Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-07-14


ty, prudence, and Judgment, which led thets
10 perform the delicate duties Of their posi-
ton in u manner equal to the emergency,
aud Iorresp"ud,ng To the imm ehsity OF the
the Undertaking But, fellow citizens, what
has been the result OF their glorious eiforts?
hat evidence can We produce ot the wisdoui
Of their plans, and the periectness oi their
execution lo,k around and behold \
POPULATION. the increase of which dehts par
allel, whose advancement in the various pro
gresslve scienres. paralyzes competition.
ana renders comparison odlt rs, an extent
ot country bounded alone hy nnturc and cir
cumscrihed within no narrow limits. Oar
t1cellencics Ct climate too. are rrOvet blnl;
80 conducive is il to he alth and physical de-
ycloI ment, that invnlids If almost every ma
ton seek our salubrious atmosl here i'll the
hope Of securing that benefit which The pc.
cuar character Of their respective cases
may demand. Let us refer also to our pro-
gress In the arts and sciences. Behold :or
Il moment the vast enterprises that have
been undertaken in the construction of rail
roads and canals OF what incslculabls
service are they The products of near
every portion OF this great country can
transported to any given centre within
period almost incredible Intercourse
promoted, commerce is promoted, and the
general welfare Of the people is the coDss
Quence. The statistics If the country are
glowing evidences Of the astonishing effects
produced by the fostering OF this branch OF
industry. The incrense in travel and the
augmentation of trade has been absolutely
enormous so much So that the capitalists
OF England partiularly, consider invest
ments OF this kind in our country AS the
most productive and remuncratiye.
In the achiey, ments Of science, too. We
have not been deficient Revelations have
been made within few years past. which
have gwen rise to serious speculation on the
part of those who have heretofore disputed
the theories which they promulgatc Men
have arisen among us OF mighty minds; men
whose capacities are unbUunded, and who
bow with laudnbe devotion Mt the shrine Of
science and OF lecrnng. We can with pleas
ure point TO the great men Of our peuera-
tion men who have received their instruc
ton upon consecrated ground, men who
have drunk deep of the Petinn strenm,
and whose most enduring monument is their
WORKS 1t is unnecessary for me- fellow
citizens. in presenting instances of American
character; to trayers' beyond, the con-
fines of our own beloved State Here we
viii find abundant food for comment. Look
ut her. behold her for yourselves, She is peer
less and alone. We may speak in glowing
figure and expressive hyper b"le of tho
ACHIEVEMENTS of antiquity. and the wonderful
accomplishments of more modern years; hut
when we Institute n comparison We are lost
in maze of astonl,hment which language
utterly fails 10 describe Go with me into the
vast reccssos of our mountains, md tell me
whether the bree1es Of heaven do not sing
praises to American enterprise more beauti-
ful and fascinating than the lyric eloquenco
of Orpheus, or the gems of the divlnest mas
ters' Tell me whether human skill and
ingenuity can accomplish greater things than
the miners of California have accomplished!
Tell me whether Imagination is not paraly-
zed. and whether the achievements of the
most prolific age are not surpassed? Go
with me to our fertile valleys and scan tho
stay less course Of civilization Our cities
vie with the proudest, and the evidences Of
peaceful progress are everywhere beheld;
and although, fellowcitzens, Mt this par-
ticular time, n gloom has settled over us,
yet soon the cloud will be dispellcd by the
Efforts of moral revolution. and this maid
en- empire of the Pacific will be the bright
est, the most prosperous and the most power
full in the sacred conste elation Of States.