Polynesian., 1854-02-18
Qbe polpnesian.
Facts for Honest Men.

Facts for Honest Men.
The Alta California, in the article copied belo
gives clue to the real designs Of the fllibu
ters who have gone to Southern California.
appears their main purpose is, not to extend tl
area of freedom" the phrase is, but to curse tb
country with slavery. A more iniquitous schem
than that concocted by Walker and his confede
ates, can scarcely be imagined, even if we discar
the idea that they are endeavoring to estabis
slavery in land of freedom. But fillibustering
so based upon lack of principle, and such tota
disregard of moral obligations of every Sort tina
we are not surprised to hear that its participant
are prepared to trample upon every right of hu
manity, and even to subject to slavery the abori
gines of any and every country on which they f,
their envious eyes. Such conduct, hove mus
meet the decided apprehension of all honest men
as we find it has with the better part of the pres
OF California. Iniquitious schemes of this sor
cannot prosper in tins age of the world.
The Main Purpose Of the FilIibustcrins Expe.
| ditiOn.
The statement that the main purpose of the So
| nora flbustering expedition was to introduce
slavery into Sonora mas been received with some
incredullty; and well it might, for more Quixotic
proceeding has not lately been undertaken than
that OF fortysix going forth to take an exten-
sive territory with population of hundred thous-
and, and to change 1t from free to slave State.
Unreasonable as the idea appears at first sight, it
may be worthy OF examination. We will premise
that some OF the evidence in our possession is con-
hdential, and we cannot make it public
IL IS well known to every person familiar with
the history of California during the last seven
years, that there is strong party here among pro-
esslonal politicians in favor of the introduction of
slavery. This party has had and now has more
than one public journal in California in its interest
1t has had, and it now has, large share of ucra-
tive Offices In the State. The party leaders have
labored strenuousy for the introduction of slavery
into California, directly and indirectly: by the d.
vision Ut the State, constitutional convention and
other means; and many of them were hopeful, if
not sanguine, of final success, until last winter
when they found that all their plans were foiled.
They did not advocate slavery openly, they did
not dare to do so, for they knew that if their
scheme were submitted to the voters, the laborers
OF California, majority of sixty thousand against
them would appear upon counting the seventy five
thousand votes
During the winter the plan for the invasion of
Sonora was concocted- Slavery agandists
were cogniZant of it, were consulted and perhaps
planned 1t. They encouraged it. Some of them
gave as one reason for favorng it, that it would be
the means Of introducing slavery into Sonora.
About the first of September person prominently
connected with the expedition, who gave money
as well as other aid to it. said that such was the
principal purpose of the head Fillibusters. The
New York Herald published something to the
same effect before the Caroline sailed from this
port.
But the strongest evidence, and it is entirely
conclusive, is that one of Walkers first moves,
after declaring Lower California free, sovereign
and independent, was 10 proclaim the civil code of
Louisiana to be in full force in that new republic
Mr.. Walker has lived in Louisiana, and is man
OF intelligence and a lawyer, and of.course, knows
that that code recognizes and protects and legis-
iates for slavery. may be seen by referring tol
sections l72 l73, ia, 176, III, 179, $50, lSl,
63l, 1775, 1888, and many others. Under that
code, the son of slave woman born in Louisiana
is made slave, and person held as a slave IN
another state, taken to Louisiana remains slave
BY Walkers decree, slavery Is made quite as law
full in Lower California in Louisiana. 1t is en-
trely useless to say, in the face of this fact, that
Walker is opposed to slavery. He expressly sane
tons it by adopting unchanged the law of Louisi-
ana, though four lines in his "decree" would have
sufficed to have abrogated so much of the code as
provides for or permits slavery. it is improbable
that the rank and file of the fillibusters know or
approve of the schemes of their leaders; but the
many always were managed by few. Persons
acquainted with Walker and the expedition say
that the purpose was adopted long before sailing
from this port to proclaim the code of Louisiana,
and the legalizaton of slavery in such vast terri
tory could be no secondary purpose. Having |
never lived in Louisiana, and knowing little of its
code, except by its fame as very able and liberal
system of law, very similar to the "Code Napo- |
leon," it did not occur to us at first that the pro-
mitigation of this code was in itself legalization
Of slavery.
1t has been rumored that the two associations
known as the " Gia Steam Navi cation Company"
and the "Gila Manufacturing Company" were in
tended to furnish aid to the fillibusters This re-
port may be incorrect but it is not very plain what
there would be for navigating, |
mining or manufacturing on the Gila, where there
are now no population no raw produce to be man. /
and no productive mines. However it
may be, there are certainly some of the principal
slavery propagandists in the State among The
stockholders.
There may be no sin in believing that slavery is |
blessing, and purpose is not to find fault lth
my person for his belief. or that is involuntary
and respect it, but to give plain statenien. of
the facts of the case and to inform the people OF
California of the plans of these men who are Sc
cretly so busy in sowing the storm and are blind
enough TO hope to harvest the gentle zephyr. The
papers IN the pro-slavery interest may now raise
The " howl of abolition" or charge with Anti
American feeling as they please. All VIC have to
say is that we have ever set our face against the
abolitioniss of the East and if this be abotionism
Or anti-Americanism, .smake the most of it."
MArRrMoNY Some youths get frightened
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pense but that's entirely mistake. You
don't need fine house, gilt furniture, and
dyspeptic pocket-books to begin life with,
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