The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-12-22

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niles, or seven hundred and sxiy.,hiet
million five huud,e cd and fi'ly.nine thousnnt
and forty acres; while the urea OF the re
naming twenty nine States, and the terrific
~ not yet organized into States cast Of the
Rocky Mountains, contains two million i
ty nine thousand five hundred and thirteen
. square miles, or thirteen hundred and eigh
, teen million one hundred and twenty 81,
, thousand and fifty eight acres. These es
Inmates show that tho territories recent,
, acquired, and over which our exclusive ju
r.dlctlon aud dominion have been extended
constitute country more than half as large
Us all that which was held by the United
States before their acquisition. II Oregon
be excluded from tho estimate, there VII
still remain within the limits of Teyfs, Neu
, Mexico, and California, eigh, hundred anl
fly .o0e thousand five hundred and ninety.
eight square miles, or five hundred and for.
ty.iive million twelve thousand seven hun
bred and twenty acres ; beng an addition
cqIal TO more than one third Of all the ter.
ri;ory owned BY the Unl:ed States before
their acquisition; aud, including OseLon
nearly as great an extent Of territory as lie
whole Of Europe, RUSSIA only excepted, -
The Mississippi, so lately the frontier OF
our country, IS nov only ils centre. Whh
tho addition OF the late acquisitions. the
United States are now estimated TO be near.
Iy large as the whole Of Europe. II is
estimated by the superintendent Of the coast
survey, n the accompanying report, lha,
the extent Of the seacoast OF Texas on The
CUT Of Me,lco is upwards Of four hundred
mle- Of the coast OF Upper California,
Oh the Pacific, oil nine hundred aud seven
~ miles; and OF Oregon including the
Straits OF Fucs, OF sIs hundred and GiY
mules making the whole extent OF seacolst
on The Pacific one thousand SIX hundred and
the Pacific and the Gulf Of Mexico tso
thousand and twenly miles. The Ienc Ii
o. the coas, on the Atlantic from The nor
rhefn hunts Of the United States, around
the Cages OF Florida to mo S4blnc on the
eastern boundary Of Texas, is csilm1led 10
be three thousand miles so that the add
ton OF seacuas', Including cson, IS very
nearly tso.ihltds as great as all We pos
scssed before and excluding Oregon 10 an
addition OF one thousand three hundred and
seventy miles; being ncatly equal 10 one
half at the extent Of coast which we pos.
scssed before these acquisitions We have
nos three great maritime (fonts-on the
Atlantic, the CUT Of Mcxco. and The Pa.
c,hc- making IN The Whole an extent Of sea
coast exceeding ivo thousand miles. This
Is the extent OF the sencoa,t Of tho United
States, not including bays, sounds. and small
irregularities OF the main shore, and Of the
sea Islands. II these be included. the length
Of tho shore line OF coast, as estimated by
the superintendent of the coast survey, 10
he report, would DO thirty three thousand
and SIXTY three miles.
1t would be Difficult, 10 calculate the VA.
lue OF these immense additions to our tern.
torlal possessions. TEXAS, lying cou,isu.
Gus to the western boundary Of Louisiana,
embracing within It's limits part Of the
nayigable tributary waters Of the Mlsslssp.
pt and an extensive sescoasl, could not long
have renamed in the hands Of foreign
Power without endangering the peace OF
our southeastern frontier. Her products
IN the vicinity Of the tributaries of the
Mississippi mus, have sough, q market
through these streams, running into and
through our territory. and the danger Of II.
ritalon and collision OF Interests between
Texas as a foreign State and ourselves
would have been imminent. while the EN-.
T.. - Al -, al ,ptn
between them must have been constant and
unavoidable. Had Texas fallen into the
bands or under the influence aud control OF
a strong maritime or military foreign Pow.
or, as she might have done, these dangers
would have been still greater They have
been avoided by hor voluntary and peaceful
annexation TO the United States. Texas,
from her position, was analural and almost
indispensable part of our territories. For.
tunately she hos been restored 10 our coun.
try, and now constitutes one Of the States
Of our con'ederacy, upon an equal foot
Ing with tho original States" Tho salu
brlty Of climate, the fertility Of soil pecu.
harry adapted to the production Of some OIL
our most valuable staple commodities, and
her commercial advantages must soon make
her ono of our mos, popuIous Safes.
New Mexico, though situated in the into.
rior, and without scacoas,, is known &c
contain much fertile land, to abound IN rich
mines of tho precious metals, aud TO be
capable of sustaining large population
From lis position 1t IS the intermediate and
, connecting .srrilory between our settle
mcnis and our possessions IN Texas, anC
. those on The Pacific coast.
Upper California, irrespective Of the vas
mineral wealth recently developed there
holds at this day, IN point Of value aud i'm
, portance 10 The rest of the Union, the same
relation that Louisiana did. when that iip(
, territory was acquired from France forty
, five years ago. Extending nearly ten dc
grees of latitude along the Pacific, md en-
E. bracing tho only cafe and commodious bar
bors on tina, coas, for many hundred miles
with temperate climate, md an extensive
interior OF fertile lands, II is scarcely posi-
5 bic TO estimate l's wealth until il shall b'
$ brought under the government. OF our laws
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