The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-04-20
The Haunted House i'm sierra.

The following article, which clip from the
Mountain Messenger, published at Downieville, IS
no, wholly without interest. We give it entire,
that the people of Butte and Plumas may also be
on their guard against the encroarhnents of discon
tented secessionists within their borders:
Information has reached Us from various ources
during the past two months tina, there deep
laid scheme on foot In tie extreme northern por-
ton OF Sierra county 10 slice of another strip, il
GLIDING all north Of Slate Greek, aud tack il on 10
Plumas county. We have no positive knowledge
Of the truth of the above rnror, bat judging from
certain indications. It Is likely to prove true as
otherwise. The programme. as Swallowed forth. ap-
pears 10 be about follows: Certain parties. resi-
dent Of the strip Of territory heretofore mentioned
aud under the control Of certain wrepullers at La
Porte are to come into our next county convention
for the purpose of securing the nomination for the
Assembly Of some man from the North who Is Ia
vOrable 70 the project and TO the accomplishment
of that object they 10 every means in their
power. Of course. it must be understood that this
to have been done secretly; the people OF the
county not expected 10 be any the wiser until
bill had been rushed through the Legislature sim
liar to the of last session.
The question NAV be asked What i the object
to be gained By this divisi0n-whom can It benefit
Rumor saws that the object is to form county,
Of which la Porte Is n be the county seat, 1.-THE
old Alturas question under new guise) When 1t
Is understood that an attempt is being made TO re-
Vile. and that this attempt is sanctioned by the
wirepuilers of La Porte, the object becomes appa-
rent. With the county seat of Plumas at Iayiors-
vile the distance from La Porte becomes 50 great
that the creation of new county becomes a mat
ter Of necessity. Add that portion OF Sierra north
of Slate creek, to portions OF Butte and PlumaS,
and You have your new county, with La Porte as
the county town. We do not vouch for the cor
rectness of this rumor of the rumor that in Sier-
IA Valley there exists considerable faction favor
able the secession of that portion of Sierra coun-
ty: but the m ere fact that such rumors are aOat,
should put the people their guard, lest by mis-
placed confidence in eeeting members of the Legis
lature, send men who. forgetting or ignoring
what is due the people OF the county. do Us ir-
reparable injury. We are confident that the people
of Sierra county will tolerate schemes of this
kind if they aware of them, and it Is to put
them their guard that give voice to the above
rumors. No should be sent to the county con-
vention who is not known to be hostile to any such
movements and no man should be nominated for
the Assembly who will not pledge himself to
all honorable means to prevent any such consum
nation.
If the Messenger would aid the people of Sierra
in killing off this scheme, it should oppose the NOM
ination of Bidwell for Governor. His nomination
and election Will render the schemes of these dis
eontented agitators certain of accomplishment, and
yet the Messenger howls for Bidwell for Governor
and opposes division Cannot the Messenger and
iHt ptullt % County uIuetstduu tIdt SiuCe
the acquisition of La Porte to Plumas the Alturas
question is intimately blended with that of Chico,
and that the election of Bidwell is to accomplish
the formation of Alturas and Chico counties, at the
expense of Sierra, Butte and Plumas? Bidwell has
set his heart Chico county. His organ at Chico
and also at Sussnville Lassen county, has never
been backward in speaking of the division of Butte
when they could not have every thing TO their fan
cy; and as the prospect of Bidwell's nomination
grew brighter, they have been emboldened in some
articles to pronounce Butte already divided. The
scheme, however is said to totally annihilae Butte
Taking all north and west of Feather river for Chi
co county, and to the east and south as far as
Forbestown for Alturas the remaining portion of
Butte is to be attached to Yuba. The friends of
the nomination of Bidwell in this county openly
proclaim their intention to divide Butte county
whenever they can. Those opposing it know that
it can be accomplished with Bidwell as Governor.
If the people of Sierra would save their county let
them see that their influence is not thrown for the
nomination of Bidwell for Governor. There is
their danger. Let them hit the scheme on the head
if they do not wish themselves sold out The peo
pie of Butte and Sierra will have only themselves
to blame if they caught in this DIVISION seces-
sion and destruction trap and have their territory
torn into tatters, and given to Alturas and Chico .