Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-25
CALIFORNIA


/ FROM bopNy NOHipH)N HcCOllCcftOHS az
McricO.
/ The inhabitants oi California are for the
most part Indians, large proportion naked
slvages, who not only have 10 sympathies
with Mexico. but the most dcCIded aniipa thy
! Mexico has 40 troops there aud the dis
tance OF the deplrin ut prevents any being
sent.
= Captain Suffer, who was one of Bonaparle's
officers, and, believe, il Swiss, has for
many years had an ostablishm nj there, and
IS the real sovereign OF the country if any
one -, certainly 50 dc fdctO il not dc jure-
The government of Mexico has done none of
these things, sach as settlement. eXtendinr
her laws, and Attending protection, which a
lone give to civilized people a right TO the
country OF savage one. As To all these. the
natives OF California are as much indebted 10 |
any other nation as TO Mexico by the cxac- !
tons and tribute which are levied upun them
lit Is literally a wolf, and belongs TO the /
irst occupant. Capt Sutcr has two forts in
California, and about two thousand person.
natives and Europeans, in his employment,
AL OF them armed and regularly drilled.
have no doubt that his force would be more
than a match for amy Mexican force which
VIII ever he sent against him. lie has once
or twice been ordered TO deliver up his forts,
and his laconlc reply has been, Come and
take them"
From all the information which have re
celyed-and | have been inquisitIe on the
subject an well satisfied that there is not
on ihis Continent any country of the same
extent as little desirable as Oregon, nor any
IN The world which combines as many advan-
I tagcs as California. With the exception of
The valley ot the Wallamatte, there is scarce
" any portion of Oregon which is inhahita-
Z tAr ~ 1. A
hunting population--and the valley of the
Willamette IS of very small extent. I'm the
south the only port is at the Columbia river.
amt that Is NO port al all, as the loss of the
] Peacock. aud Others OF our vess lis, have PROV
/ cd. % say nothing oil other harbOrs i'm Cali
lorna, that oi SIu francisco is Capacious g.
uough tor the navies OF the world and its
shores are covered with enough timber q,
species OF live odh) to build those navics. If
laau was 90 ask ui God a clinnta. hc would
ash just such one as that OF California. If he
had ewes been thtre. There is 40 portion of
our Western country which produces all the
grains as well; have been told by more tbnn
one person on whom / entirely relied. ,b,t
they had known whole fields 60 produce. The
"a qadntlly 50 incredible that will not state
~. Inc whole lace OF the country is covered
with The finest oats growing wild: sugar. rice.
'..'i hft't Atif.lf tilN II uNl tOULtuIdI Gll-
mate. Besides all these the richest mines of
gold aud silver have been discovered thcre
aud ihc pearl fisheries have always been sour.
cea OF the largest profits; unl more than these.
there are the markets OF India and China ,yitlt
nothing Intervening but the calm aud storm
less Pacific ocean.
| The distance lronfth head of navigation
on the Arkansas bnd Red rivers 10 paviea.
/ bic point OF TIE waters of the Gulf of Caliiny-
/ MA I- not more thsu FIVE or six hundred miles
\ let that distance be overcome by o railroad
aud what a vista is opened 10 Tue prosperify
ond power OF our country. 1 have no doubt
\ tIdi lhe time viii come when New Orleans
VIII be the greatest city in the world. Thai
/ pcHod would b, ipcalCglably hasleacd by ths
measures which have indicated. wb;.h
would throw into Der TAP the vast commerce
/ OIL emma and India. Great BrituiH. with tl.st
wise aud iar. seeing policy lor which She Is
more remarkable Than any other government.
has already llie practical possession Of uo.t -
lh. ports oi ihn PdCihc Uceau-Ntw ZagIaud
20. Sandwich Islands. and very soon tbe S,-
ciciy Islands also. We have commerce in
tIat ocean oi more than h.ty millions of Iol.
Tors, und not single place Of refuge l9r our
ships.
} will NOT s1y whit r. our policy I'm r-o,ri
To California. Perhaps &c Is lhat ID femalg io
i..e hands Of a weak power Iike Mexico. and
lHai 90 mouume powers usy haze tic 3D.
vantage Of Dts ports But one thing will
say, that 30 viii boz worth a war ui twenty
years 20 prevent England acquiring 30. which.
have thc best reasons for believing sbo de-
size, 20 do. md just as good reasons ior b.
ic'Iug chat she will not do ID b. costs N war
Ni'h this country. It's p,haps. too remote
from u- i0 become member of thc Union
liistci doubtful. whether thc increase of our
territory viii havca federal or q ccu,mliziugI
.on cnry. ~ tlic latter. wc have too much
..i'".' aHd ] am by 30 means sure iiat e.
.".h"i sister republic there, with the luc
''"-"'-e hlrf'y gnd laws viii not, Upon