Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-03-06
Oar Hope re ~ on the Senate.

On Wednesday last, Mr. Buei's substitute
providing for the removal Of the seat ofjustice
from Placerville to Coloma, passed the Assem-.
bly,. As the debate on the question has not
been published we are in tie dark rs to the
reasons the members Of that body could have
had for passing SO iniquitous o measure. A
paper published in Sacramento, of doubtful
Veracity, however, attributes the passage Of
the measure to the fact that member Of our
delegation had become obnoxious to q MAORI.
y Of the house, in consequence Of his advo.
eAcy OF another measure, md TO punish him,
Nj. Buers substitute was passed. We have
not for moment entertained the opinion that
che members Of the Assembly were all wise
men, and yet we are unwilling to believe that
majority Of them are knaves, who would per.
jurs themselves simply to punish gentleman
who differed with them in opinion. 1t is i'm.
posaible that 40 large and respectable body
Of men could be guilty Of such unalloyed and
stOlid baseuess. We are Of the opinion that
they have been deceived into the belief that
they were doing righteous act. and can only
regret that they allowed few interested and
interruptions men to prevail np0n them To per.
petrate an act>of such great injustice to the
people Of Ell Dorado county. We found
hope that the iniquity will be defeated in the
Senate, upon our high opinion Of the intelli-
genes aud impartial justice of that body. We
feel assured that they will vote with 4 view to
justice and the carrying out Of the expressed
will Of the voters Of the county, and not allow
imbecile considerations of personal malice to
influence them. or the false representations of
interested men to mislead them.
We have heretofore shown that Q majority
Of the people had declared in favor of this city
Tor the county seut,-that Placervile is not
only nearer the geographical centre Of the
county but also the centre of the population
than COlOma. and simple statement of the
locality Of litigation will show her to be in the
centre Of business also. Since PlacerviIIe has
besn the county seat, there have been some two
hundred and twelve suits brought in the court
Of the county, these FIFTY have originated
In PLAcSRvILLT Township; TWENTY-FIVE in
Mountain Township; THIRTEEN in Diamond
Springs Township: NINETEEN in Mud Springs
Township, and FIVE from Costumes Township
making in the Eve townships ONE HUNDRED
AID TwsLvs suits, or more than half the lii
CATION OF the whole county. Thus it is seen,
that Plecerville is in the midst of the Iitign.
TiOn Of the county, and litigants from those
sections would mostly have to pass through
Flacerville 70 reach ColOma. Placerville alone
furnishes nearly One.fDurth of the business
brought before the courts. Mountain town.
chip ID the next in litigation: and her people,
were the county scat removed to Coloma,
would have to travel ten miles further to reach
the court house than at present, passing
through this city on their way. On the suits
above referred to 1900 miles of travel have
been saved, by the court house being in Pla.
eerville, which Of itself, We think, proves that
the people would be greatly wronged by the
proposed removal.
We respectfully submit the above facts, in
addition to those heretofore presented, to the
consideration of the Senate, assuring the gen.
SIemeu composing that body. that they are
from the record; and, in addition, will say that
Placerville is as convenient to the people Of
Kelsey, Spanish Flat and Georgetown as is
Coloma, and dcpriving her Of the county seat
would be an injury to the people ofthose places.
e well as to the citizens Of the Southern, East.
cru and Central portions of the county.
The committee Of Democratic members oi
the Assembly, to whom were referred BIZ
6trAttons resolutions, favoring tho immediate |
Of Kansas into the Union, met at thu |
Assembly Chamber at ~ O'Clock Wednesda,
evening, for the purpose Of considering them.
Forty-One Democratic members were present
The vote on the adoption of the resolutions
stood % follows:
Ayes-NesSrs. Anderson, Aud, Crane. Curtis,
Davis Edwards, Ely, Galbraith, Gordon, Gra. 7
ham, Groom, Haldsman, Harris, HavenH, Hill. |
Of Sierra, Holman, Kabler. King, LoOfbour.
row, Marshall, Mitchell. Stafford, Sheridan. 81. |
mons. Spilman, StrattOn, Street. Thomas. Tip. |
100, futile, Ward, Young, Mr. Speaker-S3.
Noes-Nsssrs. Ballou. Caldwell, Hill Of Ne
vada. Kitchens, Mccoy, NOseS, Sherwin, Viii
sos.
". Davis was chosen to report the rssOIu.
ll0n 10 the House.