Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-11
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
BUCcAxsERINo IN CALIFORNIA.

Inc late arrivals from California bring &C.
counts Of a most remarkable state Of affairs.
Various parties Of American citizens are openly
attempting to obtain possession Of Sonora, .
State belonging to Mexico, and annex to it to
the United States. Cap. Walker, as has already
been announced, has made descent upon it
with . handful Of followers, set up Govern
ment, organized Cabinet, and adopted the
civil code Of Louisiana. Mr.. Emery, Secre-
tary Of the sham Republic, having returned to
San Francisco, has been raising recruits. Cali
fornia is in u state Of high excitement; the
buccaneering spirit is everywhere aroused; the
flag Of q recruiting station has been hoisted in
San Francisco. Bands Of armed men embark
in broad daylight and more than thousand
adventurers have sailed to reinforce Walker
without molestation from State or Federal au-
thorities. More atrocious violations Of the
rights Of friendly nation have never been
committed, The whole scheme from beginning
to end il one Of robbery and murder. y is a
damning Disgrace to the people Of this Union,
and to the Government, which from remissness
or conniyance has failed to curb it. Had it
been less engaged in crushing out the free spirit
Of the country, it would have had more time to
devote to the suppression Of these buccaneering
| projects.
A San Francisco paper says that the depart
ment Of Sonora comprises $4,000 square
miles-about One-h half as much rs the area Of
California--and that the population is estima-
ted at from $4,000 to 100000, including 10000
or $4,000 Apachos, and other wild Indians.
A portion Of the country is susceptible Of till
age, but It's great attraction is vast mineral
wealth the plains and the region near the
mountains Astounding in mines Of silver and
gold The Same journal adds:
@There are several good ports on the Gulf;
Guayamas is the best IL Sonora should be
annexed, the ella route would rise in import
ance, and he Pacific railroad would necossa-
| rily 90 thither. Sonora is nearer to the Mis-
sissippi Valley than California, and would, per-
haps, attrast more immigrants From Santa Fe
to the nearest mines is $50 miles, and to Quay
amas is about $50 miles. The annexation of
Sonora would make FL Paso place of import
ance, which is only about $50 miles from
Guayamas and would be on the main route
to the Mississippi Valley. Guyamas is about
900 miles from this city by the land trail"
One fact is overlooked or suppressed in the
accounts generally published in the newspa-
pers this side Of the mountains it is that at
the bottom Of all these buccaneering projects
lies that ropt Of evil that ever-working cle-
ment of violence, discord, and ruin-Negro
Slavery. The same sinister influence which
planted Slave Labor in Texas, brought about
a war with Mexico, has repeatedly interfered
for the purpose of bolstering up Slavery in
Cuba, forced upon the country the Compro-
misses of 1850, and is now demanding entrance
INTO Nebraska, has originated the piratical
movements against Sonora. To prove that we
do not speak at random, we copy the following
from an editorial in the Alta California Of De-
cember 18th, the oldest Journal we believe, in
that State.
GAS long ago as last winter, there was
great scheme in the process Of formation, for
the purpose Of taking the State Of Sonora, and
planting the institution of Slavery on the Pacific.
The headquarters Of these manifest destiny
men, who foresaw that the people of the Uni
ted States must carry the principles of liberty,
equality and republicanism, TO oil parts Of
North America, was Benicia. A delectable
crowd of hangers-on were about the capital,
whose chief object was to mature their plans
for this campaign. They saw the duty clearly
before them, to carry the glorious institution of
Slavery into territory now free from it, at the
point Of the bayonet. To perfect their plans,
they met at Benicia and, like prudent and SEN
sible mon as they were, got clerkships in the
Legislature, and, without doing any duty, they
got from $40 to $40 each, per day. Since then,
they have been at work, cautiously and adroit-
ly arranging their plans, and the ball has now
opened. The great work has begun, and our
citizens are rushing 10 the scene Of action to
share the booty, the beauty, and the glory.
at is we'll known fact that for years there
has been class Of men in this State who have
been wild to get Slavery introduced, and who
have devised various projects by which to effect
that most desirable object. But they have
failed --signally failed; and though men OF
great energy and talent have been engaged in
Il with wealth at home and assistance from
the older States TO help 1t along, their labor
has been lost. On direct vote, we venture to
assert the Slavery propagandists could not get
one vote out Of seven throughout the State.
But they were not 80 to be baked. IL they
could not get what they wanted here, and could
get il in the neighboring State Of Sonora, il
would spread from there, and gradually crawl
up in this direction. II foothold could once
be obtained on the coast, they fancied il would
spread, and the broad flag Of Slavery encircle
in its glorious folds large part Of our coun.
try's possessions on the Pacific
@Such was the object, in its incipiency Of
the expedition against Sonora. What are the
probabilities Of its success?"
II proceeds 10 say that the People Of Cali
fornia, when fully awakened to the true nature
Of this scheme, will overwhelm il with their
indignation.
a'They arc decidedly and unequivocally OPP
posed TO Slavery on the Pacific, ~ they have
repeatedly shown ON various occasions. And
when il shall become known that this crusade
is for the purpose Of thwarting their wishes in
this particular, the whole scheme will appear
most damnably wicked in their eyes. A howl