Mariposa Democrat., 1857-10-15
ICOsfMUNfcATED.l
Cursory View Of Things.

/ t"sOhy VIZ" vs. AhhHt-s
The determination Of the people to pay the State
debt notwithstanding its illegaty-as decided by the
Supreme Court-cannot fail to add to respectable
ity abroad and will most certainly strengthen our
credit 1t is pleasant in these degenerate times and
must be an infinite Of congntulaton to cl-
lowcitzens 10 be able 10 contrast with that
Of some other States this contrast, however, shall
leave your readers 10 make for themselves for not
only comparisons sometimes odious, but contrast
at this time, publicly made, would appear invdious.
1t is becoming evident that the people Of California
are taking greater interest in their public affairs
now than at any time since the State Government has
been instituted and, as good is almost always the ul
innate follower Of evil may we not hope that the hard
times with which we have been lately afflicted have in
some measure assisted in bringing down to a sober
and rational tone of thnkingl Look back at the glo-
rous times which we experienced just after the dis
covery of gold. Let remember the excited and lin
commercial point Of view unhealthy state both Of
public and private feelings in those days, and recoect
that then the old rule was reversed-people so
busy in attending to their prirate affairs that
they had no time to watch their public servants.
Hence has been that those in Office have only
had every opportunity for peculation but have aso
it is TO be feared acquired almost incogble habit
Of it, whilst the people just waking up to of
their interest blame them for unrgheous dealings, in
stead Of hemseees for want of proper watchfulncs..
To those obscvant OF the signs Of the times, the al
most universal change Of opinion and feeling through
out community, cannot but be pleasing and give
hope for the future People are now beginning 10
" count the cost" for instance those interested in
mining instead Of ndnlgng in splendid dreams Of
hope, aud in despite of disappointment and poverty,
allowing themselves Of yore to be scduced by those
lovely myths heavy strikes" and large ehispas ap-
pear to be almost universally Of opinion that without
a more abundant supply of water, placer mining, at
! least, must continue in measure improbable, and
must be partially abandoned till the introduction of
the necessary element. So much has been said and
written by others upon this subject that it Is not my
intention at least in this paper) TO trouble your read
ers with persal Of my opinions the subject One
thing is certain that very many arc giving up all ideas
Of making fortunes by mining and seriously turning
their attention to other projects whilst we find the
lately arrived emgrants, instead Of wasting their time
in the mines almost universally push forward into the
agricultural districts and there they doing what
many of us should have done some five or six years
ago, getting themselves permanent homes, and by an
thikhb'h'u hhh ihuundih pi'NN'a hNN'i'pihS
sources of the country and by preparing a supply at
home, obviatng the rinous necessity we have always
labored under, of paying out Of own State actual
cash for those demands which when once consumed
are no longer of any benefit.
II must be well known that at present, many OBJ
jectons can be raised to farming against mining
but it should be recolected that are suffering
under evils apparent TO the most careless observer
and the question is, how are they TO be remeded ?
The objections raised against agricultural pursuits,
although specious will not stand against the ordeal
of rigorous and rational investigation. 1t is true
the high price of labor and the severe droughts Of
several years have in many instances apparently rem
dered farming Improbable business. But even at
the worst let compare the present state of the farm
with that OF the mner-which take them at an av-
erage, is the best OFF, The truth is both parties have
been alike mprovident. We all know how the miner
has managed; and the farmer, often after locating,
has purchased his farming implements at very high
rates, hired help at extravagant wages, and without
working much themselves, has hoped that good sea-
sons, plentiful crop and high prices for grain in the
mines, would not only pay of all membranes, but
leave nice little balance besides.
There can be no doubt but that the citizens of our
State will have to turn over new leaf-we have, al
most all Of u.s. leaped at the stars and landed in the
mud, ;" and when shall have abandoned those i'm
aginative golden hopes which, like other dreams, may
give pleasure but will yield no profit, there will be
change for the better in California. Large fortunes,
in nearly every case, have been realized by coohead-
ed foresight patience and industry and with such
appliances competence may in time be nationally ex-
pected.
These crude remarks are offered by way of caution,
not controversy, and shonld you, Messrs. Editors,
think them entitled to place in your columns, they
may serve the purpose of calling forth clearer dis
cusson from an ADLER pen. The subject, to say the
least of it, is worthy of a rational discussion and
should be placed before the public in every possible
point of view. B..