The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-06


GENTLEMEN: 10 complying with your request to give
writing my singular views OF California Affairs, have
done some What IA The form oil coplous notes
YouTs, truly.
The great change that has taken place IN human al
FAIRS wtIhn the OF and whieh as RAPIDLY pro
crossing must shortly arrive al awfny sublime results
Inc oest Jehovah al ways places The good aud evil be-
lore those MADE AFTER IMAGE, 10 Choose between
Our government. example, is aglAiing the evil
ized world, and the monArches OF Europe are vlidly
interested IN making that agitation react upon Us
In this critical situation Of ChTistendom, the long
talked OF and soughtfor FL Dorado is found and most
strange to tell, made known 10 the world few months
after IL became property.
How thus mighty acquisition to affect Us, II will
either be ruin OF, with Gods favor, ii will make Us
political power without rIval.
Whether possess the virtue 10 receive this hizh
favor. is a question that Will be a tale told
In year more, il nothing be done it, the
gold region OF California will contain an immense
OF the hardy profgates and despeadoes of almost
every nation and every tongue Have such persons any
right TO this godi No, they punderng the property
OF the good citizens OF this country, all OF whom rep
resented this day here by funconares with full powers
But the Congress of the United States appear
paisedand assert no. palsied by the wall OF their
stituents No proclamation By any body. any FORM
has been made warning these people from plundern.
property. Ii il the live oak public lands
which they punderng armed force, II necessary.
would be sent 10 take them and they would be prose-
culed and punished
II has been proposed. to be sure, to make State
Territory OF thai country which !. large enough for
the world, is worth more than the thirty States IN this
Union.
Who make a constitution for this golden coun-
try To make constitution al any time and in any
country, requires wisdom and self sacrificing
and Christian spirit than any political act performed
by man.
Suppose ths heterogeneous and prohgae mass of COS
mspolites should make constitution how long would
they recognise thus government as superior Not,
family more than two years after We had gone 10 the
pense of helping them to government
What will probably be the course pursued by these gold
stealers They no doubt are now numbering each other
the small way; but year they will, from necessity,
form into parties and factions the strongest sezag
upon the richest gold spots.
Can we quiet such disturbances and produce order,
sides and, of course, with the strongest Who will be
the strongest To answer this question must indulge
in some sPeculations.
Fanacism bigotry, superstition. and ignorance have
al ways been the opposite of religion well
ona liberty, while the stronges, bond of union
known man The Mormons OF California possess all
these requisites and the additional Of being cenented
together by the love OF goldmore gold than
known to the world before. They went there with
lishmen and Americans They probably now amount to
than four thousand fighting The leaders have
already taught these deuded people that this golien
gon is the gift OF Heaven TO them How easy it will be
to make to their religion when trouble begins,
we can guess
All foreigners land their legion) who have no
pre- empcn rights viii, of course JOIN them The de-
seters from our army with less than ordinary sagaciy
either have will Join them. Let what will
happen with our own Citizens who will hold pre- emp
rights Those who will surely secure the richest
places not held by the Mormons, are who have
been for years srolllng IN the western wids, become
good woodsmen, and have almost forgotten where they
came from, and in like forgotten by their
relatives We will suppose the men OF this stamp
have claimed pre- empfions worth millions perhaps
patent from here, they will be murdered; and nobody
will inquire after Them and their murderers will obtain
better patent from the Mormons.
It should be borne in mind that am writing about
ponnd-but gold, the worlds god, worth hundreds OF
dollars pound.
We'll, with my specula.ions have delivered the
placers into the hands of the Mormons but will add.
whether the possessors be Mormons other i'm
bodment of gold finders, it will be no better for Us.
Whose alliance viii this gold nation seek Not ours.
We Christian people, or profess TO be, and will
make alliance with her Besides, she will be
in rebellion The mistress OF the the Calfornians
Will want and The mistress OF the seas wants the places
Ii is thai iaeres and certain individual interests which
| fear palsies our action at present.
Out OF the chaotic state existing in California now,
and which continue for some time come. order
wil ultimately be secured and il matters not whether
the Mormons some other body of people, probably
better in the ascendant the mistress OF the
their natural ally She dIsperse the gold for them
and if they worship twenty idols of Juggernau she
and will protect them.
England is our natural rival in commerce and manu-
factares. We overcame her when beth
comparatively weak and although she has increased in
power much since, We have increased more Give 10
England the control OF the pacers, and Will not
ture, speculation TO show how completely
relative positions will be changed
In eight ten years England might count upon her
American colonies and allies the Pacific taking
nually than hundred millions OF dollars worth of
her manufaciures-toys and uxuries not estimated. All
sold to them very cheap, of but paid for gold
at ten dollars the ounce which England may pass of at
her different beats around the world eighteen dollars
the ounce Do not be weak 10 suppose that Eng
land will this money to pay of her debt ., no! her
debt is her strength, and this found wealth would
only enable her to Three ourths of her SUBJ
ects home, who for bare support work harder than
any of Gods creatures, and her colonies TO be great
y increased, pay the interest She must
or some others better and ORDER despoic order
abshed will give TO the possessors wealth,
literally of untold gold Neither the possessors their
and daughters will work for this gold and menias
must be procured.
Having presented my specuations the dark side of
this subject, will look to the bright side, and en-
deavor show that ali these evils may be avoided, and
the placers turned 10 a good account
The many hundreds of miles of naked and poor land
intervening between and possessions on the Pa
cihc, renders il almost impossible for an army gong
hther TO carry provisions TO last month after getting
there The supplies be carried by and furnished
at less than twenty the ration The nation that
rule. the knows this, and this fact furnishes
additional reason for speedy action
| am for holding all our California lands that have or
may be suspected of containing the precious metals by
military occupation
As the army shall suggest ought to be Immediately
raised will contain moral worth than any that ever
preceded it, and therefore easily managed and
The general and field officers should have very large
Allowances in order their fidelity, shall pro-
pose few possible OF that class OF officers The
rank and file OF the army may be well content with such
an arrangement on their own account
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