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CARROLLTON OHIO~FRIDAY, DECEMBER H. rlL

iorHia living north Of latitude 81 deg. Such
were the unreasonable terms proposed by the
Mexican Commissioners.
The ccssion to lhe [ niiai States bv Nayiro Of
the province of New Nexiro aud ghc CaIi1ra.as.
as proposed by the Commissioner Of the tuitad
States, It was believed would be more 10 uccprl-
ance with the convenience and interests Of both
nations than any other ccssiou ui territory which
ii was probable Mexico would be induced to
make.
II is manifest 90 all who have observed the ac-
tuaI condition Of the Mexican government ior
some wears past. aud at present that 1t th pro-
v'ncrs shoald be- ratajHcd by her she could not
long continue 10 hold and govern them. MrGl-
go Is too feeble power to govern these pr0yiu-
ces-Iyiug as they do, al a distance of more
than thousand miles from her capital, aud II
attempted to be retained by her they would con.
sutuH but for n shor time, even nuujuaIlv. "a
part of her domnuus. This would b, especial
Iy the case wuh Upper California. The sagaci-
~ oI powerful sar1prau nations has long since
directed their attention To the commercial i'm
portance Of thal province. and there eau Be lit
tie doubt that tHe moment the ulted States shall
rellnqulSh th'r present occupation OF 1t, and
lhrr claim 10 II as indemnify. an effort would
j" made by some foreign power, 10 possess Il el-
ther by conquest or by purchase. Ii no foreign
government should acquire H., in cilhcr of these
modes, an independent revolutionary govern.
mcul would probably be established by the in
hablans. aud such foreigners as may remain in
OF remove 10 the country. as soon as il shall be
known that The Uni,"d States have aapnIoucd il.
Such a government would b, too feeble 10 MAIN
tain its sepcrale Independent existence, aud would
finally become annexed to, or b. a dependent
colony of some more powerful State.
Should any foreign Government attempt TO
possess il rs a colony. OF Otherwise 10 incorpOr-
ate il with itself, the principle ayowcI by presi.
dent Monroe, in 1924, and reaHrmcd in my first
annual Message, that no Foreign Power wuJId,
with our consent be permitted to plant OF estub-
Ilsh any new colony OF dominion on any part
of The North American Continent, must be- main
tained. In maintaining this principle, aud in
resisting It's invasion by any foreign power, we
might be involved in other wars more expensive
and more difficult thr il which We are now en-
gagged. The provinces Of New Mexico and The
CALIFORNIA; are contiguous 10 the territory Of the
United States, aud it brought under the govern
mant OF our laws, their rosuurces-mngru, az
riculturaI, manufacturing, aud commercial, would
soon be developed.
Upper California IS bounded on the Nurlh BY
our Oregon possessions, aud if held by the Uni-
ted States would soon be seulcd by hardy, Gu.
,crprisng and intelligent portion Of our popuIa,
ton. The bay OF san Francisco, and other har
borS aloug the California coast. would afford ;
shelter tor our Navy, Ior our numerous whale
ah!Pa ahd other merchant vessels, employed Ii
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the racine "cean' ana would IN snort period
oacoina me narl3 oi ah extensive ana PrJhlaDte
commerce with Ch'Aa aad other countries 0l the
east.
! These a'va1'a%'7, in which the whole COM
m'rclaI world participate, would at once be Sc
cured to me United SIaie5 by the ceSstoh OF lhIS
territory While Is certain that as long as It re-
mans part OF lh3 Mexican commons, lhey can
be enjoyed hcIlhcr by Mexico herself nor by any
other naloA.
New Mexico is frontier province and has
never been oI any considerable value 10 Mexico
From lis locality, It IS naturally connected with
our western Settlements The territorial limit
OF the State ot IeXas,too, as defined by her laws
before her admission INTO our mon, embrace all
that portion OF New Mexico yIng east OF the Rlo
Grande, while Mexico suIi CLAIMS TO hold tins
terrllory as part oI heF dollihl"dS' MS ad'
Jusumcnt OF this question OF boundary IS import
ant
There IS another consideration which induced
the belief thai The Mexican government mlghI
even dcSIre TO place tins province under the pro-
lecuono OF me Government OF The Us Numer'
Gus bands oi herce and warIlke Sayagcs wander
over ii and upon It's borders. Mexico has been
and must connnuc 10 be TOO feeble to restrain
them from committing deprcdallons. robberes,
aud MURDERS, not only upon the inhabitants OF
New Mexico liseIi but upon those ot the other
Northern States OF Mexico llwoud be bless
ing TO all these Northern States to have their Cit
lzcns protected against them by 'hePoWer OF the
United States.
AT this moment many MeNicanS, principally
females ana children areIn captivity amongthem
II New Mexico were held and governed by the