New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-17
debt equal to one-fourth OF all the property! AND
damage of the food-at least 81 900 0O0l The


in despair. Repudiae rePudlate was the uhiVer'
sal cry. Even the newspapers advised reputation,
the Board of Supervisors-tbe Municipal Couheii
passed the ordinance Of Reputation unanimously
Il was declared that the reputation was to be only
TEMPORARY; the city would pay interest and principal
q, soon AZ she should be able but her creditors not
less than her citizens were interested in having the
ey protected and preserved for if the city were de-
serted. the creditors must lose all their bonds.
THE Sacramento Union published the following as
An editorial article on the 18th inst;
We ara row IN such position that he public future OF
the c,y must be considered The people viii be caed upon
n rrny 20 lie auction What next in the municipal history
Of smentol The to this question may be DRAINED
by r.tly1g the following; IL not seprotrct'n tue st
;y of sta5e pcs no, necessity denand obedience Can
Sac ento exist g. q cy without higher grade aud leyees
which wi place our future beyond all conngeHr- van
Csr Sscsuprto rel air her leyees ard protect be ELF
against le hish which gy yrt follow up,g any oher
- oil Doe. not LEI future existence dep<d abo-
ey mon repairing AMI ,heniug her levees, Is to
p,eycr further dsmsge by wierl Can sic obtain money TO
sy Tor this upon which her fate except on TIE
il nu,l be con eied however unwiIlngy, that asa sly.
Sacramento bankrupt Sire was nesi.y 10 ihAi III LTD I'D
her CONDITION whore would De- folly 70 ptienn my az
j. abe ,ss Ieeh to pay either the 7rincpi % &
pubic 4. 1t This conviction l. fcfced upon hs ""h"
have ier' steadily aud dsteuinedy oP ed 'ey
thing Vlie had tie e'pcasincg o. rPedson, r' b ty
49,, "a ,y nop II her public dstedness 10 for her
e. place her iouus.uon up TO msh"a CT n
srd su0n her with eyee with base 80 vide q. 20 in-u
strength and perm auctcy. and an elevation "hcl
hid defiance 10 the highest Hood 40 90 uli', 'I t
city money aud where Is posDe 'o "a, " ~
Gsl T. 4 he docs net make viftne OF necessary ont
approximate 0o in h. Treasury Tor the sctro
purpose pres'rvng her sIi.'ence she nAs no rea iB
IN. L. oan life ard T. pound morally AID legally to make
such within her power to acoomph'h
that cni. The nere-sity witch sr." to safe ne Is
shove oil law sacfaneto must now or be blotted from
he uhtlfiug ehrfsy OF htI hrithaip
busuess men, mechanic and popert, owne's will enable
them what o. individual property has o'rn de
vonr,d ly TIE nlod provided the city 4. protected by
grade TO give eonhdonc" IN he uturr 70
mi. the city must art and tat WIN al energy ana s'ty
10 rep1de Az honest debt :. dsraeell because Il |.
li.iuItuus n human wisdom could have averted
where Individual OF corporation uhspe 70 pl hohe'
dc.ts, n T. ,i and ion, Ti's e. se' oelo.' anu u, @
with an ayova Of tle isc The j. pfeccy te pCh.h 81
Sacramento and honorable on her part TO admit her toa
Inability now 10 Jay hei public debt Iiin''p- OF t''s
aud her deienn to do so q, soon 3. he Is 10
e and citizens wl be forced to take The re'poni
buty.
/ I'ac Sacramento Bee ssid:
WIKI mos ilefe. arrrulg within the reI, tweay dsys
than there any possibility o D)"ey the Treasury
with hoiiu, debt on tLo a. Of sep.eaoer IS re-
ported ~ Commissioned 1hImns Of over Vo ~iho.t
credit with he city T. ruins ound u.s. and inmense puoc
expenditure uecelsy @ prevent our benz '"r' ron sf
scnce there l. scarce wonder that each men ass us
bor What be done ~ and . lee. that The uni
v,sal reply IT, Save the city'-i IS our hrst duty sh
.'colday all opposing interests must mike place
for the great rr cipsei pfreryaion On l. eli else
depends wihou; ei.tepce dusy can be Peroroi-n'
debt he paid
The following l. a copy Of the Republication ord-
nance
The Board OF Superi.o n The City and County OF Sscra
moi 60 hereby ordel snd ordiin - follows:
sYrTioS Upon The hiius with the Auditor OF the indem
u,y bond which public m-c,ing Of tbe citizens tins day
he'd in the County Court House was ordered mace wheh
sid bond sh. he for al l-A' t3" the fe.iscut OF e
Hoard Of Supervisor, and the Auditor Of the City aud County
shall draw their warrant or warrants on ne Se,A heFee
Fund IN favor Of Pau Mouiil MARX Hol sin' p r. Figs
ho. fhs III tfe@a
By the meeting sioe,ii, for the sum Of 800 ana thY
Tressurr hereby feguHed upon the presentation OIL sara
Tie City and County Of Sacramento hereby pledges
ii'ei AND ie4ll,e' 's' We Nj ,,o gu,f.Y,.e To- the
Psedent the Hoard and the Auditor srd fressurer that
IA. Ia CIV and .uutv and hey the bc OF sad Com
lite. viii hold them aud them the said Precedent
Auditor and Treasurer. sud each and Of their several
harmless aud free from damage Of snd or
nature whatsoever that are OF acfue honl any act
done be- done ~ said President Auditor snd i.a'ufe
OF she, o. ~ . ,.' nd in te not .ec,ios Of this
I'D a. b. drawn tie bond ,asfscory tho President o.
B3ald that they viii eIpeHd the money only a. hefein
said Cona,. hall have the sole sud sb.ou;. dis
bnr.neui Of aid money sud no portion thereof saI %
lad .1eep, upon properly sud~ by SAID onni,'
,e. provided hai aid COMMITTEE 'ha report sndst osth
wr.sy zoe expanded AID tie Object for which the
same expended and 'ha accompany such reports
sa Ih. cdnsBos ,h.I ,aee, and L- in i0rce from
AID stof ia pass.e
had gwen large ODulr tbht lbeg NouS IciIVi" t"e'
oie al duties according to law, and thus set tho
pud..,ion ordnance at defiance. At the same time
San Franc eco sormed with indignation at the project
Of reputation. Ii would be blot upon the fame OF
IN, State. People abroad could not or would not
understsnd thar Sacramento was alone responsible
They would regard all Caliiornans us regulators.
Was it for this that the whole people few years
since voted in favor Of paving debt incurred IN vIo-
I.iion of the Constitution II Sacramento wished
to repudiate she mus, do it at her peril. The re
munder of the State must show their dsapproyal of
Der conduct IN every possible manner. She Is now
the Capital of the State; but If she choose 10 dir
honor us, she must be the Capital no longer. Our
= papers spoke out manfully and limited more than
they spoke. Their speaking, or perhaps more pre-
mature reflection, bad its effect The Treasurer and
Auditor were in danger-et least, so 1t was
thought by some persons-on the day OF Their re-
f,sal The next day leading citizens thanked them
for their lirmness the idea Of reputation was
/ generally abandoned and subscription VIA
started to collect money Tor repairing the levees
About hfty thousaud dollars has been subscribed,
the work IL now in rapid progress, and Sacramento
bopes 70 be herscl again in II few weeks CouI-
dencc Las been shaken, however, and ii long time
v IN eauee briore-with al conhdence-her business
could he fully reertahshed, her credit made good,
aud her damages repaired After the food Of 1853,
many of the L,lding men of Sacramento saw the
lace must be abandoned for Sutteryille, which ID
tbtee pcs distant and ~ feet higher. Slttersilc
was ior a time "a dangerous rival, and now they are
taking %. egsin but Sacramento will III ali prob
ability maintain her position. The food, however,
will lead 10 many disputes and much difficulty. Some