San Andreas independent., 1857-09-05

the stream again, thereby throwing out of en-
ployment hundreds of miners, during the season
when their claims can be worked, merely ac
commodating q few ranchers and gardners who
| have located themselves in the mines to raise
and vend their products to the miners. The
Creator divided California into proper proper
tions of good farming lands consisting of fertile
yallies lying contiguous to the mines and there
is no necessity of farming or raising vegetables
on mining ground, as the vallies furnish full as
cheap and better articles than can be produced
on mining ground consequently it is an act of
unnecessary and unwarrantable interference on
the part of the Legislature to pass such a law
as now stands on the statute books of this
State. And the miners should at once remon-
strate, in a way to be understood, by requiring
of our national politicians, who are running for
the Office of representatives in our State Legis-
lature to look little more at home and attend
to the vital interests of California, and not
spout quite so much about the Kansas difficult
would seem as if their object was to raise a
great smoke about something at distance to
obscure from view more pressing and immedi-
ate wants and avoid committing themselves on
issues which miners are interested in and want
to hear talked about in their canvass. For in
stance, the evils and injuries consequent on the
occupancy of the mines by the Chinese and the
certainty of their accessions in vast multitudes
| if not prohibited by legislative enactments.-
The miners will have to drive them off by force
which might be attended by serious consequent
ces. This question involves in its consequent
ces on the future prosperity of California,
more serious results than is generally realized
! by Americans residing in this State. What
will property be worth in the mining portions
/ of California if the Chinese are allowed to re-
main-consisting oftown property, mills, bitches
| or even ranches? If the Chinese are allowed
to come by thousands and work our mines, our
philanthropic citizens will have their paupers
to support. The white miners will be driven
out of the mines by Chinese competition if they
are tolerated in the mines and allowed to re-
main Another important matter our politi-
clans omit in their harangues, is the necessary
measures to adopt to obviate the financial
cmbarrassments of our State and county The
matter is easily arranged by reducing fees and
salaries to an equality with the profits of tht
industrial pursuits and interests of the presen
times in California, or reduce our expenditure:
below the income. Now, all our wise and au
gust Legislators will have to do in the premises
is to procure copy of the laws of some o
those economical old States, where they have
established the doctrine that State revenue i.
not the legal plumber of the dominant party, and
adopt their practices. I, for one should like
the Constitution overhauled and one Article
inserted, amongst others which are needed, that
is: a new method of settling civil suits, by
electing in each township Board of Referees.
! to hold their sessions at suitable times and
their decisions to be final and do away with so
much litigation except those who prefer spend
ing their money in that way-and biennial ses-
sions would save expense and even benefit the
State more, as laws would remain long enough
to be tested before being altered. The fact is,
we have too much legislation and litigation
such as it is. Leave little more for the dear
people to attend to. More anon.
A MINER.