San Andreas independent., 1857-10-10

flesh than the common stock. Our Society,
then, could not be more advantageously en-
gagged than by offering every inducement in
thei power to the innportion OF fine blooded
cattle into our young State You will find
the exhibition of horses, jacks, mules, sheep
and swine, highly worthy of your attention.
Notwithstanding that last season was an
untavorable one for the grain crop, you will
lind 1t equal to all our wants, and Offering
handsome surplus for expectation. Another
good rain during the latter part of April, and
we would have produced near or quite double
the amount Of grain ever before grown in any
one year of our States existence.
And this too, is country where we have
four months in which to SOW, the same in
which to harvest and where sne man with
GOOD team by volunteering one half annually,
can cultivate one hundred acres.
Who can doubt that if this Exhibition (got-
ten ND as it IS by the limited means OF our
Young Society could be transferred to each
county in the United States, that an lmmigra-
tion would pour in upon US, that would place
California in a few years where she is destined
some day to stand among the first and wealthleSt
States of our Union.
But in casting our eye over our State as 1t
is, and sending our mind back to the old homes
for another sight of which our hearts yet long,
what is it that they and we at once agree IS
most needed to link us closer together and
unite our destuies forever as one people?
All must admit that the great desideratum
OF the age, is a connection by railroad of the
Father of Waters with the Bay of San Fran
cisco. TO US it is a matter all important, to
them it is little less so.
But if our Eastern friends are still disposed
to postpone this great work if the success of
mere political parties is of more importance to
them than our union by railroad if its accom-
plishment is still to be postponed to the discus
sion of fruitless, and more than frutless, ques-
tons, then at least those annual exhibitions will
have the advantage of convincing our people
of our capacity to supply and protect ourselves,
independent of all Federal aid or protection.
whatever.
Whilst I would not iDstil into the bosom
of any one even a lukewarmness towards our
Federal Government. it cannot be denied that
if the talent of our State had more state pride
about it, more anxiety to develop our hidden
resources, more pride in State hoDors, and a
less hankering after Federal appointments and
Federal positions, we would be happier, a
prouder, a richer and more contented people!
But it is to you, Ladies' especially, that we
are 10 look LOT the SUCCESSFUL CulIlVdtIOu Vi d
home sentiment-a California sentiment 1t
is you, more than any other portion of society,
that have the power, by corresponding with
your friends in the east, to bring to the Pacific
chat class of population that ties us to the soil
and renders home endearing. 1t is you who
have in charge the character of CALIFORNIA;
future society Cultivate in the rising genera
tion regard fer the old-fashioned homespun
vittue-virtues that have become Characters
tic of the American people, not only in their
social intercourse, but also in their form of
government. | heard it remarked the other
day, by gentleman of distinguished talents,
that our system of government was the perfec-
tion Of human wisdom; that the glaring faults
detected by all in its administration, was not
owing to want of intelligence in the people,
because ours were the most enlightened and
intelligent people in the world; but, said he,
it is the heart, and not the head, that needs
training and education. This branch of edu-
cation is almost exclusively in your hands,
Ladies, and to you is entrusted the future des-
tiny Of this Golden State. Emulate the ex-
ample of the mothers of the olden time, in cul-
tivatng love of the soil, love of home, an
individuality of character, State pride, and
California will yet fulfill the fondest anticipa-
tions OF her most sanguine admirers.