New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-09
Prorre,s In CaI,fornIn-nIoutersy.


To the Editor Of The Tribune
Nv last, written two weeks since, was dated
at San Jose. Business took me few days since
to this place, the former Capital Of ALTA Since
the meeting oft the Convention in September, lsi9,
this town has not undergone any very remarkable
change. The sea still rolls in majestic swels and
fills every portion of the air for miles back from
the coast with its glorious music SIS BAYARD
TAYLOR has so well described it. And by the
way, in my opinion, no writer, except MIR. COL
TON, has 80 truthfuy described what is to Dewitt
messed in California, as BAYARD TAYLOR.
In proportion to the number of inhabitants,
probably no town in this State possesses so much
wealth as this. Ii has been acquired from the
sea and from the land. The wealth OF Chill and OF
China and the Mariposa contributes to its az gran.
dizement Still, unlike San Francisco, much OF
the capital here is boarded One man ia said to
have $4,000 "salted down in his casa, aud
another recently came in from Pacheco's Pass,
about sixty niles from here, bringing a barrel
of doubloons." 80 go the stories. give them as
l find them. No doubt large amount OF wealth
actually exists here and although it is at present
lying pretty much dormant it will yet be drawn
out and invested 10 useful channels
The Railroad now projected from San francisco
10 San Jose, will be extended without difficulty to
Monterey. A greater portion OF the distance lsa
perfect plain, and by well known defiles lconadas
the mountains between this and the Mission OF
st. John on the San Bendito, can easily be
threaded.
have always carefully abstained from draw
ing fancy pictures of the future wealth and great
ness of this coast. cannot find it In my heart to
do sol and still, cannot doubt that splendid
destiny awaits it. If it does not possess the ag
ricutural resources of the indispensable valley of
the Mississippi if it has not the harbors and nat
ural advantages Of the Atlantic border, it certainly
has those scarcely inferior.
Would to God that it had population as fixed
and as happy. and that the s. cursed love of gold"
bad not so blghted and scared it. Men came
hither from Boston and New York, from Roches
ter and from Louisville, and did things on the
Isthmus and in San Francisco for which they
would have been secuted from society at home
They come, forsooth, to make their piles and 60
home" What cared they as to the mode In
which they accomplished it? The love OF God or
man was not to be considered in comparison with
the accursed lore Of self. You may think use
strong language but knOp that okGt l say is
true.
find the feeling here very strong in favor of
dirision of the State in order that SOushern Cali
fornia may become Territorial Government
Burdened with load OF taxation, for which they
in return receive no benefits, real or apparent the
inhabitants naturally desire to be set free from
oppressive a system. And Justly too do they de-
sire this. Under the oneroun impositlons OF the
State organic alton, the whole South have been ia
nothing bettered, but rather made worse. Mar.
der and robbery 60 UNPUBLISHED in majority OF
cases. Even where the guilty party is caught
there are no prisons in which he may be secured
with safety while the delays and bubbles of the
law are quite sure to effect his final escape from
punishment
know you will hear it alleged that this pro-
posed division of the State is for the purpose OF
introducing slavery. With your knowledge on
the subject, need not assure you that nothingis
farther from the truth. No people on this coast
can be found who are so totally opposed to it, as
are the inhabitants from this TO San Diego.
l have been extremely interested during my
visit here, by interviews / have h Id with Mr.
William Lobb, collector of plants. &c of some
emiDence, from England Dir. Lobb left South.
hampton on the 18th of June, l649. and reached
Monterey on the 18th of August of the same
year; since which time he has been busily occu-
pied 10 making his collections in this vicinity and
eastward TO the Mariposa and Tuolumne. He
has still before him the work Of a twelvemonth,
in making collections to the south east, between
this and the Spanish trail leading from Walkers
Pass to Los Angeles. You are aware how little
is known of that region. When | crossed the
Salinos plains 10 the south. east Of San Antonio)
a day or two since, lofty peaks of mountains
Cost Range) were seen in that direction, gilt
teriDg with snow, proving them to be higher than
Mount Diablo, or Pacheco which were at the
same time bare. c.M.B.