The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-01-05
A Note Of Preparation.

the present year Should the bill coHFenlng Con-
gress on the 4th Of March next become law. we
shali have Congressl1en to elect Immediately. in
addition to the general election of State and
~ officers in September and the judicial election
in October. From the fact that the Chairman of
the Union State Committee has issued the following
circular to the officers and members Of the Union
County Committees. il would appear that special
election for Congressman Is in the programme. The
circular says:
"Reports from Washington indicate the passage
of law converting the Fortieth Congress on the
4;h of March next In that event the necessary
legislation will be had to enable this State to elect
its Congressional Delegation in season IA be then
present. The election will necessary follow close
upfn its announcement, and bnt few DAYS can he
had for preparation. From the best information in
possession Of this committee. not more than one
half Of the union voters Of this State registered
and unless active steps taken to procure their
registration within the next forty days We shall be
very lily prepared TO 60 into election.
The election Of three earnest Radical Union Con =
gressmen is matter OF first Importance 10 the
State and Nation. and one well worthy our best
exertions. California has not hitherto been behind
her sister States in devotion TO the Union and she
will not be il proper action is had IN the mat
ter OF registration
We suggest that subcommittee be at once ap-
pointed from your bodies or from the party at
large whose uuty III s1aii De % CANVAS, lftiT res
pective precincts and see that every Union voter
is registered.
Conventions for the nomination of candidates
will be called by the respective District Committee
and the proper superintendent OF delegates made
We really desire that this special election may be
called, as it will remove the nomination of candi-
dates from the influence and combinations of the
State Convention. and enable each Congressional
District to choose its own Representative, thus
securing the object sought to be obtained by reqnr
ing Members of Congress to be chosen by districts,
that the Representative might be brought more i'm
medately responsible to his constituents, and rep
resent the sentiments, morally, and politically and
business interests of the people of bis district.
There local interests we'll as national affairs,
in every district, which should have their weight in
the choice of Representative, the political posi-
tion and standing Of candidates being equal, and
hence the appropriateness of each district having
full control in the choice of its Representative.
This Congressional District is just now deeply inter-
ested in securing Representative devoted to the
advancement of its material and business interests
and such should now be secured, while at the same
time he should not be opposed to the policy of the
majority in the Congress to which he may be cho-
ural and practical route for the National Railroad
through the mountains, and the people of the dis
trict are admonished by every material business
interest, and their hopes of future advancement
and prosperity, to secure a Representative in the
Fortieth Congress, who viii call the attention of
she national authorities to this practical route for
the great National highway they are aiding to build
and secure for it the customary applopriton- of
lands along its line. The State can thus secure
the construction of seryicable national Railroad.
The one now building from Sacramento over the
mountains eastwerd, is buried in the snow, OF des-
troyed by the foods and has been rendered utterly
useless since the commencement of the serious
storms of the winter season. Even il it was ser
vicabe on the route where private interests have
placed it, it never reach the commercial me
sropols of the State on the line projected for the
site of its terminus Goat Island, in the Bay Of
San Franciscol, has been appropriated by the Gov
eminent for military fortications. Should the
practical line of Feather river be adopted the Ma
.ional Railroad across the continent would enter
California in this Congressional district, passing
through the counties of Plumas, Butte, Yuba Yolo
and Seano, to Vallejo, almost direct line and
perfectly practicable route for servicable railroad
At all seasons of the year, from the Humboldt river
in Nevada, to the Bay of San Francisco. The com
pletion Of the California and Oregon Railroad up
the Sacramento Valley, through the counties of
Butte Tehama Shasta, and Siskiyou TO Oregon
would place the business and material interests of
this Congressional District in the position of pros
perity and advancement to which they are entitled
by great natural advantages. 1t only remains for
the people Of the district to unite upon man for
Representative who will bring the advantages the
district possesses properly before the national au
'horities and not permit them to be longer over
slaushed by private and local interests There is
bright and glorious future for northern California
II her people will but now stand up and grasp it,
Shall we demonstrate that we are "men who know
our rights and, knowing, dare maintain them p