The Nevada Democrat., 1857-12-16
The Case OF Butler.

A very bitter feeling has been aroused In 81
ezra county in consequence Of the act Of the
Govsrner in granting a respite to Butler. A
meeting was held in Downieville . few days
ago, and resolutions passed, In one OF which II
is stated that they have reason to believe that
Gov. johnson designs granting Butler an un-
conditional pardon previous to the expiration
Of his term of Office. We scarcely believe the
Governor has any such intention. The respite
was extendAd beyond his term Of Office. evident
" with the object Of placing the responsibility
Of granting or refusing pardon upon his sue
cessor. For this reason we have been Hatisned
that the ends Of justice would at length be at
tanned, for the sane influences which might
induce Gov. johnson to grant pardon would
have no effect upon Col. Weller. 1t is very
nrobable. too, that the facts Of the case have
been msrepr presented to Gov. johnson. The men
who have been the most active in endeavoring
to procure Buffers pardon were all vigilance
sympathisers and have heretofore delighted In
holding forth to the people on the inadequacy
OF the laws to punish crime, and the only object
they can have in thus endsavoring to defeat
the ends of justice, in by far the worst murder
case ever tried in this county, is to give them
an excuse to denounce the legal authorities
hereafter. Men who set themselves up as pat
terms of morality, and are the most fierce in
their denunciatians OF the faults Of others, will
generally bear watching.
We are no advocate Of capital punishment in
the abstract, and believe that society should
proyide means for the confinement of such Of
tenders as have by their crimes rendered them
selves unfit to associate with their fellows. The
certainty of punishment whichfollows, has more
effect in preventing crime, than the severity OF
the punishment and when q crime is clearly
made out, whatever penalty the laws decree,
should invariably be meted out to the offender
PRospEcr OF FAMrNB.-Several Of the Bay
papers have been endeavoring to create the
impression that the stock Of wheat and flour
now on hand in the State is sufficient to last the
inhabitants only about three months, and that
out Of this amount the wheat used for seed by
the farmers will have to be deducted These
papers, it is thought, are under tho control OF
the -four spectators at the Bay. The San fran
cisco Herald, of Friday contains table COM
piled from the Assessors reports Of the several
counties, setting forth the agricultural products
of thirty counties leaving sixteen yet to be
added, from which reports had not been receiv-
ed. From the thirty counties heard from the
yield of wheat is 2,212,025 bushels, which is
938. $40 bushels less than the amount raised in
.he same counties last year. The 2,2l2,Ol5
bushels of wheat, when redncsd to -four, would
amount to 442, ,4O5 barrels, and estimating the
consumption at 10000 barrels month, Gan
estimate too high by 5000 barrels) would be
sufficient for the support of the State for eleven
months The sixteen counties to be heard from
produced S28,367 bushels Of wheat in 1856.
Add to the probable yield of these counties the
amount to be received from Oregon, and some
idea may bO formed Of the legitimacy of -four
speculations.