The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-10

NEW ORLEANS:
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, ls4o.


The Threatened California Mlsrule.
The Mexicans have caught the California excite
ment a. strongly a. the Americans, and are pouring
INTO The country in great numbers. They cross
into the valley Of the ella, upon which river and
ITS tributaries, report says, the richest deposits are
yet TO be found. Seven thousand MeHicans are re-
ported % be on their way, and il is known that a
large quantity Of arms have been sent there from
mazailan. From all quarters they are gathering
The ella river, and the paucity Of Americans
aud The total absence of any military power to en-
force order, make it highly probable that there will
be acts Of violence there, which may disturb the
amicahle relations between the governments Of the
two countries, and which will, certainly, give i'm
mense trouble to this government.
There is a rumor, indeed, that these preparations
are made with the express view Of disputing the
the action Of the Commissioners of the United
States in relation the boundary, and to claim as
Mexican, the whole of the rich mining districts on
The ella and its tributaries. Some Of the writers
ilom that quarter seem to lay stress upon this, as
something indicating government assertion of
right which is preposierous. The running Of the
line a convenience certainly, and the treaty re-
cures i to be done, but it has nothing to do with
The validity Of the rights under the treaty Though
the Commissioners should be driven away, il would
add nothing % the Mexican claims The boundary
Is pretty clearly defined by natural lines for a great
part Of the way, aud where it is not defined il is
extremely unlikely that the Mexican authorities,
who see their own people going over to dig gold in
territory unquestionably ours, would arm the ma
ton for the purpose Of driving a few miners from
their own frontier II there be any such enterprise
in contemplation, as is surmised so confidentialIv
il Is a plundeFing expedition, without government
sanction, and has nothing to do with purpose
to set aside the treaty Some thousands of feeboot
ing Mexieans, and in the crowd unprincpled men
Of all nations, are likely to roam about California
IN The gold districts, and may give great trouble
should they combine, in such remote quarters as
the ella, where the organized forces of either ma
ton IS incapable Of reaching them.
Hence an extreme embarrassment is likely to
rise, to perplex Congress and the Executive. An
armed force is Indispensable but how to raise,
keep and pay force that will do duty there No
body Of soldieFy can be depended upon, in
country where desertion is the road to at least
comparative wealth. How can the United States
Treasury pay men enough to induce them to re-
frain from digging gold, which lies about them.
without owners! And how would the mass Of
Of the people like pay vast sums 10 protect gold
country for all-eomers receiving none Of the riches
produced for public uses Here is an intricate prob
lem for the new Congress 10 meet Something
must be done for the protection Of life and property
and the securing Of the rights Of sovereignty aud
government; yet half the annual revenues Of the
Union would barely suffice, at least while The
present heat is ON the multitude, 10 maintain
perfect control over the whole country, especially
il il be true, is apprehended from late accounts,
:. that there is TO be a war of races-lhe Saxon
Americans against the foreigners and the Mexicans
The admission Of California as a State, is looked
upon great step towards tranquility there. Il
is a relief in some respects, 70 difficulties here in
the States but the gold mines will still belong to
the United States, and their protection will con
tnue to be a of great anxiety and expense.
The new State, too, can contain only portion of
the territority, and the unorganized part in which
the ella lands will of necessity be included, will
require The presence Of a vgilant authority, com
peeni to make itself obeyed.
These are part of tile difficulties which beset
this question. Ia stating them, we confess their
magnitude and inability 10 offer remedy OF
suggest the modes by which authority and rights
are to be maintained. Bat, of any plan which the
wisdom Of others may conceive, an indispensable
part must be the settling, by the authority Of Con-
gress, of private titles to gold digging some sys
Tern by which the limits of each mans right either
by lease purchase, Or occupancy, shall be legally
ascerained aud defended. A code of gold laws
analogous to the land laws, is the first want; and
some one Of the most distinguished statesmen Of.
the country could not be more usefully employed
than in drawing up such code for the earliest
consideration Of Congress.