The Placer herald., 1864-04-23
POOR PLACER.

no dlshonorable course to secure their aims,
even hurrying bills through the Legislature
to oust men from office who had been. legal
ly elected by the people for specified time,
and numerous other acts which tended to
benefit these unscrupulous set of politicians.
While the delegation from this county, in
the last legislature, were passing some OF
these outrageous laws, for the purpose of
swindling democratic officers out of their
offices, and to run the County and State into
irretrievable bankruptcy. the ponderous dele.
CATION of Sutter county, consisting of one
member of the Assembly actually introduced
and had passed law, robbing Placer
county of IA large portion of her most valu-
able territory bordering on the Sacramento
river. Cot. Boulware introduced the BILL
Where WAS the mighty Winchester when
this thing was perpetrated, and bis own
section of the county shorn Of its fair pro
portions. Poor Placer! she seems to be "go
ing to the dogs sure enough under abolition
rule and abolition legislation. Democrats
got her out of debt and kept her so--but
the hungry cormorants who have got the
poor old county in possession now, have
sadded upon the people debt of s25O,O0O,
besides an annual Interest debt of $4,000,
and there is no telling how much more they
will add to it before they get through.
The following is the Act we refer to-
AN ACT to define the boundary Lines of the
County of Sutter.
1.-THE boundary line of said county shall be;
"Beginning at point in middle of Sacramento
river ten miles below the junction OF Sacramento
and Feather rivers, and running thence up the
middle Of the Sacramento river to the mouth of
Butte creek, to its intersection with the south
line of section nineteen, township seventeen north
range one east Mount Diablo meridian; thence
east on section lines to poiut in the middle OF
Feather river; thence down the middle of Feather
river to point opposite the mouth of Bear creek;
thence up the middle OF said creek to point
| opposite Camp far West; thence in a southerly
direction in straight line to the place of begin
niug.'1
Approved April /, 1864.
1t is very nicely worded, but when iuves
tieated it will be found that it makes the
initia point of Sut;er county some six or
seven miles above Sacramento city, thus
cutting off the northwest corner Of Sacra
mento county, and the Southwest corner of
this county, and giving it to Suffer. This
scheme has been tried in former years, and
invariably opposed with success by our dem
ocratic members. The county line as now
established by this Act, will leave many
people in doubt as to which county they be-
long to- and the three or four thousand dol ars
paid some years ago for running boundary
line "wil 90 for nothing" 1t may be that
abolition legislation may bring some more
wonderful things to light. We shall wait
and see.
D1cKERsoN VS.. BANvARD.-This is the head
inc of an article in the STARS and Stripes,
which strikes us as written in very bad taste
The question, as to who is legally Treasurer
o Placer county, is now in Court and will be
legally decided in due time, therefore all
personal reflections upon Mr.. Banvard, or
attempts to njure him in the eyes of the
community, seems to partake more of the
nature Of petty spite than anything
else, and will surely fail Of its intention
He has made an excellent officer, and if he
has not the right to his office he does no,
want it, And if Mr.. Dckerson has not the
right to be Treasurer, he does not want it.
Such we understand to be tho expression OF
both gentlemen.
While Mr.. b., has been under the necessi
to of gettiug up new bond-which will be
filed in few days-owng to the withdrawal
Of several entlemen from the old one-not,
howevers, for the reason stated by the "Stars
and Stripes" for the principal surety upon
the bond-Mr, Hall has declared it was for an
entirely different reason
The PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION. Under this
beading the New York correspondent of the
S. f. Bulletin, says that "Old Abraham" is
very willing, very anxious, and quite deter
mined to run for the Presidency; but that
there is considerable opposition to him in
prominent circles. Fremont is bound tc
run any how, and politics in the East is get
ting into quite muddle. Fun ahead.
Work ON THE Pacific RAILRoAD.-Mr
Coburu informs us the rock cut, near New
Castle, will be finished by the 5th of next
month, when the company can soon complete
the road to that place, and commence doin g
business.
VsssELs TO Pass TO THE South OF ALCA-
TRAz.--By the last General Order issued
from Military Headquarters bearing the date
Anril 18th vessels of every descrintion eni ar