Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-04-10


| The Chinese figure in this estimate us follows -
Arrived. 699; departed, 9. This would nuke our
increase of white men for the month about couple
of hundred. Truly. VIC have cause to repeat the
wOnder-"a very large emigration"
In addition, we all know how many were
disappointed by the withdrawal Of the Near.
aqua line Those disappointed ones, were
men and women willing enough to leave our
shores, but the high rate of passage proven
ted. Would it not be we'll before attempting
to induce persons to come here, to try to keep
those who now are here from going away
Doubtless the greater facilities Of communi-
cation between this and the Atlantic States
would add to the number of our inhabitants,
but Let us first take care that few of those
inducements to come here be addressed to
that class Of persons, who, when they come,
will come in quest Of homes-thc agricultu-
ralists-such men and women rs come across
the plains, and bring their household gods
with them. To induce such people to sell out
their homes, they must first be made sure Of
being able to acquire a good title to homes
here. They must bc assured that the land
titles in this State arc settled that the lcgis-
ation Of the State has firm and just basis y;
that the law affords protection to person and
property, and that those laws are made by the
peoples rcprcsentativcs-not by spectators
in the Hobbies. Their minds must be relieved of
the prcjudiccs, false and exaggerated stories Of
the condition of affairs here have created.
The reputation of the State il not, in other
States, Of the most cnviablc character; it
must acquire better one. Nature has done
more for us than any country on earth. In
fertility Of soil, in mineral wealth, and in sal
ubrity, and in all else that should aid in ma
king the inhabitants of this land the most
prosperous and happy. But We need expect
no great accession to our numbers until great
or security to property is given, and men feel
assured that they can, with safety invest their
all here until taxation is reduced and the ex-
-penses Of government lcsscned.
When the people Of this State shall, them
selves, have and express confidence in the
pcrmancncy Of its great mining, agricultural
commercial and other industrial pursuits, tho
people Of other States and countries will soon
become impressed so favorably towards us,
that they will find the means Of reaching here
without railroad, and in spite Of steamship
mOnopolics. We need expect no great immi-
grafton by land or sea, SO long as each steam
or takes from our shores hundreds Of grumb-
lers to undcrrate the resources, and traducc
the institutions of the State. They arc men
who came here with unwnrrantable cxpectn-
tons Of rapid fortune making, and they have
been disappointed. If those who come, will
do so with no greater hope than that Of being
able to do twice as we'll in California as they
can anywhere else, they will not be disap-
pointed in the realization of that hope and
will be content to stay here. The ARRIVALS"
arc numerous, but almost cqualed by the ''de-
parturcs." Would it not be we'll for those
who are now so earnestly striving to increase
tho number Of arrivals, to direct some of their
attention to decrease in the number Of the
departures.