The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
NEVADA JOURNAL,
FRIDAY MORNING, Oct, Il, 1859.
NEvADA--WnAr IS HER DRsTl-

NgvADA--WHAT is HER DEsTi-
Nyi-We notice as a most encoura-
ging sign of the times that spirit OF
internal improvement is rising with
the people inhabiting most of our sis
ter towns throughout the State. Ma
rysvilIc is putting forth her energies
TO obtain direct communication with
Benicia by railroad. The contract
for railroad from Marysville TO Oro-
vile is already let. The track from
Folsom to Marysville is pushing for
ward and in no great length of time
will be laid. Auburn is alive to the
importance of railroad connecting
it with the navigable waters. Shasta
is agitating the question of union by
rail with the lower cities. These
facts prompt the inquiry, What are
.Cs going to dot Shall we remain in
active and become little out Of the
way place of no comparative import.
ance among the towns Of the STATED 7
BY the vote cast at the late cleo
tion it is seen that Nevada is the
fourth city in the commonwealth.
being surpassed only by San Fran
cisco, Sacramento and Marysville,
and but very slightly by the latter.
Will she maintain her relative i'm
portance in the years to come as she
has done in the past isthe serious
question we ask ourselves and are
anxious to have satisfactorily ans
wered.
1t seems evident enough that in the
race of progress no city can maintain
an importance with its fellows with
out corresponding enterprise. No
country can advance to greatness
without an intelligent and liberalized
spirit of progress. The advantages
of natural position are not to be des-
pised, but the favors of nature may
be lavished in vain upon an indolent
people. There are striking examples
on the map of the world of luxuriant
soil, delightful climate and magnifi-
cent commercial advantages enjoyed
in incidence aud sloth, as we'll as
sterile rocks under incfement skies
teeming with life and.bright with the
aspects of the highest civilization
Enterprise makes the wide difference.
It is plain that without determined
action we cannot keep pace with our
sister towns in the march of progress.
A railroad will be completed to Au-
burn at no distant day, we do not
doubt. But one will also be built to
Marysyille. Thus upon the two sides
of us will be depots, from which the
country south and north of Nevada
will be accommodated without any
benefit to us. Marysville must nee
essatily. become the trading point for
the entire country north of the South
Yuba and the lower part of our county
while Auburn will occupy the same
position relative to the southern part.
BY these arrangements Nevada can
claim but the local trade of strip of
territory bounded by the South Yuba
and Deer Creek or perhaps, Green
horn.
It does. not become us to pass quiz
etly into insignifcanee by the supe-
rior enterprise of neighbors while we
have the power in our hands to avert
it. 1t is not creditable to the energy
of place which has given to the
world a large share of the improve
ments in mining, nor to a county
whose lines Of canal are an honor to
individual enterprise and perseve-
rance, that Nevada, the fourth city
of the State, should be allowed to
decay for want Of action commensu-
rate with the objects - DO yrasped'
We can open connection by railway
with the central cities of the State
The project is feasible. Means are
abundant. Self interest and self re.
spect eall for it. Self defense de-
mands it. The prosperity and prog
ress of our coanty depends in a high
degree upon a speedy and cheap CON-
munication with the seaboard cities.
Will we exert ourselves, or supinely
suffer others to take the prize which
by action may :bs-oursl
TWe are sorry 20 state that SAM
Hervey, expressman, was very un-