The Nevada journal., 1854-03-31
FiIibustering.


The following article from the San Fran
cisco Herald shows rather extraordinary
movement on the part of the Mexican and
French governments. While the eyes Of
the world are watching with such scru>
pulous jealonsy the progressive movements
Of the American people, We are not aware
that other nations should be allowed the
privilege oforgani1ing unauthorized armies
among us to embark in expeditions OF
doubtful character
"On Monday last we called attention TO
a most singular movement on the part Of
the Mexican Consul, acting under the or
ders of President Santa Anna. We refer
10 the levying In the port of San Francisco
o. an armed force of three thousand French
men and Germans, to be sent to Sonora,
and employed in suppressing revolutions
in other neighboring States, and in
preventing the incursions Of the Americans.
None of the parties ma ed by US have dis
arowed completely in this scheme. and, in
truth. the facts that have since come to our
knowledge. bear out fully the correctness
of the information already received and
laid before the public. We are advised
By our Marine Reporter that the ship ChaI-
lenge on Wednesday hauled in to Meiggs'
wharf, where she took on board large
number of passengers Of Guaymas, and
then dropped off to an anchor. She WAS to
have sailed the same day when the tide
served. Two other vessels, the Chile and
the Helena, are TO follow, with men and
munitions of war and there is reason to
believe the full complement of troops order
cd by the Mexican Government to be en-
listed, will be despatched from this port
within q week. 1t is needless to say that
no American will be received.
We have, further, reliable information
10 the effect that General Wool-not trust
inc altocether to its ostensibe character
has exhausted all the legal means at his
command to arrest the sailing of this ex-
pcdition but the requirements of the
law having been complied with, he had no
option but to suffer the vessels TO depart.
This audaciouS movement of Santa Anna
we cannot designate it by any term less
of our authorities and our people, at time
when the Government of the United States,
with an earnest desire to maintain its trea-
~ OBLIGATIONS with Mexico, is making use
of the most strenuous exertons, in good
faith, to break up the hlIibustering expedi-
ton in Lower California at time when
one Of our hee,est vessels of war, under an
efficient commander is engaged in blocka.
ding the ports where the expeditionists ex-
pect supplies, and when one of the mail
steamers has been specially chartered and
placed under the command of another ex-
nerjenced officer to aid in crushing all such
unlawful expeditions at time when
one of our most distinguished military Of
ficers is sent out by the President to take
command Of this Division with special in
structions and with extraordinary powers
to take measures against any infringement
of our neutrality laws at time when the
District Attorney of the United States is
engaged in prosecuting and the District
Court of the United States is engaged in
irving number of our citizens accused of
loining an expedition for the invasion Of
Mexican territory 1t is under these cir
cumstauces and with full knowledge of
all these facts SO honorable to the United
States and SO indicative of their strict OBJ
servance Of their international obliga-
.;ons. that the Mexican President, through
his agent at this port, organizes within one
of the States of the confederacy, an armed
band of foreigners, with the poorly disguis-
cd nurpose of acting against the Americans,
and of crushing the efforts of his country
men TO resist his oppression.
For the sake of the French Consul, NJ.
Dillon, who has always commanded our
respect, we regtet we cannot acquit the
French Government of participation in
This discreditable affair. If the enlistment
of citizens of France, in this band, has not
-pceived the active cooperation and coun-
tenance of that Government, it has at Least
been promoted by its connivance. No Ell
fort has yet been made-of which we are
a,,,ore-to dissuade these men from enlist
49,, or n arrest their embarcatlon. Moth
We could he more unfortunate for the tu-
ture friendly relations OF the two Govern
ments, than this act OF grave lndelicacy on
tho mart of France. She in effect permits
shin loads Of her citizens to be sown like
drarons, teeth on our southern border there
to produce, in the future, frIghttul mar
vest of contentious and difficulties with our
people. e
In view of this bad faith on the part OF
Mexico and this unseemly intermeddling
on the part of France, we cannot regard 1t
as incumbent any longer on our Govern
ment or,its agents to take any inconven-
lent steps to arrest expeditions OF our clti-