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

definite poStponemenL OF Mr. Lees Dill
providing for the erection Of public build
ings at the county seat Of this county
rMr. Lees remarks on the occasion will
be found in another column This was
right, and fully meets with the wishes Of
the people Of Placerville as we'll as those
of the eastern portion Of the county. Our
county is already considerably in debt
and nothing should be done by our Leg
islators to increase the burthen Of taxa
ton on an already over-taxed people
We but short times ago, had to pay for the
removal of the county seat to its present
locality heavy sum, which was in &C.
cordance with the wishes Of the people Of
the county expressed by popular vote Of
over GOO majority in its favor; and, if
the people felt oppressed by having TO
pay tax themselves imposed, how much
more grievously they would frela heavier
one imposed upon them against their
wish. 1t will be time enough to provide
for the erection Of county buildings when
our finances will admit Of it, without
levying an oppressive tax upon the PEG.
people; and we are therefore pleased to
see the action Of Mr. Lee in recommend
ing the indefinite postponement Of his bill.
five ARE opposed to tax for county
buildings on the score Of the necessity Of
observing economy under our financial
embarrassmcnts, we are opposed land so
are the people Of the county, to the re-
moval Of the county seat for the same and
stronger reasons. II it be wrong to pass
an act local in its nature without the con-
sent of the people whom it is to effect, it
is an outrage, a.ti0grGnt CiOldtiOn cfright,
decoration Of the principle Of se!fgOu-
eminent to pass an net affecting com.
munity when they have by an emphatic
vote declared against it,-as the people
Of this county have done in regard to the
county seat. On the score of economy :
Mr.. Bucl's substitute provides that the
people Of Coloma shall provide county
buildings, spccifys the ground and so OIL.
That substitute is sell. The very title
to the ground Coloma is so generously
offering to the county is in litigation
The generous, opcn-hearted, patriotic
people Of COloma, or portion Of them,
now have a suit pending against their
dearly Jelored county for more than ttcen-
W-thOusand dollars for the rent Of the
miserable shanty now occupying the
ground in dispute; this suit is now pend
ing before the Supreme Court of the
State and should it be decided against the
County, who will then say anything
about this Wanted liberalityP Again !:
This removal is not urged because it will
benefit the people, but because it will be
profitable to few men who grew rich
off of the people, while Coloma had the
county scat. The people in the southern
and eastern part Of the county-compos-
ing the greater part Of its population-will
have to suffer they will have to pay the
increased mileage fjurors, witnesses, and
Shcrifls, and will, in consideration, have
the qualification Of travelling across the
county when they have business at the
county seat. But, we feel that every in
telligcnt member Of the Assembly will
hesitate, nay-rcfuse to be party to this
dis(ranchisemcnt Of the voters of our
county, and by so doing prove himself
BY deed, imbued with that principlc which
is the very life.blood Of free institutions
that communities shall regulate their
own domestic affairs.