Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-02-17
Overgrown City.

The statistics exhibited by the Assessors re-
ports parade one startling fact which should at
tract the earnest attention of every political
economist and business man in the State and
that fact is, that nearly one-half the wealth OF
the State is concentrated in this city 1t is a
well-established fact that city can long pros
per without a prosperous country at the back OF
it to keep up the supplies. city produces
nothing for its support 1t subsists wholly on Its
profits as a middle man" as the commission
merchant transacting the business of the people
whose trade centres in its borders. II puyS the
wheat of one section and sells 1T to another;
buys cloth from one district and sells 1t to ano-
ther and so on. 1t occasionally manufactures
I little but all its raw material must be procured
from the country, and it must depend upon the
( country for purchasers of its manufactured ari-
! cles A city in relation TO the country or coun-
tries on which it relies for support, occupies the
same position that a broker does to his rrin-
cipaIs When a broker becomes so rich that his
wealth is equal that of all his principals, buy
ers aud sellers, the chances are that that broker 5
business is nearly at an end. His profits will
soon cease. and he be compelled TO subsist from
the principal of his wealth, or else he will be
forced to shift his operations to other localities
where the people upon whom he may rely fcr
support have not been impoverished. The coun-
try can exist without the city, but the city can
not exist without the country. When halt the
wealth ana nearly nstii lHt poPuihliOH VI ~'"''N
are concentrated in the city, it is evident that
there is not enough of either left in the country
to keep up the value of property and support
the population in the city. Hall the wealth OF
the State being in the city, it is but natural that
the population should centre around 1t, ana as II
consequnce of this operation OF a natural law,
we find that with scarcely an exception the
population of every part OF the State outsiae Oh
San Francisco is steadily dminiShiHg while IN
{ ,Lo c;t,, II In tlirty-One OF the
interior counties of the State, property depre-
ciated in value from 1861 to 1865, as much as 1t
increased in the city. The growth OF San iran
cisco has not heen healthy growth, because IL
has been at the expense of the interior during
its abnormal growth of the past four years, IL mas
been steadily consuming the substance necessary
TO prolonr its existence and to insure It's future
good health In a word, it has been absorbing
the lfe-bood of the interior, op which the city
must depend for permanent prosperity. he
facts here briefly stated show the existence OF an
evil which calls loudly for remedy. ms IS
not to be supplied by legislation alone, even II
any part of it can come from that source 1t
must be supplied, if supplied at all. by the COM
bined and inteiligen action of those in San Fran
cisco who control the money capital OF the State.
Unless the bankers. merchant, capitalists, ana
large property-owaers of this city, wish to see
San Francisco follow in the wake of the interior,
and commence to sink under an attack OF afro
ply. so to speak, they must unite their lntelii-
gence energy, and means, and perfect some plan
or plans for restoring life to the interior, by de-
yeoping its mining and agricultural resources,
thus enabling it to maintain numerous and
thriving population, who will increase the vol
ume of trade in the city, and thus add to the
value of its property and enhance its prosperity
The truth is that San Francisco is gradually
sucking the interior of the State dry, and Mt the
rate of present progress VIII soon nave accom-
The LITERARY MERITS OF GENERAL GRANT S
RFpoRr-We have never had so good an oppor-
tunty of studying the minor characteristics OF
the Lieutenant General rs since the publication
of his official report. The document, 50 full OF
1 transccpdcnt interest as a history of the great
events of our tremendous struggle by the mas
ter combatant in the conflict, possesses an lnde-
pendent value rs an exponent oil the character
of the writer General Grants persistent reti-
cence has heretofore precluded any criticism
upon his style, and we have been unable to ver-
ify in his the saying that . the style is the
man. His report while well written from be-
ginning to end, is devoid of adornment and ma
ked of rhetorical flourishes. Certain sentences,
forms of expression, btief phrases or ever SIN
gle words, mark an individuality which we shall
I soon learn to characterize as among the pecu-
iarites of General Grant, and identify the
man with the style.
How apt Is tue ueSCTlpliuH VI tHe A1'"N'Nti Va
the Union armies to each other when he hrst
took command.
He says he found them 81 like balky team
no two pulling together"
The policy of his great campaigns summed up
in few words;
i'To hammer continuously against the armed
force of the enemy and his resources until by
mere attrition, if in no other way, there should
be nothing left to him but submission" Cen
eral Sheridan lays before him his plan of the
Shenandoah campaign, and the Commander in
Chief sees that there were but I" two words OF
instruction necessary-Go in -
: He adds, further on, that abe has never since
f deemed it necessary to visit General Sheridan
before giving him orders" To General Sher-
!, man he writes, just before the surrender Of
Lee: Rebel armies the only startegic
points TO strike at" Every one who has taken
} any interest in the war will read this paper for
themselves.
1t is full of pithy condensations of facts. 1t
is pointed in condemnation of some of our Gen
erals, and although the logic of events is the
best vindication of the policy that ended the
war, the report is thoroughly logical where the
General thinks it needfu to vindicate himself
As a contribution to history, 1t is, of course
invaluable but its literary features render il
an especially interesting document to the ad-
mircrs of General Grant. They will contrast il
with "octavo reports from other commanders
and learn that success has not deprived their
hero of the graceful attribute of modesty, which
is cminently part of his character.-New York
! Times December SM.
YE ANCIENT GALS VIsIoS.-The old maid sat
in her old arm chair, with half-closed eyes and
i pensive air, and without blush on her maiden
face, fell into old" Murpy's' sweet embrace.
She dreamt that her husband kind and true, her
form to his side so fondly drew, while in accents
gentle, clear and slow, he called her the dearest
name below. fire was kindled upon the hearth
wh,le the teakettle sang Il merrer lay than ii
; e"a wh'stied in many day. New light was diff
,used IN the old maids heart, as she felt her
loneliness now depart the table now spread all
! two Here the poet kindly pauses for laudabIe
< purpose of prolonging the q. old lady's" bliss
t put 10 resume AT last as the dusky, dim twi,