Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-09-10

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THURSDAY .NOR.NIN1;. SEPT. 10, 1916.
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CALIFORNIA.
We have been awaiting, ior some time, with much
anxiety intelligence OF the movement. OF our large naval
ufce IN the Pacific consequent upon the reception by liz
commander, oihe news uf the existence # var between
the L. :. and Mexico Amp, time i, would sr,lp had
elapsed, and yet net word Of from that qnarier-
At last by the way of Mexico, we had vague rumu
hst California had been annesed which was supposed
10 mean ~ more than that ui is tpwns
had been taken by our squadron. A few days after
wards. the Culon contained the following neaere no
lce
1--WE have received iniormatiun. on winch We place
Implicit reliance, that Cnn,nmore Shat inuk pos
sion OF Monterey I'm the g h of July last. On the 9h
July, Commander John Is. Montgomery al The Ports
mouth, summoned The Comnandant d, N,Iba i;n.sn In
surrender What the result ii this summons was, W.
not informed.
Anew days PRIV ous y To The 9th Of July, a dpach
from Col Ffemots force louk p,ssesslun of FROM
Tier past called Sonona 10 The norlh vi San fraucscu-
Gen. Il sp attempted 10 dlsh,dge hpm hut after
slight sklrnlsh. and the ARRIVAL Of Cu. Fremont Ia
ptt.nn, Castro retfr.,teJ.
There sPpears 10 hay. been as murh d,sen.on among
the Calinnas oIe The arrival IT Comm d Sluai
existed IN other parts oi Mexico Ga the 5lh June
Jun'a nri al Santa Barbara, headed tlvrtnr Pea,
|" declare oaliifnla independently which mos enent
met by proclamation from the Cluinandam Gen, ra
Castro, declaring marital aa hfoua houl the country.
nay or two afterwards, Washington corresp,n
dent Of The Pu5llc Ledger, Of Z nadrlpha, writes
thus:
NAsHISGToN, SEPTEMBER |, 1916.
wrote You WEEK agn thai squadron in The Pa
chic would not long remain Idle, having crIvd pos
rive instruction IN b- up aud doing ruw hav. the
pleasure of communicating The following important
Commodore SLoAr entered the larbor Of Monterey
md ,t,tIl Il lt,I,
habans nt CaIliunIa calling IN Them 10 remain peace
full assuring them thai he did not come As the enemy
OF Galli"rna. hut as their friend. Ihat then are hes.
i,n.d TO torm part and parcel Of he gyea fcde,ai
C""" " me thtea Sfdhs. enJ ylng the SAME rights
ana p,''fg's as lhe eli z'ns nj those States They
should select her civil fiji ,rs and ma sra,s and
enry all "'her privileges Ut irremen, ri hch they are
now IN part or wholly deprived. The same revenue.
laws should he IN luTce IN Ca,rna As in the 'n,ed
States, by which ih, " ,ud As C,lirnIon. and
members of the American | non 0b'am p,tii,i0ns and
MANUFACTURES u e Caittd Suites ,iy free ,rh,lr other
imports roud pay ddy al teast i,ctniy lirr per rent
hSs Man IS n0ic tered Me arfichs bV ihe hurs
~ .her'co Those who Will moi become clz us ut lhr
great American Confectionery, 10 depart in peace with all
Their property, provided lhy lay down their arms and
remain IN other respects neutral. He erj ms lhen l.,
felah lhtlf Alcaldes aud other magistrates I'll they
should have better dgssicd the particular firm Of GOV.
eminent they wish I" adopt. aud have had time IN e.
lect other officers III iner places. property Ut pr yap
clzens, aud particularly that Of the chutehes shuud
be respected all supplies and provisions paid tor on rea
s""aoe terms and no private property used Tor public
purposes without proper compensation.
HE proclamation is dated savannah, harbor Of Mon
terey and signed JoHN b. SLo.r Commander IG chief
OF The United States forces in The Pacific.
/ 1t is evident that this writer has been furnished with
intelligence in oicsl quarters or has had an opporu.
NIFTY OF perusng the dispatches OF Com. Sla,. We
do moi, Tor moment, doubt The literal accuracy OF hi,
statements, We quite n, loss to perceive the re
luciance OF The GoveTnme 10 announce in official
manner through the Union, The particulars of VIVA, re-
ally has taken place in California. here seems To be
a desire 10 suppress someihlng-ur while at least
and This mysterious reserve, Of ITSELF exces some sus-
piclpn The rumor which reached us by he wa, of
Mexico VAS correct. California. so far as Naval fl
GERS proclama 0n-fraued most probably in Wash
inslon-can do the business is formally annexed The
Union, aud we havr therefore, a virtual admission, of
the hypocrisy Of the Administration when 1t peIlina-
cuu>ly and indignantly d>cIamed all ideas vi conquest
IN waglng war against Mexico. To conquer 4 peace
not territory, was the ayowed oDJecl-and this, al a
lime when seven eight hundred men. RECRUITED upon
novel principle. lying New York waiting fl
conveyance 10 California. where they 10 be EN-
played first soldiers in conquering and then as mil
tary coonlss in settling, the country.
! 1t Appeals also, that 1t. Col. FREMoNrs party Of
exploration has ned the character of MI ary ex
pedlllon and has taken possession of frontier post
4 We have never, Tor III Iment doubted that the az
QUESTION OF California and portion of New Mexico VA,
theorglna object oflhe Administration for the attainment
Ut which 1t plunged tae ntua needless and rum
uusly expensive war. We believe the end will be al
tanned. though al ~ lule OF national rppnia ion
and al an outlay Of money. ten times great would
have required to accomplish II, by peaceful and hon
orable purchase.
Com. SLoATS proclamation has not yet appeared
We know enough Of its character, however, hazird
the opinion that II will culipus contrast IN sen
tmenl to that ISSUED by Gen. TAYLOR. Neither docu-
menl was published by those commanders without in
structions and the proclanauns We're, in fact, most
probably, drawn up in w ashIhgton The Government,
therefore, found holding language 10 the people
OF one Mexican province and widely different to
Ihose of another.
! We await further disclosures, with no little ankle
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DEATH OF PRESIDENT DEW.
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