Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-21

4 Wlere please, pASo@Ss
as the power the Government for the only
law rgdy executed there is the law Of taxing us and col
| Letting the revenue from US.
Mr.. President, am opposed 70 al unlawful expsdi
tons of this sort but it must be known that in
country like California where there are many adven
turous spirits aud where ,he countries adjoining
offered simply for the going and taking theu thu
power Of the United States must be vgilanty and pro
perly executed if such expeditions are not to be
ried out.
Mr. President, it must be known to the people Of this
country that when there some of the richest mner
countries in the world adjoining the State OF California
with population utterly unable TO defend them against
tie Indian tribes in their neghborhood expeditions Of
this kind will proceed from California unless the force Of
the United States there is sufficient to prevent them
Wherever people 60 they carry wealth. power, and
prosperity with them and forget the principles OF
liberty they have inherited from foreathers and al
though such expeditions should not be encouraged or al
lowed If they succeed the present inhabitants Will be
more powerful and prosperous through the change OF go
than they now or can expect to be without
change.
What is the condition of army the Pacific coast
Ii and has been efficient, from local causes
that we have failed remedy by legislation although
urged 10 do So These expeditions by land TO So
nora and in my opinion, have or will go; and this
paper proclamation Of the President will have no effect
in stopping any such expedition because We have
there to enforce II.
1t useless for the Chief Magistrate Of these United
States 10 attempt by proclamation 10 stop any such ex-
pediton As long the principle OF territorial expan-
sion is recognised and such countries lay onour border
as Lower California Sonora, and the Sandwich Islands,
lust for the taking ani the Government OF the United
States opposes effective preventive force you VIII hnd
citizens OF the United States engaged in such enterprises
and they will be successful. Procamatlons without em
eient force will not stop them.
Why have we not had a steampship-ofw on the Pa
cc coast Because is said to be too expensive on
seacoast of sixteen hundred miles Coal there costs
thirty forty dollars per ton when here we can get II
for about six Here again that miserable system
of economy penny and poundfoosh that destroys
all of the efficiency of Government and my constituents
are 10 be branded with infamy for violating laws that
there is power 10 enforce
warn the country that unless the power OF the uoV-
ernment exercised efficiently that coast they cannot
expect stand still when we are invited into these
magnificent countries which lie around us and see the
Indians take possession of them when we can get them
at the will of the inhabitants.
am very much surprised at the issuing of this proca-
nation ut this time, because 1t comes too late am
anxious aid the President of the United States IN OBJ
serving our neutrality laws and if it is true that treaty
has been negotiated lately by which large portion OF
Mexico is into possession It shows inevitably
that the public sentiment of the people of the United
States reflected by the Executive desires possession
of the territory negotiated for whether IN the way OF pur
chase otherwise
hope that treaty embraces all of the territory on our
border which Mexico is not able to protect from such in
cursions and Indian depredations and that will have
mountain desert boundary between the two Govern
ments that can be defended by each III does not en-
brace such of country, shall favor such mo-
diicaton of it will accomplish this desirable object
Mr. PETIT. do not know that have any objection
to the proposition which has been offered by the Senator
from California disposed to cast any reflections
upon his constituents, whom he defends so ably But
be allowed say that think it is the stranges de-
fence that heard given of any mans constituents
He in effect says that if you viii surround his constitu-
ents with bolts and bars, with steamers, with soldiers
with arms in their hands, they will stealing and
raudng; that they will be honest, forsooth, if you will
compel them TO be honest Who would not be honest
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inviting fields of gold, rich mineral wealth, and broad
acres that desirable to the eye there. Where are
such to be found And he says that his constituents
intelligent and worthy and peaceabe they are or as
he would make believe they are, cannot restrain their
greedy graspng appettes appropriate that which
belongs their neghbors unless you surround them with
wall They constituents that man ought to be
proud of, however proud he may be-
Sir, regretted to hear and sorry to have it al
legged the floor Of the Senate OF the United States that
any portion of fellow citizens in order keep them
within the bounds of duty individuals and citizens OF
this Republic towards all other countries and all other
men, must be constrained by force in body. know
that in all communities there aw-breakers, those
who will abide the law those who must be restrain
ed but did suppose that it perained to whole bo-
des of men, whole communities, and whole localities
Why, sir it in effect saying in neighborhood transac-
tons-for nations but individuals in situation OF
neghbohood towards each other and should act IN ike
annerthat the rights of neghborhood cannot be main
tanned The peaceable citizen, who is member of local
society and observes his rights and those Of his
neghbors who neither suffers his own to be trampled
upon wantony trampes upon those of his neghbor
who neither allows his property to be appropriated
lawiessly for the benefit of another wantony with
rapne lays his hands upon the property of others, will
conduct himself in like manner member of society
and portion Of Government.
Sir the Senator has said neither more nor less than
that these men, his constituents whom ne calls such II
their neghbors houses lay open, and treasures OF gold
and valuable commodities to be found in them and
there was not watchdog sentinel at the door, would
forget all morals all law, and all right, and wantonly pos
sess themselves of their neighbors' goods
Sir sorry to hear it said that any portion OF our
people, in great at any rate, are so disposed
did not believe could not believe it am sorry
hear any Senator upon the floor of the Senate OF the
United States that his constituents so dis
posed that nothing but bars and bolts not laws not sta
tutes moral strength moral uason any regard
to duty public private, will restrain them from this
rapacy but the force and power OF the must
be applied TO prevent IT,
Sir may be possible and cordially agree with that
Senator in saying that do not think there is sufficient
force upon the Pacific coast 1t ought to be there but
for other and different purposes The Golden Gate should
be fortified and defended there should be more men of
steamers belonging to the military marine upon that
in that But protest that it ought not to
be there for the purpose Of preventing the citizens from
stealing and robbng Ii should be necessary have
such force there to prevent these things, but the moral
force and intelligence which should govern all portions OF
the constituents of all of should be sufficient for that
purpose Your guns should be there guard and pro-
tect the integrity and security of your territory
Mr. GWIN, Mr. President the Senator from Indiana
states that got UP here to defend my constituents fol
committing acts Of awless robbery because the United
States did not put bolts and bars around them to prevent
them from doing it.
Mr.. PETIT. If the Senator will allow me, will cor
rect him. did not say that he had got up to defend
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