Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-01-14

Grafton Of public dOgmns " ch have but little If
anv. application IN Us ~ community, aud which,
IN the main, are marked only Nv their abstraction
There is, however. one subject, Notwithstanding
II belnns To Congress which, ! trust will receive
ufnistakabir uctiuu from not only the legislature
but. 50 fur 10 Is possible. the entire people Of the
State ! refer tn the overland natl. The Govern
ment Of the United States is row puliDg for our
mail facilities, million hundred and forty.
one thousand dollars per snnum. II our people, by
petition, and their Representatives., by positive
expression Of opinion, would demand IL Congress
oHlly overland mail, To the exclusion 81 vii other
contracts, | mn satisfied, on the score Of economy
and benefit Ia ia u State that such an expression
would not be unhr, dcd II. instead Of the four dif
ieient unii routes now in cIu"n uhd paid for By
| the government. n contract should he mnde for
daily overland mail the route To be selected ny The
con iTactOrS. their own interest would dictate,
the greatest InSSiblr g'nd would InuIe to us. That
HOute most accessible at all uf the year, and
| possessing most advantages would be selected
| The passage Ui the United States Mail duly over
ANY route. would make ii the common highway Tor
all tb"re seeking hulne with their families md
| property on the .uchc slope. THIS would be so,
not only from at security and prutec,iun b>
the general government, by the daily Iussugc 81 the
United States Mail. but because all uung ITS course
would soon sPrIng up villages, towns. and settle
mehis, ii hardy class. who would. in themselves.
constitute un ever rierrnt power, 10 lniihld1te w
grcSSI"Iis uhd punish UulrhXcs.
such highway would sum relieve our State OF
tue greatest hight to her prosperity, tie Wuht ~
kIrye permd"snt pVvvLGtOn.
Aud above this immediate present benefit, 1t
wOuld--SuODer than u other Efforts now used COM
Gned-Lring about the much lonRed.ior cnusuinira-
lion ii ~ tie greatest material ideas Of our Cnun'
uy-ibr building II the great Atlantic and Pacific
| hallway.
Action BY the people aud legislature might moi
be met nj once BY response from C"ngrcsS, Oh uc-
count 81 cA>iirE C"niucI> but will surely pave
| the wuy for ITS completion upon their trIrnnutI"
! 1t Is we'll known that our state, though Young III
| wears has been the scene at awlcSsncsS without II
iurnlle IN the history at our sister republics II i
not NV purpose, bl INV uct al mime, To tU>tcr the
angry passions which IRE the Legitimate result I"
such past uni eHs,nable combinations. lie who is
enemy The law, Is enemy I" all civIl "r re-
hRI,uS liberty. TnV isolated acts Of such ebuiIion'
"i poi ulnr irnTY mrc not III, suljccISoi much ~
greet the terrible cunseq fences upon the heart 81
sncirty itself The laws When n"I executed, S""i
silk into contempt with the mass at the people. nu'
the seeds II anarchy S,Wn broadcast III The pap
ulnr mud. IT, bear hl.dv fruit, when least expect
ed tIi, Itu lie uf LII Siuiv are ~ aDchl'Hltdg,
| no power but ?hgsr'H itcc. no Obedience but PER
Snu! fear then Indrrd IL our ~ stem 81 COVE rniI"u
~ m0rkril ind curse ORR whole theory Il pVlti
I..l et Ii M III
gems hcnit tr the majesty ~ the law, nj alone H.
Yrii.u uA'tltic, but u.lnu Al hhri'l ~ s"ltii 81
e the NECESSITY {" us 81 sci vnnc", "ui"ut which H.
0il"ci> = oar political rl"n wnud b. lndN>ti p""r'N
observed. Whatever power the Consultation ma,
the law invest III ne" shall be welded L. u.dininli
the dlghity and cuiniCc the execution "t Legislative
DEGREES; and confidently rely Upon correct puEh
sentiment ~ ald ~ this Ic>n!vr.
Another evil incident To orr republican firm &
government, is u icnicn'y I" Concentrate IN th'
hands Of the Executive, patronage and power. ~
the wants "f the country increase with her w"nl,i
and population, and new offices are created. f"uut
necessary 10 carry cut the ln"S, di>p sltirn la
increased in IL" State to invest the wrr Of tlln.
them with the Executive This should be prompt,
I'll, ckcd. Its Consequences may lie "f til" VOL :
pp.'ibIr nature bv vtsng yorr Eyecntye with m''r'
,."w"r and authority lhLn was designed by tl'' ira
in"rs Ut the Cunstltat'u. or Is Compatible MItli ih
puhc Ar.l
a, f,r rs possible all officers should be elective
III order thai the public voice may Ice heard in III
Selection Of tn 81 most tit t. be intruScd with pub
he u;v. Til" comforting 81 patronage upon the tx
rcutNr. while II im,oNeS mn nnrira~nrt duty, ca
Levrr give great security 10 the public that th
p'"Ier l"r-un viii 10 selected, and the duties Lee
lon giny thereto faithfully executed as when IT.
acconn,a'i lily direct to the people Eurh dc
artmrnt Il '.ur government. should be lnvtsit'
with IL" selection IT all officers ucidcnt 10 Il faithful
discharge e! its own dnths. But beyond This ih
power >h"i,d rest with III" governed, Ms far ns j.
>>blr To- Srirci their 0W ier - natives t,,r oil
rid duty | shall ever BE- I uud ready tu april,
tn. :" sentiments {" the present or fiue .!awS.
shall, n:un future 'ccN>huns, Honllrm'n "f ih
l"Gi~'tlr". Ill nr-"lf ii the prlvri"E" "f ia" Con
sulu.inn, IL n" l,'n'n.u"n ri,a - iuv tn"a-rr,
may deem worthy Il rtentI"n. The more Slnl J.
~" can r"i.'l"r The "lc'ath n It oGr I'v,rntncn'
'ir better MI II ~IlstINr ia. 1ui,',s" az IL 81.
tirn Tar great Euirr Il "a" CHiYrr,r Ia. L",;ow a,
uI"n IA blessings vh.' ,mnle It's u II S;;!u;" u {,
'"tn1r q N 1.it>"n With the LN' pI'si rl,'us u:.t
| g'itr al ''!i SISTER St.'e- Ii m,uriM wealth ",
Afr wi h"nt an clls; a"! nnr RAPID STRIDE N con,
iner rnl "2ii,,',I'r VII! sun rcnd,r e, h + "
/ tie H"~i "a II r'u~ G u inrniinS. "a" ni!uva
sil. ca, msteh,rs~ chmIr. 'ur aurli, r"u+ lIrdug4
-a"uId tI our lrnrt> with gratitude. to Cod. that IL
has =, uu, lot IA = ltnG 81 blessed.
L. II /" "ur ana 1" Rake "lr State" nntaiv an'
n''rc,uAi.!, cprqnal with her lhyS.'a! crdow
, rl,utS.
TIE fll ard almost romnr;i, book e Ca
t;'h - hi,ur> lie, beneath nur hands, and w.,
.i.trtti'ii"w Ciu4ruS UIc privileged uwrl'e "u
n.'rnc> and deeds thcrr.r. Let the iur, PURE IA.
Il ~ H,, hco'r II, whi'r and uren, in tie t'prr b
iu.utrd h> y" Tu>rtmlv ll"t "a rl4sulr. NJ d ma
jt,' r ri "t '.ur tnn, iciu>. in even he uUunr
aad torn # their eAl rr>>"n. lie such ~ the homes
''hn ra, NtAn win rl,:tNH'" AMI the ardent Ill
"i>trr the State thd nothing tn regret.