New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-14
prcvements, is as follows ::

In tie above estimate no land except in actual cur
walton is included
The comparative agricultural wealth of California
thus appears In horses she is in advance of fifteen of
the States in mules of tgelry-sx States mlch.cows
OF twelve States of workoxen of eight value of live
stock Of twenty States barley only equaled BY New
York potatoes next to New-York aud more than one
half of all produced in the Union wheat greater than
ten Of the States; oats three-ourths of the other
States; hay, exceeding niRe of the States mining,
without parallel fruits, exceeding all the States ia
variety and onehalf of them in quantity produced.
How far California has been profitable or unpFoft.
able to the country az 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 consdered--is not now the question
The extemPOrizatiOn Of empire brilliant and sue
cessiu beyond comparison in history exhibited her
marvellous career. Her annals are unparalleled.
The proverbs of the past IN politics are fairly upset by
them The power OF setgOveumcnt the energy OF
indyiduslism never fully displayed as 10 the
career Of the men hurled on her shores; digging and
legisating, building pOWing trading with rapidity
and success that make all Europe stare and even ex
cite remark in this latitude.
Weremember being in Paris when a returned French
Californian came TO the American Legation 10 ge,
fresh papers. He had made money in San Franc SEQ
but he could live in Paris any longer E7eryrhing
polieed up the eyes, 20 restricted so slow 50
wanting in business economy. Some architects
said be "haye shown me plans for the Californian
cities told them the Americans would build the
cities in about the tine French architect would
he thinking about the plan. They cannot comprehend
such community here in Paris l must ger back
to IT,"
This trait OF indivduasm in California is the grand
est product Of her community It is worth more than
the gold mines. In Europe every thing is ansssed.
The religion is centralized, whether AZ Rome or 1rl:
the hardest muscle is absorbed and wasted in armies
business is Oyersid with clumsy medieval restrictions
har render II comparatively eless Enr 40. exce,-ed:
y psspor' svsten IS 10 iu force along with rbe cleo
tIicteleeraph even and the social and industrial limbs
bound down with custom. But What a contrast is
California TO this How personality sticks ont, Hog
selfsusentstion is exhibited in universal labor the dis
tnction between fine and coarse professions being .br
gated and al being literally hari-wOrkinz men, How the
power Of physical restitution IS exhibited in the re-
building and over again with almost magical
quekDess OF burnt towns and cities,
The romance Of Arabian fabuists has been eouaIed
in the of CALIFORNIA; nation being the hero, and
not some lucky prince. The people but yesterday set
ting 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
California, learning the industrial aud political ways