The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-20

Tied BY France that the scattering Spanish pros-
dos 10 Texas uAde after l7li and consequent
y could not impair tho claim that France had to
countries she had explored and oolonsed long before
The Spanish iettlements were formed.
Upon rules Of policy, the United States ought TO
enforce lis title TO Louisiana, Ia the extensive
scale upon which justice will sanction the claim
The province Of Texas is now wilderness, with but
partial exceptions. In THE FIRST rHE CUR
RENT CENTURY, THIS REGIos WILL INHABITED
EifnEk EsiCRANrs PROM THE UNITED STATES, or
THr SPANISH COLONIES. The interior towards Red
river is barren but the parts aceni TO the Gulf Of
Mexico have characteristics IN common with Alta
cspas and Opeousas, and viii yield he same staples
with the Rio Gronde del Norte, ought the south
western emigration OF the people Of the United States
u md an eternal NE rLus ULTRA and in all proba-
bility this river will become line Of demarkation
between two great sections OF manknd."-Vd dc
D@ty's Louisiana, I'd edition, NJ ", June 1917.
Has not the anticipation stated as quoted been
sustained Yes and by the nation which must in
the inevitable Of things realize the following
"SAsrA FE.--It is said that Armijo, the Governor
of Santa Fe, has been removed or suspended, and
that Mariana Chaves has been appointed in bis place
The American trade In Santa Fe this season, said
to have been reasonably prosperous. The aspect of
affairs Is, that the tide Of trade and emigration
will cause the Spanards TO yield Santa Fe, Sonora,
Sonora, chihuahua, and California, and fall back
on the Southern provinces OF Mexico, and that this
great country will be settled by enterprising emf
grants from the United States and Europe. "-Viae
National Iieiigeneer, 18Th Instant quoted from .Nsp
Era.
That the People of the United States will spread
and irresstiby fall to the West and Southwest, I'M
til arrested by the Pacific Ocean, ! have no more
doubt than that the earth will continue its course
round the sun; but have strong doubts whether The
original writer Of the preceding extract was aware
of the extent included in Santa Fe or New Mexico
Chihuahua, Sonora, and California 1t is true that
these ovinces, tn My inhabited where actually
populated by civilized man, and in the much larger
part st wide wastes, have really definite inter-
mediate limits yet, taken as whole, they fill
gion extending from N. lat AZ to NJ lat. AZ degrees,
without including the peninsula of California, which
stretches south Of the northern tropic From +. to
W., from the Tooth degree w. of Greenwich and
along N lat IS, the breadth is rather above 1900
miles. OF region with irregular outline, the
real cannot be ascertained but 100000 square
miles would be under its undoubted surface, and If
Texas was added, the whole extent would exceed a
million Of square miles and again. if added TO the ter
rtory of the United States, including Oregon, the
combined surface would amount to about 1856, 900
square miles, very near equality 10 all Europe
And immense as is this American region, many thou
sands now mature Of years who will live to see it
filled by more than hundred Millions speaking,
reading, and writing the English language. Many
will be startled many incredulous, and many will
scout this satement- but only few days since as
sumed 1929 32G the number given Of the aggregate
population of the United States by the census of
| 1870, and carried up table the increase of per
cent annually to 1910, and found, the final result,
IT, 1913 1923, differing only So, PSI from the census re-
turns of the latter year Nor did the intermediate
comparative results for lS00 1910, 1920, and 1880
differ materially This increase of population on
the great central zone of North America is the
luton by pre-eminence, which, steady gravity, is
changing national relations of power the earth.
| WILLIAM DARBY.