The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-11
From the Pha delphia Evening Argus.
California and her Destiny.

When we reflect upon the wonderful phenomena that
ID presented by the Use and progress oil TINS golden queen
OF The Pacific j, is difficult 10 shut out from the mind the
conviction that upon her destiny hung important
problem in the history of the Western World. But a
lew years since, within the memory OF the youngest. and
this region was not known save to the adventurous
trader whose thirst Tor profit and gain had induced him
to leave the Injuries and etnemens OF the olden States
and seek for new and unuodden paths IN which TO work
out his fortune Then she was sparsey populated with
rude and semi barbarous people, her seapoTts unfre-
quented except an occasional visit from whaler or
some vessel bound 10 the settlement al the mouth OF the
Columbia river, and her territory idle and desoae,
the home Of the wild and uncullvated savage OF a
class OF white little removed from that oil their saw
neghbors Nslhng was known OF the golden treas.
along the valleys OF this land of PROMISE unt the reality
almost casts in the shade the widest dreams OF the
nance writers OF The East when they pictured 10 the
minds OF their excited readers country whose rivers
should roll over golden sands and whose glens should
sparkle with the treasure oil its MINES
But American vaor and enterprise threw open the door
10 thus immense wealth and in lew shor, months what
change has come over the scene Towns have sprung
up and become densely populated; keapors are now
Ihronged with the ships OF all nations, bringing the prod
OF all parts OF the world exchange for the precious
metas villages are dong the face OF the country, where
the busy bum OF industry and enterprise is TO be heard
from until night, and all indicating happy and
prosperous people that have been born in a day Civil
government too, has been formed and constitution and
code OF laws formed that for beraty and justice may
well challenge comparison with the best gesed codes of
the Atlantic States Occasional outbreaks do undoubl-
eddy happen but we doubt any similar number OF popu
aon IN the more matured portion OF the Union can be
found where the proportion OF crime to the population will
show a more favorable comparison Her citizens are
from all quarters oil the globe the well-educaed Eng
lshman. the keen witted and calculating Yankee, the
sober and mehodca German, and the restless and mer
curia FTenchman here TO be found mixed up with
the Maay& the Chinese, and the South Sea islander
heterogeneous mass, and each intent upon the
darling ohjects-god. fame, ambiton-each different,
but all alike as to the great result upon the human family
But il is with reference 10 the mixed class oil her popu
ation that this county assumes such study for the
II he he eu
refuge for the down-trodden from the European
coun,resa home where they could learn 10 hope Tor
better day for suffering humanity and now, when we
look q, the crowd OF people that have settled Cali
ornia IRON the Chinese Empire and other parts OF Asia
II may not be an idle dream to suppose that here is TO be
the promised haven of for that part OF the suffering
population OF the Old World. II is bu months voyage
across that comparatively tranquil TO the ports OF
Asia and when the steamers IRON the Atlantic ports shall
have commenced their trips from San Francisco the
Sandwich Islands, and from there TO Canton and other
places the coast, the fac lilies will be such induce
thousands OF the people OF that region TO Try the lettering
trade will be made the link TO bind them the
toms and manners OF people, and thus in compare
lively short time will the patient and Flooding industry Of
the be lighted up with the fire and animation OF the
other. and all vestlges OF their distinct nationality be
swallowed up in the alengrossiag power of the Anglo
And what may be the destiny OF California is out Of the
power OF the human mind 10 comprehend II may be her
LOT TO be the medium through which the beams OF
and religion. which borrowed from the treasures OF
The Asa'ic world are to return 10 her children they
have accomplished such glorious work on The western
continent. Each successive year will but add to the tide
Of emigration that will flow To the shores OF the Pacific
and each year. as they become able understand
and appreciate the blessings Of civil and religious liberty
will they mingls more freely with the great ward
d intelligence until they become fully and entirely ncor
,oraied with the republic And then through all the |
thousand channels OF trade and commerce will the dings
II the change back to the persecued and the unforu
'ae, and they, TOO, will join the multitude that will hong
0 the asylum Of the poor and OF the oppressed
The first exodus OF humanity TO the bleak and in
'ospilabe rocks OF New Engandthe second 10 10 the
and upon the shores OF the golden hued Pacific the first
anne with the light OF science and religion to the dwell
Of the wiIdernessthe second be taught from
he affairs Of freedom and purity those holy precep,s OF
hay and brotherhood that eighteen hundred years ago
preached the mountains and in the valleys Of
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