Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-03-23

Southern Emigra tion to Arizona and Sonora,
t. ritoral Expansion and the Labor Problem.

Hon. Rob't A. Wilson, late Judge Of III
Sacramento District, California, publishe
some years since. "lncidents of travel !
Mesico;" which proves at this period, on inva
liable repository Of facts relative TO the miner
and agricultural resources Of the States OF 81
nora and chihuahua, now arresling the atter
tion Of both our government and people. Th
statements Of Mr.. Wilson are corrohonted b
those of Mr. II. G. Ward, Esq, charge {
Great Bnain in Mexico, in his work enttle
"Mexco in 1897" nn authority as Mr. Wilso
Justly says, that "cannot be disputed, becaus
he acted and wrote under orders and by au
ibority of his Government" Ia his chapte
on those northern provinces, he says:
"Chihuahua and Sonora are the States or depart
ments to be affected by our Pacific Railroad. SOnor
Is the most valuable OF the two. not only ON nccou
its inexhaustabe supply ofsilvcr but also
OF its delightful climate an agricultural resources
II Is like the land of the Blessed in Oriental story
California docs not surpass II in fertility or in climate
With industry and thrft, IL could sustain population
equal to that Of all Mexico The tableands and tn
valleys are so near together that the products of al
flourish almost side by side. Food for man and beas
was so easily procured that the defendants Of the ear
y settlers sunk into eeminancy long before the break
ing out OF the Apache war Of the last century,
Drought, however, makes the formation Of artiicia
lakes and reservoirs necessary TO the full development
of its agricultural wealth.
"But Il is the remarkable abundance ofsyer which
distinguishes il above all other countries, except Chi
huahua
at is region Of country which combines the rare
attractions Of the richest silver mines in the world
lying in the midst of the finest agricultural districts
and where the eli nae is as attractive rs its mineral
riches But its richest mineral district is near its
northern frontier, and is almost inaccessible"
This was written before the northern por.
ton of Sonora (now Arizona,) was purchased
BY our government, through Mr.. Gadsden, in
1854
Mr.. Wilson then gives the data and statis-
tics relative to the fabulous mineral wealth OF
that section, and concludes:
Extravagant as are these statements of the miner
al riches of Sonora, they do not, probably, come up
to the reality as the largest of them are founded on
the sums reported for taxation at the distant city OF
cxico when il was notorious, already stated, that
large portion of the silver was fraudulently con-
cealed in order to avoid the taxes. Such conceament
could be successfully carried in region so distant
and inaccessible Sonora was in the time oil Philp
VI for it was in the reign of that idiot king before
the liberal mining ordinances of Carlos ILL., that the
Sonora mining fever broke out.
can hundred years have passed since the once for
midable Apaches swept over northern Sonora ike
out forever the hopes which the
spanish court COHCcNcu VI WV
finances of their empire from this Ei Dorado. But
Providence had ordered it otherwise. The Spanards
had done enough to demonstrate its incxhaustable
wealth and they driven away from this 'crea-
ton of silver, and the whole deposit held for an hun
dred years in for the uses of another race,
who were destined to overrun the continent"
81 should have but half performed my task,
should omit to speak of the excellent bay and
harbor of Guaymas, in the southern part of
Sonora. After San Fracisco, it is the finest
harbor on the Pacific, and is the natural route
through which our commerce with the East
Indies should be directed The long expert.
ence of Spain, taught her that northern route
to the East Indies, was so much superior, to
The one by the Cape of Good Hope as to COM
pensate, for transhipment of all her East In
lila merchandise, upon mules backs to Acapul-
20 or Vera Cruz. Much more advantageous
must it be to us, when railroad from E Paso,
passing through the silver district, have des-
,ribed, shall transfer our commerce with Japan
md China to the Pacific side of onrcon inent
Here the very silver necessary for the pnschas1I
If tea, is nearly as abundant as tin IN some of
he European mines, and as in California, the
prospects held out to the farmer are equal to
mineral attractions"
To those who have not access to Judge Will
,on's work, the above lengthy extracts will not
,e unexceptionable even in brief article, in
yhich!t is the writer's design to call the atten-
ion of southern men, to the importance of
participating equally, with our alert brethren
IN the north, in the advantages of the occupa-
lion of the country. Does any man, who has
scanned the worlds political horizon, andw it.
messed the looming of those thick "comlng
events, which cast their shadows before" doubt
he providenta destiny of the Anglo Saxon
ace, in the gradual ABSORPTION of the magnii.
,ent regions to the south.
The rapidly evolving events, growing out OF
,ur complicated foreign relations, will precipi-
ate such result, with celerity, that will as
ound those Congressional imbeces,-who
el6shy absorb in brois of party-to the
shameful exclusion of every great national IN
erest,-have failed to act upon the timely sug-
,estions of our progressive Chiei Executive
No sooner has Buchanan recommended the
military occupation of Sonora and Chihuahua,
han we hear the London Times illuminate its
protest against our exclusive dismembermeni
# Mexico; claiming as an equal creditor, an
qual right 10 secure an indemnity for the ma
ional debt due her. The Queen at the recent
,penng of Parliament, significantly threatens
he employment of force against Mexico. An
IMPOSING British and French fleet are anchor
d in the harbor of Vera Cruz, and we are now
that those respective governments
es:pn interfering so far in Mexi, an affairs, as
o take possession and hold on, to one or two
# the principal Gulf Ports, under the .preiext
# holding them as guarantee, for the pay
nent of the public debt due their subjects.
England and France Jealous of our anilci-
,ated appropriation OF the most valuable re-
ylons of Mexico, are exercising the privileges
If more diligent creditors; and while with
American verbosity, we are talk
ng-the frowning batteries of their formidable
,quadrons, already menace the ports oi the
3ulf. American adventurers, unable TO await
se .tar1y- eperations-of our letbargie govern