Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-14


rived there on the 7th December His purpose to
raise recruits and on the Sth the flag up
the corner Of Kearny and Sacramento streets. The
Of the victory La Pax and Of the declaration of
independence caused fbustering stock to high and
recruits were Of course to be found in any number
damper was thrown their spirits however, by the
events at La Grua and Ensenada intelligence of which
reached San Francisco on the T2th
What is to be the end of these proceedings can
not be conjectured. The most striking commen-
tary upon them which We have seen is in paper
from the metropolis of California, of the applica-
bility of which every one can Judge for himself.
FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO HERALD or DECEMBER lG.
What is libuterng That's the question 1t is easily
answered, if we may judge it by the form it
around us 1t is simply to obtain by any what
ever we desire, matter by what right or title it be
claimed as anothers 1t is creature destitute of con-
science, dead oil the rights Of Others totally lost to
that clear perception of abstract right which the truly
honest man must perceive and feel 1t is facie yield
ing to whatever avarice and lust of power may suggest
as means Of achieving wealth, glory or position This
spirit is despcable 1t is principle quite a disgrace
full as it is common and how it can be entertained and
acted upon by men claiming respectabity and character
is difficult problem to solve. r..
Yet there are such. Men who would consider them
selves nsuted by the slightest alusion rejecting upon
their character for honesty and honor appear feel
shame for being engaged in adventures where they
fell into the hands of those against whose property and
lives they conspre and conduct prataal expeditions
would be dealt justly by if they executed and
law, moral political International divine be violated
by their death The motive is to rob- the desire is to
take and to possess 1t is that only infinitely worse
kind which actuates desperate who stake their last
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whatever is desired and coveted, to get without giving
any thing in return. 1t is thieving a extensive
principle robbing under the Of freedom buccaneer
ing in the name of liberty, numbering with the name
of God written in human blood upon the which strikes
the blow Is possible that this sge is to be characte
rized by such spirit 1t is; it is already for al
though thank Heaven the better portion of the people,
the great heart OF the nation judges correctly and
to individual and national fame there thousands who
for Of the laws which should bind not only man
man. but nation nation and whose restless spirits
only ask for chance not for just cause They are
ready and anxious for foray and principle is able to
restrain them. '.,
Such men have ruples Such men are fllibusters
by nature, by dissipation by association and these
although few compared with the great body Of the peo
pe still enough and bad enough in the inu ence
which they exert despo foreign nation and disgrace
which have gone and about to go 10 make an on
saught upon the soil and property and lives of friend
y nation at peace with who actuated by desire
to benefit the citizens of that land which they to
seize is possible barely possible But the ruling desire
with most is thirst greed to obtain the wealth Of others
who have never injured them, by force and fraud even
at the expense of life, the life of the innocent
This is the determination, this the plan It is conceal
ed longer And the expeditions which have gone and
which may go for the purpose of committing national
robbery entitled to respect than the foopad
only SO far as the magnitude of the crime contemplated
exceeds that of him who cuts throat for the poor chance
of travellers purse. If fortyfve from San Fran
cisco attack the city of Stockton Sacramento steal
the horses there and shoot those who defend their
y, what they Are they not in the sight of God and
man. and the laws of both, murderers and thieves and
robbers? Now, ye casusts, tell in what consists the
difference in the morality Of the deed il other places
substituted ,~.,."
Is not right the thing in all places? Is wrong
wrong, whether in Upper or Lower California? Subst
ute Stockton for La Paz and what position before all
law do the oryfve who took that town. the Governors
and killed the people hold! What is the name correctly
applicable to them! Most certainly the same which
should be applied them if the acts had been COM
mted in our own cities. And yet many look upon such
outrages siness, because they are perpetated at
us@Ahee anu aSaiust SFeasers Dut eye OF tne
world will not look, that of history nor that of
God. Jack Cade disciple of truth compared with
the inventors Of such infamous doctrines.
For shame! Cease to plead desire to benefit the Mex
cans to give them liberal institutions All such pleas
are hypocrisy oil such assertions are falsehoods No
such wish, design calculation enters into the plan
The sole ruling, impeng motive is to obtain wealth and
power without any reference to right and justice Such
is the fact; truth, and justice, and Heaven, and all
really honest men must regard the movement. And yet
it goes and progresses under very eyes, and no
power seems to to stay it. 1t is all wrong all dis
graceful all scheme worse in principle than that which
dismembered Poland and is absorbing all the
southeast portion of Europe. 1t is buccaneering at
tempt without the plea in its favor that it ne
cessary in point Of policy for Lower California and So
NORA and Sineloa would have all in good time come to
u.s. in peaceful and legitimate way.
With millions Of uncultivated, with mines mex
hausted, with undeveoped in terrific
ry neither necessity, policy, justice, patriot
ism can utter word in exenuation Of the contemplated
deed is against all law against all morality against
the United States quite much Mexico for while it
disgraces US it only Injuries them. If to
need those States could have waited it merely
matter of time But, like the devil in Eden, the wicked
desire to see the fruit pucked it is ripe If they who
steal the apple do find their souls naked they
the garden did their bodes it will be because the
does not deserve such punishment.
au TIE PARAGUAY EXPEDITION.