Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-02-17


And here, dressed up in doggerel rhyme,
You have il, word for word.
HO!-for California!
Cincinnati Expedition -Emigrant Propa.
gandiSts--Soil, Climate and Adpan.
tages of California.
The N. Y Herald, of late date, con-
tains communication from California,
descriptive of the country, and gives
wood cut representation of the town of
Monterey, on the Pacific. There perhaps
has never been a parallel to the intense
but quiet anxiety which is now felt, and
which has been gradually increasing thro'-
out the country for number of years,
with reference to that highly favored ter
ritory, which has just fallen into our pos
session. How wondrous strange it is,
shat country such as that, with almost
| incompatible advantages, has not long
ere this, been peopled with the descend
ants of the Pilgrims and the Pioneers.
Like Oregon, California may be regard
ed as new country; but unlike Oregon,
civilization has stepped into California;
though her foot prints there are light as
yet. There, the wilderness of Nature
has been grappled by the CalifornIdns
themselves; but it requires the vigor Of
our countrymen 10 effect the subiugaiion.
Our opinion is that Monterey is one of the
locations 10 which our spirit of enterprise
should be directed; but in the valley of
the Sacramento and in the town of San
Francisco, and its vicinity, there, especial.
ly, and in all of California, there is mine
of untold wealth, awaiting to be unearlhed
by the strong hand of young America.
The accounts from Slevenson's Regi.
ment are most favorable. The utmost
harmony and good feeling prevails among
officers and men. Their hopes are high,
and confidence increasing. The first set.
tiers will be considered sold citizens"
and will enjoy, if their conduct entities
them to it, the highest respect Of the Ca.
lifornians. Such has proven to be the
case with our own pioneers, and the same
rule will work there. But few years
will elapse, and California, the Giant
State on the Pacific, will have her Soma
tors and Representatives in the Congress
of the United States. The tide of migra-
ton thither is but commenced, and 1t Will
flow on, far more powerfully than in our,
own valley. There Nature seems to call
!, men to suitable stage Of action, and the
multitude will soon be there assembled
We never knew man to regret gong 10
California, although a number OF our
friends have gone there, some years ago,
and all have done well beyond their ex-
pectation.
The great trade of the East will, in
time. pass across our continent, and Cali
fornia will sip its cream. The whale tlsh-
J, cries will have their headquarters there,
which, with its wealth and influence, will
depart from New England, and settle per-
manently in California, afar preferable To-
caIity for it by all means. A miseella-
neous ocean commerce, and the profits OF
an immense inlund trade, together with
the productions of its fertile soil, and me
advantages of genial climate--eli VIII
combine TO make il expand like an OPEN
inc flower, or enrich within itself. as coy
oirlbood bursts into womanly maturity ana
beauty.
We are informed that young irieno Oh
ours of business capacity, and fully COM
i. petent to the undertaking, is now ano mas
" been for some time, engaged III gel'Hs
up an expedition to the fruitful ano PlO. ..a
sing land, the future hume of Millions 'ne
:; country around San Francisco
II The company, so far is uneTcepuCans'
Bile; the men being we'll seIecred,-,nuO,
trious, and of good habits. There are q
few vacancies yet, and the right k'no :.
men can be admitted. Now Is your
chance. l"