The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-03

vQcosy OF ehrlekD OF laughter, of the cattNrng of
"oftrumpets, and the thu npiug Of drums. Only one
Plsce neglected In Paris ON the Sunday, and that
ts-the house Of God-Corypondem of the Bri-
tGsmia.
'GAe Erect Of the Discovery OF Gold In
Australia.
Iron the London News, Sept. 10
Vur Information relative to the recent discovery
'o gold In Australia, is necessarily imperfect and
although in some respects the accounts may be
ovescolorsd-exaggerstion being the invariable
eonsomitant of all discoveries Of mineral treasure
Their appears sufficient evidence for believing the
TACT And in due course we expect not only the
discovery to be substantiated If that be necessary,
but am0rs sober and specific description of the
amount, value, and importan,e of the discovery
For tAe mere circumstance of finding some gold,
whether in lu mps on the surface of the earth, in
dust inbedded In the saud or rivers, Is not sufficient
proof # such alb IN iance ~ may reward the enter
prise o. adventurers, or eventually enrich the colony
and mtther country. Perhaps the most interesting
collateral testim ony is the general rese nblance of
the geological features OF the district where the
gold ha been found, to t1oss Of the valley of the
Sacramento and its tributaries IL is this similarity
which appears first to have suggested the idea Of
gold mines in that part OF Australia; aud thus il il
pleasing to find science become the guiding star to
results which may eventually prove Of great conse
4uence 10 Great Britain
The produce of California has tarned out 40 delu-
sion, bat "great fact and if individual adven.
turers have not acquired that sudden wealth which
their golden dreams anticipated, still We canuot
overlook tie fact that millions of treasure have
been poured into the United States, aording there
by the sintws to new enterprise Ia the different
walks Of industry and improvement. But in the
recovery Of the vast amount OF gold which Cali
fornia has yielded and still yields there is obviously
degree of barbarous uDsktltu!ness ia the process,
which We fully expect W II not be the in Austria
liza. Instead Of the labor of individuals singly in
gangs being directed solely 20 he recovery OF the
treasure, if such til ,re be-, and with tools and ap
khp al ecle n
misery aad privaton, reckless,iess and nmo rtaty,
Incidental to an isolated SON nunty, 90 verned by
one idea-that Of ain-we ansc'pa5e in Australia
a wisely directed of capital and skill which shall
concentrate Individual enc gy, ard introduce some
kind Of systematic procedure In this manner nay,
IN some degree, be obviated these evils conspicuous
in California, disgraceful to mankind, If not oppco
brious TO the country which p'odlces them, and
which, if regarded by US with Indifference there,
cannot, If repeated in one of our own colonies, be
viewed by people sober and decent, without some
scruJAss OF remorse and Indignation. We have 40
doubt Of the law being held in respect by English-
men, even when employed in so questionable a
pursuit as gold fndng-in its very nature de-
mora lizing-but We expect the government Of
England viii do more than the United States have
ore in similar case-losk af,es the welfare OF the
people, and introduce sucn local authority as may
Ireye such scenes Of vice. depravisy and egion
as may reflect us as sober aud religious people
There is very little gained by warning our coonists
or these here who may be disposed to emigrate 10
1uost Of treasure. They would not listen, even if
rose from the dead, to point cut the disappoint-
ment they shall suffer. the priva ions they shall co.
siure. Much less can any reasoning or argument,
fo1nded on ex ample or experience, be supposed to
deter them. The idea Of acquiring wealth with
cut labor or industry is one wuica has and viii
always delude the human mind. The expectation
Of finding gold by go simple process as washing
The sand Of river OF by only looking for and
sea shore, Is too alluripg to be overcome by the
cold dictates Of caution and experience. The ina
ynation running riot in field so pleasing az this,
co,crs and distorts every feature. making the wish
father to the thought, and carefully conceals from
view the painful accessories Which have so often
6amped tho most ardent aspirations of the Calior-
MAN digger--the cost Of living in an artificial
community, the bodily labor ne ;essary to obtain
oven one days Subsistence, the misery of "life in
the diggirgs," the precarousness of the pursuit,
the dread Of murder or robbery, and the exposure
TO perilous changes Of burning heal and pinchng
cold, without the power to escape from the one, or
ind refuge from the other.
Abandoning, therefore, az hopeless and thank
less task the vocation OF adviser 10 men in pursuit
# gold, we cell upon the government not to stem
the tide, but to regulate 1t by wise and prudent
nand, 50 that what should prove blessing may not
become curse. And il the expectations of great
troasu-e he actually realized, thing highly proba
bic, we can perceive no better mode OF turning the
discovery 70 cur advantage, without shame or re.
pr0ach, than by encouraging the direction of Log
lsh capital to the scene Tue results, by skilfu.
means, may not only prove far more lucrative, bus
in the existence Of respectable mining companies
properly organised, We have a guarantee OF
Feaceable and industrious population; aud We see
40 reason why, in the neighborhood Of Bathurst
the mining population may not live harmoniously
as in Wales. In the 6rst instance, whom men ar
eraTed By Wild notions Of sudden wealth, there may
DC, we grant, difficulty in binding them by the
sober laws Of industrial pursuit; but when a few
nths experience shall teach them as II has done
in California, that ordinarily all that can be ex-
pected from individual adventure is precarious
In fa1 IN ham AL xtf
bodies Of men, associated with whom they viii
secure protection and the sure reward OF we'll
regulated industry.
IN the meanwhile, the certain result Of this sud-
den discovery gold will be to excite the commu.
nty IN Australia, and seduce them from their quiet
ordinary pursuits. And, in all probability, the gal
Nsnic influence will extend to Great Britain, aud
induce many to seek thor fortunes in our own
colony who have hesated to trust their lives TO the
lawless community in California AT this moralists
may shake their heads wise men look grave, divines
sigh with rcproachrul sorrow, while political econo.
mis.s, aud tao money power, reason, speculate and
anticipate n de Walton from that pleasing equili.
brium which keeps etocks steady and exchanges
regular; skill su;h discoveries, with all due reye
rence, have somewhat the aspect Of providential
agency, insensibly but surely acting on the destiny
of the human race The love Of country Is one Of
the strongest influences whi,h sways mankinf, and
we're there not some more powerful motive to coun-
teract IL, cmig alton would be an event unknown.
Poverty and misery are evils which drive mankind
more powerful instinct than patriotism; aud IL
grinding poverty induce lrishmen to leave their
father,ard, endeared to them with ell its social
misery, 80 shall we find the love Of gain In
duce our own population to seek their fortune
in Australia. Ayarice IL a stronger passion than
love Of country. And il may be added that all the
great discoveries Of modern times, bearing on loco
motion, do not only tend to civilizs the human race,
to enlightsn AM instruct them, to enlarge their
sphere Of enjoyment, but to disperse mankind Over
the face Of the globe, aud second the effects Of mi
neral discoveries 20 the same end now and in ages
past. 1t was the FL Dorado which, by the n igical
sound, opened up the unknown regions Of the Ane-
iican continent, and who can foresee what prodigi-
Gus effects the discovery OF the auriferous strata
about Bathurst may have eventually on the pros
rerity &C Australia, In tempting undecided emf
giants thither to bend their steps, The evils at
tending - Altering discovery are unquostonsbly
great but they are only transitory. There arc few
evils without ccupensatirg good; and VIC angur
eventually great prosperity to Australia; greater
prosperity because pecpled by Englshmen and 60
ycrned oy LDglsh laws-abovo all, peopled by those
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