Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-31
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
Extracts from Letter Just received from, a gen.
tEa' residing at San Francisco, dated July H. 1850.
- know my dear sir you can scarcely fail to doubt and
perhaps dscred, these statements. But what is with
respect to the almost magic growth Of San Francisco is not
true when applied other towns in the interior and on
the waters Look, for instance at Marysvile on the
upper waters OF the Sacrameno-ast year wilderness now
city whose streets thronged with busy and
Boosting Of population Of five thousand inhabitants Look
at Fremont, Vernon, and Yuba City, scarcely year old,
and yet ang hundreds Of the towns and cities in the old
that have boased Of their progress for hundred years.
Look Stockton and Sacramento City, already surprising in
wealth and population, and in all the elements successful
enterprise and tade nnetenhs Of the political capitals Of the
States east Of the Rocky Mountains Look Benicis pos
esfing unvaled harbo the natural head Of ma
vgaon, quadUpg her population and increasing her trade
and commerce teod within the last four months the "a
vored selection Of our Pacific steamers the depot of m
ay and naval the anchorage and shelter Of our ships
Of war; and the destined commercial emporium of the Pacific
Look at these things and then marvel what have
told you Of San Francisco you will refer to my former
letters this subject you will nd think that have given
you satisfactory why you of things in
California you would in any other country. Recoect that
population doubling every twelve months Indeed there
thousand that could be given but would con-
too much time, and patience and paper write them
down. So will content myself with the single observation
that you do know and ko,U nothing about California
without being here the SPOT Every thing in state of
transition. The most important results developed with
astonishing rapidly Even here property holders do not
feel perfectly settled and safe in their position lest the un-
compromising necessities Of the commerce Of California
should demand the removal Of its great emporium place
kAtsn~ a. "a ss.z.~
s have conception of the state Of affairs here,
whether with respect 10 commercial political condition
We absolute anomaly and California has been more
msrepresen,ed misunderstood more wronged by both
the people and Government home than you possibly
have any just idea Of Why do they hesitate admit us
Here paying Duties without the advantages
Of admiralty without the aid of admiralty jurisdc-
ton in our commercial operations without United States
courts; with Of the immunes Of the United States
and the only attention which politicians and fanatics home
have degned pay has been make pay the customs
What have in return for this! We not State and
therefore emitted the advantages legal protection
enjoyed BY the States. These denied and that
in the face Of the crying necessities of with every
portion of the habtabe GLOBE already rvang that of any
State in the Union. Here are, nondescpt nchoate
State without national law constitutional legal organza-
tion it and provide for its (You cannot
risdcon. In fact, know law and have felt no au,
except that law which, violation of the eternal political
truth that the benefit should accompany the burden stes
with the and unelentng power of
ton and cppes it by its unjust and uvequited exactons.
We not State, have said; Territory.
The home Government has refused to recognize the one
and neglected to provide for organization and officers
for the other We have thus been thrown back upon
selves We're not for present State laws Imperfect,
crude and meager they are) should still be in state
Of hopeless anarchy. Our position is without precedent.
While paying the tax, part and for the
support of the Unon excluded from all the benefits Of
that Union. We live under constitution and system Of laws
which not only not yet recognised but rejected and epu
dated by the General Government In fact living
without the pale the National Union under separate self
created, independent organization California, in word is
de acto not de jure Independent nation, paying mil
lions of tribute to Government which spurns her offer of
aegances spreads protecting egs her and gives her
nothing in return. Shame shame!
These sentiments daily gaining ground here, and
feeling just and deep indignation taking possession Of the
minds of the people and If Congress will admit us,
shall be compelled Of necessity to take of orsee, and
hey will lose forever. There is time when forbearance
to be virtue These of the manifold wrongs
under which suffer- Yet, in the face of all these multi
plying and complicated difficulties, the onward progress Of
CALIFORNIA; in all the essentials of commercial and national
greatness without parallel Witness the growth OF the
young cities above referred witness the recuPerave elias
cy and power with which this city has thrice risen from
ucceson of caaies that would have crushed the spirit Of
my other people. One, t,co devastating fires within
he last few months have swept it and in each CASE
Phoenix like new and improved creation has instantly
sprung from its ashes in renovated spendor and beauty
There have been failures here under the circumstances
han in any other commercial community in the world in
which the same amount of interests involved Specula
ion has been very rarely wild inflated because every thing
on cash basis What better comment the soundness
j, the position of affairs here you ask than the
shipments Of gold dust following Immediately the heels of
he two last great es shipments made, too, by the very
class Of men he merchant) who the heaviest losers
The most unaggng courage and perfect confidence prevail
Every days report from the mines brings of and
richer discoveries than have been known BEFORE Gold
& beginning down in incredible quantities. The
veins Of quartz rock will yield immensely long the world
LANDS. There is in sober TRUTH exhaustion end the
wealth the mines. Nature has established bank here su
Gent only to supply wants. but the wants Of the whole
civilized globe and the growing necessities of California have
only check upon this bank and whatever she needs to
make her great prosperous and powerful IS esr ready to-
meet the demand"
Tuv uorsr puy IN o houae in which Tho