The New York herald., 1850-12-08

Z. HONOR OF TIE
-a5mlssjon OF California into tho Union.
There was an ora,ion by the Hon. Nathaniel


There IN ora aaOn ~ the hon. Nathaniel
bennett. The following is IN extract
tou.cfrfrESs-we are. at length. fairy launched
upon oar eou-sa Win state constitution approved
by tn. convention uuanimouiiy and adopted by ths
p.ople Win scarcely dissenting voice. coostation
qraranterae fresdom to all favofrg none and bring
tnQ eli the oficers cf the Btate under immediate re-
sponbiity the people there IL no reason . doubt
our eminent sascesa Jufglng from ths past, what
nave " not rishs TO expect in the future The woud
sa never witnessed anything equal or similar 70 our
s,oe.. an nncesuped via with he exception
-af preside mission. pueblo. or lonsly ranch
scattered here and there a. trtsome distances there
ras nsthng 10 shov that the uniform stiffness hsi
yer been broken by the footsteps cf civilized nan
The areultural riehnessti h'r remained unip
5osom OF her solitary r1ounseins tsd on the baaks OF
her uns Kpl0Itd streams.
nov bu,v In every fertile valley and it, tolsare remu-
-nerated with rewards which " no other oriior Of
..hs world can be credited Entgrprise has pierced
v.rv hin Tor Ridden treasure and has h. aped up
suous gains Uies and villages dot the surface OF the
whole s'ate Steamers dart along our rivers and in-
numsrsbis vessels spread their white wings over OUT
Days No: Constsntincpls uFon shieh the wealth OF
imperial Rome was layAhsd, no. 81: PstersbHrs 70
found phch tho sritrsry poEer o the Car sacrac-
I'd thousazdso % he subect would rival Ia raridity
growth The iair cty whoh lies before ms oar stat
,is marvel TO ourselves and miracle TO the rect Of
Ner Is The aauercs Of Csliioruis eouaued within
her own bordere Mexeo, and toe islands nestled in
embrace Of the Pacific, have felt me quckening
br, sth OF hes enterprise With her golden wand sne
has touched The prostrats corps Of Bouth American
sndu,y aud it has sprung IN the freshness CT life
she has caused the hum Of busy lie 70 be heard in
the Wilderness "whsre rolls the Oregon" sni bus re-
GENTLY heard no sound save bic orn da,hings Even
che wall OF Chinese txclue reuess has been broken
iovn and the children Q. ts havs come for tn to
,tss the spleudcr OF her schigvaments
But Gathering as has been the past satisfartory as
is the present M Is but foretaste az the future re Il
trite saving that we live iu age OF great events
No,binr can be more trus. But the greategt OF all
vents Of The present age y At hand IL needs not tbs
in of prophscy 20 predict that the SQUIRE of ths
world'strase j. destined soon 20 be changed But
, vsars car elape before the commerce Of Asia and
he rsjands Of the Pac6c, instead OF pursuing the
rsau track By the way ct Cape Horn or ths Cape Of
tood IIppe or even taxing th shorter route Of tn,
Jshnus cf Dstien. or the Isthmus Of Tehauntepes
will enter the Golden Gate 81 Celiiornia and dep9sit
49, rickes In the lap ef cur own city
usnos on bars Of iron, and propelled b. steam, q
% ascend the mountains md traverse the desert ent
avpg gain reached the confines OF civilization viii b.
distributed through thousaHd channels 70 every per
ticr of the Union and OF Europe. New York will theI
eeoup what London row Vs. the great central poiut 0
vchanrs-ths heart Of trade-the force Of whose con
,,etion aud expansion will be felt Throughout ever
srterv OF the commercial world and San Francise
w,ll thea staad the second city of America. IL th
ets,ousry Twenty years win determine
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