Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-15


At the policy of the administration with
reference to the Sandwich Islands. is cor
rec''y ioreshadowed in the following para
graph from the Washington Union. few per-
sons oil any party will be found to object to
"Whaleser differences of opinion may ex-
ISL as 10 the proper Interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine' all agreed that under mo
circumstances can tins government suffer
the dominion of the Sandwich Islanass auer
transferred to any other power. Such ssns
fer never could be made but by violence
and in disregard ofthe wishes of the people
as we'll of the Government of the Islands.
The present King has announced his in
tention, in any difficulty with foreign pow
err, 10 throw himself upon the protection
of the American Government. In such an
emergency the duty of this Government
would be sufficiently obvious The pos
session of the Sandwich Islands isessenti&l
TO the protection Of our rapidly increasing
commerce in the Pacific. Lying midway
between California and China, in the path
of American and Asiatic commerce--con-
shutting convenient rallying point for
our whaling vessels, and a necessary sta
tion for the relief and supply ofsteamships
which at no distant day. will run from
San Francisco to Shangai and Jeddo-
they could not pass under the dominion of
any one of the chiefmaritime nations with
out manifest and serious detriment to Ame-
RIGA interest. Reclaimed from paganism by
tho efforts Of American missionaries, intro
duced to the comforts and refinements Of
civilization by the enterprise of American
merchants, their system of religion, ofed-
ucation and of Government sustained, by
generous and American citizens, 1t is not
surprizing that the Hawaiian natives. in
escaping from the rapacity of foreign pow
ers, should seek shelter under the project
ing wing of the American Union"
The MEsILiA yALLEr.-Gov. LANES
SrArEMENT.-The Mexican papers publish
"a communication from Governor Lane of
New Mexico, addressed to the Mexican
Commissioners, in relation to the new
boundary dispute. The Governor asserts
that the mere fact that the President and
Congress of the U. States had is disprored
and repudiated the provisional line run
from the Rio Grande to the Gila. amply
justi6es his proclamation, and that the
want of Instructions from Washington does
not in the least invalidate his ofheiRl act.
He claims that his authority for the course
he pursued is TO be found in the consitu
ton and laws OF the United States. In the
law of nations. in the treaty with Mexico,
and in his appointment as Governor Of
the Territory. Even had the line been
run in comic rmity with the treaty, the
fact that the government of the United
States had refused TO acknowledge IT,. inn
poses upon all its officers and citizens 10
pursue similar course.
lie assures the Mexican authorities that
the U. States do not wish TO see Mexico
fall, but rather prosper and be happy un-
der free trade and friendly relations, and
that they do not desire any territory which
is not theirs by right. He then enters
upon discussion of the facts in relations
to the survey of the boundary line. aud
says that it was run cX parte by Mexico.
with the sanction OF Commissioner
Bartlett, against the opinion Of Maj. Ora
ham, land he thinks without that OF Lieut..
Whipple) and under protest of Surveyor
Gray, whose consent was necessary 10
make the line valid one.
He also alleges that there are abun-
dant witnesses to prove, that New Mexico
has exercised jurisdiction over the terrific
ry. and that the records Of the tribunals
of Dona Ana, of which it was au integral
part, will sustain the fact.