The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-12

nearly so, between San Francisco and Hong. Kong and
IN the goth deg OF north latitude being the parallel OF
the island of Cuba.
During the last forty years, our government rejecting
the public will has been alive 10 the importance OF com
mereal position and ascendeney on the Pacific. So i'm
ingon Don Luis De Ons. that in despatch OF the Isl
April. 1872 10 the Veeroy OF Mexico. Don Francisco de
Vegas he oTewaned that funconary 10 be on his guard
and The frontiers the government OF the United
States proposed to fix It's limits at the mouth OF the Rio
Bravo del Nore, and ascend 10 the 3st deg OF latitude,
and then draw line direct TO the Pacific which would
bring Upper California into the American Union.
During the presidency OF General Jackson. Mr. For
syh, in his despatch OF the 9th August 1885, the Uni
ted States charge daares Mexico, instructed him TO
treat for line that would give the harbor OF San
Francisco with offer OF five millions for it, and Mr..
Calhoun as Secretary Of State sent in 1874 secre!
messenger TO the President of Mexico with an offer OF
ten millions for this habor The sequel OF public events
which finally led TO our acquisitions the Pacific are
before the world.
Recent goations foreshadow, and the law of political
affinity indicate the period not far distant when
Sonora and Lower California, with aggregate OF
over two hundred thousand square miles, and two thou
sand nine hundred oil seacoast around the peninsula and
along the main land, will be embraced within the bound
airy of the Union.
ercse of legislative powers 10 bind together this nation
Is solemn and paramount obligation This APP
peals 10 us in this point OF view and from the RESPONSE
bity OF neglect indifference, delay cannot escape
before The tribunal of public opinion.
II California were some distant, dreary region. like the
Orkney Shetland islands in the mist OF the Northern
protecting power some barren strip of land, unit Tor
culture, and shut out from still, part OF
the territory OF the Union your political power must
reach it,
The principle established by those who founded and
maured the institutions they have bequealhed TO us as
sacred trust and for which they slaked their fame for
ever was that not an inch OF the territory OF the repub-
lie should be dsinegrated or discovered For this the
mistress OF the world baed in the days of her glory
and maintained II unit, she sank under an accumulation
OF social disorders and the wounds which misgoyern.
men had inflicted l. TO MAINTAIN this principle that
induced Washington, amidst thickenng misfortune, to
declare that he would give up the contest for the
independence of the united colonies, the territory
they claimed if driven to the Businesses OF the Ale
ghany mountains.
sions, and they valueless in all that makes the
earth valube TO yet as part oil our territory you
are bound TO defend them. But in contrast with senllty
the fare portions oil other States, what PIC
ture does California present. Look at her IN her I'M
mense proportions, stretched out on the shores oil
the western ocean, with line OF sea shore equal
TO one half OF the whole extent OF the Atlantic coast
and an OF one hundred and eighty thousand
nine hundred and eighty one square miles equal to one
hundred and twenty million nine hundred and forty
thousand eight hundred and forty acres-more than
four times the of the State of New York and capa
BILE, from her commercial position and agricultural and
mineral resources. OF maintaining population equal TO
coast range OF mountains, IN lis beautiful undulalons
from lofty SUBMITS to irregular hills on the west and the
snowy mountains the east, with its southern terminus
the river Colorado its centre, nerseced by the rivers
Sacramento and San Joaquin, whose magnificent valleys
alone contain million OF acres OF the most ierule SOIL
stretching the entire length OF the State each flowing
distance of three four hundred miles in con
iTay directions from the north and from the south, and
uniting in the estuary TO discharge their waters INTO
the bay OF San Francisco, dug out as 1t were by The
hand of nature herself for the noblest OF human pur-
poses.
Here have harbor and port the natural receptacle
OF the produce OF extensive valleys, and at no DIS
tant day TO be the Pacific seat OF trade and an equpose
10 the Atlantic emporium. 1t will be the enepoi and
s,orehouse 10 which the coasts OF the western ocean, OF
thtH.a and nj fhn AEIat
send their products From this common centre OF trade
will be furnished exchange the grain and other OF our
products required Tor by me people OF ihe
southwestern coast, OF the Mexican and Central Amsri-
States down TO the equator, 10 Peru TO the south
western coast OF ASIA and islands OF the Polyneslan
group The serenity and midness OF our climate The
mammoth growth OF our vegetation the capacity oil our
soil for wheat and the smaller grams extending lis adap.
taon also TO the vine, give advantages not surpassed
il equalled, within the limits OF any oil the States OF
the Union. A few short years ago she was held By
sparse and apatheuc population OF some few thousand
souls, with limited wants, and these almost supplied
/ spontaneously BY nature. From the moment the
American flag rose upon her hills the scene
changed. Western settlers entered her limits, Hose
pioneers whose strong hands and patriotic hearts have
everywhere laid the deep foundations OF prosperity.
/ Apathy in California ceased and succeeded by
the activity OF industrial pursuits The golden discov
cries were first made in seeing few gitterns particles
sparkling IN The sunlight IN mlrace on fork OF the
American river, tributary OF the Sacramento. This dis
coveTy was followed up IN nvers which, rushing
from the Nevada chan berae and sweep down TO their
OF mineral wealth, hitherto Hmiabe 10 extent, and
hbitng no signs OF exhaustion The opening, expand
ing veins OF rocky structure have been reached and
their golden deposItes unfoded by the ingenuity and
terFrise OF that ndOmable band OF emigran,s whose
treless energies mock at difficulties and defy all obsa-
Giles The rush oil emigration extended, energy and
terprise locked TO shores Labor that makes man
what he is, and without which gold is vaueless
the dust OF the earth did its work Industry, that "in.
tangible abstract commodity directed energies and
we rose IN the full proportions OF sovereign State,
unprecedented 10 growth and uneEamped in its
the history of nations.
Her mineral discoveries, which the press had an
nounced from one end OF the globe TO the other, until
the news even penetrated the isolation of the Chinese
domrions, first looked upon oriental dcons,
then doubled, then believed and finally realized beyond
all anticipation.
In 1890 had metallic currency 10 the United States
according to Mr. Galatn's report in that year. OF thirty
two million five bundled Thousand dollars The products OF
all the mines in the Union, from that year until ls4s
furnished additional OF twelve million seven
hundred AMI forts thousand six hundred and forty
seven dollars, being average annual yield OF between
four and five hundred thousand dollars Our specie
imports exports for that period eightytwo
million eghtystx thousand four hundred aud sXy-one
dollars, and immigrant supplies, at an average OF nil
lion year, gave twenty millions, making an
aggregate OF specie IN the United States the beginning
OF the year ls4s OF Sl54 32S los Ia that year the ag
gegale products OF the mines of Virginia, North Caro
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and
New Mexico fell below The general average have sta
ted, having only reached about two hundred thousand
dollars, TO which California, just then beginning 70 open
her treasures, contributed additional Of more than
one-hh the product OF all mines at tina, time She
has, since that period, increased her product in almost
cOmnOuud until her annual 10