Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-18
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
LETTER FROM "a WILD FRESHMAN"
InLKvIILE. Dec. IL. 1888.

| IpLEvILLE Dec IL, 1853.
| EplrolS DExOCRAr: The ensuing session If uur
State Legislature will be-. presume, as interesting
as usual There will be eloquent "railnns and hrca-
tened duclS pas'I"naic appeals aud indignant de-
nuncinOuS Legislative stalls will shine out il their
peculiar SCIENCE whether il proves To be III rhetoric
logic, Lngsgatc or gunnrry. Old members will
add fresh lauIrls Ia well deserved reputation, or
continue iu d--n u damaged one. Some
ill make II modest dtba', while "thvrs will bring
down the House and burst forth in all their maiden
,cat aud many more, doubt, will gain very
Duncad If glory. Jupiter forbid that any ut FL DE-
radios representatives should DC among the num-
| Der.
There " III b. legislation on every subject. Each
interest Of the Stale will meet from the assembled
wisdom" its due attention. The political rc"nu-
mlSts will urge the advantage Of better breed Of
home cattle. and the DecrsSity 81 Matching more
chickens. The rpUTIniSts viii Insist un new bank
rupt law. entitled "a new way to pay old debts"
| they will also recommend another. simplifying the
divorce bill, giving the dear creatures crr leg and
wider latitude. Surcl - California legislature ought
tn BE- considered by the ladies' the Plus UUrd al
gnhlnuy.
There are S0mc loud whispers that mining claims
10 receive peculiar attention from certain OliIi
clans this coming winter! Why is u that these pre-
tenders lO StnlcSIaIIHlp never turn their attention
~ the mining interest, unless to devise schemes to
tax ind cucumber! Is il tuO much TO that il
has received from any Legislature that judici"uN
careful Und fostering consideration that interest
vIt Ia the pr"grUss aud prosperity Of Ilc State
| demands: But LccauSr Legislation las done moth
ing "r very little tor She great IuiercS Uf our STATE
that Is M N"drrAsui, why n may mt fur although
what OF mining property there is, may BE- attributed
" the indonIbIc perseverance, ii the miners; yet
there are many ways wlicrCby All enlightened aud
attentive Legislature may aid III the great work aud
rec"nnIcnu itself IH the favorable notice Ui tle mi
ming community, hay, To the State For il the
better development al the mines tAmt.lmouni 1" the
interest "t the State Let the golden produce lai-
guIsr, aud how quckl yc,cry thing rlS ptus;raic
California without gold. WOULD be like New and Old
! England without clifton.
FiISi in der, We want greater water fciTiIicS-
THIS could be accomplished by granting every hing
necessary I" just and liberal encouragement 10
Water or Ditch Companies.
Special encouragement ought also IL be given Ia
all inventors of new and more eicIent mInInH ap
plianccS. IL would alSU be- Tor the interest Of many
and prevent much litigation, to have n clearer and
nrrr rNpiICit law tuuchny the right ut wutcr cun.
panicS, particularly rs to the taking NJ and letting
oil water, where natural water runs These and
many more VII occur to the rcrescn from the
INNING districts.
But one thing more than all else the interest nf the
State Demands and that general Srirnitiir -ur.
vcy and exploration al the State This il called tor
h.. every party Ii would ne, e>sarily be expensive
but tue benefits that must accrue fUm IL would ht.
inralculabe. ic lao go in fur State cduc;ti,Ii aid
us In the means at obtaining accurate know ledge
Of tile minerals and at The geographical l"rnIAtIun
ut our SUITE.
But McSsrS. Editors, iftherc are some things that
our Legislators are EARNESTLY called upon tH de-, there
are others which they nre ms imprrHlivry called
not 10 do. They must not sanction any law that has
for It's object the taxing Of mining claims. The scn.
tIcht "t the miners an this point is nnus and
Interchangeable. They are not any mere ar less nd
verse u taxation than amy other members of the
body polite bur the spirit ii such law is mani.
testify unjust and absurd, that it meets their uni,t
diSappruval.
t-itwnutd Ic wrong and imP' ac,caIle; wrong. he.
cause you tax what il not a man : own wrong,
while YOU leave uniWxcd the incomes Of other mem.
brrS Ut socicii, for II is well known that Ilrtcc-
iurtlS ui the miners do not make wages. And vet
the Importer, the Manufacture. the Merchant the
FA cr, the Hotel keel rr. the Men 81 pr"rrtN gen.
cri'iy cry out, why the devil don't ynu tax the nj
nng claims! Ave, and every petty llucG>Icr that
lives by HwindlIng aud extortiun and exon biIam,
charges echoes and endorses the intcrr"gltnry.
Surely these wise folks w0IIld Kill the U,-e that
layrd III" golden eggs. II would be imprnciI,4,hlc
because there Hre M means whereby u mining CLAIM,
could b valued. lie patient. gentlemen; let the
uro lYht before ii its value let the in
divdual into whose bureau il first " RIFLES pay the
tax
But why multiply taxes, until those are collected
that may be- gathered. II in well known tact TINT
not more than two-ihirls of the poll ar rrnIrri,
taArs are collected This do charge t., the TaN
Collectors, for il * cnmrvd, d they haGc per
their duty this year IL very efficient and weep
t"nablc manner attribute it To the detective SyS
TEN Of collecting. 7" devise Surcr and more &C"
n"nIrml one would lie less difficult than To- invent .
more bunglng or uncertain one than the present
II N"u have any Democrats over YOUR way VIII,
favor u compromises with the lirlrickltcs " hn con
sorted it'll the Republicans to- defeat the Democracy
last fall please inform them that their course meet,
N" IMAM nuS and unqualified drirsLation of ever,
~ 4 With FRESHMAN.