New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-22
A Division of the state.

The South, from Monterey down, are
thoroughly awake TO the necessity OF such DIVISION
OF our State as Will enable each set OF interests IN
California to collect and be regulated around lts
propercenter From the adjournment OF the Constr
iutonal Convention there has existed jealousy on
the part Of the South against the Norm. we nave
the numerical strength, and NOTWITHSTANDING the
conc ssions that have been made TO the South, the
working OF our Government has been anything our
favorable TO that section of the state.
The mountains, rivers and valleys OF California
are so arranged a. to form geographical system
naturally suggesting the proper boundaries ior
Stale. And when We regard these. the coast Iouh-
ties from Monterey TO San Diego seem attached to
our State rather by arbitrary rule, IMAM from any
geopraphlcal or economical considerations
birds eve view of Califomia presents to the mind
four parallel Ines The first the line of breakers
along the Pacific shore from Klamath 70 san Diego,
the second is the ridge of the Coast Range the third
Is formed bv the rivers Sacramento and san Joaquin
the former flowing Southerly and the latter northery
until they meet the fourth Is the gltterng snow
tipped ridge OF the Sierra Nevada From the iafter
line TO the two great rivers OF our state lies an IN
cIned plain slopng toward the west From the
two rverS to. the summit of the Coast Range hes
another Thus is formed the great valley OF Ca1ltor-
MA the northern half being called the Sacramento
valley and the southern the San Joaquin
We have now glanced from the eastern boundary
OF our State down into along valley. and up TO the
ridge OF the Coast Rangeas we look farther west VIC
find third inclined PLAIN sloplng from the summit
the Coast Range down to the Pacihc
Thus the eastern portion OF our state Is composed
of one great valley and the western OF an Inc ilned
uain upon whose green hills the setting sun shlnes
and at whose foot the breakers OF the Pacihc dash
Along this western slope, from san Francisco Bay
sOutherlv lie the counties desiring to separate from
us and form Territory. They are Santa Cruz, SAN
IA Clara Monterey, San Louis Oblspo, Santa Baroa-
ra Los Angeles and san Diego. Lying as they do,
they form geographical system OF themselves Thelr
interests are identical, their soil is fertile thelr ell
mate presents few changes, then population Is as
general thing. agricultural, and they are separated
from the rest OF the State by the natural boundary OF
high mountain range.
And how IS II with the North The Sacramento,
with us tributaries. furnishes a system of cheap
highways which bind together the Northern half OF
The Rrear valley the san Joaquin, with It's trouta-
mes BINDS the Southern half of the valley together,
and both rivers meeting and flowing through WIDE
gap IN the Coast Range, unite each section 10 the
other and the Whole To the Bay of San Francisco
Here We cannot but notice another geographical
system. san Francisco IS the root, and the Bays OF
San Pablo and Suisun, with our TWO largest rivers,
form the trunk and branches through when now
nourshmen ard supplies TO thousands who are toll
ing among the mines are directly dependent upon
them.
H. therefore. the State is TO be divided, Nature
rol1ts out 70 us where the boundary should lie.
Although a large agricultural population Is settling
along the banks of the Sacramento and the San Joa
ouln vet the mines have created and viii MAINTAIN
interests different from those which exist IN the
counties that are TO petition the next Legislature 10
be- set off from the State. So far therefore, as ge-
oprsphv and interests are concerned, we are actu-
ally Two states united together. despatch