The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-25


ing for the purpose OF gathering gold in California and
of whole fleet of vessels already up in England for San
Francisco The Examiner is in perfect blaze of enthu-
sasm on the discovery of the O1hir In article
The apoPlexy OF gold in whish little incredufiys
almost swallowed up By great deal OF belief il says;
The oldest and most extensive empire in the world is that
of gold and IN this age OF subsersons that empire is
threatened with overthrow. and danger proceeds from
republican region The philosophers Stone may now be
advertised cheap or future alchymss may propose the
uansinetaon Of god INTO more precious metal spade
almost as dear much gold lace feze jacket worth
cloth oil god Imagine this depreciation extending to
Europe W III the arrival Of ships from Franc sco. bal
lasted with god and the sovereign brought the level Of
a dump Fancy god fallen in the world play the
Part nov performed by lead pewter serving for work
house plaers, for coalseuttirs for pots
tor pipes and cerns Fancy copper rising above H. and
gid seahins the bottoms OF snips Instead of the more
precious metal WHAT of fortune woIld this be
And what change too, would be wrought in our Ian
honor for worl be reduced to dross TIE aur
saera fames will come sound absurd speak
OF The passion for pewter and the golden viii signify
ilteIaly something passing mean Golden ProsPse. and
honor as golden, and VIII seem that nature might have
made him OF something richer Than the yellow
ware As Tor he golden age II viii convey ideas Of Penu
~ the most atlect
Ii remains to be SEEM says the Philadelphia Bulletin
the Californian emigants, who are now chiefly Americans
VIII regard these iaiedopers fro Great Britain. Unless
something more like order IS introduced into that country
,han no appears 10 exist The wild population at present
az the PAGERS and perhaps lynch lew OF the adventurers
10 tue rough sense OF equity exi,sns among harmless
pirate portion OF the gold won by American blo,d will
such Really, Congress does not speedily give California
government and strong force TO sustain IT, all the ele-
nen of dlscoId will DO RAJ ling there less
months.
But of all the specuations in the English papers, we
have nothing striking, big with important events
powerfully calculated impress the Congress Of the
United States the following eloquent article:
From the London Sun.
AN ESGLIsHMAs's view OF CAIroRSIA.-In anether
phlet, recently published upon the settlements
California is happily observed that the last able
year lS4obes inning with the sombre snc pations,
and progressing with the most violent outbreaks of revou
lions has nevertheless terminated with visions Of the
auspcious magnihcence IL but reasonable that the
commercial world should have of this
charaser After the gloom and emoarfassmen WIN which
had been so long oyersadowed II was but right that
shond recsive impetus OF corresponding Importance
And may SAFELY asseveraie, has sudden
more extraordinary Indictment been given to the whole
mechanism OF mercantile erprse since that enarkabe
first discovered and when those metallic
shortly after wards followed by the discoveries of the quick
the mineral wealth which has been deposited the
soil, comes moment infinitely opportune and is
the two hemipbees. This of course, always promising
that the rumored utfnness Of the gold region
which have, MP this reached from California
eorreci-and the fac, that they exhibit very
assertion OF each oiheihe effect produced both in the
New World and in the Old Word will be surprising
than The most ina ginative Speculation conjecture.
The aurial riches of the Sacramento will affect society
in particulars first, materially alter the value
OF property and the wages OF Industry and secondly,
must forward in novel and peculiar degree the great ex
pertinent OF emigration As to the oppor'nnoness OF the
discovery only bear recollection thai
the mines of Mexico and the strands of the Pacious had
the aocunulnon OF which they had hitherto worke
with so much assidnity- Only one more region was
do and ie grandeur of Cathy were outvied; but that
region was known to be within the entralls OF
impenetrable despoisn. Sir George Simpson, only
recently The year 1877, had limited the abundant
resources. both in coin and jewels, flowing into the
and diamond valleys of Ura mountains The descrp-
lion Of the derived from those inaccessible localities
the "overiand Journey hound the Word.' penned by
that ntsigea traveller But the gorge: of the gigantic
specuatofs OF London the streets OF Peterwaradn
removed from the familiar haunts Of the E-qumaur.
Hence, i, was always with KIDD OF apathy that the pub
lilo perused the narrative oil those researches ON the con
asssyer geoogs and 10 the lapidary. 1t exactly
he with the republican coons oil the United States
There the apples OF the New Hesperdes guarded
by the dragons of tyranny They can be piueked without
mosesalon They are pcnlng nor In the gardens OF alb
soutism, but in those OF democracy.
Whoever pay work his passage 10 San Fran
cisco, take his maock and his basket and pick the
first conner fhose treasures are SAID to exist in some
places in the form OF minute takes of the precious metal.
and In other in Jumps OF gold as large pgnn and solid
as pebbles They belong, moreover, not like ,hs waits
and .rays of England, sovereign lord OF the manor
them of the sand, m them from the sed meni of
running stream or to extract Them from the assures of the
TO those who VIII toll al tbs task of
their collection.
| Those who discouraged by the reflection that the
spectators from the United States reach California
much rapidly than the spectators from England,
should themselves by few very simple conside
ratons. From New York the journey San Francisco
be accomplished By way al Terra del Fuego under
period OF s1 months, by Chagres and Panama under two
month, and country. by way OF Santa Fe, under
very nearly the time the last mentioned
From England the gold region be reached in less than
fifty four daystaring from Liverpool 10 Chagreshence
sthmus Panama, and UPWARDS he
Guadaaxara and the Revilag gcdo islands the
Sierra de- Nevada IL Il idle tuentY maintain tina;
the population Of the United Safes have this parcnar
advantage the inhabitants OF the United Kingdom
OF all the consequences of the gold discovery Califor-
MIA however the remarkable will inevitably be the
of the settlements the shores Of
Pacific Before half century has elapsed the
suit Of the or the Anglo Saxon TO the
confines OF the western those confines
which Immediately confront the opulent spice island. of
the Indian win be percepble in the FREEDOM
their the archipelago OF those oriental climates
The effect wi ultimately be enable the wealth Of the
Asatic flow eastwards vel! we.wards-the
numegs and pmento al Japan, the precious of Col
co.da indigo and Grape OF the Chinese, the nusns
Bengal the scymetars OF Dude and the egaied
Of Cashmere While markets will be thus opened
the Injuries of the East double Of civilization
viii upon the opposite tanks oil the oriental The
liberal Institutions of Europe, and the benefcen infu-
ence OF Christianity viii act together the efee bat
doctile intellect And by this two-fold impetus
ba rbari and desposm be alike exercised, and
worsippers Budda and the disc piles OF samism may
both be aanited into the family OF Chrs'eadolu.
Nevertheless it is alone in these exalted antic
pa lions that recognise the benz influence which
will inevitably aow from the establishment Of great settle
In the regions OF California. Emigration that
oouny viii tend OF course relieve ourselves from large
portion OF our rednndas populate wi besides lead
manufactures Even supposna that the descriptions of the
mineral wealth Of The gold regions should prove have