The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-30

which was produced in some of our oountrymen by the
sight OF the national flag schooner which arrived fro N
Mazaan. But the moment OF salung the flag of Igua
Ia and recalling the glorious epoch When achieved our
Spanish government they without ceasing hurled anathe
those cursed men who sold large territory to
our neiyhbors The number of Mexicans he adds has
doubled in this country since peace would be strange
II Wifh ihe Dtthudls Of Spanish dmercdns aud
Europeans who arrive every diy IN search of the gold
which Mex,sns did not discover in three centures snd
snecsed IN wrenehln t JsDa from the hands Of me North
Great OCEAN. The enterprise is very difficult. and the
barbarous conduct of Smith may be ihe means ndica-
ted by Providence for the commencement OF the work
Governor F. Smiths proclamation, which seems to
have given much offence to the foreigners, has not.
believe, appeared in the Union. 1t runs as follows,
and may become necessary part OF the history of Cali
fomia:
CIRCULAR
HEADQUARTERS, Pacific DIVISION,
San Francisco. Upper California; April l.lsi9.
The treaty concluded with Mexico on the 3Oth Of May
last Brought Upper California within the United States,
and OF course within the operation OF all its laws but the
means of eniocing some OF these laws have not been pro-
ved by Congress Thus the Secretary OF the Treasury
in his circular OF the 3Oh of October last Observes A
though Congress has recognised Cal orna part of the
Union, and egated for sueh yet is not brought by
law within the limits OF any collection district has
Congress authorized the appointment Of any officers to col
force here, and, consequently The revenue and navigation
laws are, though at this moment some part OF the ma
Now. the law declares that certain goods shall only enter
upon having paid me duties prescribed by the tariff and
collect duties such. the proper inference NOT
think, that goods enter without paying duties
but thai being unable to pay the duties here required
by law, they cannot be admitted at all.
AS many cargoes have been shipped under the wrong
that they cond enter and there was Amer
port Of entry in the Pacific 10 which they could resort
10 comply with the law, case Of extreme hardship was
presented, which appeared to authorize such modfca
ton would allow the cargoes 10 be entered deposit
ing the dudes ait the action of Congress upon the
subjects and .r9m the want of American vessels
nne,r "a u these po wbsSs , man desert to he
,rinaa n nj
portaian existed, which could only be supplied by using
foreign vessels .. cane from The :.
temporary There can be no hardship i" enforcing the
, hI On snd me W doabess a do a%av w the
scarcity OF American vessels OF small class here There
will then DO no reason for fnd the suspension
fore that tme the government at Washington, hinkng
itself no. empowered TO allow any such suspension
the law, whatever may be the Inconvenience to in.
dviduaI. think i, would be proper them to notify all
bor.ooJ that they have right to count upon any
other than tbs slriotes construction of the law as in all
and vessels and particularly that Suabe goods cannot be
entered here ALL unless Congress saii have made pro-
vision fer appointing the necessary officers.
It would be well also inform all adventures coming
here to search for gold that ,rSsPsssag upon the public
though e position OF affairs here incident 10 the change OF
government has hitherto prevented action laws
yet they will be enforced as soon rs NE means are organ
lied.
should like be informed q the date of receipt Of
PERSIFOR F. SMITH,
EEeyct Major General Commanding Division
tits presumed that the administration are in official
possession of later and better information than private
advices contain They ought to be best acquainted with
the danger, if there be any and OF course the remedy
They ought 10 know whether the foreigners who are
ockng to that region, especially the Mexicans, are able
disposed unite against the Observation-Disclosures 0uT
own citizens who are there, reinforced, as they
will be. by the thousands who are going BY so many
roads, and particularly the Missouri route, will be suf
Gent to put down any attempt which may be made 10
drive citizens from their positions.
"From Inde pendence to Fort Laramie (says the Bal
timore Amercan) there is unbroken line OF wagons
that say the traveller always them before him
and in his rear More than thousand wagons had
passed Fort Laramie at tire latest account and was es
mated that upwards of ten thousand pertons had gone
beyond that point Considering that these statements
belong comparatively early period of the season, we
must infer that very large emigration indeed is upon
the way California through the praries oil the west
Great numbers have also gone by not only from the
United States but from Mexico, Peru, Chilli and the
Sandwich islands,
But if the cabinet be not satisfied that we have troops
enough already there, it becomes their solemn duty TO
reinforce them at the earliest possible period The re-
spopsbility rests upon them Though Congress has de-
MED them the power of organizing government in Cali
fornia yet they have and troops at their command
to put down all instruction from the foreigners, and all
insolepce from every quarter II would indeed be moth.
ing but madness on the part of the Mexicans, any
other aliens with whom they may associate, to rush into
such an attempt, for squadron would be sufficient 10
cut off all supplies and sarve the madmen into submis-
sion.
There are some reports about California citizens
themselves employing violence against the commanding
general; but receive all such reports with great
caution, That they already dissatisfied with
the inactivity of Congress; that they will become
still more excited when they understand that they
have adjourned without providing them any form Of
governments and that they will proceed TO take their
own case into their own hands, and organize tempo
rary government for themselves very probable almost
certain They have, indeed already taken steps for this
purpose We have received some Nos of the " Alta
Californian, very neat little paper published at San
Francisco, from the 22d of March 10 the LIST Of May
with the exception Of two Nos But we find our omis.
sons supplied by other papers in the United States. We
draw freely for the information of readers the St
Louis Union
From the Alta Californian of April y, received by the
Boston Atlas we condense the following statement in rea
ton political matters that country In lS47 II seems
that Gov Meon ordered election by the people, OF Sly
DE rsons, a municipal board under the name town
council sit board for equation of civil matters
the Alcalde, officer under civil law, having
similar powers 10 our mayors, but extensive The
cenber previous which, they had ordered an election
tor their in office be held. The election