Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-27
THE ENQUIRER.
Monday Morning, January 90, 1916.
RIG MOND, VA.

X IL ii M ON ID, VA.
Monday Morning, January 90, 1916.
TIE WINGS TURNED ANNEXATIoNIsTs.
Last year the Republican party were aSsaied
b. their opponents Tor their Unsuitable love of
land-"land robbers" ''voracious spectators, .
&c, were he midesl epi,heis applied 10 the De-
mocra'ic friends OF The Annexation OF Texas
TO such an extreme point did their dcnuncaons
proceed, that We thought, if there was in the
world party bitterly opposed 10 annexation OF
all kind, il was the modern Wing party. What
then was our surprise 10 see extracts from an
article in Inc American Review, The standard text
book OF the Wigs, which has an awful squint
AT the annexation Of the fertile fields of California,
The rich neishbor Of our onn Texas. The mis-
sion o! Mr.. Slidcll 10 Mexico is made the ground
work Of The a!icle-his object being, in tie eyes
OF the Review, 10 purchase California, which il
is hoped he will succeed in eaeciing. Lover
California is represented to be without value, as
is also portion Of Upper California. But the
remaining portion Of The latter is described as be-
ing one OF The most splendid countries on The globe.
Hear the writer
at embraces The whole country drained by the
waters which empty inlo the bay OF San Fran
cisco. These are, first, beginning at the South,
the San Joaquin, which rises in lake called Boz
navisa, in latitude sc dogs, and abeut three hun
bred miles Northwest oflhe mouth OF The Culora-
do; il runs thence northwest some six hundred
miles, with deep and tranquil current, nayiga-
bic for two hundred and fifty miles above lis
mouth, ard through valley six hundred mics
in length, and from forty 10 ore hundred in width;
bounded on every side by mountains, which hus
enclose prairie surface, covered Will trees which
skirt The streams, Of above 10000 square miles
II superficial extent. Among The highlands
vi,ch enclose This valley, are vas. forests hl!ed
w.. IL ofiesl and finest cedars and pines in
tie word, with every variety OF soil fresh water
lakes, and every element of unbounded agricul-
tural wealth, except propitious climate. From
November to March, the whole valley is flooded
by heavy and incessant rains; and from April
TO Autumn, an inioierable heat converts this vast
fen of slagnant waters into valley OF the Sha-
dow OF Death. This evil, however, il is conf
IDENTIFY asserted, is susceptible OF an easy remedy
by draining these accumulated waters into the
river
"F'rom The North flows another and much lar
ger liver (ihe SACRAMENTO which, rising among
The mountains that skirt The lever border Of Ore
con flows for nearly three hundred miles through
an open, level country, naturally fertile, and an
nualiy overlooked by the waters OF the river,
which thus, like Tie Nile, enriches and adorns
The region through which il runs; cut on The East
side by numerous tributary streams siirted with
timber, and striped upon the West by groves and
lakes, and great savannahs, and presenting one
of The richest and most beautiful regions on the
face of the earth. In the wet season this river is
nayiaabe To steamers Of three hundred tons for
nearly Two hundred miles above lis mouth and
even in the dryest season, small boats without
difficulty make their way Tor over one hundred
miles 10 what is called the Forks where The Sa-
cramenio receives its great western branch,
named upon the map cf Capt. Wilkes, Desiruc-
ton river, which rises in The Sierra Nevada and
flows fol about two hundred miles M'ih rapid
current, through fertile region, into It's principal
stream. The Jesus Maria rises amid Inc heights
of The Snowy Mountains, directly South OF Cape
Mendocino; and, flowing SCUM al an average
distance oftweniy miles from the ocean, through
a region OF hills and rolling plains, heavily CO
yered with forests OF most valuable timber, tails
into the bay Of San Francisco"
The writer then goes on to establish the follow
ing positions:
81. That California q region OF vast rcsour-
ces and destined, al no distant day 20 hn'd impor-
Ia ut relations TO The commerce and politics Of lhe
world, husband oushr, in The natural course Of
events, ard for The general good Of humanity
10 pass from its present dominion INTO Tie hands
Of another racp, and under tie sway OF another
political system.
80. That Great Britain is seeking the estab-
lshmenl OF Der sovereignty there, being moved
thereto, mol only by her general lust lor colonial
possessions, bul by the necessity when, 10 COM
mon with The other monarchies oil EuroFe, she
feels OF inerposing barrier TO lhe growth IN
wealth. dominion and power ol HE american
Union. and of thus checking The progress OF Re-
publican Liberty, BY which she believes her own
institutions, aud the position OF the family oil
European sovereisns, 10 be seriously menaeed
49, That the accomplishment oil lhis design
would be Inconsistent with The Interests ana me
safety Of the United States; that Il wnnid be ID
direc, hostility 10 fundamental prlnciPits ihey
are pied ed 10 sustain; and lna' inc paramount
law oG .c,e.nrescryation will impel fhem 10 as
sn,np that ike The European occupation of Gu
ba. il is an event which they cannot permit, IN
any contingency whatever
Another article in The Review, on The mission
10 Panama, lakes strong ground for The famous
declaration, reiterated By Mr.. Polk and says:
1.-THE dea,hless struggle, The maehs athanafos-
which has ever existed, and must ever exist, be-
tween the principle of the peoples sovereignty,
and that of The tights Of kinss-thonsh both, IN
their legitimate scope, derived from and sane
tioned by Divine Northumberland be renew
ed here without the wars and desola'ions "hich
have marked it elsewhere. Therefore IL IS, lna'
by The common consent, and united voice OF me
American nations, il is proclaimed anew, through
the fundamentally of these United states, maj
M future Earorcan colonv or dominion saaa, ral
onr eonscni be planted or established IN any paft o.
The NORTH american continent.
This is the true ground, and cannot &c cavil!ed
a, even by The N. Y. Express. That Wing jour-
nal, however, excerpts to The article on Califor-
MIA and remarks:
nBu, the Review, in another article, as stoutly
contends for the acquisition OF California, as for
resistance TO European interference IN American
afTairs-and in this matter, we apprehend, that
Il is leading many of the Wing party farther, or
Easter than they wish 10 go. California, we are
,oJ mus, and will som pass into other hands
tha those ofi,s present pnssesso;s, ana as me re-
snl, < inevitable. it becomes necessary that II
shn,,d h. onrs else il will he 7 province Of some
rnrnnean government. Great Britain probably
> CONSEQUENCE We ought deeply 10 dcPlore and 10
..s;.t we do not intend 10 objec! 10 any oil The
r,,.:,,, nrinciplee laid down in this article; bat
o. me, lelp thinking, that Just at This time,
49,. ~. nassion torlerrilorial acquisition is so
violent and the rage for wal win Great br IAN anu
is 50 pressing with many OF the Hotspurs OF Inc