Year: 1866

A Good Movement.


We publish on the first page Of our present
issus, an article from the Quincy Union, Of the
26th inst, to which we ask the candid and
careful attention of our readers, and the can
did and correct consideration OF the press OF
the State It is but the beginning of move
ment to release the State of California from
weary load. and her people from the burden of
ceaseless taxation, and it will go on, il neces
sary. until a generation shall be educated to
accomplish the purposes therein stated. It is
not question of faSoritism, nor Oh local ]eal
ousy. nor rivalry it is movement for the life
Of our State, for the relief of our people from
the overwhelming burdens imposed upon them,
by designing, unprincipled, scheming, ambitious
and selfish men. We refer to the article on
the subject of an extra session OF the Legisla
ture. for the purpose Of ratifying the proposed
amendments to the Constitution, should they
be adopted by the Senate. 1t contains sug-
gestions concerning the removal of the State
O8QltOl Which, suOut0 tONCisO snS S'oSS OesSo
ton Of every member Of the Legislature. as
we'll as OF the people who are called upon to
meet the expense of the State Government.
Should an extra session be called, the members
will have the privilege, seldom accorded to the
legislative body of California, of seeing the
beautiful and miasmatc hole, simmering IN The
summer sun, in which the people of California
are taxed for the purpose of rearing their State
House. Should they meet during the summer,
tbey can take look at the streets of the Cap
ital City, the unfinished frog ponds and cess
pools into which every block of Sacramento
has been converted by the insane effort of her
people to keep their city above water.


The money already spent on the Capitol
building is nothing in comparison with the
smount it must cost to maintain the Capital of
our State in such place. Better throw it to
the dogs, than attempt to make permanent
Capital at Sacramento, and begin anew at
some place, worthy our State and people, and
erect building that will not fall down, or be
washed away by the foods but that shall
stand for future ages proper monument for
the generation who reared it.. We can thus
initiate the wise man who laid the foundation
Of his house on rock. We are now initiating
the fool who built bis house on the sand. And
should it ever be completed, each succeeding
Legislature would find it necessary to levy tax
alton to prevent it from tamblipg down upon
the heads of their successors.


At the time the Capital was located at Sac
ramento, there were some reasons in its favor.
1t was the most important city in the centre of
the State-the second within its boundaries.
Experience, since then. has demonstrated its
entire unftness for such purpose. Califor-
MIA is rich State. Her people are generous
and liberal to fault. But they should be no
longer taxed for the purpose of invading the
the domain OF annual floods, and erecting State
buildings on quick sands.


The erection Of the Capitol building is
stock jobbing operation, in which each one
Interested is endeavoring to realize profits, in
stead of putting up building worthy of





or talent and being torn down to remedy un-
pardonable blunders, and should it be prose
cuted to completion, it will rest upon sand
foundation, guarded and protected against over
flow by sand leyee. What place for
people to erect buildings upon, which are to
determine the character OF the present genera
tion in the estimation of future ages. In proof
of what we say concerning the building of the
Capitol, we refer to communications which
have been published from time to time in the
Sacramento Bee. The Union is too shrewd
in the selishness that governs it to admit them.
One of these communications says:


II a competent architect were now Superln-
teudent of the Capitol he would find it neces
eary to pull down and rebuild.


And again:


Who is responsible for this? Have the
Commissioners right to tolerate such an out
rage and treat the matter with contempt? |
think not. 1t is certainly in the power OF some
officer of the State to force strict economy.
The Governor is at the head of the Commission
ers. Has be not the right, or have not all of
them the power to stop such proceedings
Where is our Attorney General, an official that
is certainly invested with power to protect the
public funds ?


But these are incidental considerations The
location has been proved unfit for the purpose
Should the extra session be called we trust the
Legislature will not hesitate to relieve the peo
pie from the endless burden now fastened upon
them, and do themselves the justice not to re.
quire the wisdom Of the State to again assemble
in such nuisance as Sacramento City. Woe to
the member from Butte who does not vote for
removal Mark him. 1t were better for that
man ii be had never been elected.


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