The Placer herald., 1862-04-05
A Troublesome Neighbor.

A troublesome Nelghb0r.
Our citizens have been greatly surprised
within few days to hear of the passage of a
bill through the Senate, whereby some sixty
thousand acres of territory is taken from
Placer and attached to Sutter county. This
bill seems to have been quietly engineered
in the Senate by Senator Parks, Of Suffer,
and suddenly brought up and passed not
withstanding the protest Of Senator Harri-
man. The bill has gone to the Assembly,
where our delegation will not fail to expose
and labor to defeat the scheme.
1t has been tavorite scheme with Senator
Parks to dismember Placer county for the
aggrandizement of Sutter, on two occasions
before this measure has been brought before
the Legislature. and AS often defeated. We
had supposed, that for a time we were rid of
The encroachments of our troublesome neigh.
Dor, but it seems it has not ielnquished the
intention of iIbustering upon us, anl that
we must be at all times prepared to resist
the intrioues TO steal our territory
The present bill has been quietly matured,
as quietly pipe'layed for, and bronght for
ward and passed in the Senate, not only
without the knowledge Cf many Of the in
hablants numbered in the territory proposed
to be set off, hu, withou, the kuowledge of
the e'.re people of the remaining portion
! OF Placer county, who have had no opportu-
nifty to be heard in remons,rances or TO be
consulted in the matter.
It strikes us that he people of Placer have
right to defend their comfy from disin;e-
yraion,aud ;hev do not like this underhanded
assassin ke procedure. They certainly have
a righ, to he consulted when it is proposed
to take from them large am! valuable tax
paving property, and the reasons therefor.
So far as We have heard any expression Oh
this sul.i-ci, il is one OF establishment and
Indignation - and has called forth remarks
far from complimentary to the authors and
their attempted plan of carrying this bill
through the Legislature.
|, seems that the peculiar shape Of the
south western portion Of Placer otfeIs an ar
gumen: for the Suffer people that some OF
our residents are inconveniently situated for
the transaction of legal business. 1t is
strange that the residents themselves have
not made this complaint. But if change
is necessary, why has not Placer been con-
suited, so that lines could be drawn that
would be fair and equitable to both counties
We hope that the Assembly will defea,
this thieving bill.
YE ANCIENT MoNopoLY.-Snce the sink
ing of the fine steamer Nevada the only op
position to the Steam Navigation Company
has been the Sacramento. Within a few
days this boat seems to have been bought
off, and Immediately old line raised the prices
to former rates, viz: -, in the cabin. and -
on deck, and So, per ton for freight This
is decidedly an increase upon the opposition
prices of SO cents in the cabin and 25 cent
on deck, and 81. per ton for freight. Th
people Of the interior can now see how mucl
consideration this old line monopoly has 70
their purses when it has full sway upol
the river-and when the opposition is agail
, continued, it is to be hoped that traveller
: from the interior and merchants will giv'
their patronage exclusively to the opposition
In The absence Of opposition, II the old lint
had established fair living rates. say s2 fo
}, cabin passage, there would be no cause 70
complaint, but their present prices are Al
f outrageous imposition.
Fortunately there is now some hope tha
t the Nepada will be raised, and resume he
trips-and the monopoly again compelled t(
succurnb.