Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-10-22
From California.

TuCiUC Observation-Disclosures W Nutt( VI Htu "''e
Great Salt Lake Co,mtfy-Progress Of the Goa
Diggers and of the Dirt Diggers.
With the arrival OF the superb steamship EN-
pre City, from Chagres, we have one months
later intelligence from California he news
exhibits the progress of the country IN most
gratifying LIGHT. Within few years, an ul-
known region visited only by the mountain
trappers. or an occasional whaling vessel or ma
tional cruiser. for wood and water, has been ex
plored conquered, colonized and is rising rapid
ly to the dignity of an independent State, with
all the elements, implements, and institutions OF
civilized and refined people. fthe discoveries
of gold have exceeded the wealth of Goconda,
or the fabulous riches of the cave of Monte
Christie, the settlement of the territory, and its
unparalleled progress in social, political and
religious science, have been equally surprising
and delightful With adventures from all ma
tons including all sorts Of characters and Gus
TOMS thrown into a country without a govern
ment and without society, and tar removed from
the restraints of civilized life it was natural to
suppose that scenes of disorder, confusion and
blood, must inevitably ensue. All such torebo-
dings are put to flight. Order and industry, en-
terprse, politics, religion, faro banks, theatres,
sabbath schools, gold digging, and prayer meet
itngs, are all going on prosperously together.
The statistics of the gold region stagger our
credulity One hundred and fifty vessels are
reported as living in the harbor of San Francisco,
including the United States s1uadron,s under
Com. Jones while some fifty merchant craft
are distributed at the new ports OF benlola,
Sacramento City, Stockton, and New York, To-
Gated only the other day. Some forty odd YES
sells are lying on the Sacramento and the San
joaquin. Numerous Improvements are under
way in San Francisco, such as wharves, piers,
bowling alleys. merchants exchange, and
theatre But the most glorious example Of the
new commercial emporium is in the prosperity
of the church. 1t has six churches, Of six diff
ferent denominations in full blast with occasion
al preaching in the streets for the spiritual COM
fort of the outsiders. Renforcements are pour
ing in by thousands, yet breadstufs, provisions,
and goods of all kinds are plentiful and compar-
atively cheap.
But next to the prosperity of the church, is
the progress of the people in political science.
They have called convention, and have doubt
less ere this, organized State government and
State constitution and on some fiue day, early
in the coming session, we may expect to have
a member for the House, and two Senators from
California, introduced into the capitol, to explain
to the loggerheals at Washington the way in
which they managed the proviso al Monterey.
Success to California! Such are the results
Of the Mexican war, and the peaceful revolution
which gold, enterprise, and an intelligent peo-
ple-blest with all the rights of politics and re-
ligion-have effected in the valley of the Sac
famentol
But the Mormons-more advanced in the sci
ence of political economy and the mysteries of
the church have made even greater advances.
They have actually formed State government,
and have appointed bearer of dispatches to
announce the fact to Congress. We gave some
growth of the New jerusalem, and predicted the
speedy organization of a State in the valley of
the Salt Lake. The work is done. The State
exists, and stretches its boundaries over half the
Great Basin. The Mormons say not one word
about slavery or the Wilnot proviso in their
constitution--such humbugs not having entered
into the heads Of that people, as important to
their welfare. This is good evidence of their
capacity for self-government There is not so
much good, hard common sense among our poll
ticians of New York. Well done for the Nor
out all rascally political loafers as fast as they
come and they will continue to prosper.
The splendid steamship Empire City, Captain
Wilson, arrived at New York, on the 9th instant,
from Chagres, N. G., and Kingston, Jamaica.
She sailed from the former place on the 2sth of
September, and from the latter port on the End
instant.
She brings over half a million of dollars III
specie and gold dust.
The captain states that he had innumerable
applications from persons wishing to work their
passage, and that there were many needy and
destitute people at San Francisco. He brought
with him various persons in various capacities:
parsons lawyers, doctors, faded gentlemen
though not highly dieniGed positions, such as
aids to the cook in the galley, scullions walters
in the cabin, firemen and greasers in the engine
department. There was a good deal OF sickness
on board, and the doctors report many broken
down constitutions, from exposure, hard work,
effects Of climate and dissipation in California
The passengers were ofthe usual variety: sue
cessful and unsuccessful digeers; some newly
made gentry, with more money than they had
ever dreamed of, and more than they had the
brains to make the proper use of; and some good
tor-nothing young gentlemen who had been sent
away to have their manners mended, but who
We're returning home, making good the old pro-
verb that "a bad penny will always come
back" There were some Mexcans and South
Americans, too, who were playing monte all
day. and with their mulattoish color shirts and
their white jackets, looked like walters on a
North River steamboat. Among them there was
a brother of Gen. Bustamente, who has written
book upon some subject, which laid about thu
deck, and by means of which the smokers would
light their cigars.
During the month of August the arrivals in
California were $500:
Of which males a,s42 are Americans.
do females AZ do
Married females 6 do
Unmarried 80 do
From the Alto Californian, August 81,
THE CONVENTION convention for franz
ang State constitution for California assemblies
at Monterey this day.
Religious Intelligence.
The following churches have been organized
in this city:
l. Roman Catholic--sewice administered eve
ry Sabbath at their church on Vallejo street.
2 First Baptist, Rev. O. c. Wheeler, pastor