The weekly Placer herald., 1853-12-10
Agents.
J.. M. SHEPHERD, Sacramento City
w. B. RICE, Rattlesnake Bar
J. w. SpANN, Gold Hill and Virginia
Agents.
IMPORTANT News FROM Lower CALI


xoRNIA.-By the arrival Of the steamer
oiah, at San Francisco, on the 7th inst.
from San Diego, we learn that the party
who started from this State, in October
last, on board the bark Caroline, landed
in Lower California, mt La Paz, took the
town, imprisoned the Governor, and have
established Republic. VIM. Walker,
ESQ, is at the head Of the new govern
ment, and Frederick Emory, is ecretary
of State. Mr.. W., is well known in
Marysvi!le, as talented lawyer and for
mer resident Of that place. Mr. Emory,
was for a long time resident of Auburn,
and is brother of Lieut. Emory Of the
u S. Army.
On the 81 of November, Mr. Walker,
President of the new Republic, issued the
following proc lamation:
"The Republic of Lower California is
hereby declared free, sovereign and inde-
pendent, and all al egance to the Repub-
lie of Mexico is forever renounced.
Decree No. |, 7th install duties,
whether exports or imports, are hereby
ab0 ished.
Decree No. Q, 7th inst-From and af-
ter this date the civil code, and code OF
practice Of the State of Louisiana, shall
be the rule of decision and the law of the
land in ali the Courts of the Republic, to
be hereafter organized. Nothing, how
ever, in this decree, shall be construed so
as to make it m organization of the
Courts of tie Republic.
WILLIAM WALKER,
President of Lower California
Frederick Emory, Sec. of State.
President Walker has also iSSue'l al
address to the people of the United States,
justfying his course.
What Will be the result Of this fillibus
tering movement can yet hardly be imng-
ined Walkers party seems to have
adopted very sensible plan, in first ac-
quring Lower California. This country
they can hold against the Mexican Gov
ernment with small force.
We may now expect to sec vessels at
San Francisco, cup for La Paz," "crowded
with passengers for the new El Dorado OF
their hopes. And where now but a few
men hold that almost unknown peninsula,
we may to see 'ere spring, thousands
engaged in establishing and developing
another Republic, where will be freedom
of speech, religious toleraton, and all the
happy benefits arising from intelligent
selfgovcrnmcnt, and the energy of the
Anglo Saxon race.
1t is not probable that these young
Americans will stop with acquiring Lower
California. 1t is merely n point where
they can take breath Sonora is their ul
innate aim, and rs they acquire numbers
and discipline, they will be better enabled
TO carry out their orr ginal design, of con
quering that State. And from the float
ing character OF our California popula-
ton it will he hut a short time before the
republicans Of La Pnz are greatly increas-
ed in numbers by persons from our own
State. And then the Mexican flag will
be lowered in Guaymas and the republi
cans hoisted in its stead.
In all this it is to be hoped that they will
be successful. That the true principles
of republicanism will he established in
the country, and that it will go on pros
pering in its freedom and elevation-an-
other bright star among the republics of
the world.
OPHIR BALL.-Business deprived us of
"Wednesday eyenipg last We under