The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-10-23
MEXICO-CALlFoRNIA

British Government and people are evidently
apprehensive that the result of our controver
sy with Mexico will be to place California
under our control. They dread also the adj
vantage this viii give the United States in
their commercial intercourse with the East
Indies. The declared policy of England has
been 10 dissuade Mexico from a war with the
U. States, but if the possession Of California
interference OF some European power may be
necessaryto stay our progress!-And should
any European power interfere with our con-
troversy with Mexico, or any other power on
this continent, the only effect will be more
firmly 10 determine our purpose, and render
more certain lis attainment. We quote from
the letter what follows:--Cia. Ga.
Can the United States be allowed 10 send
in settlers to the unoccupied lands OF their
neighbors, and then take possession of the
department by the votes of those settlers?
And what chance has Upper California, which
in my opinion, is a vital point for British in
terests, when there are already 1900 Ameri-
can settled on the Bank of the river Sacia-
mento, discharging itself into the by of San
Francisco, the finest port in the world, who
may next year vote in favor of annexalion.-
The plans Of the United States are most
insidious; by demanding the Rio Bravo as the
Texan frontier, instead of the old limit of the
Nueces, they cut immense slices from four
departments of Mexico. They get the oppo-
site bank of the river 10 Metamoras, the Mex
lean port of the north, as it is called; they
take in one half OF Tamaulipas, the depart
ment on the Gulf, a good share of Coahuila,
a good portion of chihuahua, and nearly the
whole ofNew Mexico, with the capital, San
ia Fe. The territory thus laid hold Of is lar.
ger than Texas, and the northern part of it,
Santa Fe, is most important as already through
it all the coniraband Of the United States is
introduced; so much so that the supply of
the whole north of Mexico is in the hands of.
American smugglers. From all these points
excursions are not difficult into neighboTing
Mexican departments, and these States Ian
gushing under a central government, with
out physical or moral force, will one by one
submitto American influence, until the min
ing districts are laid hold of, and the secret
object of Yankee policy be finally Obtained.
This result is evident,--as Russian encroach-
ments on the Turkish empire.-to those who
are on the spot and have an interest in study
ing the question; but fear it will not be
deemed equally clear by those in Europe who
have so many other points pressing on their
attention. Let me, therefore call your notice
to the coast of the Pacific, and 10 those mar
thine station whence, if Mexico can rival
England in manufactures suited TO the Chi
nese market, she can send supplies four
weeks sooner than we can by the most expe-
bilious conveyance. | allude more particu-
larly TO Upper California and to The Bay of
San Francisco-as the soil of the former is
fertile beyond expression, the climate ex-
~eellent, and the harbor of the latter is capa-
BILE of containing all the fleets Of all the ma
tons in the world. This province is much
discontinued with the central government. 1t
has been more than once in open revolt, and
SO powerless is the Government, than an ex-
petition of 1000 men destined TO secure II
from United States aggression. though pre-
pared several months back, is unable 10
move for want of money to buy The soldiers
rations.
The Americans are ~assiduously getting
possession of that territory theylalready com-
mand the banks of the leading river, the
Sacramento; they are buying titles from the
hungry governors, and as [ said before, they
have 1900 settlers in a district where only
40 British subjects are to be found. MeXi-
CO owes 100000 dollars of unsettled claims
besides 100000 of admitted claims, to the
United States, and it is just possible that
the enlarged Texan frontier and Upper Cali
fornia might be taken in payment of these
claims, ifa sum of money be not added suffi-
cient TO relieve the Government OF its EN-
barrassments. As the Unired States have
shown us the example, and as they have dis
covered a new mode of conquest unknown
TO the old world, | do not see why England
is to continue to be the dupe, and why we
should not purchase from Mexico such
portions of Upper California as many be nee
essary to protect our Indian trade. We lei
France take possession of Algiers, and she
has now 300 leagues of the Mediterranean
coast. Let US suffer Jonathan to get a footing
in California, and we shall be left without
resting place on the coast north of Mazatlan
RecoIlect that the lands of California arr
mortgaged TO the English Bondholder; but So
are those of Texas; and if the Uniled State;
be suffered 10 eat up the latter without any
remonstrance on our part, can they pick enc
choose in California with the same impuni
ty? | have heard persons complain, tba
while this Texan affair was going on we ha'
no fleet in the Gulf of Mexico: but our inter
ests in the Gulf are uncertain, while thos
on the coast ofthe Pacific are notorious. II
thus writing | represent the opinion of all tn
British community in this quarter, and d'