Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-06-24

few DAYS or weeks have thrown down theft
pick aAe and shovel and cursed the mines and
The country generally one OF the sleatest hum-
bugs Of The age.
j his is the language of young friend of mine
from Ala, Lawyer by profession, IN il letter
which received irorn him lew days ago.
This is very poor country for professional gen.
tlemen or Tor men Of leisure and pleasure, hut
to the man W ho is willing 10 come here and en-
counter hard work and had usage tor year or
Two, must say that there are Inducements here
for him. Such d man, Ill my oPlnIon, can Cali
cuate with good deal Of certainty Oh making,
Tor SIN months Ill the year, from s. ~ 10 s5l2 per
day.
ban FRANCISCO is not improving as rapidly as
it has done, but IL still continues 10 improve
gradually. Sacramento City on the Sacramento
aver, is growing rapidly into importance, and
Stockton Oh the San Joaquin is also a thriving
little cry I he iolner is the POINT from which
the Northern miners principally obtain their sup
plies y the latter is the trading point OF the South
EN- Mines. Sacramento city contains u popu-
latiou Of fifteen thousand, about half the popular
lion OF this city; s Stockton contains population
otabou 4 ,000. There are various other little towns
digulEed with the title OF cities, splin2jng up in
every section of the mining district, each of
which has It's advocates W no will tell you that
ii is destined TO becolse the greatest place in
California. But any candid and impartial OBJ
server must see that san Francisco from It's Posi-.
ton is destined to be rot only the great city OF
California, but ct the VI hole North Pacific coast
I he greatest objection that Can be urged to
San Francseo, think, is that which may be
urged against lis climate, which, altho' healthy,
is certainly very disaereeable one. Many
have been The imprecatlons poured upon Col.
Fremont iol styling California ';tlle Italy of A.
merica." | think The comparison quite lnappro-
OF California is concerned, for 1t raius here every
day from November to March, and now that the
rainy season is over, we are, at least ! am as
badly annoyed bv the cold Northwest winds
that commence blow ing here every evening
about O'Clock.
From "a. NJ until or P. NJ. it is ur.-
comfortably warm during the spmmer and after
thai il is as intentionally cold. Winter clothes
aud even fire aIe necessary for comfort all
through the summer. During the winter our
business streets were rendered almost impossible
BY tie depth OF he mud and now, Instead Of
mad, we are almost Blinded sometimes by tbs
clouds OF dust that sweep through them.
here is good deal Of excitement here To-
day III reference 10 the election OF city officers.
be lines OF dtmareaton have been drawn, even
here between the two parties, each one OF which
refuses to support the candidates OF the opposite
party fer the lowest and most nnimporant Office
We looi With great ds al OF anxiety ior the de-
lision OF Col Gre IS Ill relation TO our admission
as State. 1t is the wish OF every good Cali
folniall that we may be speedily admitted, al
ihoreh there are some few misguided fanatics
here who talk OF independence, OF going il Gil
our own hook" and all that Kind of nousense-
but ltt me assure you tliat such sentiments eS-
Isl only among the misguided aud ignorant few,
remain iiIectlonatey yom Brother,
JAIlES W. MORRISON,