Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-02
Letter No. 3.


determine the most attractive route for
grand line railway, and in referring to that
and my previous letters. have endeavored.
and though perhaps vainly. fancy not with
out some show Of success, to practically
demonstrate the value of our position |
have, indeed, throughout, endeavored to
sustain our position as a permanent town,
being thoroughly convinced as that exist,
that Marysvlle as a permanently prosper
Gus position is geographically false; yet do
not blind myself to the power of capital and
tact to enforce limited continuance against
more natural demands. Under such cir
cumstances, great opposing difficulties may,
through the exercise of consummate judg-
ment, for time be met, until the gathering
opposition Of more natural elemeuts, by the
bursting of pent up violence, wreck their
design. Rather fgurative for our town. but
not the less true
In thus laying bare to public view this
synopsis Of our main intrinsic features, upon
the right development of which our prosper
ity depends, l know. indeed, lay myself
open to retort-even to the charge of pre-.
sumptous conceit. If ! effect my object |
care not; that of bringing clearly before
the scrutiny of the public view our true po-
sition. If there is opposition to meet let US
meet it boldly, troT whatever quarter it
comes If we have deep water to swim, let
US strike out manfully and fearlcssly. 1t is
madness to believe our interests and those of
Marysville are identical-that to subserve
the one is to subserve the other. Common
sense points out the contrary. If by su-
pineness we permit ourselves to be colonized
we deserve, as an invited penalty. to have
our natural progress postponed Our claims
to public favor are pa!pably inferential from
the course of reasoning have pursued If
we consult our true interests, it is to act
with alacrity; but our communion and sym
pathy must be with Sacramento In respect
to that city, Mary,ville has counter pur-
poses and will urge them with all her
strength to thwart her Between those two
cities there is a war Of tact, in which Sacra-
mento will conquer, she possessing a natural
and Marysville an unnatural position These
may be unpalatable comparisons emf reed
occasionally by unpleasant allusion-, but
they are necessary to impress the public
mind with a transparent array of facts-to
encourage the timid citizen to settle amongst
us, by showing him that he will have a
bright, solid and certain future. As citi-
zens in common with those of other locali-
ties, our future is important to US, and all
our energy, vigor and talent must be unre.
servedly brought forward to enhance the
business prosperity Of our town. This re-
quires tact, capital and alacrity-not bois-
ferrous meetings aud impotent resolves Our
incorporation and orderly government of our
town-giving all prudent security to person
and property-the vigorous development of
our local treasure, by our merchants yield
ing all due sympathy to the enterprising-
with the healthtul impetus we aff,rd to ag.
ricuture all valuable in themselves as con
tributive sources of prosperity-do not uni
ted, constitute a lever to move us to great
ness Were these our only resources, the
fight of our ambition would be contracted.
Our whole energies must be directed to the
consummaton of rail communication with
Sacramento. To her we can with dignity
own allegiance, without compromising our
interests by the connection We must have
direct and uninterrupted communication
with the markets of importation no be-
tween markets must contract our trading
capacity Original packages must adorn
our wharves, depots, and warehouses and
wagon freight and mule teams must pass
from our merchants TO the regions beyond
us, at invoice charges that defy competition
Farmers, of both Yuba and Butte, will find
Oroville preferential market, receiving
for their produce a price which, contrasted
with Marysvlle rates. will always be great
er by the sum of the difference of the
freightagc.
Surrounded with bold and mountainous
scenery, we have a picturesque and health
full location, provided with excellent water
and a neighborly river, with building ma
terial, brick, lime and wood, at low prices