Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-07-18
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Ma. EDITOR TN my last communication
l endeavored to show that it was better to
erect schools for the education Of the OF
phans of our State, than to erect houses OF
refuge, or juvenile penitentiaries, because
we all know that we're they thus branded rs
convicts from house of refuge, IL would
follow them through life. were they to live
an hundred years ; and schools are certainly
the most economical of the two, as well as
the most useful Did any one ever know a
man to be reformed by sending him to the
penitentiary' On the contrary. when
convict's term expires, he becomes mark
for the pointing finger of the whole commu'
nifty. lie feels it and not wishing TO feel the
pang OF being Stunned. he eyades an honest
community. and seeks such associates ms
will sympathse with him in his condition.
Not being tolerated in respectable society.
he is not able to honestly earn living. and
is forced to commit further depredations on
community Now these things must be nj
tered-these evils mus: be remedied-and
the starting point is the establishing of ag'
ricultural schools anl colleges. where every
child in the nation can procurea practical
educat ion-nnd not only that but the
profits of the farm belonging to the sch. oil
can be divided annually, aud such II portion
placed 90 each scholars credit. that when
lie graduates lie will have something to
commence ife with. ns well ns II useful,
4 lsl,o IL.
But there are other evils in this State
that call loudly on the press and legislature
for redress. Our band titles can anil must
be settled. There is not farmer in The
whole State who feels safe in The invest
meuts he has made. Those who have bought
Spanish grants. have bought them Oh >pecu
lation, and f they can locate them any
where they please, they areg ing To locate
them where the most valuable improvements
are made. Now we do think there is II way
to settle this vexed question. Will the gen
ernl government allow the whole OF the
public domain to lie open until these grant
holders decide where they want to locate
their grants In 40 and so, all the public
Journals in the State, held out the strongest
inducements for those who had amassed
sufficient in the mines, to improve n farm
aud settle IN the State, declaring the & v
ernment would protect them in their C AIMS
The l. gislature aiso pns-td laws TO encour-
age the seitisment of the State. promising
through these laws. to pr )iect the farmer in
his improvements. and now we are told by II
decision of the Supreme Court. that we ave
not entitled to one cent for our improve
men,s, aud must yield up our farms tn those
who have covered them with Spanish grants
Have the pubic journals aud our legisa
tors turned out to be parcel If ropers in
for u lot of land gamblers Have 'hey 'ie
coyed the honest miner ini0a trap in order
t. rob him 1t really wonlh seem 50, from
the present state Of affairs One would
naturally conclude that there was comb.
nation formed TO reduce the farmers aud
miners of this State to system OF Pconage.
There is not II foot Of arrable land IN the
whole Sacramento Valley. out is sutj CT t.
the location Of some Spanish grant. N'w,
sir, we thihk il is the duty OF the Leg'sla-
ture 10 devise me way TO bring this qnes-
tiOn betnrc the Uuitel States Supreme Court
for decsOu:-are lands, not separat' from
the public domain, subject to be pre-. .empted
by the nc'u ii settler? or can man no ding
ag,ant tor four lengnes, whic, grnnt en-
braces within its boundaries over tour hun
dred leagues, hold the whole amount subj :;t
to h will to select any portion on ~hi0i to
locate his qmntity' We hehrve that until
lands ~ e separated from he ubiic domain,
they are sui ct to be pre-emptci. aud We
believe ii The matter were lnid before the
Supreme Court, they would 40 decide
But let the decision be what it may. if we
coud only btain It. the fo' mtrs w'ud I'll n
know what Course to pursue-th'y won Il
then know how to act Si.uud the coming
legislature d" their duty. there IL nhnnd-
ance for item. in the way Of remcdying
evils and correcting abuses T.. G.
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