Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-02-15
WIN. WALKER.
President of Lower Californi;


FREDERICK EMERY, Secretary of State"
An address was issued by the Presl-
dent to the people Of the United States,
& wing the reasons for the course he had
taken. We have hitherto published it,
and will now only give an extract from it
as follows
The mineral and pastoral wealth of
Lower California is naturally great but
10 properly develope it, there must be
good government and sure protection to
labor and property. Mexico is unable to
furnish these requisites for the growth
and prosperity of the peninsula. The
territory under Mexican rule, would for
ever remain wild, half-savage, and uncul-
tivated; covered with an indolent half civ
ilized people, DESTROYS Of keeping all for
eiguers from entering the limits of the
State. When the people of territory
fail almost entirely to develop the resour-
ces which nature has placed at their COM
mand, the interests of civilization require
others 10 90 in and possess the land.
They cannot, nor should they be allow
ed, to play the dog in the Manager, and
keep others from possessing what they
have. failed to occupy and appropriate"
the " independence" of Lower California,
none Of the Americans, and but twelve
" Greasers" as they are called, were kill
cd. But human hopes are often doomed
TO disappointment. Victories are often
followed by revcrses. The last news
{ from Mexican, and therefore not reliable
Bource) is, that the Filibusters have met
with a disastrous defeat. No sooner
did this news reach San Francisco, than
be greatest sympathy was exhibited.
In San Francisco the news created an
intense feeling. and the Filibusters dis
lAycd the greatest activity in their pre-
pars1ion for departure to the assistance of
their comrades that night, between nine
and twelve O'Clock, a body of two hun
dred and fifty well appointed troops, under
the command Of Colonel H. p. Watson
subordinates, Captain George r. David
son, Cutterell. Chaunccry, and Norval
Douglass, took passage on the brig Anita,
of 235 tons burden, and were towcd five
mites out side Of the heads by the steam
3 err Thomas Hunt, when she set sail for
her destination, encouraged by favora-
BILE breeze"
We have thus given brief sketch OF
this buccaneering expedition from it, in
ccptiop, up to the present moment. We
say buccaneering expedition, for it was
nothing else. We are at peace with Mex
leo. She is at peace with herself We
have treaties with Mexico. These men
were American citizens. They sailed
from one of our ports. They sailed with
out the permission or countenance. of our
government. They invaded and took n
portion of Mexico. They have failed and
,fallen into the hands Of their enemies il
the ike fate shall befall their comrades
now Oh the way to join them, then, if our
information be correct, they will have no
right.to expect the protection ofSthis gov
eminent.
This expedition has some features far
mglier than any that characterized the Gu
ban expedition, conducted by Lopez.
That was a struggle against Spanish au-
+hority. led by Spaniard, participated in
by Spapiards. The Cubans. or many OF
them, dissatisfied with Spanish rule,
groanihg under Spanish oppression, invi-
ted and aided the expedition.
But here, such is not the case. Walk
er is citizen of the United States--his
companions are citizens of the United
States. They were not invited by the
people, nor any portion of the people of
Lower California, to come to their assis-
lance. These people were satisfied with
their government. They opposed, how
ever feebly, their invaders. We were at
peace with them. they were at peace with
themselves.
This expedition of Walker was prompted
,ov nothing but ambition, and the spirit of
self aggrandizement. Ifencouraged and
,eountenanced by our government, how