Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-01-14
@uuutain democrat.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR
LATHAM.

Awpss Of the most rcvrred authority induces me
~ comply With this expectation. II would be II
better custom, upon the termination Uf official
career. for uh punt his constituency 10 his
several completed acts rather than, the a>AGnp.
zion Ot Office, tOPrOmss bat may not be CONSUMING.
ted.
Having due sense If inability T., lly meet pub.
lie SEJectati"n 10 the discharge Of the manifold du.
ties Imp"'ed upon me. should shrink from their
responsibility were IL not 0r the confidence that IN
their execution have other AIM but n merit th,
generous faith 0f free pe"Dle wh have 81 hundred
tue. and, At the expiration VI two Years leave the
blessings VI oar government nnInDtred. II not rn.
HANGED; 1t the same time relying with certainty
upon my motives. 10 all public uci~. being received
BY the people with charity and Indulgence. nnd III,
en'rts I" promote the ~d u society being sus.
tanned BY prVipptc expectation 0f til. other bran CHI
IS II our State Government
In = ne~ State nothing can be ~ dISastruuS 10
as permanent prosperity ~ cont uual change VI
her p"lIiy THIS - suik,nEy true IL Calf rhia,
varied IN her resources. 81 scattered IN her ppulA
ton, aud requiring ~ much caution IN framing the
general system u her la"S. Altc a"ns III her stat
uIcs cannot result IN anyth ny Uut c 'nuual c"niu.
sion, while our advancement absolutely demands
their STABILITY ani pernAncncf. II IL better even
tn auurr. Tor tI;ne. AUd under P"OI vttatn 1t"
than IL be afflicted WIth continued Transitions into
FLiva aud rexdlA InS ii rcr-'nN aud property purlt
experimental. which are az iln t. b. surplaht"d by
ur~ order. The lag" uaS- II the people III ait-
pHUhc should alSAtN DC CrntcTsLut with Y'n
oral lL~AHS ID 80 persons f'ilpWtug their study
A$A profession. One ii The IrHvilal rrn,"nH WHY
eur prosperity has been retarded ~ uwIng to thI-
anon. each stature having almost iclt
euinbent 10 undo The acts ~ II, predecessor. liIs
destroying Antthns Ike SnbGIN. ! s.h'crel, ttnS;
that ~ general Ia" vii be Iutcitcrci with, uulr~,
the amendments are absolutely Imperative. and that
YOU will allow the social aud inA'rfGI interests II
the STATE I" devs"pe nni"r rL'Ing Statutes, uuSt-
ing to- tried experience 10 justify amendments
In OUR past experience, ui"ibiL desire to rXIc.
riment his gIvcu ri'r. -tnn- rv',,i,rr
cause /" the debt with "hI h "r n," hnh III" Stat"
L4rdenrd, ntnnun'unX g. tHrrr milrru, cght hun.
dred and eighty i've III nINiui dollars T. III Htcd
with -r,,4,,-I,. -b4-t.t -.t4!.I-..-
small vet, Ne l"k ~ an iT some evidence Ia>tl.
- (etUK ItN orGaiI"n, having ~ tIbuc bhdnE, aud
but one charitable usttuttuu Il, lu>dnc A-N lun 30
To pnut H. a. evidence 4 - b"Ins 'ucur"d Tor he
States bcucht The te .ciptS II yNytnInent S,,'di
always rIn,b be t., anL. II l",,,Ll". h.i "i'i'rc>s
tAIah"n. greater than the expenditures.
Schemes "f pubic In,pI'N",urnt-. however Il, sine
bic they ma, appear. ,n,ui never jd>tji, AtIIAnc,
from this rule Wah >irild b">:c'u arl IniIr Die
TAXING the Truth Fi-:li ,,r, c','nn.racIu. july .>i
.>js aud sndlnS Juhc th. .-'.. an .Aimi !c
the State e. mir rt b"'"N -i,r" oar t'c"i- ~ h'
R!~A....,y, Andi tie cA,'nGll'Ie> r'Lc t;,i"!.
lk'.Z'. l-4tIoI Nr'Tl,, II 49,, }. I"' L.
c-iytS TOR IT," wear c'mH.chruS De- "hb't lr,h
1888. add ending O'"cnb"r !hh, to"'. amount Il
o. lYi, tt".,i, aud a." cAp,udtu - I" tI,.t '.!@j
a. leaving surplus Il t.I5..,!
CuttAllluI tie rIiraN"> II the SNla'nrr ~ every
reAs,'uaLIr nauE"r ht ni'.tng "rtiihc uPit'ir."
tt,t,- i,.r .Lj..., not .L,-uirh Ju,i. uuL b, ia
the State tr'rIp, ~"h.I ,ug,Iy ''crh d,i'c n"i ~
prnd,u-r~ tn usir tN', Ir h'A,N, thct NH be-
l. rue ILrr;iuN Oi the I"''idc. smuggling Ma, al
the Asot- IIII, III T.. Tia" grow ih IT n-w Stat". Il
They see that III" revenue ~ ir'ptih e\fch'i,i bt
Ihrr "t "r~ aud i'r">rn'i'iNc>. la ii: ii.Ir ~
shall rrirr- u b Hl,hns tw the nni'rtdnht" hDni -
rapid, inuiiIrl,mg n "pl mIl>i .'n" 'r The I4i
and dumb. house, Il 'riru.tr the uns - CtIL,..
and "ihe' IasI,uuu,S belonging H. all "'ll ordered
aud hun ~. H'trrntirIn~ Bu', u all IA - mat
I-rs let "ur Pf''G~'-> b" Pr"i"u"nrI i"'ur t"pniA
ttIn. wealth ANA ai,lItN.
AsA siArtirs i",tnt. ih"rc ,hnJ'I h. appropriated
durIux the ptv"nt s'>>l'u snhU sum T." '',ul
urnc" al m 'LtlN I'"tI'd III" "t"cil u - stat
Capitol. ~hl,h tan be ,'u,i 'iciri "a = "" '""'N ~
At,ordInce "tn hN"j A,ri','"''pr'l .Im'. Tee
AMruhi -" appropriated II u u,""lN 'Eh t'ur IL;
uruv A. all ,,td hrtt ~ tra>" ii, tiNt-. Lui -
c.rd the surplus ~ the lr't'I''f! u"r 'hci n!t.,rl
al I'll" STATE rX,,cu.r> r Your Sii'r liu'i 'u.'
prImAurnth ny H. ~ 1t sh'.,t BE-. t-I,lu,ph la
uIhrr pubiIr IrH ii1"n- can ih't D. - 'II, Il "a
cor ~ ~lIh ~. trt>,ps u,"r>lI tn "Il'"i !,
aud cIi,rtirncc III or >i-t,r >ttr, ir>"I ana
teaching that the I"t1ua iu>ti.'i0".- II = SiI,',
sn.,I d,4n tar ,'c Il .JI.,n,. = ct t', ,dA..
te..'n. be ''n rut. Il,d ~ tn a. ,',,,be. At H.
seat IL gNriu.u'ut. tId ~ at { urt'Mu h.Il
SI,|ten SI'A.rs ,h' - AtAl',. - cN,n cat To-,
Iubic 'n.iilI:i'i, IT, >" ht'''d ! Wt ann" S,Ir.
expenditure t,th' S,Atr. - N",lA- th.ru.' Ia ,ii
fsIUk i,'ih the want e" constant h"d pt,t"t >n,yI
VisI"'...
OfAil t.e -. :, dcntaln ..,A'.rn dpn.
ne Irr~cht SESSION. ~ 'ac t-'i -t'I,'i an. ..r.',
ktAu 'it ''Ni 'NI'i'h ~ '.'' ''."'' '''''' -"
sm~' rIrr, ->"I nI"'n 'h,N qrs',,' Is no. rr. d.
cr..pr. ~ III" o'o, ,g','A,h j.' ''A 50. I.ct $50
s,.um .h''nid u" 'n'"d. AMI IT," r.t' idn ;''
nn "r III" r"'tr i inc = Ate lt- t'd '''' .i'"'.'
that -" h'r't ~ ''n'i' ""'l I'n~'c am ".'i,'
,"'Er' ia al N ',.' - AZ, -" a'u' r,"i "a Il
h.c,nt'N.. Ttt.t' al ,a' to l.i,,j,r - 80 N't,
U.J. 81 ,u 81 ..,.i a.t'Mn. "a, ut .l tiu, T.
i"m, EN,,'lsn'r ht> ~ yea "a ia, ti,fN
1t Mt the inhLyiLuIlN. / h.n>pE t." tu,u,, .n, I
aud cAt" 4 th"'r r"..'i' h"d 90 at ard N",i.'i.
m puoac ";n'i II un'. .,.'> ~ h,4.'It,s .
rel q ~ i,N imr TIA / ih,,"r.
Mh,n the 1,eI>i.intr, .N'vr, "r Ia" 2i,I e
March, l>a6. pass al At .,nnilos l., Ir,>c
tive 'r"Ir al tie p.l>"t>. l. ~. n'', >nE"l.r i".
this should nave thcn s,cin,1 he in.,i l. .>,6t
piLu TT the dis ">li'''n ~ t',, r4 id., lntrn,iu.
number. nI"yTiL ii or >lNi,I 80 IS h,m ln'
hrsi, v'nprdd lI,s"'"rs TIC MA ,u,e by TIA, /.
tar To- lr'r own sap" RI. HItA,rni'dtI> NOT lac,
hLub,r m,il' ga y ",I >i'N nat Cal,l,rn,I MH.. i
All carly ,rt,''', tue lIni IT Ic;usr t"r tn uu>
hardened ii al ,"uttII'. .ni t'clr nnn1"r w"> :,
d-m"I"'r'rnc' t. ia" l..r,'''N Il oar g'r'rnn.ut
that the STAT" "ii r'ltN might then well SLncir1
aA'sie'h, the c"ni'n 1't"n "i ""r'h. experience n
shown ~ be in'Nt '"Im'iN. lac hl-h P''c II al
artIslH 81 c"aNii"t'"n IN"r. mEnt WI have lr,
the Legislature" at tia" 'h," I" bir'" that ten tl"us
aud dollars IA month Mas not t"' uIn,h lnr the ear
and snpp'rt ui l. hr hinir' aud srttnt! -"uc pr,
onrrH. With pros c-u'e increase
Tue subsequent d",IcdNr III iln'CuSi IT LIVING Hnt
The manifest b"d Wei AlhSN "i TIE plan dd"iird II
I>"o' ""h a'un'Ieu I"bHc aIt"h'h'' ana II b,cLh'
Apl'Ar'h' U"' Tue STATE vas paying Nrih dear i'
the service rehd rcd. pom The -6'h 81 December
IS'' Tue l"st MARIAN. '"i 'iie ""h'h'E payment -"
ten ih"n>"nd dollars I" the hN'"c was issued. an,
IN rtOr""rE' 49, TIE legislature passed law an
th"rlLhS IN "tth" !" Lake P'HNr>H'h 81 tit
rfNh' mus "br'H"'ihE .! th1' uhrht It's ""h COR