The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-04-24
CALIFORNIA.
J. G. w.

The letter Of which we suboin an extract con-
tains much interesting information concerning
California, 1t is from highly intelligent set
tier in the new State. The danger, it seems, is
from division of California, and the conversion
ofthe southern portion into slave State. We
have watched anxiously for some indication of
healthful anti-slavery sentiment in the press of
California, but all her newspapers are decidedly
Hunkerish. That there is a low tone of feeling
IN regard to slavery we infer from the fact that
lOige Heydenfeldt, one of the most prominent
OF the Democratic candidates for the United
states Senate, is an open advocate of the extern
sion Of slavery
"SAN Francisco, March 4, 1851.
OF the gold need only say, new discoveries
are being made every week, and have no doubt
1t VIII continue to compensate the laborer bounti-
iully Tor many years to come. AS an agricultural
country, 1t IS superior to most and equal to the
Dest, OF the old States But little has yet been
uone In the way of farming but in horticulture
many are engaged, and their success is utterly
incredible. | have seen onions weighing AZ
pounds. They sold few months since at 81
per pound Now they can be had at less than
nan ma th"t price. Potatoes grow as large, and are
per pound while the Sandwich Island potato
brings but six. Beets, parsnips. turuips. cabbage
IN Snort every kind of garden vegetable grows far
above the ordinary size in the Atlantic States
ana, what is still more important, they grow ali
the year. la the middle Of December | visited
some Of the gardens near this city. They pre-
sented beautiful appearances. Some but lust
ABOVE the ground, some fit for the table. Even
tne tender peal saw some in bloom, some ready
lor use, and some nearly ripe The grape, too,
n!urshes in this latitude. In the southern part
Tue state we have all the fruits Of the tropics
spent the last winter there The past | have
spent here. am so delighted with the climate
enM Tor it alone, if for no other cause. ahsll
'P'H' 'he remainder Of my days here.
a,, "Mareh s.
- MEN who hope to promote their own ends
,beity are making desperate efforts to rally
.nJ tyrces and organize on the old Democratic
sHl mig platforms, which have no more to do
.n 'ne true interests Of California than they
nave with those Of the moon.
'olne Tour or five weeks since the Wing or
sau u thls city announced a Union meeting to
NM ~e IN IN few days, and promised TO give the
Ill a list OF the signers to the call The
h,, ,Vr MAJ not got his cue, or had not learned
~, I L attempt to get up Union party in the
S' had proved failure He made the discov-
ru no more Of the Union meeting, except by
IN VI ndlcule in the other papers. One paper
H., ms CITY has said that lin a contest between
ia worth and the South, California will Of course
can ", WIN the South No paper has ventured to
,,bau question the correctness Of that opinion,
"a ush most Of the editors profess to be opposed
r,iavery and doubt whether one OF them would
mt manly voice against an open attempt to
cbuce slavery into the State We have mer-
sl,vss.S anu avern-keepers, who were strong anti
Of wen at home, who would not lose the sale
viii lr OF socks, meals victuals, or glass Of
vs,r TO save California from the curse Of sla-
On, C : 40 not anticipate an attempt TO change
al,LoI'iS so as to introduce slavery here,
ofhn H that Is talked Of The favorite project
Stat slavery extensionists has been to divide the
bar, and ana make a slave State Of the southern
obbiss MS Is has been much talked Of among the
into - AT San Jose, and may yet be introduced
yrs.ue Legislature before thew adiourn We
Ebeths need an independent press, but doubt
gTs one could be sustained
IA, huge Heydenfeldt a candidate for tba Trn;-
Of .i' es Senate, openly advocates the ertsnsion
Graf. Ills supporters were mostly Dsmo-
have ne other candidates, presume. would
On. no oolec,ion to the extension OF slavsrv
Ssn.sst oOd may result from the failure 10 sIset
Oulv III IL the question Of slavery-oxtension can
brought before the people, think they