Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-24
FiIibusterIng on one Paciflc.

pendent Republic oil Southern California. mas
just issued another proclamation TO the peo-
pie of the United Sla.es.' We find u in the
New York Express, and the comments Of
,ha, Journal are SO appropriate, thai we
copy the entire article for the benefit Of our
readers: sew, tf" .saJie
The genus 6lbusler has reachedh high.
est perfection on the shores Of the Pacific,
The flibus,er that is indigenous to the All
lanlic coast is different sort Of vegetable.
Here, II is chiefly distinguished for lis POM
pous procama,ions, its high flown, swelling
words, and It's ineffable Quixo,ismg in Inost
other respects. There i, is all Anglo Saxon
impudence and brass. These are words we
do not often use, but we are really al "a loss
for terms that are their equivalents Ia char
acterizing the scamps who have under jakeii
io'rob Mexico of the Slaleor Sonora. undeylhe
brigand lead Of this .Colonel Walker
There is cool, irresistible Rnbert NIacaifo
sor, Of impeninence about the vagabShd iItI
can only come from youFfeal fen0i6t' 81,
rginal, Anglo Saxon, In search Of kssa0,
lols.' There is more Of The Hengist and
Horsa spiri, in il, and aboui il, than there is
OF God and Liberty and such other rhodo.
monlad OF the same kind. in which your
Spanish American flbus.sE loves 10 indulge.
Take for an example Of what we mean, the
following proclamation from Hockey
Walker, We beg his pardon-'Presidenl'
Walker, which had just made It's appearances
'along the coast (lhal is the phrase, when
,he las. steamer came down from California:
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
In declaring the Republic Of Lower Cali.
fornia Free, Sovereign, and Independent, [
deem il proper TO give the people Of the
United Sla.es the reasons for the step have
loken. 3tst
1t is due to the nationality which has
most iealously guarded the independence of
the American States, to declare why another
representative is created on the immediate
confines of the Union.
The Mexican Government has for long
time failed TO perIoIm its duty 10 The pro-
vince Of Lower California. Cut off, as The
territory was, by the treaty Of Guadalupe
flidalgo, from all direct communication with
the res, Of Mexico, the central authorities
have manifested little or no interest in the
affairs of the California peninsular.
The geographical position of the Provinces
is such as 10 make |. certainly separate and
distinct in its interest from the other portion
of the Mexican Republic. But the moral
and social lies which bound il TO Mexico
have been even weaker and more deplora.
Bile than the physical.
Hence, 10 develope the resources Of Lower
California, and to efsc. proper social OF.
panization iharain. ia ,>>.---~-5,-.-------t-s
il Independent. ,s 3. sg..
The mineral and pastoral wealth Of Lower
California is naturally very great; but to
properly develope it, there must be good
government and sare projection to labor and
property. $3.50 Lts asi} q
Mexico is uneble to furnish the reqpiT
sites for the growth and prosperity of tho
peninsula. =.
The Territory, under Mexican rule, would
forever remain wild, half savage and unciv-
ilized, covered with an indolent and haif
civilized people desirous Of keeping all for.
eigners from entering the limits Of the
State.
When the people Of Territory fail al.
most entirely to develope the resources
that nature has placed a. their command, the
interest Of civilization requires others 10 60
and possess the land.
They cannot, nor should they be allowed
play the Dog in the Manger,' and keep 9th.
ers from possessing what they have failed IA
5 occupy and appropriate.
, Mexico has not performed any OF the or
binary duties Of government towardsthe peo'
pie OF Lower California.
She has established no sure and ready
means of communication for the people
among them, or The rest Of the world, mol
has she ever undertaken 10 protect them
from the wandering robbers who iniest the
territory.
Thus abandoning the peninsulai and
leaving it as il was, "a wall on the waters,
, Mexico cannot complain if others take i
a and make j, valuable.
4 On such considerations have and my
companions in arms acted in the course We
4 have pursued.
And for The success Of our enterprise We
put our trus, in Him who controls the desI
nies Of nations and guides them in the way'
Q ofimprcvemen, and progress.
(Signed.) WIN. WALKER,
Presiden, Of Lower California.
One hardly knows whether TO laugh, OF
/. scold The scamp who has the imperurbabls
D assurance to sign his name TO documen
1 like this. Ii will be remarked that il is only
d 'he'-he alone--lhaI declares Lower Cali
: Iornia free and independent Then as =
self conscious ,hu. he IS engage in an 'en,er
prise ,ha. needs 10 be explained, he begs IL
s apologize--not TO Mexico, the country he !,
: plundering, oh, mol bpi the United States!--
:, Walker seems TO have been born and bred
: in that school Of manifest destiny which
d teaches ali creation is 'ours' of right; fol
: throughout he talks as II il was great con
cession on his par, lha, Mexico is permitted
10 exist al all!
I, Walker no, only undertakes TO subvert,h,
e Mexican authority a, Sonora, but, !. will b
9 noted, he goes for telling The Mexican peo
}, pie who live there 10 clear oul. in order 4
g make room for those who know bette
how TO look after the "inieresis Of civiliza
lionu
The closing appeal 10 Him who control
y The dsslinies Of nations, is In about as goo
,ss,e as would be an invocation or a praye
from the thief who is jus, going TO pick you
i pockets, bui ]. is all in good keeping never
v Itheless, e... sun s.o.t