The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-04-17

c.r.nA.-The PpvinciaI Parliament Of
r,.n.da vas opened Il MoDrealiCn The 2O'b
m, Earl Cathcarts speech announced that
4. appointment as GOveineF General vas
as was generally supposed
temporary. We cannot make room for his
speech, but the following extracts from It
are too significant TO be overloOked:
I should under any circumstances have
directed your early attention 10 the condl.
ton Of the militia law. But the unsettled |
state of The negotiations which have been for
sorre time past carried on between the In
oerial Government aud HAT OF the United
States of America, renders il imperative
upon me to press Immediately upon your
consideration the necessity OF a TeOrganlZ-
alton of this arm of the public defence. !
feel the most unbounded confidence that the
LOYALTY and patriotism os every class of her
Msjesiv's subjects in Canada will be conspi
cuous, as they have been heretofore, should
occasion call for their services TO aid in the
protection Of their country; but we'll diges
ted and uniform system is Indispensable to
give fitting direction 70 the most Jealous
effort.
Al The same time feel wareuted in as
surfing you that, while our gracious Sever
eipn will ever rely on the free and loyal at
tachment Of her Canadian people for the
de fence of this province, and the mainten~
ance of British connection, her Majesty will
be prepared, as her predecessors have always
been, to provide with prOmptitude and en-
ergy, corresponding with the power and re
sources of the empire, for the security of
her North American dominiOns.
CALAFoRNIA.-The press Of the country
has very genealy shown itself favorable to
the acquisition OF Upper California to the
United States, a: any reasonable expense.
Both parties appear 10 appreciate the tmpor>
lance Of the territory, and various plans have
been suggested for attaining the desired OBJ
Iiect. The Cincinnati Chronicle would add
lust the matter, and the Oregon question at
the same time, and as its views have attract.
ed much attention, we give an extract from
its columns on the subject:
Our views Of the matter have been from
the beginning. that a Tripariite Treaty
should be formed between Mexico, England
and the. United States, which should con-
cede TO England all Of Oregon between 40
/ deg. and 81 deg. 40 MN, and concede 10
] the United States all the territory between
the line Of Sc deg. 80 min. la; and 40 deg,
2 and the United States to pay for Mexico one
half the mortgage mOney-say $l0,O00,O0C
q which, with the release on the upper par
4 Of Oregon, is TO constitute the purchase mon
o ey oil Upper California. Lastly, England i
Q to pay, or release on the part Of the credit
oTs, mortgage on the remaining lands of Mex
;. leo, which include three or four fine Provin
. ces.
E Now, if our readers will take map Of lh
Pacific coast Of America and examine i;
they will see at once that il is treaty i
which all parties are gamers and none ar
:. toosers.
III /. Great Britain will gain all she wants
the continuity of her Canadian possession
TO tke Pacific Ocean.
z. The United States GAINS as large an
" far better terr tory than that for which "
m contend. We gain nearly all the really GOO
Or part of the Pacific coast Of America. W
le gain the Bay Of Francisco and the Vale
'> Of the Columbia.
'e 8. Mexico is equally gamer. She pay
e of with one>fhjrd the Rlorig0ged terit0rry
e great debt aohich she Is totally unable 10 pa,
d From THE CAMANcHE PEAK.-The Ia.
IS Cherokee Advocate states that some Of ,h
II persons who accompanied Mcssrs. Butle
u and Lewis, United States Commissioners, t
70 the Camanche country, returned TO th
D. Cherokee Nation few days ago direct fro'
or the Camanche Peak. When they left, n
. CamaRches had yet arrived at the counc
- ground, and, although runners" were ser
s. out 10 them, it was thought month or 81
d weeks must elapse before they could b
e. brought together, If at ALI
or Some Of the wild Indians stole ten [
~ eleven horses and mules from the part,
>" suPpOsiog them to be "war party" TW
u of them bad been recovered, and it wa
=. hoped the others would be.
- Wild Cat and the Seminole deputatid
= had left the party, for some causes not st,
- ted, and returned home. That Wild Cat
! a crafty fellow Picdyune.
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