Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-27


eminent tends towards the allowance Of
local liquidation by the representatives
and, in some instances, by the sovereign
people themselves Of the particular Oie-
image to be affected by the law. Thus we
see the subdivisions Of the law.making
power existing in State Legislatures,
Boards Of County Supervisors, and City
Councils: - All these are directly or re-
motley subordinate to the National Gov.
eminent, but entirely independent Of it
and, to . great extent Of each other, and
each Is properly jealous Of the interior
ence Of the other, both in their capacity
Of local officials, and as q portion Of the
people, whose rights and views they are
supposed to represent. Henceit Is that,
since the birth of the Confederation, we
have witnessed angry feelings aroused at
different times towards the parent author.
ity, whenever an invasion Of State Rights
has been attempted. In less degree,
also, the inhabitants Of various sections
have been at times excited into just in
dignation towards the Legislature on &C.
count of the enactment of some measure
bearing opprcssivcly in its operations upon
the residents Of individual Counties
The same spirit prevails even in re-
gard to the least important grade of mu-
nicipal regulation. Obscrvant of these
facts and convinced Of the correctness of
this theory Of governmental philosophy
TRUE DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE as announced
in the Cincinnati platform and Kansas.
Nebraska Act, we have ever justified
the propriety Of lOcG. legislation for local
wants, without regard to the opinions of
any and all persons and officials not ne
cessarily and positively effected thereby.
We are instigated to these remarks by
the attempt which is at present being
made to remove the county scat from
Plaeerville We have heretofore shown
to the satisfaction Of every reasonable
man, that, despite the vilest frauds and
triumphing over the subtlest schemes Of
chicanery and individual scOundrelism, a
clear majority Of the honest voters Of the
county have declared their preference for
Placerville over Colona for county seat;
we have time and again satisfactorily
demonstrated the wisdom of that choice,
we can do no more. We are indeed
in the hands of the PhiIistincs il the Leg
islature, exercising an Gr6itrary po~sr
wantonly violates the rights and outra-
ges the wishes of our people. They alone
arc interested in the question. 1t mat.
ters not to Trinity or San Bcrnordino
where we chose to locate our court house.
A sense Of fairness and common justice,
then, should induce their representatives,
and those Of oil other counties in the
State, to regard the unequivocally ex.
pressed desire of = majority Of the people
Of Ell Dorado. That desire is shown by
authentic records The advocates Of re.
moval dare not falsify these records. Not
one of them, on his honor as a man,
dare declare q majority of his constitu.
ents prefer that Coloma should be the
county seat
There is no argument Of any force
which can be brought against the theory
Of local legislation, VIC have set FORTH
The injury, if any be done. will speedily
correct ITSELF The people will take caro-
Of themselves, and in . short twelve
months set the seal Of their eOndemna-
ton on those deriving their authority di.
rcctly from them, who outrage their Gr-
pressed wishes. And II OUtsidS power IL
brought to bear-if legislators from 9th.
err counties assist in the Preparation
of this foul wrong on the people Of Fl
Dorado, tho precedent thus established
may lead to q persistence in unwarranta-
BILE interference on the part Of subscquent
Legislatures which will result in IRENE.
diable injuries to other individual coun-
ties.
In this matter, we pledge our reputa-
tation as journalist that we are on the
side of right, and, consequently, those
who are opposed to us Nre wrong.
SUIT DISMISSED. - We learn from the
Amador Sentinel, Of Saturday last, that
q suit which had | cen instituted against
that paper for alleged libel, by Rev. Mr..
Cool, has been dismissed. The Sentinel
saws that the cause which led to the dis
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