Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-27
PACIFIC COAST-CALIFORNIA.

National lntelHgencer, proposes the purchase
of California With this view, he gives the
following escription-which furnishes some
interesting information.
The Coast of California is Immediately con-
nected with questions of collision which are
about arising with Great Britain, Russia and
Mexico, in respect to our rights on the Pacific
coast. We have always believed that'the in
terest of the United States demanded main
tenance of its claims on the Pacific coast
The article below has much interest:-Rep.
Banner.
During the last winter, while editing pa
per at the extreme Southwest, the attention
of the writer of this communication was first
called to the subject above mentioned, and in
series of articles he endeavored to place it
before the public in the important attitude to
which he believed it to be entitled. But the
| field Of his operations was at that time so linn
tied and remote that although kindly assisted
by some of the leading journals in New York
and Connecticut, whose intelligent editors
| thought favoraby of the project, he succeeded
no further than in temporarily directing the
attention of a small portion of the public to its
importance.
A glance at the geographical position OF
California IS necessary as preliminary to
this subject.
This country is divided into two intendan-
cies of Upper and Lower California; the lat
ter occupying the peninsula and tract imme-
Idiatelv north and east; the former extending
from these limits west and north to the boun-
daries of Mexico and the territory OF the
United States The whole is embraced be-
tween parallels of latitude % deg. 5O MIN
40 deg. north presenting a great variety o.
soil and climate. A range of mountains ire
quentlv attaining the height of 1000 feet, ira
verse the whole of this Province from north
east to south west, dividing the peninsula tc
Cape St. Lucas, the southern extremity
The country west of the hills is that which /:
best known, and is generally considered the
most fortile. To the northeast the coun
try has not been much explored. An extern
sive desert is said to occupy portion OF thu:
territory. ,... ~ .,,rrrlvuls are Monterey,Sl
[ Francisco. Lorette, Santa Anna and San 10
seph: the two former in Upper, the three lal
tier in Lower California. The soil ana nat
lnral advantages of the northern or UPpeI
province are said to greatly exceed those o
the neninsula. The population is niue! great
6 err. and the settlements of more importance
The accounts of all voyagers agree IN ascrio
ing to these provinces SOIL OF astonlshln'
81 fertilitv-a climate as salubrlous as any IN ID
mineral riches. On these points lew al
e thorities out of the thousands which might b
. adduced. will suffice for the present.
:, Can't. Beechev, in his Narrative OF Voy
II ace 10 the Pacific and Bhering's Strait pc
:, formed by his Maiesty's ship Blossom, IN lo2
y and '2S. who spent some time on the coast
}; California, at the ports of San Francisco an
:. Monterey, making some journeys IN the INT
.;o~ ,,,oLnc the following remarks:
"The more we became acquainted with II
~ beautiful country around San Francisco, Il
~ more we were convinced that it possessed
-, cry reouisite to render it a valuable appenda;
T. to Mexico; and it was impossible to resist Jol
=. mo in the remark of Vancouver: 'Why SUI
~ an extent of Territory should have been su
iuoated. and after all the labor and eXPen
bestowed upon its Colonization, turned to no
We count whatever, is a mystery IN the science
Isl State policy not easily explained Sltua'
in the northern hemisphere, between the p
Oh aIlels of % deg. and 80 deg. no fault can
Wo found with its climate; its soil In general IS
ny tIe if possesses forests of oak and pine, con
oi, nient for building and contributing to the
Vi cessities of vessels: plains overrun with cat
an excellent ports; and navigable rivers to FAC
i'll tate inland communication. Possessing
n. a these advantages, an industrious populat
RE- alone seems requisite to withdraw it from
ode obscuritv in which it has so long slept un
Inc the Incidence of the people and the jeal
at policy of the Spanish Government. lndt
ght i struck us lamentable to see such an ext
/ of habitable country lying almost desc
l as and useless to mankind, whilst other matt
; TO are grooming under the burden OF their pop
Oio ton.
nor ut is evident, from the natural cours
ucn events, and from the rapidity with which
hey oor,,at;on has recentlv been extended to
,er'S 49, aIn,ost obscnre narts of the CT
! ! an that this indifference cannot continue;
Sc'' either it must disappear under the pre-
sup authorities, or the country will fall into o
Aln8 hands; as from its situation with REGARD
8 q other Powers upon the new continent, an
'eIal the commerce of the Pacific, 1t is OF too n
ny importance to be permitted to remain lor
10 its present neglected state. Already have