New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-01

M me 49,
The sobwise nrscs IL letsss froas gentle
man vhs vent = Cshiosuh with Dol Stevenson
Ssw.Yah ressnsnt 10 copied tsn the DsfrVv
DsIy A1srrts>vs
sIksvs been y Cslilprnia since April 1e. l-tr .
hsve sesa but ihtis ~ the oesntry mysef but
have oonverscd mach with various Persoes. some
OF whom have ,slted every part Of H. and can con
Silently sssert and DO assert that Caiffornia tab
altogether 10 . met miserable, Sod torsaken ooan
try. the jamplss OF place. NJ o1ly ior Nor mona.
Miilerifes and monOmaniacs- IL has been most
aazrantiy risrepresented-mostvil ainously be ied
The climate. II healthy, which sqaestoo abe, 10 ex
cesstyey disagreeable about here account OF tie
violent winds AMI foss. The log 10 often 90 heavy
that water drips from the roofs AZ # u bad been
raining. and when coming over the bill II looks
more like snow storm than anything else. Over.
coats and tannes are worn the year rUuDd Sum.
mer clothes are useless From sunrise IL 10 A NJ
IL II usually quite pleasant. then comes the wind
and The iog. either OF which 10 more dissereeable
than any weather ever saw IN the states 50
much FOR What country | have seen about San Fran.
CISCO the " American Italy" as some foolish PEG
pie have called Il
The Bay Of San Francisco. a. regards com
mercia purposes, merits all the most -nthasisstic
have said OF ~ IL 10. probably, the finest bay In
the world. and II alone may save California rom
utter condenns,ion. Other psrts Of the country
are more Objectionable even than this some Tor the
total absence Of moisture. and all OF IL generally
TOE the want Of tliisbe land. On. hox the emi.
srshts who come here will be disappointed
~Ish they all knew what know. I, wocd save
many one from mocn misery and suffering the
which will surely follow any attempt 10 settle here
Tor agricultural purposes Speaking Of game here.
have been out twice the fret time shot rat
tesnake OF the most vtnonous Kind. and the asst
time Vas chased home BY cougar or puma. q
81 md
here. One OF them was killed here last week
which measured seven feet ten inches from tip OF
nose TO tip Of tai They are found eleven eetioog
about here and are more issccseA than the snsly
bear. The natives cal them lions
OF thu, portion Of Mexico bordering upon the
lower Rio Grsnde. the fad.aaapollsJ0GrHal fur
nishss US the following iniorn.etion:
One Of those politicians who in lsi gave such
glowing descriptions OF the fertility OF Texas the
great value OF Ito products and ito ssabrIty Of CHI
mate. hs. recently been IN Texss and upon his
return 10 tina state declared he would not live IN
u for county OF lald Fifteen citizens OF some
southern counties since anne xstion visited Texas
with view Of removing there, but all returned
perfectly satisfied with Indiana One OF the pres
ent Colonies from Indiana, has often declared That
he would not give the life OF such q man As Henry
Clay Jr for all the country between Ssltiilo and
the RIO Grande. Yet II 10 such a country that we
seek to at the cost OF millions
And the following birds eye view Of the whole
country 10 copied from an article from the pen Of
an experienced officer" which short time since
appeared ia that orthodox journal, the Warrington
Uh,oas
This country, says the officer sho writes from
Mexico isa nation of Indians some Foreigners
and Spanish Indians. a mix-drscs. havethe wealth
and control. but the great OF the people are
Indians originally less warke than those In our
country TheirspIr have been broken and co~ ed
by cruel snd harsh treatment and they now ls6or
work and die f,r their masters There 10 no slavery
that have seen equal % u-lou can then form
some opinion how they can be approached aud
treated"
The officer who furnishes "A Plan for the War,
writes follows
blood. may. perhsps number 900 600 Without
regard 10 color, they may be divided INTO three
classes
l. The army. the priesthood and IN nseillonaires,
Chi, rs and holders these govern.
2 The MIDDLE class of shop keepers mechanics
and small propnetprs. and cutlvators
3 The lowc.t clas-greater IN nombcr-chieny
Indians or of lndian blood. These are boDdmrn.
ground u the dust Of worse condition than negro
slaves ex cessyely ignorant and bigoted they are
easily deceived. snd have been led 10 believe our
armies imposed Of monsters ofheresy. cruelty and
oppression.
Now, we would ia all sincerity. inquire whether
this ia country o, a people for which We should
protrsot a bloody and costly war Can their sc
QUESTION and incorporation into The 4 Mon be. "a
any Just sense Of the word res aided As isdemAiiy