The Placer herald., 1872-03-16
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, March 13,

GERS, at least for First Trustee and Chief OF fo-
lice, the former to be Mayor, came off yesterday
and resulted as such elections in this city usually
do, in the defeat OF the Democratic ticket. MI
Brown. who run for First Trustee against Mr.
Green, was defeated by over 300, and in the
latter, On independent Republican was elected
They say he is not strongly Republican, Dut
we may always set it down as certain, If man
says he is independent, or is not anything, that
he is bitter opponent of Democracy. travel
,g in a stage when was q mere boy, an elderly
gentleman asked the others what their politics
were One answered that he was Democrat,
and the rest said they were not anything. Ihe
old gent exclaimed "Why not come out and
say you are Wings at once, you know you are.
It was not long before he got up a controversy,
and, 10, one of the men who had claimed to be
nothing had been defeated at the last election
for State Treasurer on the Wing side. The Old
man turned sharply to me and said: :" What are
you. nv SOM" l answered, "a Democrat.
Yes" said he, "and, my son, as long as you
live set dowr every man AS our bitterest enemy
who says he is nothing" Democracy il posi-
tive; it is VITAL active, progressive principle,
and man who is one at Leart is proud to ac-
knowledge it.
IRON MOUNTAIN COMPANY.
It was but yesterday the Senate had before 1t
bill to grant to company called as above, sit
uated in your county OF Placer, the sum of sixty
thousand dollars, on the company making SO
many tons OF pig iron. This measure, believe
was introduced by Mr.. Neff and pamphlet Of
reasons why it should pass placed upon the desk
of each member. / watched with considerable
interest the course that Senator Banvard would
pursue upon this subject 1t is easy to be a
Democrat when everything is smooth; but when
something that we strongly desire is opposed to
the principles of the party, then is the time to
test men. Well, Banvard stood by this bill be-
cause he thought it in the interest Of his county.
| said naught to him, but wrote note to Larkin
asking, would Walkup disown Banvard? Larkn
bowed an assent. This bill put me in mind Of
old Pennsylvania, and | thought was listening to
some petition for Congressional aid by way of q
tariff. Banvard reasoned that because the State
had given a bonus to agriculture, therefore 1t
should to iron 1.-TWO wrongs do not make
right" il not an original or new proposition
but is none the less true. " Our chickens come
home to roost, and it would have been right in
one sense to have forced the farming industry to
have paid for the manufacture of this iron, just
to teach them lesson in future.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The wiseacres OF the Assembly passed n reso
luton asking our Congressmon and Senators to
have the Constitution Of the United States
changed so that Senators might be elected by
the people. Upon this the Senator of the "isms"
of the times arose, and in proix speech tried
to show that it was not Democratic, that he
would trust the people, and much of this kind
OF demagogueism. He, Finney, never WILL if
he should live to the age of Methusaem or the
big trees, understand our system of government
This mode OF electing L. 5. Senators is one OF
the distinguishing characteristics OF State sove-
rcignty. The men who adopted this plan did so
to prevent n consolidated or strong government
being established. These were the friends of the
people, who wished to check the power OF the
Federal GOvernme ut by an election of Senators
by the State rs a sovereignty, in contradistinc-
ton to elections by the people. 1t is merely
feeler put out to see if the people are willing to
give up all their rights States If the people
Of State elect, it would next be asked that
pro rata number of Senators be elected, and
then that State lines be abolished.
THE FORESTER.
Mr.. Beige made an elaborate and somewhat
abstruse speech upon the subject of forests Like
all persons who let one idea get possession Of
them he attributed all the ills of all the nations
OF the past to the cutting of timber; wars and
famine science and art, literature and learning
all went down as were cut down the trees of the
forest. His is singular production, aad he is a
singular man.
SHERIFF JACKSON.
This gentleman has had bill passed both
Houses granting him S5, coo for damage which
he sustained by reason of snt brought against
him for collecting foreign miners license tax
from a Chinaman / think the Governor will
veto this bill, because it passed the Senate on
strictly political grounds, and by party vote.
This will be the excuse.
DOUBLE TAXATION.
This subject has been up at different times
during the session. and since the Supreme Court
has decided the last one to be unconstitutional,
the subject, it was supposed, would be put to
rest; but this WAS mistake. The Senate passed
a bill on the subject and in the debate q little
tilt Mt repartee was INDUCED in by Senator Oul-
ton and others. Pendegast said this bill would
not hold Constitutional water, when Oulton re-
Piled that 1t might suit the gentleman better and
be more popular with his party, if it held Con-
shtutional whisky. Compile stated that since
the election of Grant, who is said to have had
large experience and of Governor Booth, who is
IN the whisky trade the parties were now on the
difference it was thout distinction,
REVENUE LAW.
The Political Code passed both Houses on the
Sth, and was signed by the Governor on yester-
day, but it does not become law until January.
1873. But Mr.. Irwin introduced a bill making
the revenue law of the Code the law at once, un.
der which the taxes are to be assessed and col
lected. 1t is good law, if my opinion is en-.
titled to any weight.
STATE REFoRMAToRY.
bill has passed the Senate, creating a new
department to the State Prison system, to be
called refo'mdtory, and in which young and in.
experienced convicts are to be placed, for the
purpose of trying their reformation.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
Two bills have been introduced that appro.
pirate above 100000 to paying off indebted
ness, finishing the Capitol and planting trees.
The trees ought to be planted, for | would like
to see them growing; but don't expect to live to
see the buildings completed, and hope TO live
| the usual time allotted to man.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS,
There has bill passed the Senate creating
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