply 70 .CaxtoM"

who feel an interest in the future "glory"
and "grandenr" Of California, arise from
the Z" truly enlightened" lesson in political
economy contained i'm the text which CON-
mences your letter, No. Futurs genera
tons, regarding the present era as but the
twilight of civilization, will be compelled to
recognise, with honor and glory, that
to the name of "Caxton " they are in
debted for all their greatness. Perhaps
some of the radicals of the present day, the
q county officials "and " demagogues," may
oppose your theory, that governments. in
striving to acquire glory, greatness and re-
nOwn, can jastly bestow " perpetual favors'
upon one class of citizens, to the exclusion
and at the expense of other classes. But
how convincingly will all such opposition be
refuted by reference to the historical exam
Piles to which you cite our attention How
can ANY one doubt the wisdom and justice of
the bestowal of riches, rewards and honors
by their respective governments upon the
brutal warriors OF Rome, the piratcal fill
busters of Spain, the worshipping mar
shals of France, and the supporters Of the
oppressive system of protection and favorit
ism to classes IN Great Britain? Again.
these same county officials with their
new tangled notions about Democracy, pro-
gress, AMI the like, may contend that the
authority of precedents is good only SO long
as it inculcates wisdom, and tends to secure
impartial justice to GIl. They may hold that
your examples are unworthy of imitation
that they are based upon the most revolving
features that characterised the most corrupt,
nhuman, boody.and unjust eras in the his
tory of Rome, Spain, France and England.
They may, therefore, discard your authori-
ties, repudiate the system of class legislation
which they are intended to illustrate, and
declare that if "glory," "greatness and
grandeur cannot be otherwise obtained,
let Us seek for other sources Of happiness.
There are individuals even among the
miners, who are, perhaps, over-scrupulous
regarding the rights of citizens and the
powers of government, and who verdantly
believe that the science of government is as
we'll understood at the p, esent day, as it was
centuries ago. Such men, before discussing
the merits of chat first peculiar prop" to
the future grandeur OF California, tbs '"Mi-
ner's Home" may wish to inquire whether
the means by which you propose to erect
and maintain it, can be rightfully appro
License Tax" is to furnish those means.
That tax, you recommend, shall be devoted
now and forever, to the erciusire use Of
the class from whom it is derived, and whose
title to it is based on the principles Of even
handed justice" Now, our government re-
cognises two classes of miners-One composed
cal working of the statute which authorizes
that tax, is such, that all the money arising
therefrom is derived from the Chinese.
They compose, perhaps. one-sixth of oil the
miners, and alone, constitute "he class
from whom it is derived" With these facts
before them, some critically disposed per-
sons might infer that you intend the Z" Mi
ner's Home" shall be sacred to Cinnamon
alone that none but Chinese shall tread
upon it's foors," or ''repose upon its
couches" Ii, however, it is intended that
the other class, who compose three fourths
Of the miners, but who are to contribute
nothing towards its erestion or mainte.
nance" are to enjoy, in common with the
Celestials, the benefit of the institution, the
following query might arise BY what pro-
cess of moral or political reasoning do you
reconcile "the principles Of even. handed
justice" with the proposition to extort this
heavy tax from one small class of the miners
and appropriate it for the benefit of the
whole Now, some of these red shirted,
brawny armed miners really pretend to be
governed by sort of crude, self.imposed
code of political ethics. That code, they
will tell you, does not, under any circum-
stances. sanction legislation that is intended
to bestow "sigual favors" and rewards on
any one class at the expense of another.
They will inform you, that with all the
rrom MT Spgs of sel6sh NJ ego thay cannot mr.