San Andreas independent., 1857-12-12

IMMIGRATION OF FEMALES. It is
stated that ten thousand se,eing girls are
thrown out of employment in New York
city, owing to the general financial dis
tress which has been prevailing there for
the last few months. We could most
heartily wish that they (the girls) were
all in California; they are possessed Of
industrious habits, spirit of determine
tion and confidence in themselves to re-
sist temptation-that they might spread
their benignant influence and radiant
smiles throughout the length and breadth
OF our prosperous State, serving to ele-
vate the standard of morality, create a
feeling of self pride in the army of bach
elors who now inhabit the State, and are
ever fuming and fretting between de-
sire to remain and an anxiety to return
to the older States. Much has already
been done in California during the last
three or four years, by the slow and
steady increase of female society, in
changing the habits and general appear
ance Of the people, in causing them to
live better, behave better, and actually be
better in moral point of view, than they
were in the early days of gold excitement.
Let not croakers say or think that the
changes have been brought about by the
decline in the daily average of wages, the
decrease in the profits of all kinds of
business, and the necessity of men re-
naming here longer time than they at
first anticipated. These causes have had
but little effect in causing men to change
their former habits; for men, left entire
ly to themselves and their own society,
without the refinement and softening in
fluences which the other sex throws around
them, would constantly retrograde, and
descend to the deeper depths of vice, in
stead of elevating themselves to higher
position in the moral scale. The pres
ence of families and virtuous female soci-
ETY. has done more than all other causes
combined, in producing these beneficial
results. With all that has been done for
the general elevation of society in Cali
fornia, by the presence of women, much
more can and will be done as their num-
bers increase. By their increased pres
ence men will experience within them
selves an elevation of soul, hilarity of
spirits, renewed feeling of industry, and
redoubled energy in the prosecution of
the various callings of life. The man
who has an opportunity of occasionally
associating with virtuous female society,
feels better satisfied with himself and the
world therefore, let the women come
along if they can only get here; we see
no necessity Of any person being afraid
if four times ten thousand should land
in California. Only let them be of in
dustrious habits, capable and willing to
superintcnd all kinds of general house.
work, and have an abiding faith in their
own virtue, they will be treated with as
much forbearance, kindness and conside-
ration in this country, as in any portion
of the world. Were they here, or could
they reach California, the benefits would
be almost able-not only in rcliey-
ing them of the distress and starvation
which is staring them in the face-bnt to
the future of our State. Thousands of
those who are now stopping in this coun-
try, but never look upon it as their home,
would lay aside the idea of returning to
the Atlantic States, and prepare them
selves to become permanent citizens. 1T
would add another inducement to those
here who have families in the East, to
have them join them on the Pacific,
which would not only add to our perma-
nent population, but would be the cause
ofretaining within the State large amounts
of money which is annually sent to fami-
lies in the East, and bring into active use
and circulation much of the unproductive
capital which now lies hid away in dark
recesses. Handsome cottages would GO
up and take the place of the uncouth and
desolate looking miners cabins which are
to be seen in every direction. The coun-
tenances of men now gloomy as thunder
bolts, will then be wreathed in smiles Of
undoubted satisfaction at their own hap
piness, and the general comfort around
them. So let us have the women by all
means-if We can possibly get them.