The Nevada journal., 1857-05-29
From the Mexican Extraordinary, Feb. 2s
The Fillibustering Movements in California
against Sonora.

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At length the press of Mexico are
generally coming to understand what
we have so long been speaking about
that the pressure from the North will
very soon give trouble to Mexican con-
stituted authorities in the State of So
nora. They begin to see through the
symptoms in the North but still they
are unable to lay hold of these impor-
tant movements, except as they appear
to the most common minds. They are
talking in the dark, and hence their
language carries with it no instruction
to the public or to the Government
The movement now being made to-
wards Sonora is nothing more than a re-
vival of political organization that ex-
listed two years ago in California, which
was gotten up by men of talent and in
huence at that time. The name of this
organization was the "Pacifc Star As
sociation," and its object was secession
from the American Union, and the es-
tablishment of an Independent Republic,
that should comprehend the territory
lying on the western slope of the Rocky
Mountains, from British Oregon down
to Central America, and including Cen
trail America. A platform was drawn
up by the leaders of this Association.
and the first talent of the State was at
once enlisted to start the ball in motion.
A large number ofmembers were quick
ly enrolled; as to the ambitious, moth
ing could be more handsomely conceiv-
ed than the basis which was drawn up
for the Association. Fat offices and ell
evated positions loomed up before every
member, and the best of good feeling
characterized every meeting of the
leaders.
Unfortunately for their plans, just at
this stage of the game, the Know Moth
ing Party, that had already carried the
elections in San Francisco, promised to
turn everything topsy, turvy in the
State, and in it were to be found many
promises for previously disappointed Of
fice-seekers. The "Pacifc Star Asso-
citation had within it several of this
sort, and they were decoyed from their
secession designs and induced to join
this new party This was the first blow
the Association received, and before it
could recuperate from it, Walkers suc-
cess in Nicaragua drew off many active
members, among them the author of the
plan.
With Walker and other causes the
original Association has been entirely
disbanded, and we can only now and
then notice its members working away
to the same cad in a different field of
action. The man who first conceived
the plan Of the Association we spoke of,
for the erection of an independent Pa
ciic Republic, is now coming down upon
Mexico.
This is not a new enterprise to him,
but one that has maddened his brain,
and kept his wits at work through many
year He is no common adventurer
but man who has led an active life,
and always filled first positions in the
society in which he moved. He is mar
ried into highly respectable Mexican
family. and has the advantage of large
acquaintance with the Mexican people !;
and although we have always regarded
the fillibustering movements against So
nora as disastrous, we must confess that
when we learned by the last mail ttat
Henry A. Crabb was at the head of the
movement, we came to the conclusion at
once that it was time for Mexico to do
something.
Mr.. Crabb undoubtedly entertains the
same notions that he did two years ago,
and if he be not acting directly ON the
same platform, he has pretty much the
same end in view. He is truly a daring
and sagacious leader, and, although he
may approach the frontiers of Mexico
as quiet American settler, still his
movements should be regarded at all
times with suspicion by Mexico, unless
Mexico can see in such man the abil-
ity to work good for her territsry in the
future Republic of the Pacific.
In this manner discourses a leading
Mexican Journal on the expedition of
Crabb. The HPacifc Star Association"
spoken of was, doubtless, the abortive
Pacific American Party" which was
sought to be erected little more than
two years since. Edmund Randolph is
allowed to have been the author of the
movement. The writer of the above
article in the Extraordinary seems to
have had an imperfect idea of that plan
of party spoken of He says the au-
thor of it was drawn off to Nicaragua,
and in another place, Crabb is allowed
to be the author, which is incorrect.
The article we quote is doubtless an
exposition of Mexican feeling when the
news of the descent of Crabb was made
known.
The Unicers, the Catholic organ in
France, concludes an article, in which