The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-15
CALIFORNIA.

CALF OhNia'
Notwithstanding the immense emigration 10
This country from the Atlantic States, and the
,e,nrn of thousands, it is almost Impossible for
srv nersop. who has not been there, 10 form
.,v conception of 4. Every man who
hes returned from California seems TO have
his own opinion upon the subject, and
this opinion is biassed by thousand acciden-
tai circumstances. The health of the ndivid-
ua, the society into which chance may throw
him, the natural turn Of his mind, whether to
gloom or gaiety, above all, the degree OF sue
cess he may meet with, powerfully influence
The judgment he may chance to form. Never
did any country have so many different and
conflicting statements made with regard 10 II.
In fact, the man who desires 10 emIgrate, is
reduced to the necessity, after all, of trusting
as much to chance, as though the country had
never been explored.
In this condition of the Information with re-
gard to California; pamr hlet lately published
by our former townsman, Mr.. John J. Werth
comes almost as God SEND. 1t is written
with much ability, and in a most philosophy
cal spirit. Ii investigates, with great sagacity,
and to the very bottom, all the causes operating
to produce the present Condition Of affairs in
California. 1t extenuates nothing, whatever,
but states things precisely as they are. 1t &C.
counts for the strange contrariety OF sentiment
with regard to California, upon the grounds
stated by us above. 1t enters considerably in
to agricultural details, and demonstrates that
the gold interest is not the only great, nor
even the greatest interest in California.
1t is time to look at California through
proper medium. The immense fortunes which
a few persons have made, have caused the peo-
pie of the Atlantic States to believe that every
thing may be done there by coup de MAN,
and that regular hard work is unnecessary
This is mistake, and very great one. The
emigrant should disabuse himself before he
goes out. He should learn to look at Califor-
mia god-mining as at all other labor. 10 ask
himself whether he can get more by annual
labor in the mines, than he can by manual
labor at anything else. He should expect to
succeed only by hard work, for the chances
are as great of his drawing 100000 prize in
a lottery, as of his stumbling on a 100000
pocket in the mines. Viewed in this ra-
tionaI way, the mines presentimmense induce
ments TO those who live by the sweat Of their
brow. MIR. Werth says a day-laborer may
earn $3.50 year, and live plentifully upon
$3.50. His clothing is included in the latter
sum, so that, with proper economy, he will be
enabled to lay up $500 year. Is there any
H. sc a. .th
daily labor is so richly rewarded
1t is a fact, though by no means singular
one, that while California has already supplied
S160,000,000 to the circulation Of the world
she, herself, has retained not more Than S.,
100000 for home circulation. At the same
time, money commands 3, and per cent
per month. The main cause is evident enough
Everything that California has, comes from
abroad. Her agriculture is in its infancy anC
she has no manufactures. For necessary ar
ticles, she can only give in exchange tha
which she has, and at present she has nothing
but gold. The times will change, no doubt
She has some of the finest grain lanGs in the
wOrld-she has, moreover, the best descrip
tlon of lands for cattle, focks ard herds-ant
when these shall have been brought out, a
they will be, she will be enabled to retain he
full quota of specie, by furnishing everything
within herself. Considerations of this kin
lead MIR. Werth to speak of the agriculture
and other resources of the country, and h
speaks as one who understands thorough
what he is about.
We should have made extracts from this lii
ale book; but we do not wish to deprive tn
reader Of the pleasure he will derive from it
perusal. tits, by far, the best, the most i'm
partial, and the most rational work we hav
yet read upon the subject. The reader cal
derive more information from it, than he cal
from conversiug with fifty returned emgrants
each one of whom has his head filled with hi
own peculiar views, tinged always by his pre-
judices. That such is the opinion at Sa
Francisco, is evident, from one circumstance
The Nos. of which the pamphlet is composed
were originally published in a San Francisc
Journal. Such an impression did their truth
fulness make, that number OF gentlemen
about fifty in all, signed letter to the autho
requesting him to reprint them in a more durs
bic form. Among the signers were Col. Ere
mont and Mr.. Joseph X. Irving, the latter we
known here. We understand thirty thousan
copies oft have been sold. 1t can be found Q
the bookstores of A. Morris, Nash & Wood
house, and, we believe, others. Every mar
who wishes to know anything about Califoi
MIA, ought to buy one.
SOUTHERN PRODUCE IN NORTHERN MAR
ErTs.-The ~ Y. EXPRESS saws that very fev