Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-01-01
The Presidents Mexican Poljcy-Chi.
h"ahua and Sonora.

ne TEeslOeKt'S Mexlctan fOjjcy-Chi.|
h"ahua and Sonora.
The inordinatc desire and deter.
nination of;;tke present generation of
our countrymcn to extend the nation
al domain upon any trivial excuse that
may offer, without stopping particu-
larly to enquiye into the means that are
to be used to accomplish the end,
causes the startling proposition of Mr..
Buchanan to seize upon and hold two
Mexican States by military force, to be
received with degree of tacit appro
baton that would have astonished and
paralyzed the fathers of the Republic.
The: men fofssthe present day calmly
look :nponpropositions of this charac-
terssaSa matter Of course, and set about
calculating ,ehen the proposed end:
viii .bs Observation-Disclosures stopping to:
reflect how, .oE by what means. g. -:
Taking it tllcn for granted, that Mex.
leo is speedilyto be further dismem-
bered---perhaps entirely swallowed
the working out Of the ''mani-
fest destiny Of Anglo Saxonis,p. it on
ly remains for the Republican party of
the Union to see that the national law
of Mexico in pr ohibition of negro sla-
very is not suffered to be overthrown
whenever any portion Of her territory
becomes part Of our confedcracy.
We must sec that however far south
or north the American eagle may ex-
pand her wings, she shelters none 9TH
ers than homes tof freedom and free
men. This is apart of the mission of
the present Rel publican organization,
and to accomplish it win involve one
of the mightieststruggles it will ever
be called upon to encounter.
chihuahua and Sonora are placed
before It's as the next first prize that
may reward our labors in developing
our " manifest destiny" We compile
from an article in late number of the
Chicago Press and Tribune brief
description Of the present condition
and resources Of these two Mexican
States. How long will be before we
must, in writing of them, say american
Statesp -
chihuahua pronounced Chewawa)
is a State Of the Mexican Republic,
bounded on the north by Texas and
and the Mexican State of Coahuilla,
Oh the south by Durango, and on the
west by Sonora. Its area is a trifle
over a 100000 square miles, or nearly
twice that of Illinois, and. it lies. be.
tween the parallels ~ and23 degrees
north. The western portion of the
State is traversed by the Mexican Cor
dilleras, here called the Sierra Madre
among which rise the principal streams
constituting the head waters of the Rio
Grandc: On the western slope of the
mountains several smaller streams take
their rise and empty into the Gulf OF
California: BY far the larger portion
OF chihuahua is made up Of high, arid
table-lands covered with thorny chap
paral and cactus unfit for agriculture.
Along the water courses which arc
numerous, are extensive valleys of rich
grazing land which subsist large droves
Of cattle, sheep, horses and smulcs.-
The raising of stock is the principal
occupation, of the Chihuahuans, though
corn, wheat, barley, cotton and the
vine are cultivated. chihuahua is rich
in minerals, which comprise gold, sill.
yer, copper, lead, iron, tin, saltpetre
and bituminous coal. The silver mines
of the province have been celebrated
almost since the conquest of Cortez.
In the year l846 nearly million dol
lars in silver were coined in the CITY
of Chihuahua. :
The most important mines are in
the Sierra Madrc, at Ell Parral. Botop.
elias, Jesu Maria and Santa Eulalia.
The highest mountain peak in northern
Mexico is that of Jesu Maria--8. 800
above the level Of the sea. The prov
ince is infested with the Apache In
dams, who carry on ccaseless HOSTILE:
ties against the inhabitants, driving
off their herds aud plundering their
trains. The population Of the prov
ince in 1850 was 10000, of whom
about one fourth are whites, the bal
ance Indians, lnulatsoes, mestizoes,
quadroons, quinteroons, and azamboes,
1.-THE offspring of negroes and Indians)
an assortment that ought to please the
largest variety of taste. y is
The city Of Chihuahua, the capital
Of the State, is situated ona tributary
of the river Conchas, itself a tributary
of the Rio Grande-in the midst of q
fertile plain, and nearly in the centre
of the provinces. tits well built, clean
paved, and contains many splendid