Mountain Democrat., 1857-03-28
A.1va1on Road I3lII.

bill 1t has appropriated but $55O,OOOt
build three military roads from the Mis-
souri to the Sierra Nevada. The sum is
wholly insufficient, but we have reason
to anticipate additional appropriations by
Congress for the construction Of the roads.
FL Dorado is deeply interested in the en-
tcrprisc, and as the State will make no
appropriations, her citizens should, at the
earliest moment, by private subscription,
take the necessary steps to improve the
road to Carson Valley. An effort will
doubtless be made by the Southern coun-
ties to build good road to the Valley, to
divert the trade from this point. They
have, in measure, already secured it.
Last summer the people Of Calaveras
county, unasSistcd, improved the Wagon
Road to Carson Valley via the Big Tree,
and had handbills posted at every cOn-
spicuOus point inviting immigrants to the
Southern counties, assuring them that the
road by the Big Tree was the safest,
cheapest and specdicst. Mr.. Cary, res
ident Of Carson, called the attention Of our
citizens to the fact, and urged them, If
they desired to keep the trade Of the val
ley, to improve the road, but they then
appeared indifferent about the matter,
thinking that Congress would make no
appropriation. Now they may take more
interest in it. t-
The San joaquin Republican, the lead
ing journal in the Southern counties, all
ticipating heavy overland immigration
the present season, in consequence Of the
passage Of the bill proposes that con-
vcntion, composed Of citizens Of San Joa-
quin, Calaveras, .Nmador, Tuolumnc, STAN
islaus, Mariposa, Tularc and Mcrccd
counties be held at AIan carly day." to raise
the necessary means to further "improve
the wagon road to Carson valley via the
Biz Tree" The suggestions of the Re
publican will be acted upon and the road
will be improved, anf We must follow
their example, if VIC wish to reap any of
the benefits of the appropriation. Sacra-
mento city and county Ac more interested
in the Improvement than FL Dorado, and
we look to them for assistance. The
Union, never lukcwarm W here the inter-
csts of Sacramento are c$nccrncd, rec
ommcnds "that a convcntiCp " of delegates
from the counties of Ell DOtado, Placer,
Amador, Sutter, SacramcntoS YolO, Sono-
ma, Napa and Solano, be held some time
during the Spring, for the purpose of de-
vising the ways and means for orvmprOving
the Wagon Road from the Sacramento
Valley to that of Carson" wv second
the recommendation, and suggest Sacra-
mcntO as the place and early in June as
tho time for the meeting Of tho Cpnven-
ton. What say you, gentlemen Sf the
Herald, Press, and INers Of Placer and
of the Ledger and Sentinel Of Amadot?
We have every encouragement to stand Nour
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through condemnation Of our princiPlea, bnt
consequent upon fierce war of fanaticisAl,
which sunk those principles out Of sight in tlfF
contcst.-PLtcSr Press.
1t requires but little 10 encourage the
editor of tho Press, if he can indeed feel
encouragement in the hopolcssly, chcerless
prospects of the Know Nothing party-a
party that its late supporters ridiculo and
the people repudi0tcd with the greatest
unanimity. Why the very men itplaced
in Office, turn from it with disgust. 1t
was the shallowcst Of humbugs-thc most
disreputOblc Of isms-the most unprinci.
pied and fanatical Of factions. Ithonored
knavcs and selected blackguards as its
champions. 1t insultcd unprotected fe-
males and assassinated dcfenceless chill
drcn. We speak Of it as "among the
things that were" not arc, for it is stone.
dead, and can never again receive support
or encouragement from any intelligent
person.
The "principlcs" Of your party may
have been sunk out of sight by fanati-
cism," but if SO the fanaticism that
sunk" them originated in your own party.
During the contest last fall not one of
your speakers ever distantly alluded to
your principles" or your party, but blind
cd by ''fanaticism," hurled their harmless
curses on the heads of forcign-born citi-
zens and the Democratic party State
when your party enunciatcd q principle
when it was not controlled by ihtoIcra.
bic fanaticisnl Your defeat last fall not
only Sunk your principles out of sight,"
but sunk your party too. No power on
earth is potent enough to rcsurrect it, to
give it the least vitality.
New MAIL ROUrE.-Mr. Mcdonald of.
fcred and the Assembly adopted on Tues
day resolution instructing our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to "usc
their influence to establish a tri-weekly
mail route from Placerville to Indian Dig
gings, in FL Dorado county, via Bucks
Bar, Buzan's Bridge, Foirplay, Ccdarville
and Brownsville" This mail route is
much needed and should have been estab-
lished long since. The distance from
Placervillc to Indian Diggings is twenty
five miles. The Post Master General, of
course, will at once establish the route.