The New York herald., 1875-12-08
THE WHITE CONQUEST.

THE WHITE CONQUEST. BY William Hcpworh Dixon.
In two volumes London Chatto 4 Windus. New
York: Scribner, Wexford Armstrong
Mr.. William Hepworth Dixon is an Engshman who
devotes great deal Of time and thought to America,
the present volume is the rst that he has de-
voted to and 10 our institutions. His "New Amer
lea, which appeared years ago. made consider
able OF sensation for the that II laid bare and
with seeming fairness the nature and conduct Of many
Of the communstic societies Of America Mr. Dixon
did not investigate elaborate this subject il has
been done more recently BY Mr. Charles Nordhof
did he make as valuable an historic volume as Mr..
NordhoGs. His book was interesting as giving an
Englishman's side Of the question, and was like the
sWhite Conquest, y written in graceful and graphic
manner. In the present volume Mr. Dixon begins by
wandering through the almost unknown and wholly
romantic regions Of early California and the
history Of the white conquest for the past hun
dred years.
WHITE PROGRESS.
The tale OF a hundred years Of white progress Is
marvellous history he exclams. The European races
are spreading every continent and mastering the
isles and islets Of every sea During those hundred
years some Powers have shot ahead and some have
slipped into the second rank. The progress Of
the United States has been among the startling
Starting with a population no larger than that Of
Greece the Republic has advanced rapidly that in
TO size and territory, the fourth and popu.
lation in the world. Some months ago Lord DufIern,
Governor General Of Canada annexed the whole region
known and unknown, stretching from the recognized
frontier OF British America toward the North Pole,
and some months hence the President Of the United
States will the great provinces OF Lower Cali
fornia Sonora and Chihuahua, with parts OF Cinaloa
Coahulla and Nueyo Leon 70 the Republic over which
he pl esides Tic present boundaries OF the United
States will be enlarged BY land enough to form
seven states, each state big New York. Such
Is Mr. Dxon's prophecy The surface Of the earth Is
passing into Anglosaxon hands he says. "Yet
glorious and inspiring this story Of white conquest
the warning tic wall is brief and stern. The end
Is not yet come Tie peril or the fight s not yet past
and the white Of the Greeks and Cherokees
are unhappily still wasting Of their best strength
and nobest passion internal feuds. Disaster in
the past menace in the future, US 10 stand BY
our common race; or blood, law language science,
We are strong, but we are not immortal. house
divided against itself must fall II We desire 10 see
our tree institutions perish II IS right that we should
take the part of red man, black man and yellow man
against our white brethren, If wish to see order
and freedom, science and civilization preserved We
shall give nrst thought to what improves tho
white mans growth and increases tho whito mans
strength. 50 many foes are stil adeld that every
the rams closed but not tin then, Right in front;
march ~" All or which proves Mr Dixon TO be not
only against the black brother but every color
except white. IL apparently believes in the future
greatness Of America which . condescenson on tho
part Of an Engshmnn
LOWER CALIFORNIA
Writing q Lower California Indians he says:-"Yon
take the Indian IL wreck and waste Of nature
as this altar of San Carlos wreck and waste Of
art For twenty cents laid out in whis<cy you may
hear the story Of Ills life hnd In that tale the romance
Of his tribe.' From Indians 70 spanards-Mr. Dixon
had pleasant interview with Don Mariana the head
Of the Vallejo family "You ask about the history Of
California, Don Mariana remarks; my biography is
tho history Of California 'iNo Mexican Of note ho
says to mo n q drives "has been ablo to keep
his lands Ny is hard but not 80 hard as Of
others Twenty years hence no Spanish Don will be
citizen OF the United Staes.n
"You tho spanards will rctlreYn
"Thcy will remove TO Mexico whero they may hope
to keep their own