Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-23

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tains the following paragraph. The same
paragraph is copied into the London pa
pers without comment:
"The fell of Santa Anna has exposed
one of the vastest projects which the I'm.
derminiDg ambition of Great Britain ever
conceived. 1t appears from tho cores.
pondence of the ex-Presldent of Mexico
with the British Minister, that the former,
for sum Of 25,000,009 piastres, of which
he had reserved for himself, considera.
Bile portion, was on the eve of ceding alb
solutely 20 Great Britain The magnificent
province of California, considered so valu.
able both by Great Britain and the United
States, that the latter, in the year 1887.
offered $5,000,000 for the harbor of San
Francisco alone'
We were the first TO bring 10 the notice
of the public, in this country, this wily
effort oil Great Britain, as disclosed ty the
papers found in possession of SANTA AN
MA 1T the time of his fall. Our iniorma.
ton was from source which admitted of
no question or doubt. The Mexican Con.
gress went into secret session upon the
subject disclosed by those papeis, and
their specific contents had not been made
known when the letter whence our inlor-
nation was derived was written. II was
not then known TO the public, therefore,
how much was TO have been paid for Cali
iornla. The Paris "Presse' now states,
it will be perceived, that the amount to be
paid, was 25,000,000 piasters, equal to a.
bout 100000 dollars, Of which the ava
ricious Santa Anna had reserved TO him
self considerable portion. We have
seen nothing from any quarter contradict.
ing the truth of the alleged negotiation be-
tween the British functonary and Santa
Anna for the transfer of California. The
silence Of the English press upon the sub.
ject, is also omlnous of its truth. 1t CO.
pies the remarks of the French journals
in regard 10 it without word of comment.
We may pretty fairly conclude, then, that
the price of transfer, as well as the fact
itself, is now fully disclosed.
These things being doubtless officially
known 10 our Government, the question
is, what action will be taken in the pre-
misses? The clearly developed American
sentiment upon this subject is, that no
further colonization on this continent can
be permitted to be made by foreign ma
tions-and least Of all by Great Britain, at
the point and for the purposes Swallowed
forth by this attempted negotiation. We
arc fully satisfied of the American feeling
Of Mr. Polk and his cabinet on this sub
ject, and doubt not, therefore, that every
thing will be done which our true policy
demands. Congress may postpone the as
sertion of our rights 10 Oregon, and the
adoption of those measures necessary 10
protect our people in its peaceful enjoy
ment, but the people, who are always a.
head of the politicians in patriotic senti-
ment and action, are deciding the question
for themselves; they are crossing the noun
tains by increasing thousands, determined
TO protect themselves by the energy of
their own brave spirits and strong arms,
against all aggression. Whether the right
to California is settled by negotiation or
not, our people will cover and possess the
shores Of the Pacific. -fConstitation.