Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-05
CONDITION OF TIE srATE.
EIrom the Sacramento Bee

Joy is everywhere beaming from the
countenances of the valley farmers and
real estate owners Of California. They
have just emerged from on exceedingly
prosperous year, and are now entering
upon one that promises to be still more
prolific of real wealth. The rains have
come so gently, early, OPPORTUNITY, and
the season has been so suspicious that
all imagine that q favorable seed time
will be followed by an abundantharvest,
hence hope, the great main spring Of
human energy, is largely in the ascend
ant.
The crops that are up-and their ex-
tent is ~great-give all possible promise,
and the grazing fields are even now
greener than they have often been in
the beginning Of February.
The cities of the valleys are flourish
ing, from Chico to San Jose, while with
perhaps two exceptions, the towns in the
mineral region languish and decay.
| The king has been transferred from
mountain to valley. The mining inter-
est is no longer sovereign here for it has
been supplanted by the agricultural.
The healthier, surer, more buman-like
employment Of filling the soil has be-
come productive, and as q consequence
il will be steadily followed while it pays,
and the ranks of the tillers will beswift-
" increased. There is complaint from
many localities of the scarcity of farm
hands. Large wages are offered, but
the needed laborcrs arc comparatively
scarce.
If the Legislature now in session will
at an early day pass a judicious anti
fence law, which will be asked for by
| thousands of farmers, and which we be-
lieve is demanded by the best interests
| of the State, an impetus Of great mo-
ment will be given to agriculture. Of
course, the Senatorial question will6rst
| absorb legislative attention but after
| that is over, this fence question should
have precedence of everything else.
The Democracy have full control Of
the State purse. They 60 into power
with an overlooking treasury. 1t con-
tains, this morning, by actual count,
the large sum Of Sl,279,5s0 40; all but
$40, 9s2 As of which is in gold and
silver coin. During this month and
| that Of January next, full half a million
more will be paid into it by the county
t~reasurers. How they will give an &C.
count of their stewardship remains to
be seen. They are the authorized agents
| Of the State, and we shall extend to
them, without c%aptiousness or frivolity,
q generous support in all acts that may
tend to economy and good government;
and shall not be slow to condemn or
| chary to praise, as in our judgment the
case may require. They come in, not
as enemies, but rs agents of the State,
selected by the majority Of the people,
and should be judged by their acts alone.
The outgoing State officers have, 80
far as we know, been faithful to the
trus. reposed in them. They have been
courteous in their official capacities,
and retire with honor to themselves and
credit to the State. We hope that those
who step into the vacant places may
retire with as fair q record.
Senatorially, there is a perfect mud
die. The candidates are numerous and
earnest, and rs yet it cannot be said
that any one has the vantage ground.
There are some half q dozen who lead
the others in the number of their sup
porters, and among them may be men,
toned Rose, Hoge, Wallace, Casserly
and Temple, and these are followed by
Howard, Sharp and Bigler; while Curtis,
Hartley, Coffroth, and We know not how
many others, bring up the rear. There
is no telling how things may shape
themselves, but if we were to-day
obliged to name any n man as the
most likely to win, we would pronounce
the name Of H. H. Haight. Bigler,
however, has elements Of strength,
which will gather around him in q GER
tain contingency, and his friends are
not without sanguine hopes. Casserly,
Hoge and Rose are likely to be in the
lead, but it is not always an indication
of success to begin at the top-for then
all the others combine to pull down the
leader. Unless the Democrats 60 into
caucus and there agree upon a candi-
date, the Republicans are likely to name
the next United States Senator.