Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-20
AOne-sided Thing.

The hill for an appropriation by the State
Of $5OO0O to the road from Carson Valley
to Sacramento has gone to its engrossment
in the Senate. We hope that, when it comes
up, upon the question of its final passage, it
will be strenuousy opposed by the Senators
from Yuba and by the Joint senator of Yuba
aud sutter Not long ago. Till appropria-
ling money to the benefit of all the principal
roads, leading from California into the Utah
Basin was vetoed by the Governor, on the
ground for one thing, that YOU could not tax
the whole State for the benefit of portion,
and. for another thing, that the drain upon
the Treasury, just at this time, would be too
large. If the bill vetoed was unconstitutional,
because it proposed to tax the State for all
the roads through the Sierra Nevada, surely
this one which proposes to tax the whole
state for one road only cannot be constitu-
ional.
But, inside from all this, to appropriate
money for the sole benefit Of PlOceryile and
sacramento, would be piece of special legis-
/
rght-thiuking men. lfthe money were to
be appropriated upon the understanding that
it was to be given to the best route through
the Sierra Nevada, it would, as matter Of
public policy. be well enough. But, make
no inquiry into the relative merits of the
routes, and arbitrarily take mp one of them
and make an especial pet of it, to the neglect
and injury of all others, would be an out
rage. II the routes cannot be treated ike
! by the legislature, let them remain upon
their own merits. Let them depend for their
success upon their own natural advantages
aud the public spirit of The sections to which
they belong. We believe up here in Marys-
vile that we have the best road through the
sierra Nevada ever yet laid out. We desire
TO reap the benefits Of it; and we shall very
materially object to being taxed for our own
detriment and the benefit Of Sacramento.
We are aware that the State could build
road through almost any portion of the
mountains and, by a sufficient outlay Of
money, make itsupcrior for purposes of trav.
el, to the best natural road in the country.
She might dig down mountain sides upLeave
rocks, ditch and mucadamize until she made
an impossible route into a good road But we
object, demur to- and protest against the ex-
ercise Of such a power Hands off, we say,
and give us all an equal chance. Either aid
us all or aid none.
p. S.-Sinee writing the above, we per-
cieye that the Senate has passed the bill
1t is cool piece of special legislation and
will meet with the hearty condemnation Of
the entire North. We hope it will not es-
cape death-blow in the Assembly.
Peculiar CAsE.-singleton Kennel, the
man who was recently stabbed nt Victoria.
Is recovering This" says the Westminster
'me' Is a most peculiar case Itappears
to be the unanimous opinion of the medical
men Of Victoria that the knife penetrated
through the finer portions of the lungs and
the pelicardium of the heart and il is nj.
most impossible to conceive that tbe beort
itself has not been pierced, as the rr,be
indicates depth Of wound so great as to
almost preclude the possibility Of its HAVING
escaped The poor fellow appears to he re.
covering rapidly, and eats drinks and sleeps
we'll"
THE little island Of Barbadoes is the most
densely populated country in the world /;
with an area Of one hundred and sixty
square miles, it contains l55, ,s64 inhabitants.
GEN. WALKERS book on Nicaragua has
been published in New York.