The hydraulic press., 1860-10-06
Roads and Road Overseers.

Roads and Road Overseers.
Our motto is, that sserror of opinion may be
tolerated, SO long is left free to combat
it, We therefore give place to the following
communication:
MEssRs. EDITORS II cannot but notice an
artlcie In last weeks Press, headed "Roads and
Road Overseers," signed "Subscriber," and in-
dorsed by you in the following unequivocal lam
guage: There can be no doubt about the neglect
of duty or incompetency of the Road Overseer
OF that district" Now, sirs, permit me to say
that the above language reflects very improp-
eriy and most unjustly, upon our Road Over
seer, Mr.. Mann, who is a most worthy citi-
zen and very efficient officer. In fact he has
accomplished all that could possibly be expected
with the small amount of tax that is placed at
his disposal. This piece Of road complained of,
is about three-fourths of mile in extent; and
last year the Board of Supervisors-if / am in
formed correctly appropriated either three or
five hundred dollars for the express purpose Of
putting said piece of road in order; which money
was placed in private hands. Had it been placed
at the disposal of the Road Overseer, have no
doubt but those bridges would have been in good
repair to-day.
1t was not my purpose, in writing these few
lines, to enter into any controversy, but simply to
have you insert this in your valuable sheet, and
thereby do justice to our inestimable Road Over
seer for we think, "Subscriber," and Messrs.
Editors notwithstanding, that he will compare
favorably with Road Oyerseers generally. But
cannot lay down my pen until l notice briefly, a
few of the last remarks of Messrs. Editors ERE
pair your roads, mend your bridges, or resign
your positions. If you don't we will publish
your names, and make an example of you."
Please don't. And we will just state for the in
formation of Subscriber" and also Messrs. Ed
itors, that we have sparsely settled country, and
great amount of road to keep in repair. About
one-thrd of our population is continually on tile
move making it very difficult to collect the taxes
to be applied to the road. Mr.. Mann has been
the most efficient Road Overseer we have ever
had, and We don't want him driven from his post
by unwarrantable abuse. BLO0MER.
COLUMBIA HILL, Oct. I'd, 1860.
1--WE are glad to know the official conduct
of Mr.. Mann is so defensible. We are pleased
to learn he is good Road Overseer, and hope
that as such, he will not finch from discharging
his whole duty. What have the private parties
done with the "three or five hundred dollars"
appropriated "for the express purpose of putting
said piece of road in repair?" Who are they,
and why have they delayed?
Mr.. Mann may be entirely worthy of the char
acter which "Bloomer" gives him; but that does
not repair the broken bridges nor mend the
roads. The road tax should be collected before
the population has chance to move away. The
law prescribes a mode. Besides, the labor of
two men for one day, would render all the bridges
within the compass named, safely passable.
We shall not attempt to reply to the satirical
wit of our correspondent. 1t is overpowering.
THE GREAT DIsRUPTED.-We are reminded,
by the present disruption in the Democratic
party, Of an Oriental fable, which represent
ed holy Dervise to be in possession of a
stone supposed to be indestructible. When
he died, he be9ueathed it to his son, saying
Treasure this jewel. So long as you retain
it as it is, you will be honored and courted
of men. Even the king Oh his throne would
divide his realm to possess it,"
The young man needed not his fathers
admonition, but set about erecting ponder
Gus piece of machinery, which, when COM
pleted, he brought to bear upon the stone,
and crushed it to powder. After the accom-
plishment of this heroic feat, he found b,m-
self beggarI
Our modern office seekers and experiment
ters were not satisfied with the complexion
of Washington, jefferson md Jackson's
Democracy, but must 60 into convention and
destroy it. Hereafter they will invoke its
mighty spirit in vain. The little great man,
who like the Ascian, has not sufficient sub.
stantial merit to reject shadow, will be
compelled to stand forth in the contemplate
proportions Of bis own puerility. There is
now no borrowed light-no democratic man
tie to cover his pigmy proportions-and how
ever loudly he may rannt himself as being
of the elect as retaining the unction of his
party baptismal font we tell him-'regular'
or irregular though he may be--the 'open-
sesame has lost its virtue and he who would
truly be democrat in the future, must prove
it by his merits and bis works. Protestatiops
without these, will amount to nothing
Nor so REMUNERAT1vE.-The Sacramento
News says that the receipts of the late State
Fair have not responded to anticipations, being
considerably less than they were last year.
JOHN P. BoPE.-At an election held by the
Directors of the Truckee Turnpike Company,
short time ago, this gentleman was chosen Pres
ident.
WHATS THE MATTER I'VE have not received
a copy of the Marysville Democrat for more
than week past. Inquire into the matter, viii
you, brother Waitey, and find out what's up?
UTSomething in the way of good theatrical