The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-26
California.
correspondence of the Baltimore Republican and Argus
MONTEREY, U. CALIFORNIA,

DEAR ARGUS: am happy that another opportunity has
been offered me send you few lines more from Inc
far nest last wrote to you on our aIa, az 'I PaIu
a fight but alas Tor our iona expectations Hen Nearby
had fought the last battle that will ever be In California
het,yeen the American and Mexican forces and we will
return with virgin swords and patriotic bosoms TO the
land that gave us birth The account Of the battles of the
sth and 9th of January arrived too late for me to give
you detail OF them.
AS there is but little military asiray, few words
will suffice that head. The ship Thomas IT, Perkins,
with $50 of Col Sephensons regiment of New York vol
untees, arrived at San Francisco the 9th instant all
well Gen Kearny, military commander and governor
of California has issued orders for COL Stephenson his
staff, and four companies OF his regiment TO occupy
Santa Barbara; Capt Tompkinss company F. Sd regiment
of u States artillery, converted into light artillery
corps and are ordered hold themselves in readiness
for the field and now occupying Monterey doubt
All volunteers have been mustered out of service
Commodore Bddle arrived here nthe United States ship
Columbus the I'd instant, his having nearly all
recovered from their late sickness with which that ship
has been afflicted. The vessels harbor consist
of the Columbus, Qne battle ship frigates Indepen
dence and Savannah, soop Warren, and soreshps Erie
and Lexington.
AS regards California, there has been much written
and said about it, that seems to be almost womout
tale; but there has nothing been written its praise
that tells half its worth counry-a land that Provi-
dence has marked home, an Eden for the sons oil
freedom. But still everything is wanting here to make
this country, State there always has been govern
here, but government; the oldest Spanlad IN the
land knows nothing about the right of suffrage and the
word election vote hn entirely un baoOe nns
ton of the United States 1t is to be hoped that Gen
Kearny will not be removed from the office OF governor
until his plans carried out and republican form OF
established he is acquainted with the ma
tue OF the people, and his plan OF PLAIN justice that ne
deals out to them has gained their esteem and ne is looked
to by the inhabitants this their hour OF need
You imagine the state OF country that has been har
assed internal revolutions for two years put under mar
tia law and that not reaching out OF sight OF the sen
nell and internal machine OF law order at work to
keep its marauding inhabitants at peace This must soon
be remeded and Cen kearny the man that is now look
ed the most fitted to undertake this task The
funconares of the late government $50 called have all
returned, with the exception of Gen Castro and friend
ly feeling begins exist between them and the Amen-
Balls and fandangoes are given by them and by
officers, and all comminge and ENJOY themselves to-
gether. The StarryF decoates the halls OF those
men OF Mexico If the forces OF the United States were
Withdrawn from California, the people would declare
and maintain independence of Mexico.
As regards the soil of California, il consists OF black
mould the depth of four feeton hill and valley
eyspeces vegetable that spouted OF the
earth can be raised here bursting seecon Tobacco
hemp and flax be brought such perfection here that
country in the world equal it, and no land on
earth produce such grapes ths the vine, if prop
ton than any country in the world have seen some
vineyards of the Spanards here that extensive but
not properly cultivated Not many years will pass
before all nations OF the earth will seek the wines of
California
As to its virtues grazing country, California stands
unparalleled on earth grass and wild oats grow every
every plain, where thousands of cattle feeding and
continue do from year year, the fields ever
green, and have been since time began You may
boast OF improved breeds OF cattle in the States, such
Durhams Devonshires &C. but come to California and
see herd OF two three thousand buocks feeding on
the plains, and then ask why Cali has been over
looked regards its superiority of cattle all others
OF the earth There is no attention paid to them, as we
have TO- ca s the Id Oat s grew
Every lagoon lake, and river teens with fish OF all
spccies-the salmon in particular The mountains and
beast that lives clouds Of geese and ducks of every kind
Ono backs) fill the air Sickness of any kind is
unknown. Life lasts until age makes it burden. The
hills rich with precious minerals rich iron and cop
per. Ore peeps out OF every hlside every thing is
abundant except bread and that the lazy aniards
too worthless to raise Flour is now worth 500 per bar.
rel and cannot be had for that Beef beef the word
the natives live meat they work, live WITH and live
their cattle; aid the wonder to me is, that horns and
hair do not grow out of every Indian and Spanard in
California.
Send out our countrymen; want settlers, not sol
ders here; tell them that this is Eden large scale
the land has increased in richness, the of free
dom have increased and gone westward If the of
the Eastern Shore of Maryland and my native State of
Virginia were taken from their sandy homes in the east
and ranspaned in this the far west, the change would
be such that the gray headed would dance the consum
tive be cured the lean become fat and they would soon
forget their herring frys whilst revelling the sal
mon chowders of this lovely land | would say few
words to the soapocks of your city, if we had any use
for them out here but as there no use, according to
Gods will for physicians or quacks of any kind they
need not come AS to lawyers, we have for them
have no law to expound, they would have moth
ing to do and when make our civil laws, (Which
will be soon intend them to be plain and republi-
can, that everybody understand them without ex-
plantation AS to rOgues and rascas the supply hand
is entirely the demand, not only of American
facture but from every land that the shines upon.
Farmers, mechanics of every kind, merchants, traders,
printers and men of every honest calling, can become
rich here. We want them hee and when they come, let
each bring his implements of trade calling with hun,
there nothing here towards civilization, only what
has been brought here by settlers improvements
two thousand years behind the age out this country
and when they come from the eastern States let them
come by way of the sea- is better than the atguing
travel by land and then they bring what they want
with them There have been three hundred wagons with
emigrans lately arrived in the valley of the Sacramento
river, from Independence Missouri.
This valley (Sacramento) the most extensive settle
ment of Americans in California; and this broad and
fertile valley is fast filling up Silence reigned over
through ages IFS blooming bosom the haunt of the
elk and the beasts of the woods; the deathke stiffness
was only broken by the splash of the Indians paddle
ne waited his furladencd down its pearly waters
ihe hardy pioneer to it with his and rle and
unilrled our starry flag il, and II blossoms
the rose The ploughboy's merry whistle, the milk
maids gay song and the hum OF busy life are heard
from the shores of San Franciscos placid water to the
ellis OF the snowy mountains and the time is not far
distant when the lovely valleys and plains of this beaut
full country will teen with thousands of the sons of the
earth That love TO epose under the branches of berys
Tree. - i'''''
San Francisco bids fair to be the commercial mart of
California; but Monterey enjoys the same favors of trade
at present yet the convenience of navigation on the
that empty into San Franciscos bay makes it bet
ter than this as market But the time is drawing near