Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-31
Special Proclamation Of President
Pierce, concerning the Sonora Fill
IibuSterS.
The following Proclamation appears in
The Washington papers of The 18Th inst:

The following Proclamation appears in
The Washington papers of The 18Th inst:
Whereas; information has been received
by ME, that an unlawful expedition has been
fued oul in The S,ale of California, with a
view TO invade Mexico-a nation maiu,ain.
ing friendly relations with The United States
and ,ha. other expeditions are organizing
within the United States, for The same un
lawful purpose; and whereas cer,ain Citizens
inhabitants Of this counuy-unmindlu
Of their obligations and duties, and of The
rights of friendly power-have participated
and are about 10 participate in The enterprises
so derogalory to our National character, and
so threatening 10 our tranquility, and are
thereby incurring the severe penalties i'm
posed by law agans, such offenders.
Now. therefore, |, Franklin Pierce. Pres.
dert Of the United Slaes, have issued This.
my proclamation, warning all persons who
shall connec. themselves with any such ell.
terprise or expedition that The penalties Of
the law denounced against such criminal
conduct will be 'igidly en(nrced. And ex.
horn all good citizens, as they regard our ma.
lonal character. as they respect our laws or
The law Ell nations; as they value the bles.
sings Of peace and The welfare of their coun.
Try, 10 discoun.enance, and by all lawful
means prevent such criminal enterprises
And call upon oil officers of The govern.
menl, civil or military. to use any efforls
which may be in their power TO arrest lor
trial und punishment every such offender
Given 1nder my hand and The seal Of the
United States, a. Washington, this eighteenth
day Of January, in the year Of our Lurd
Que thousand eight hundred and ffiy.four
and the seventy. eighth of The Independence
Of the United States.
BY the President, FRANKLIN PIERCE.
w. L. MARCY, Secretary OF Slale.
: The day on which this Proclamation ap
Peared, quite lengthy. amusing, and in
s'ruc'ive discussion took place in The Senat,
OF The United States on The subject Of Fill
buSering in general, and this Sonora expc
dlion in particular. Mr.. Gwn, one Of lh
Senators from California, introduced reso
luton requesting the Presiden, 10 communi
cate TO the Senate The number of ships. Of
war on the Pacific coast, and whether III
Presiden, thought this force sufficient TO pre-
vent fillibnsteriag expeditions. After read
ing this resolution, Mr.. GWin took up III
Proclamation above, read il. and proceede
TO show that il amounted to just nothing q
al-lhat al the lime The first expedition le
San Francisco, The United States had n
force there 10 prevent i,-ihaI single steam
ship, with one gun, would have been sufi
cien., but no steamship was there. He the
went on TO show The inducements held OIL
TO 6lllbus,ers, The states udjoining Califol
MIA are tho richest mineral countries in III
world, containing population utterly una
BILE 10 defend lhem--ihat oil Americans hav
TO do is to 60 and take possession, and pape
proclamalions won. stop ihem-lhal whe
our people ge, there, they deyelop The rt
sources. &c. Sill, he was in favor Of s,oT
ping such expeditions, and hoped navt
iorce would be sonl there 10 keep flibus.er
at home, and that our Government woul
gain possession of it, By purchase or Other
wise.
Mr.. Petit, Of Indiana, said he had no oh
ieclion TO The resolution, bu, he though. MI
Gwin's defense Of his cops,i,uenIs,he srOnp
esl he had ever heard. We quote q fe,
sentences. from Mr.. Pe.li.'s speech:
"Ile, in effect, says, ,ha, If you will SUI
round his constituents with bohs and bars
with war steamers, with soldiers with arm
in their hands, they will cease stealing an
. maraudipg; iha, they viii be honest, for
soo,h. il yep will coinptl them 10 be hones
4 Why. sir, he aSs there are inviting field