Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-17

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Live Stock. 49, Is, so3,7l4
Total. ..-.- - -....--.... Sl08, 522 Sc
In the above estimate 20 land except in actual
cultivation is included.
The comparative agricultural wealth of Cali
fornia thus appears In horses she is In advance
of fifteen of the States; in mules of twenty six
States; mich cows of twelve States of work
oxen of eight value of live stock oftweuty States
barley only equaed by New York; potatoes next
to New York and more than one half of all pro.
duced in the Union; wheat, greater than ten of
the States; oats, three-fourths ofthe other States;
hay, exceeding nine of the States; mi ming with
out parallel; fruits, exceeding all the States in
variety, and one.half of them in quantity pro-
duced
We remember being in Paris when returned
French Californian rame to the American Lega.
ton to get fresh papers. He had made money in
San Francisco but he could not live in Paris any
longer. Everything was policed up to the eyes, so
restricted, so slow, wanting in business econo.
my. "Some architects" said he "have shown
me plans for the Californian ctiesl told them
the Americans would build the cities in about
the same time French architect would be think
ing about the plan They cannot comprehend
such acommunity here in Paris. I must get
back to it."
How far California has been profitable OR nm.
profitable to the country at large. the expenses of
the war, the costly intermediate agency of ships
steamboats, and wagons. the diversion OF labor
and capital from the other States all considered.
is not now the question. The decentralization
of an empire, brilliant and successful beyond
comparison in history, is exhibited in her mar
ve!lous career. Her annals are unparalleled -
The proverbs OF the past in politics are fairly
upset by them. The power of self government
| the energy of individualism, were never SO fully
displayed as in tho career of the men hurled on
her shores digging and legisating, building,
blowing, trading, with rapidity and success thai
make all Europe stare, and even excite remark
in this latitude.
The trait of individuslism in California is the
grandest product of her community. 1t is worth
more than the gold mines. In Europe eyerys
thing Is amassed. The religion is centralized
whether at Rome Oxford; the hardest mus
Gle is absorbed and wasted in armies; business
is overlaid with clumsy medieval restrictions.
that render it comparatively lifeless, England OK
cepted; the passport system is ia full force along
with the electric telegraph even, and the social
and industrial limbs are bound down with Gus
| tom. But what contrast ia California to this
How personality sticks out! How self sustenta-
ton is exhibited in universal labor, the dstinc-
| ton between fine and coarse professions being
abrogated and all being literally hard working
men How the power of physical restitution is
exhibited in the rebuilding over and over again
with almost magical quickness of burnt towns and
cities.
The romance of Arabian fabalists has been
equalled in the career of California--a nation
being the hero, and not some lucky prince. The
people but yesterday setting up their pioneer
business, are already starting an expedition to
japan. The hoary automata of the past-the
Chinese-to the number of twenty five Thousand,
are In California, learning the industrial aud poo
litical ways and means of the Onward people,
We shall soon hear of their influence at home
The revolution, whose success is Just reported
from China, will not stop at change Of dynas-
ties, with such new influx of light from our
Pacific coast So, too, Japan: whether the ports
ara opened peaceably or not to oul vessels nut
tiers not as regards the future. They will be
opened by some means, and the California Ex-
petition is mere beginning in that quarter of
Japanese revolution.
In view OF the vast career opening to us ia
California 1t becomes our Government to make a
Pacific Railroad without loss of time. Young
America must at least triumph on that question,
even though, as observed by veteran Democrat,
the project will destroy the Democratic party
and Its strict construction of constitutional pow
One single fact exhibits with force the position
of California. in regard to the older States. The
space which the news from that quarter occupies
haoitually in our columns, is as great as that re-
quiredby European intelligence The demands
upon our typography are thus suddenly doubled
With additional territorial annexation we shall
be puzzled to accommodate the volumious de-
tails OF enterprise-the standard number of hide
Gus disasters, showing that humanity is not
deemed as precious as gold-the deadly en-
counters-the gigantic projects, which such
policy begets-N Trsb.
Washn ton lette: sayS:-"A rather singular
mas ARISEN in connection wi the Depa tnlrnt OF the