New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-08
CALIFORNIA.
Growth of San Francisco-Renfs-Bu
Digging Prospects-Pubiic Feeling-siave-
ry-The Mass Meeting In san francisco
ALoco-Feco Proposition, &c.
Conespondence cf The Trbune.


Correspondence Of The Tribune
! San FRAScIsco, Tuesday, April 80.
Me,rrs Greeiey 4 MeEiraU:
Ia NV letter from Valparaiso gave you some OF
the Incidents of n voyage around Cape Horn and Of
a short visit to the Chili,n Valley ofParadiIe"
We had fair weather and fine run Of AZ days to
this mort, the entrance to which, through narrow
gorge in the bold headlands, is truly magnificent.
Nothing can exceed the surprise of the traveller
rho having trayersed the Coast and Islands Of the
Pacific energies suddenly from this deGle of waters
and discovers before him forest Of masts and
city-sprung up almost like Jonah's gourd-larger
in population than the capital Of NewYork.
Nor does the novelty diminish with knowledge
of the character and condition Of its people; who
amid turmoil Of business and an influx Of adven.
turers from all parts of the world, which would per-
he % alarm the older States, preserve a degree OF
order, without legal enactments, seldom found
among your own lswabiding communities The
necessity Of mutual protection has led TO the adop
ton Of a code-unwritten, except in the heart Of
man-which binds him to his honor as it would to
his bond and with none of those nicely drawn eds
tinctions without difference which divide ques-
tons OLA y aud equity in the Courts.
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here to the serious detriment of all parties aud Of
the business and prosperity of the city. The land
being held by good titles and bad neither Of which
cost anything in the hands of a few men, whose
claims have eaten up the labor and capital of those
who improved and occupied it, so that business
could not be dene either reasonably or Proitaby.-
You will understand the force of this when | tell
you that their monthly ground rents upon which
tenants erect their own buildings have, ia some
cases, been equal to annual rents in WalLstl-
Within two months, however, considerable re-
dpction has been submitted TO, and many tene.
ments are still unoccupled.
The market is completely overwhelmed with
property, especially Of lumber, stores, iron and
wood houses, firearms, munitions, etc. And, IN
lik g other markets, when article is not wanted,
it sinks so fast under the weight OF charges as to be
soon lost entirely. At present, large shipments of
ANYTHING are unsafe, but well assorted cargoes OF
choice provisions in good order and small packages
will always find ready demand.
The present tide of emigration to this coontry ls
altogether excessive There is gold enough for ALL
but only few men get rich in digging it, and still
fewer " III make money in the overdOue channels OF
business. It is well known that the summer months
are the only time for successful mining operations
the rainy season commencing IN November and
continuing until April, during which time heavy ex
penses privations and Indictment weather must be
endured. InOse VINO leave nome IN mlu summer
or afterward should be well provided with money,
have good health and firm resolution for the task
for they will find sight drafts upon each awaiting
them here. 1t is not, however for the purpose Of
discOuraging emigration that these suggestions are
offered, but rather that Il may be more temperate
and seasonabe. And as | am established in bust.
ness here, the advice may be considered as, at
least disinterested. The Gold Hunter" is in
with crowd OF passengers, and seven vessels are
now coming up the bay loaded in like manner.
The action Of Congress on the California question
is Justly regarded in every view as unnatural and
Inconsistent. Following the admission Of Texas
with her obnoxious constitution, public debt, and
extravagsnt boundaries, which the South accom-. |
plished I'M such hot haste, the present opposition
from that quarter aTakens feeling of Indignation,
which to say the least, had better be aIlayed than
irrtated.
Slavery was originally held to be an eva, BY all |
parties, political and geographical; bat one en- |
tailed upon the Southern States without their de-
sire or consent. Viewed in that light simply now, |
il would not be difficult 70 devise plans for its |
gradual extinction even by an hypothecetion OF |
The public lands or an appropriation of Congress |
much larger than that suggested by Mr. Webster; |
for the feeling at the North is too strong to quail at
any reasonable pecuniary sacrifice. But the |
modern idea that Slavery is blessing, which may, |
or ought TO be, extended, not only cuts loose from
any such sympathy or consideration, bat arrays |
itself against the settled conviction OF the civilized
10 the South as is unequal and sure to fail. Sup
pose Il were otherwise, and the Union should be |
dissolved If they cannot hold their slaves securely
now, what system OF police would guard them, |
without the checks Of the Constitution, and with all
mankind against its exercise
We cling to the Union not from any particular |
advantage derived from the South bat because it is
a great and glorious Union, in which we can live |
peacefully and happily. And as il was bought with |
treasure and blood, il cannot and should not be light
ly broken.
You will receive by the papers, accounts OF the
public meetings held here since the arrival of the
last steamer, which need not recaptuate. One
man vas found--the Loco-Foco John B. Weller Of
Ohio-cberishing the old South Carolina doctrine Of
uulihcation Ard he insulted the meeting By pro-
posing, in case Of the failure Of Congress 10 admit
CaEforuis, that we should sei=e the Custom House
and the Terenyes and declare ourselves free and
depsadent! Honest, honest Iagol" He blun-
ders over two very considerable obstacles one,
that the Government is too strong to permit it the
other that the people here are not so weak as 70
desire IT, No man can SOW such seed on this soil
AT the same meeting one Of his political friends
ss.sed the Collector for introducing certain mara
time laws Of the United States upon the shipping |
here Such for instance, land this was the charged
that he had refused 10 make American bottoms OF
foreign vessels sold by order Of the Alcalde and
Justice Of the Peace.
Col. Collier, in few remarks, showed that he
had only been executing sandEy acts OF Congress
which he could neither pass nor repeal and 50 ths
emeute ended.
It's election day; the first Charter Election Of
San Francisco. And although the two political
parties have organized for the campaign, still the
interests mainly local and there are several tickets
in the field As the steamers mail closes this
evening, before the result can be sscertsined, / |
shall endeayor to communicate it by private con-
veyance-
The receipt Of your several dates has given me
great pleasure, and next to my letters, they are
the most welcome gifts that reach me here from
Ior,a Haenactfpllv vonrs