The hydraulic press., 1861-06-08

CHARACTER AND INFLUENCE OF THE INTER-
IoR PREss.-The great intelligence of the
California people is sufficiently manifest from
the character of the local journals which
they now sustain. Comparing "country
papers," printed in the Atlantic States, with
the interior Journals which come to US from
the up-riyer towns, weare absolutely amazed
at the superiority of the latter, both in
editorial ability and topographic workman
ship. The Press of San Francisco has not
as general thing, rendered just tribute to
the excellence of the mountain and inland
papers; it has too often sneered at superior
ability, merely because it has been exhibited
in a 'country town." There does not exist a
becoming cordiality, but on the contrary, ab-
surd supercillio0sness is observed on the
one hand, and hatred and contempt are
freely expressed on the other. Now, the
truth is, that some of the ablest journalists
of this coast are writing fer Country papers, F."
and they are, each week, producing ADLER
articles than those Distinguishing San Fran
cisco journalism. And 1t is equally indis-
putabe that there are individuals writing
for daily journals in this city, who extensively
affect the literary, and by virtue of chance
position, procure considerable local note but
newspaper three months-whose intelligence
and originality wouldn't command respect
in inland towns during two moons The
best Intelligence, the most vigorous expires
sion, the greatest personal courage, the
keenest wit are required in inland papers,
and we could mention many notable
instances where these attributes abound in
the interior press. Of course, there are
some contemplate ones, among the noble
and manly but they are not many-they are
wondrously few, in comparison with others
of their class here.
Now, the State may hope for much good
from these intelligent outguards of advance
ment and civilization; and the journalist who
sits in his watch-box on the heights ought
not to believe that his influence is of small
account, nor should he repine at supposed
disadvantage position. There is no danger
but that he will be heard far and wide
enough, when an electric thought flashes
out, like lightning from the hill-tops.
Right on the snowy field, or among the
signing pines, he can, if he possesses talent
or genius, build up enduring fame, and,
what is better for the present, he has distinc-
tive prominence and the qualification of that
dependence which communities invariably
place on an editor of ability and worth.
The Sibyl wrote her prophecies in remote
caves, and on the leaves of trees, but
the copy fed on the wind to Athens,
and set the capital all agog. Our upland
contemporaries have room for ambition, as
we'll as for the lofty patriotism which they
are nearly all exhibiting. Like the clear
springs of the heights, they are giving purity
and life and strength to the mighty flood of
opinion which is surging eastward, and
which, like an angry deluge, will dishearien
and destroy traitorism, revive our dropping
standard, and bring back the cratic stars
which, like headlong comets, were about to
launch along the perilous orbits apportioned
to revolted and outcast spheres.-S. F. Even
ing Journal.