The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-20

fornia Oregon, and WashngtoD i've service or in
port also the whole number the Pacific coxst EN-
poyed or otherwise also whether the naval fores there
in 1853 WAS sufficient to prevent the departure to rsau
territory Of any unlawful expedition also the number
ships on the Atlantic coast employed actively or othsr-
wise; also the number o. troops in California Oregon
and Washington.
Mr. GwIS read the Presiden rs as follows
Dr rH rRrIDRsI OF THE UNITED STATES PROCLAMATION.
WAsHIsGTos, Wsde esday. Jai IS 1854
whereas iniormason has been received by that an
unlawful expedition hEs besn ftt-d out in tbs 3ae Of
California, with yss to invade Mexico lion main
tanning friendly relations with tbs United tn
oher expeditions organizing within the United States
zens nhabiisnts Of this country unmadfu Of thsif OBJ
legations and duties aud OF the yh Of friendly power
have participated ard about ia these
terpfises, so dercgAtory to national cbasos and
thr AeRrg to tranquility aud are thereby
the severe penalties imposed by law against such Offend
Now, therefore, franklin Pierce, President OF tbs
units States, have issued this proclamation,
iag ali persons who shall themselves with suy
Bu;h enterprise sxpe Ill "a h.f chs penalties OF
law denounced sgsipst criminal ooacus. will be
rsidy enforced And sxaort a good citizens. they
regard our national character hey respect lava
or Ihe Law Of vatioasa they value esug peace
and the welfs OF their coartryt to
And call upon al ofcsrs Of the eovsrnmsnt civil aud
military, 70 use efforts shch lsy b. 10 their power
to arrest for trial and punisheo, offender
Given under my and tho ssa oi.th Unitsd States
at Warrington, this sgt tseI tn day OF JAaaar ia the
year OF our LORD CnS thousanl eight hnured lad dfy
tour .Ia the seventy sghth Of the Of the
United state'. FRANKLIN PIERCE
BY the President W. L. MARCY, Secretary OF State.
Mr. GwN desired to call the attention Of the country
to a matter connected with the proclamation It was
that At the time the expedition got up in California
the United States had no force there to prevent its sail
irg Hs wished 1t to be known that at that very time,
when the first expedition sailed single vessel OF war;
with single gun, could have stopped it. Was there no
allowance be the condition of
mia and Sonora Here expedition of forty avs
men passing cut Of tbs Golden Cats which any one gun
could command against q ship without cAnnD IN, an
they wtnt to large country, took possession oft and
declared it . republic the President intended to
prevent such expeditions he houId have force pre-.
vent their departure At the time the vessels left
IFarcisco there we're but two ships OF iu sctvs
service On the whole Pacific coasona the San wioh
Islands 10 prevent the contamination Of similar exps-
diticn ard the other supposed bs at the all
California; but, IL turned out haa been ordered the
Peru On the whole coast of ovsr dye tn
miles, there but two ships OF protect our
eomhsIss ard maintain neutrality ooig atoms Was
not n farce 10 say it could accomplish those OBJ
p,dltlon had sailed, ana that tas vessel
WAS towed ont OF the harbor by 4 steamship without
any interruption BY the United States government Why
S-Becsuse the United States when aea n,ship for
revenue service was asked for 10 prevent said
that cost too much and wien he asked for
ons to put the coast In State OF defence he
ed because it required 80 much money This miserable
to deeld themselves from enemy, to prevent the
sailing Of unlawful expeditions. Here pApsr pro-
the peace other nations when fact they ere given
carte blanche TO go where they pleased and violate aay
law they pleased 80 fsr IS the of government
tncerned The only law rsidy executed iu California
was the one taxing and collecting revenue from them.
whils he Was opposed to al unlawful expeditions
new country Ike c.lisorSia, where there we're
70 mary adventurous s2irits, aud whers tbs
adjoining countries of srsd einpy for ths going and
q zaff. tTrtt.,
vislan'ly and properly executed. II must oe known
that WI there OF tue ricssst miascsl
tries in tae wo,d, djoioing California with popua
expeditions OF this kind Ill proceed from California nnsss
TIE fcrce Of tbs UGtsd sa.es there ia sufficient to prs
vent them. Whsraver psopis 60 they carry wealth
power and prosperity with them, and forge. the
principles d Ebsrty they hsvs inherited And, though
10 bel et the inns bsnts because ,f tho change hsy
produce TIE army in California has bsen eff ,ient
in ctntequenee Of rhs evils Congress has failed remedy
These expeditions 60 by land to SJnors and IN his
opinion have gone will 60. The proclamation will
sap tDem because there no forcc there to exscats it. 1t
TO stop them As long as :errtoria expansion is
sgd and such countries Lower Caloroa, Sonora aod
the Sandwich Isauta be hsd just for tbs taking and
th' ured ates opposes no preventive oscs csxsna OF
the United States vii be ound engaged 10 such psdi
tons and thsv will be successful Thee steam
ship that coast, because coal very high there
Tns p my sie and pound foolish economy which
cesroy yed the ecency of government and caused his
cor situsnts 70 be branded with nfAmy for violating
the country that ess the OF e
fcenly d. they could not expect the czsns of
California to stand s when they were invited into those
magnificent countries, and wnen they could &c. them
with the viii Of the in abisnts, by taking them. The
proclamation was too late He WAS anxious to observe
the neutrality laws sud IL 1t was true tina. treaty had
been negotiated by which large portion OF Mexico Is to
become the possession OF the United States showed
that public sentiment and the administration desires
this very territory He hoped the treaty woul
all the territ which Mexico could not Defend and thst
would establish mountain desert boundary bstween
shat 4 hav nIan- ha-a
It IS modified
Mr. PrT had no objection to the inquiry nor did he
the sensor defepce Of bis constituency the he
ever heard In effect the Senator said that II you will
surround bis country with bolt. and bars, With war
Steamers with soldiers with arms Ia their hand they will
ceAte stealing and marauding that they Will be It.
forscoth, If compelled to he honest VINO would not be
honest under such The Senator says
inviting fields Of go rich mineral wealth broad
that desirable to the eye and that his oonstu
ens intelligent and worthy and psscsabls As they are
csnrot restrain their own greedy ssping appstites to
appropriate that which belongs to their neishbors
lees they are surrounded with wall Such were
He regretted TO hear in the Senate of the Un,ed states
that any portion OF It's citizens must be constrained in
body n order to keep them in the bounds q duty ch
muntes there we're law breskers bat he never betors
supposed that that character pertased to whole
mites, and TO whele localities. II in efeat
not be maintained. The psAceabs citiz n neither
f his own sh to BE- r,Rsd mp on nor s', wan
property, and win not wantonly rapinely lay his
bands upon the property Of Others but will always con.
duct himself good citizen and good member OF
sooey The s,na'or had said neither sss than
that these men, his constituents, II their neghborS
houes lay open and tressur OF ia ani valuS bls
tcles were 10 be found In them, and there was not
watch dog or sentinel at the toor, would forget al
morals and all right and wAntonly sss themselves Of
their neshbors goods He TO hear that any
OF people d posed lie regretted 10 hear any
Senator say that his constituents disposed that
pobng but bars and bolts-Rot Aws strength
nor susson nor regard TO duty pubic prvsts-wouh
restrain thsm from this rapacy but that the powers
ot the government must be called 10 TO do 10.
There ought doubtless to bs naval force the Pacific
and the Golden Gate ought 70 be fortified but rot for
the purpose Of preventing the citizens from stssng and
robbps 1tihouh be unnsoeraary to require anything
beyond moral force and inteesnce to prevent these
things Guns should be put there to guard and protect
the security and integrity Of the territory Of the nation
Mr.. 6wIN-The Senator said that got mp here TO de.
snd my conattuents for committing acts Of lswess rob-
berry because the United States did not put bolts and
barr around them To prevent them doing 30.
NJ. Prrnr-i cid not say that he got up to defend
them bot that he had got undertaking to defend his
constituents, not for that so bat admitting they
o that cIns who voud rob and steal mot prohibited
a by bolt nd bar