Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-27

STATE Of tning> IN CALIFORNIA, the fIrSt queS-
ton that suggests itself is, hor long riH
IL continue! When will the explosion
take place! II undertake to answer !
these questions, you will of coarse receive .
the answer mere speculation. Norman +
can anticipate what is in the future for
California. but | have as good right u
speculate as any one else, and these spc
culations arc at your service. | answer
then, that this state Of things may exist,
with tire ordinary fluctuations, usually az
tendant upon commercial and mercantile
operations, for IA long time to come. The
condition of California is 80 peculiar that
you cannot even surm,e her future. from
the past history Of any other country.
The present population Will hardly be
found here at the expiration Of the mex.
six months. Many will have left for
their homes in the States-many for their
Inst, their GaH home. Their places will
be supplied by those who are 70 plunge
into the same vortex, and run the same
uidiy round. The excitement viii con-
,lnuc, and if the mines open n the spring
witt, more br,lliancy. as some anticipate
than heretofore. will become greater
Stable aud scdatc men, al home, viii on
their arrival here. throw oil their selate-
ncss. II they do not. they had better re-
turn at once.
Nv opinion is, that this slaic cChingS
1ciH cDntiHu@ so LING as tie Searci fOr
raid shaU coHiiane. anI 50 Iong gold
IS founi Thousands will be drawn
hi,her by the hop; Of realizing fortune
and contrary to the advice of the wise
man. Of becoming rich hastily Some.
no doubt, viii realize Il fortune. Many
there are. who are doomed 10 disappoint
inent. Say what YOU will, reason as you
may. everything depends here upon the
throw Of the dice. II it IS moi gambling
per Se. il is IA species Of gambling. The
gold is not exhausted. and will not soon
be exhausted. But in a malorliv Of cases.
the man who digs the gold does not retain
il. The masses that ar; coming here
would astonisi, you. They are coming
from the froZ IN regions OF the North
from the isles OF the Sea. from Europe.
Asia. from every cline under the sun.
indeed. begin to think that the Pacific
will float more ships than the Atlantic
ocean For work in the mines, none
should come but the strong and the hardy
weak men have no business III the
mines TO succeed. they should not only
he strong in arm but firm in purpose
firm in principle. They should resolve
to krrp what they get. and not to hazard
what pnrchancc they may have hasfify ac-
purcd. ut the gaming table, with the hope
that their good luck will continue. But
l ann wandering from my purpose. trust
nv country men will pardon the suages
iion--but in California. above all other
places. does the truth hold good. that to
get rich. you must keep what you get.
California will never become an Agri-
cultural country-strictly speaking. II
any man undertakes to describe the coun-
try. now as m1rai. or hereafter becoming
such. write him down as Ass. What
Ohio farmer would think Of growing grain.
bv paving an ounce Of gold tor one days
work. DO not believe the poet, who may
describe the beauty OF the Sacramento
Valley. u IS all humbug. would not
give quarter section in the Miami Valley.
tor the whole Of it. ii | were TO depend
upon it for my support. The very mo-
mcnt that gold ceases to be sought for.
that moment the people of California will
he mesmerisrd When men begin 10 plant
orchards. cultivate gardens. seifle dorm
and prepare 10 be comfortabic, then comes
the capiosion. But not till then. From
this to that time. there will be much noise
and confusion
am gathering material for the future.
greatly desire to know the history OF the
past. IL is idle TO tell we that the presence
of gold was unknown TO the adventurers
that planted the banner Of the cross on the
shores Of the Pacific. They came with
that banner borne by the Jesuts. and with
the banner of their country also. hat
band were of the pure CastIlian blood. \
regiment OF men, with their wives ana
children. were sent here by the Spanish
Monarch. to make California their abiding
place. Their ashes have mingled with
the sands upon its shores. Thsr epltaphs
NAV have been written. but if so. can be
found only in the annals Of the JeSuits
Should their records be found. you shall
hear again from Yours truly. Il.
speculative writer who has been look
ing into the subject says the United
States possesses territory enough 10 form
forty new states as large as Pennsylvania.
One of the courts or Alabama has been
trying to solve. for the last fortnight. the
parentagc of little darkey who has fallen
heir to quite an estate. Like Mungo Park
they are cnieavoring TO discover the
source of the Niger, but whether they
will succeed is still problematical.
Upwards of tire}re million of dollars III
California gold has been received and
coined a, Philadelphia and New Orleans.