Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06
A NEW uEPURLuC.

INbH H0tAHutf w NNTAAtHtf ONtth't
officers. Military and Naval bureaus.
commanders by sea and land, ct cetera.
Ct cetera.
Pause, reader. for an instant TO gaze
upon this Improvisation OF new, and,
! (if il should live long enough, immor-
tal nation and people. IL has sprung
into existence in BETTING manner
The country il has chosen is vol
canic tongue on the Pacific, at some
remote period inIerjecicd above the
sea by great conyulsion Of nature.
The republic now established thereon
has not less suddenly sprung into being.
Yesterday IL was not; to day il is. Be-
hold its government and its peoplel-
Mark their meteoric and triumphant
careerl Observe their first incursion.
note their leatS ofarms. their victories,
the overthrow OF the old and the in-
s,alla,ion of the new dynasty! See
how promptly and easily The new power
swings upon its hinges!
Our readers will understand we are
speaking II the new Republic OF Lower
California. We usher It belore the
world with II flush of purio ic pride
and admiration that we essay ~ vain
TO express. What o.hcr land can cx
hib. the spectacle or the historic rec
ord of having tx emponze new ma
ton in An hour AMI half by the clock.
with precisely lor'y-tivc men, all lolJY
IL is clear case that We are never to
have any difficulties on this continent
about the "balsnce of power" such ~
are now convulsing all Europe. Hive
should ever need new powers and new
nations. wher, viii to adjust or m in
tain the political equilibrium. it Is pisiu
10 be seen that We have the ability 10
jerk them in,o existence by the nape oi
the neck as fast rs any revolution or
spirit OF ny gression could possibly re-
qure. This is manifest from The casc
before us. Forty i've valorous citizens
with carbincs in hand. and we dare say
cantcens OF whisky to match. have pre-.
cipitaicd themselves from the skies. as
1t were, aud have created new power
in the world That this is done, is
clear from the fact that, (unlike the
China rebels whose efforts may fail for
want OF recognized chief. anew gov.
ernment. unanimously chosen from
and by the people now holding that
extensive country, already sways It's
protecting mgis over the California PEE
ninsula.
We have the authenle and author.
itativo announcement that its officers
are appointed as follows
W., w,tssH, Pfest NJ Hen. Of Lower Cal.
raHntHnA baeHf, Secretary of hHts,
iso, NJ iaasAets, heefelaf3 OF Waf,
ilowAab A, hsew, Secretary ofNati'
MtttfAHfs
teHs tnkfaAs, MalaF OF Halallon,
tHsst n, uliatk, spiala ~ battalion,
tans n kfafHi, bifat Lieutenant,
fisafHt Tao ASH, NeeaHd lieutenant
Hasutt Hpl.se, fnfd lieutenant.
W. =, Mass, Captain ~ Navy,
A, Mtttisas, flfst lieutenant
tens UaAsnstt, hegand Lieutenant,
Whalan astounding revelation oflhe
Infinite possibilities OF Yahkoedom
h here manifested A new republic
has been spoken into being In just nine.
" minutes, and now stands before the
universe with all It's arrangements COM
plete, consisting Of precisely one Pres.
ident, three cabinet officers, five militia.
~ and three naval commanders. and
thirty three citizens, "all Ia line health
and spirits" "
Further than this. we are informed
that this new government j. formed
upon sure an lIrn basis" The Cole
Napoleon has been adopted for the
rule Of decision in the Courts and as
the civil law of the land. A Capital
has been ioun 10 |. and the seat Of gov
ernmcnt established, The record we
publish shows that the infant republic
has already won one proJisious yIcso-
~ on the linI. anl come OF conqueror
ina Threatened en- ga :, mcnt ~ sea. 81
invIncble Is Is prowess that nosa mn
had, 40 the last accounts. been ALLIED
or wounded throlg chou. is whole CD.
rcer. The great bd..lc ~ La Paz. aud
the inchoa,u nayalcn "a ,rment uaedpc
~. Lucas, are regarded as having
crowned all these Efforts with . success
that will commanl the ins.anl rrco.-
milton of all existing powers. including
the Emperor Napoleon unJ King X IN.
ehamcha.
The account Of the subsequent pro-
ccedmgs of this new na.iun will be lull
OF intense Ia crest. Wep. esume that
in aldiion 10 the appointment. OF ,he
members of tho cabinet. AMI the hllimg
OF the military aud Naval Departments
we shall soon have lists OF the diplom-
attic corps, foreign Consuls, judges OF
the Courts, eic Ii we do not. Il will
be undoubtedly owing to the fact that
emigrants come IN slowly. and that
there are not enough To ill lhose places.
We shall anxiously await the prog
ress Of affairs. The first assembling
OF the Congress OF the new republic
will be observed with breathless atten.
ton. Immense solcitude will be- felt,
not only in our own but in all the great
money circles Of the world, IN regard
To the financial statement OF President
UAlker's Government. The name OF
Walker is u most fortunate one for all
great money operations. aud We hope
for the sake ofrcpubIicanism IN general
aud the new republic in particular, tina;
his Excellency I'm. Ualker is blood
relation OF the ex. Hon. Robert j. The
report OF the Secretary Of the Navy
will also be looked for with almost
equal interest. Doubtless il will be
voluminous. for Lower California is
pre-eminently a maritime State, being
nearly surrounded by water. II
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