The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-01

onia to Oregon and to these islands 1t would shorten
distances wonderfully and would offer additional induce
menls for emigration to the Pacific coast OF North Amer
ca me government of the United States owe TO
themselves and their citizens located al the terminus OF
me west especially they (he governmenp have m
vi'ed Their emigration that point to employ one or
more steam propellers packets to from Panama TO
oan iancisco and perhaps to the Columbia river With
regular steamer the route from San Francisco TO
Panama, and from Chagres to some port in the United
States, person could make the journey from San Fran
cisco to New York IN thirty days, easily II is due to our
countrymen, ALSO that they may be provided with some
certain and regular mail facilities Aside from those OF
citizens residing in California and Oregon, who
would be greatly accommodated and benefited by this
mode of intercourse with their friends home it would
be source OF ncalcuabe pleasure and benefit to the
fifteen twenty thousand American seamen engaged
in the whale fisheries IN the north RACINE who,
matters exist, frequently remain out here
three years, without hearing word from
their families, their friends, or their country except
what they may accidentally hear at some OF the
ports where they may resort Tor supplies no one,
unless he has had experience appreciate the want
OF such facilities as have spoken o.. IL our h mem
added) who are enjoying large pay IRON the people, ana
uXurating every morning IN the Perusal OF numerous
daily newspapers and the thousands of periodicals. and
literary productions which the press constantly issuing
FORTH and who have only to walk across the street to the
office OF the magnetic telegraph to communicate and re-
celve communications in instant OF time IRON their
families friends, hundreds and perhaps thousands OF
miles of-f they would for moment remember that
their tellow-clzens IN California and Oregon and yar!
parts of this hear from their friends and bus
ness connexions in the United States once perhaps, In
year eighteen months (supposng their letters not to
have been lost mslad by careless captain
pecargo on the passage,) and that they occasionally
ceive or pick up, newspaper printed the year previous
and if they would also reflect that all this annoyance
anxiety and delay could be obvated by small appropr
alton for regular and certain conveyance Tor mail
for the Pacific from the United States to Chagres across
the ishmus to Panama, and from thence to San ran
clsco,-methlnks II they are possessed OF a spark OF
philanthropy, benevolence, honesty they would, at
least appropriate the large amount of money they yearly
souander in the huge and had almost said numbeess
equally useless ways for the purpose of facilitating and
establishing permanently such regular mail communca-
ton Let them impose high rate of postage as they
please; want the mails, if they can only be depended
upon, at any price for letters The question OF cheap
postage we will agree not to asltae Tor some years to
come at least There not American on the coast or
at these islands, engaged IN the whale sbenes but
would pay anywhere from one TO three dollars letter,
for three years come if it would tend to insure
the establishment of sure, permanent and regular mail
and from the United States Those members OF Con-
gress who will take the lead and urge this matter for
ward with zeal and success, will never want Tor friends
in ''the west"
1t is said the emigrants in California have located
squaed" upon the unoccupled lands and have gone to
work in good earnest to cultivate and improve them.
They expect to supply themselves and their nelghbos
with common dongs this year, and next year to uxu
rate on chicken iixns' and plenty to spare In the
vessels which brought out the regiment of thousand
volunteers from New York (under command OF Col Ste
venson, thin pleased to learn they had on board
all the necessary machinery, &c, for saw and grlst
mill. This happy thought OF our most excellent
Secretary of War They much needed and will be
Immediately set in operation-probaby on the Sacra,
mento or of its tributaries The introduction OF
good mills will tend greatly to increase the products OF
the country Much OF the lumber used in California has
been procured from the Columbia river, and at the last
Wheat of most excellent quality is raised already in
great abundance the Sacramento, particularly by Capt
Suffer, and in the neghborhood OF Suffers Fort" The
captain manufactures it into -four but his mill is poor and
of rude construction and, OF consequence the flour is
the very BEST still it answers the purpose where there
| is no better.
You will perceive by the papers that Com. Shubrick
has arrived out and has relieved Stock ton, who. it is re-
ported going home TO rest upon his laurels supposed
to be by him in the battles of the Sth and 9th OF
January last Since commenced this, you Will also see
by the papers forward that the I'd inst Com Bddle
arrived at Monterey with the Columbus" line of battle
ship and took command of the squadron One OF the Off
board writes friend here, that there has been play
enough here under the former command and now some
thing will be done The officers, well the civilians
in California and the Mexican Califernans, very
much gratfed at the arrival of Shubrck and Gen; Kear
ny Under the present system and prudent policy OF
quiet and peaceable and very much graed and con-
tent The experience prudence, sagacity and ability OF
in ORDER andwhat is of equal importance us,
nexion with our relations to other natons-hs knowl
edge of international law, and his ability diplomats
will insure against amy unjust charge OF iegalty in
any measures OF hostility on this coast towards Mexico
Mexico will find she has something to attend to on
this side of her territory Unless she accepts the
olive branch, so generously and so often offered to her
by the United States since she commenced hostes with
us, she will be overun with our victorious and gallant
ICOuHuyHien.
But enough, for the present. of Mexico and California
You will begin to think, from what have said of the
latter country that have got the fever on bad Do not
fear when make up my mind to locate there, you shall
be duly advised. One thing, however, will say-if
entirely unfetered and did want to my dear
relatives and friends more than want to make money
gain distinction in that faroff from you) country.
should be in California less than three months time
! Every day live here, | become thoroughly dis
gusted with this government, its managers and the
tive population They, the natives-and, had almost
said their white managersare most emphatically
of animals and, by their RIGHTEOUSNESS, and consequent
horrible diseases, dying off by and hundreds
They decreed like the North American Indians,
give place to the Anglo Saxon race; and the they
gone, the better for themselves and the country they
inhabt The missionaries have done them all the good
Of they have done them any they ever can and, with
ments held out to encourage in them refomahon IN
dusrous habits the practice of any OF the virtues or
decencies OF civilized life They are doomed race and
the only regret is that OF the missionaries and the
white officers OF government (who instead OF labong to
benefit their moral and physical condition. by encouraging
habits of industry among them, have been "featherng
their nests') could not be brought to account for
their msdeeds, and undergo some of the mlseres the
poor natives made suffer- punishment for their
selfish and unprncipled conduct have little no pa
thence with these miserable, minded, conceted
men, who control this poor, imbecle, ignorant black
king, and administer his governments to suit their
selfish purposes. You will find in the sNews'' of the
10th March inst editorial article showing the cond-
ton of this people. 1t is graphic and most truthful
portraure of the situation and condition of the native
population. trust you will procure its republication,
also the editorials Cuba, in the paper OF the I'm
and that concerning the independence of the islands IN