The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14


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tMle r. osA NDeryth ~ retfeee ~ stet1
80 ato II ons VIII that gOyerement;
an6 u - thss<lSSe deemed proper b sanction
~ W1tk1ssual e 49, legAsien from 10 etsy 1f
Aexioo.
Abundant a,use - - ,osh.edlv axiran G.
n 4 ~ "a m~s9ssss NM ossssrSsent
lbsiil holAinr ~ session M ~ capitsi. ahould
II obey eeeeeed II anbduinr IN scnnssitntional
forces. alIressonable hone vill then have mir.
"a ~ peacefui settlement Of Our difficulties.
Il a0a.fto ethes han& shoslh ~ 4eeneeitutiuas1
party prevail and their authority IL seta hlished
over the republic. there IL reason Il hn,,a thai
ttlsey viii be animated IL ipss nnfr,enaiy sn;r.
It, and grant chat redress ID American cifi1ens
II which Justice requires. ID far q stev ma, r,os-
| sess the means. But Tor this exnactatian I
should IL once have recommended Is Com
Il to grant the necessary power 10 fhe Prcsidpnt
i to take possession OF q suf1icent portion of the
remote and unsettled TERRITORY or Nexico u III
| held ID pledge until our INJURIES shali b re-
\ dr. ssrd and our inst demands Be satisfied. We
l have already exhaucted every noflder meaffs a
i obtaining Justice. Iii such en- Sc thja ren1eJv
OF reprsals IL recognized BY the law Of nations,
not only Just to itself, bnt as means or IRE
venting actual war.
| a+ss pRorrcrnrA1r 4nv,srn t1a
Rnt thare Il. arc,hs- 80, &c -. 3t..;as
Win Mexirdg .r;snr from ~ crhs 900;
| ton OF affairs alonc our Son,h e,o.,;a.
which demands immediate action II ,h., ramote
region. where there arc mt few vh;ta ;nbah;-
tants large banda Of hcst;la .,,d ,,.oda.cr, r.
dams roam spromiscuonslv ov.r In Ma,;can
States OF chihuahua and Sonor. and go -
Joining Territories. The local pnvernman,s n
these States are nerfec,fvS bsfrless ana -,
kept in state OF constant alarm 10 the Ind;ana
They have not the nower. # ,hev, no.ses.sd ~.
will even ia rest.a;n lsvl.ss Mrs;saas $50.
nPr4 and pny - AnH
on our remote settlers a 800 e ana,ahs IA
| violence prevails through that distant froo,ier
The laws are i dead letiar ana ~ "a ,.o1a-,.
are wholly insecure. For this reason the set
tlement OF Arizona ia arrested whilst ii in Of
great importance that q chain Of inhabitants
should extend all along its southern border. snf.
hcient Tor their own protection and that or the
United States mail passing 10 and from CalifHr-
ma. Well founded apprehensions are now en-
tertained that the Indians and wandering Mex-
leans equally lawless, NAV break up the Inport-
ant stage and postal communication recently
established between our Atlantic ana 4Pac;GS
possessions. This masses ~, po,r -. ~, ~.
lean boundary, throughout the whole length
~ A,'"oaa. ! can Imagine no possible remedy
Id snese esiis, anu no moae OF restoring law
anu ofuer on that remote and unsettled from
60 ous i"f the government OF the United
os~so' ~ assume temporary pfotecforate over
the northern portions OF chihuahua and Sonora,
aha 20 establish military posts within the same;
~ ana TINS y earnestly recommended to Congress
LUIS Protecuoh may De WITHDRAWN, as soon as
,ecai governments shan DC established in these
neA'cah states. capable OF performing their
uuties 20 the United States, restraining the
iawiess ana pfeservn8peace along the border.
: 40 not doubt that this measure will be
viewed 10 2 friendly spirit by the governments
ana people OF Chihuahua and Sonora, as it will
prove equally etfectuai Tor the protection OF
taeir citizens on that remote and 4awless from
sier' as LOT citizehs OF the United States.
CONDITION or ARIZONA.
And in this connection permit ME TO recall
your atten,icnto the condition OF Arizona The
population OF that Territory. numbering as ia
alleged, more than ten thousand souls. are nrac
tieaiy without a government. without laws and
withou. any regular ADMINISTRATION Of Justice.
Murder and other crimes are committed with |
mpunity. This st.ie of things calls Loudly for I
redress and l. therefore, repeat nv recon-
nendation Tor the establishment Of Territorial
8y crrrp., .,r,,.. 4-S
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i n poi,',cai conoi.'on OF me narrow isthmus
= oent'ai AMefic- through "hich transit routes Z
'ass, oet"een Tue Atlantic and Pacific oceans, 3
'fesei,s SUBJECT OF deep interest 70 al COM i
" oiai hat'oHs. " y over these transits that a
iatse PfoFor.oh VI tne trace and travel be- e
Weeh the european and Asiatic continents is {
resumed 70 pass. 10 the United States these o
outes are OF incalcnlablc Importance, as a
ieans Oh communication between their Atlantic e
~ aaihc possesslpAs. Inc latter now extend a
hfons uous seventeen degrees OF latitude on S
nc racine coast, embracing the important State o
Oaiiiorhia ana the fourishing Territories of | 4
RECON ana Washington. All commercial ma o
ohs therefore, nave deep and direct interest r,
nat these communications shall be rendered r
5cufe IRON interruption. If an arm Of the r,
II, connecting the two oceans, penetrated in
trough Nicaragua and Costa Rica, it could not ii
pretended that these States would have tie Of
snt 70 arrest or retard its navigation, TO the 6,
Jury OF other nations. The transit by land U
Ver ths narrow lsthmus occupies nearly the ID
me position. ~ IS highway In when they ar
emselyes have little interest, when compared | Al
ith the vast interests Of the rest Of the world ii,
mist their rights OF sovereignty ought to be M
spected, II IS the duty of other nations to cd
quire that this important passage shall not be pr
teffaPted ~ the civil wars aud revolutionary
ilpreahs which have SO frequently occurred in
~ region. The stake is too important TO be !
y :. tne mercy OF rival companies claiming "
hoid connecting contracts with Nicaragua uo
ne commerce OF other nations is not to stand | OF