The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-02-02
Site OF the state Capitol.

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We find the following in the Sacramento Union
Of last week. 1t appeared advertisement
marked 'ja26lt+,- thus indicating the date of it.
publication, the number of times that it was TO ap
bear and the fact that its insertion had been pait
for in advance. We give it illustrating the saf.
nnd beautiful spot selected upon which TO rear the
proud capitol of our State:
"At a meeting of citizens held at the store Of
Mr.. Hanscned, corner of Fourth and streets Mr..
d. Kendall was appointed Chairman and the follow
ing resolutions were passed.
l. Resolved, That hires and property are al
stake from the orerior of trdfsr from other parts
Of the city, and that is imperative that measures
be at once adopted to stop this evil.
g Resolved, That though we can save ourselves
by adopting extreme measures. still We wish to see
that what is done be done for the public good.
3. Resolved, That our city authorities be reques-
ted to pump ont the water from this part of the
city into the river, believe 1t is the only way
to do justice to all parties located between and
Il and Fourth and Sixth streets, city of Sacramen-
Resolved, That a committee Of five be appointed
to carry out these resolutions.
Commiitee-M. bevlin, Mr.. Young, Mr.. Black,
Mr.. Heating, Mr.. Kendall, Mr.. Blum.
d. KENDALL, Chairman.
And this is the site for the erection of the State
Capitol-a place where the lives and property of
the residents are in danger from overflow. Proba-
bly, the lives of the members of the legislature and
of the Supreme Court, and State officers and the
State property to be erected there, not sub
ject to like danger. Who but a Sacramentan
would see it in that light? !? The early immigration
to this State were told not to attempt to rear
city on the site OF Sacramento. They refused to
profit by the experience of the early pioneers
They were overwhelmed with food in '49-again
in 'j2-and as the rivers filled up from the opera
tons of the miners, the people of Sacramento, and
the Legislature of the State were compelled in g.
to gather their families, their focks and herds
and their traps and calamities on board OF
boats and seek resting places for the soes of their
feet. As they refused to profit by the experience
of others. have they refused to profit by their
own experience. The State has been cajoied and
driven. by schemng and shameless politicians, into
an attempt to erect granite Capitol in the mud
of Sacramento The foundation walls refused to
sustain their weight, and brick is to be substi-
tuted for granite. We glad to notice that the
press of the State are speaking out against fur
ther prosecution of the lamen folly of corrupt
politicians, who seem determined to send the pres
ent generation of California down to the future
fools who erected their house on the sand. Last
week we republished growl from that watch dog
OF the State, the San Francisco Spirit ofthe Times
and now present the following as significant of the
growing feeling Of the people of the State against
a further progression of the insane folly of
remorseless and selfish politicians:
TUE STATE CAPIroL.-It is announced that the
State Capitol Commissioners have decided to COM
pletc the remainder of the mammoth building in
brick We would like to have those august per
sonages declare for the benefit OF the public, where
their authority comes from to cease using granite
and resort to so cheap material as baked clay to
construct Capitol to hold the sacred persons OF
the State Government. Why. the old Egyptians pill
ed up of granite or syeuite to hold the mortal
remains of few persons. and we are ready 10 as
sert that live Californian is worth all the
Egyptian mummies the catacomhs and crypts of
the Nile cond ever hold. Why taper off the State
Capitol with brick? We want to know-we are
dying II know. Are the Commissioners afraid of
those foundations and desire to tighten the weight
by substituting brick instead of granite Or do
they think it is hazarding too much money to put
more stories of costly granite Perhaps they
want the State to get some use of the building
befor it cracks settles out of sight, and resort 10
the most expeditions means of finishing up the
structure. Why not publish the reasons, MessrS.
Commissioners for the step you have taken. 1t is not
in accordance with the expectations OF the people,
and particularly of the people of Sacramento, and
sheul6 be explained. We have set our hearts up
this way, upon having State Capitol as large as
the National affair at Washington. and built of
granite. with dome lifted two hundred feet high,
made of iron and glass SO as TO be Respondent IN
the morning to the eyes of the wanderers
across the tues And want to know why
we are to be Disappointed: why we are to be put
off with adohes when we have been fatterng our
selves with the idea of primitive rock2 Come,
Governor Low as you value your chances for Sen
tor. confer with the remainder of Your group, and
publish the for paying us in brick when the
debt was due in granite,
And the Sacramento Union-why is It 50 demure
and quiescent? Has it determined that brick
building will do for Capitol if it is only located in
Sacramento7 For the sake of the interests OF the
people do. somebody. rush into print and explain
the unusal turn of affairs in regard to she temple
which all politicians are bound to worship or be
cast out as heretcs or scoferS.-- NsrGdd Ga>effe.
TgE Stare CArrroL.-It is stated in the Sacra
mento Union of January 18th, that the Board OF
State Capitol Commissioners have decided to build
the second story Of the Capitol ofhfick. ANY one
reading the above item will seriously question eitn
er the purposes of the builders of the Capitol or
their sanity or their common sense. The question
must arise, what is the object of the building! We
had supposed that its builders intended 10 erect
building for State purposes noble and majestic
iuilding, worthy Of the growing and wealthy state
Of California; that its design would be chs>te, and
in harmony with its object How will this building
appear when finished First brick wall. on that
about ten feet of dalk granite, on that about ten
feet of white granite and upon that a brick wall
again-a resembling the dress OF clown at a
circus. Perhaps its dress is appropriate. For
shame, Take it down. Ii is had enough TO see
week aifer week upon the frontispiece OF a comic
sapsr the same man with the same broad grin upon
his face II would he n relief to see him relax his
features once in 81 while Do not put the State in
perpetual misery by such CHASTITY eomicaty as that
II NAV he true enough in point OF fact that the
legislature should sit in a house colcred like the
dress of a States Prison convict. Il might be an
every day reminder OF the probable termination OF
the career of the working of iniquty, but tor the
peoles sake pat the colors inside. II can be east
iy done with brush and paint. No man but an
architect supposed that the lower wall OF sott
brick ever could support the granite building IN
tended to he placed upon it. The foundation at
least should be stone. II any part is 10 be Of hricS
ii should he the part above the foundston. But We
think that no part of il should be brick. II should
he granite building from the foundation TO the
top Rut whether o. Brick or stone, do not make
i, particaored. A foreigner might suppose that i
Intended 10 symbolic the position OF the dIf'
ferent races of America: First the brick to repre-
sent the copper colorei Indian: next the dsrS to
represent the citizen of African descent next the
white to represent the dominant class. Perhaps
this solution is the true one; bu. why not put Inc
dark granite at the bottom Ii would be at least
solid foundation. And upon what theory Is the
copper coer TO be placed upon the top also Bat
seriously. when completed the State Capitol VIII
he disgrace to the State instead of an honor
Petaluma Arsus and Journal.
OUrRsGEoUS.-The State Capitol Commissioners 5
at meeting on the 18th instant. (at which Gov.
low r. r. ReiilDr r. pacheco and Cen Red