The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-02
SAN FRAscrsco, March s5th, 1854.

Ton at the lnefr0p0ttdh. Y
San FRAEcIsco, March 25th, 1854. .
A. H. SANDERS, Esq,
The mines still yield their golden harvest
TO the we'll directed pxertions VI the lsborefs'
Miners are rapidly making up for The .osses
sustained during the early part o: Nlnter'hy
reason of the long continued dry weather,
and are now improving their time Tie eir-
ments have been very favorable Tor The past
two months. The rains have furnished
sufficient supply in some places, while the
numerous ditch companies nave Iurhisnea
others. Wealth, instead Of flying from Cal
ifornia, now seeks employment In her rich
investments; and although our shipments OF
treasure to the East may not improve, 81 u,
the annual increase of gold is said to be larger
than ever before. Many enterprises have
been commenced and carried through, up In
the mountains, that required HUNDREDS OF
thor sands Of dollars to complete them; and
the rage for such work is slowly on The IN
crease, as capitalists are informed OF the ire
mendous per centage such speculatlons al
ford. Canals and fumes, by which whole
rivers are turned from their courses and made
to water extensive placers, command much al
tention at present, and the number OF works
of that character now in contemplation, give
evidence of the confidence monied men have
in the vet undiscovered wealth Of California.
The jury in the case of Col. II. +. Wat
kins, recently tried in the U. >. District
Court for violation Of the u. .. Neutrality
Laws, Yesterday rendered a verdict Of guilty
and recommended the prisoner TO the mercy
of the Court. The sentence OF the Court
will be pronounced on the 7th day OF April
next. What no other state in the Union
could do, California has done. No Court on
the Atlantic border could convict Burr,
l Quitman. a Henderson, or an O'Sulivan-
all pripces of FilIibusterism. And yet Cali
forna has convicted a Watkins. However,
the jury have recommended him to the clem-
ency OF the Court, and sincerely hope in
his case Justice may be tempered with mercy.
There have been charges OF great inhumanity
brought against Walker-but cannot hear
that Watkins has behaved otherwise than as
a chivalrous, brave man. His sole offence is
lFillibusterng. What Americans generally
are to other nations, so are the mixed people
of California to Eastern Americans them
selves. All the progressive characteristics
of the natives of the Atlantic States are on
the Pacific carried out to excess. Ameri-
cans, and particularly those in California,
are not altogether devoted 10 money; they
ofte n times love change and excitement bet
tier. They will overlook the fairest prospects
close ut hand, TO seek for inferior ones al q
distance. A new land is to them a charmed
land. They will seek and know its qualities
or perish in the attempt. DiScontnt and
restleSSn SIS make the true spirit OF progress
that is ever unsatsfed with the dull present,
the practical and real. These are character
is,ics of all great men and races. Probably
the spirit of progress is most unhappy one
to individuals, although il tends to raise
naton to the height OF wealth and glory
1t is the A nglo-Saxo1 disposition, which hns
been developed on large scale in the A meri-
con charnct You true Am nrican, like the
Israelite of old, seems doomed everiastIngiy TO
wander over the earth. His journey fairly
began nearly century since. On he must
90! Excelsior! is his cry. The morality Of
the various steps in the fated pilgrimage-as
morals, social and political, are commonly
understood among old-fashioned people
may be dubious; yet the weary work must
proceed. 1t 10 the fate Of America ever to
ego ahead" fr
There is still a remnant of the Filibusters
loafrg about Ensenada, or Santa Tomas
!, God knows where-looking like the immor-
tai Macawber, for something TO turn up"
/ Notwithstanding, other expeditions against
Lower California and Sonora may be looked
!, for in the fullness of time, which will con.
tinue until the countries are conquered, "an-
nexed" or bought amiably from the Mexican
, government. Nothing else viii satisfy the
adventurous people of California. IfAmer-
, leans be not very scrupuous as to what they
touch, it must be confessed that they touch
nothing which they do not improve. Their
great power consists in knowledge, and the
indomtable spirit to realize their ideas in all
political, social aud material respects. Let
them only have a great work to do, and they
will do it more quickly than anv other people,
and better than mot. They are the po-
neers Of civilization and commerce ov. r the
. world, and the Califoruians are the foremost
among them Like the advance guard of a
great army, they have much fighting and
rough work to do. and they cannot afford to
hesitate as to strict propriety, or be very nice
J in their operaiiI ms. Moralsts may cen
denim, vet the buk of mankind, il they do
not applaud, will look upon the American
career, both on the Atlantic and Pacific
shores, with a secret admiration for its brav-
cry. mir, IN
dividual hlibustering against friendly pow
er, whether it degenerates into rapiue as un-
der Walker, or consists in giving aid and
comfort to such expeditions, as in the case
recently tried, deserves all the rebuke
which the Lower California expeditionists
have met.
The election for Mayor and other city off,
Gals of Sacramento takes place on the Sd
Monday in April. Both parties have made
their nominations. r. p. Johnson, Wing,
}. L. Hall, Dem, for Mayor, head each tick
ct. The eyes of the Wings of the State
will now be turned to Sacramento with great
anxiety. The Wings ofthat city. when they
are mind to. can sweep every thing before
them; they have done so heretofore, aud can
do so again.
In the fight which took place at Bear Val