The Nevada Democrat., 1857-04-29

ture prosperity OF the CITY. Inc CLASS Vi neL
who form the body polite of California, in gen.
eral, are not of the metal TO be daunted by triy-
ial disasters, and SO far from yielding to de-
pressing Influences, no people who ever built up
State, and made It great and prosperous, pos
sessed more Of active energy and strength than
the population now within our borders. Yet
there are those amongst us of limited vision,
who have brought with them more or less the
weakness Of extreme caution, who permit the
passing cloud to spread before their imagina-
tons and to assume magnitude far beyond its
real porteut. The evil of which complaint is
made is felt more particularly in the channels
of trade The merchant who stands in the re-
lation Of the factor Of the public in the inter-
change Of the products of labor, must nccessa-
riIy be the first to realize the disorders Of Dusi
ness, and these disorders are made apparent by
his inability to keep well balanced his accounts
between the producer aud the consumer
The causes which have brought about the
present difficultiesare obvious They were fore
seen, because they were the natural and inevi-
table consequences of the disaster which swept
over our city in July last. AT the time when
that visitation came upon u.s. the property OF
our citizens was in a measure unincumbcred
The trader owned his stock Of goods, owing per-
haps sum to the merchant supplying him,
small In proportion to the value of his stock.
The real estate of our citizens was in a measure
clear of debt and the thousand neccssarics Of
the family and the household OF the entire CON-
rnunity, made an aggregate of property that
had been earned through several years Of in
dustry and toll. In an hour this was all swept
away--houses, merchandise, everything.
If the community continued here these things
or the greater part, must Of necessity be rcpac.
and diffused generally to pay for so much prop
erty again. In fact, the number of laborers
and mechanics who were drawn here, and en-
ploycd in rebuilding the city, and whose wages
required and deserved immediate payment, took
away most of the cash capital we possessed
Everything else must be effected OH the system
which defcrs payment to future day. The
material of every description which entered in
to the structure of our buildings, and the ncces-
sary supplies of furniture, goods and stores,
were of course obtained on such terms as could
be made, q few months credit each doubtless
hattering himself that he would be able by the
day of payment to meet his engagements. This
hope was, however, wholly delusvc, and pre-
posterous. For ii was not possible in the nature
of things that an amount of which it had cost
seven years labor to produce, could be replaced
and earned in the time given. In fact great
part Of the time which has since elapsed, the
four months succeeding the fire, were unpro-
pitious to mining the chief reliance of all.
Indeed had the food gates of Heaven opened
and set all actively Mt work from the day of the
destruction of our city on, althought would
have relieved our merchants mucli, by enabling
the miner to pay for supplies for which he was
previously indebted and perhaps have induced
him to purchase more literally, yet even this
would not without greater miracle have ac-
complishcd in so b, icf period all that was de-
sired for the general welfare that Is, the indi-
vidual prosperity of each. Our people who are
in debt, now begin fully to realize the calamity
VI " 'Ni'hNi Nogs A@uOH iNll 10 UOtl utDlOI uIlu
credtor-all eager in pressing his neighbor in
order to meet his own liabilities, and the result
is seen in the general loss of confidence in the
means of prosperity about us. But this panic is
even more foolish than the falacy which lea us
to indulge the belief that we would restore our
former well being in SO short time. -.
The object of these reflections hastily thrown
together is this. We find some of our more re-
liable citizens not really pressed by the Difficult
ties which surround others, giving away to the
discouraging aspect of the times, and talking of
abandoning their homes here for some new. or
their older homes. The result of all this must
be injurious to themselves as we'll rs to the COM
munity. 1t must tend to add to the quantity of
real property in the market, already surfeited
by those who arc actually forced to sell; besides
which, this example must greatly aggravatc the
morbid spirit of alarm.
Time, patient industry WILL we believe, final
ly set all things right 1t isn't in human pow
er to do impossible things-and il was impos-
sible to have accomplished more than we have
done, since the fire. We have faith and conf
dcnce in the substantial elements of wealth
which surround Nevada. To day our county is
second in wealth and population of all the min
ing counties of the State, and best of ALL supplied
with the means and appliances OF that great
pursuit. The towns and villages scattered in
all sections of the county are prosperous and
thriving. That the county seat of SO much
thrift aud enterprise should fail, is beyondright
reason,
In conclusion, all we have to add is, that if
that comet of the German Astronomers, should
on tue 18th of June next, give us the cold shout |
der, and not dissolve the great globe itself and
all which it inherits, we believe that all the
wise aud sober desires of future good in which
we may indulge, will again be found about our
mountain city IA"
ExrREMEs.-lt is an old saying that one ex-
t-eme follows another. Three years ago gam