New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-19
ANNEXATION By EMIGRATION.

The pronounced movement toward the
Mexican State of Sonora means nothing
more than that the United States pro-
duces large surplus of agricultural and
manufactured articles beyond the do
nestle and foreign demand for either. It
is the instinct of all civilized nations to
provide demand for their labor, and to
secure free commercial access to such
climatic ATTITUDES as will constitute re-
ciprocal exchange of surplus products,
without the intervention of such political
impediments as may at any time inter-
rupt this commerce. In obedience to
this law the northern empires in the past
and the powers of Europe in more mod
ern times conquered nations, planted
colonies, or made compulsory CONNER
eial conventions with powers weaker than
themselves, as in the case of India, AL
geria and China.
The United States has never acquired
territory in any other manner than by
voluntary annexation. 1t does not own
an acre acquired by flibustering or war
like robbery. Even when Mexico had
surrendered her sword. the United States
purchased and paid for the territories of
New Mexico and California. The progress
of the United States has been marked by
the same pacific policy. Her citizens i'm
migrated into Louisiana from the war of
the revolution to the date of purchase
from France. They went into Texas I'M
der the grant of lands and protection by
the Mexican government The settlers of
Bear Grass valley had gone into the terri
tory of California and organized NUM-
cipal government before it was known
that the United States had declared war
against Mexico.
The same principle of pacific expansion
is now to be applied to sonora, State of
the republic of Mexico. We will offer a
few observations upon the practicability
of this enterprise.
1. The laws of the republic of Mexico
favor and invite immigration by placing
at the option of immigrants public lands
at low price, with the facilities of open
ing mines or establishing other industries
The grants heretofore made to the corpo-
ration for the construction of the rail-
roads from the city of Mexico 20 the Rio
Grande, with the, immense extent Of pri-
vate lands accessible at low prices, rem
ders the colonization Of interior Mexico
easy. The guarantee of both the govern
ments of Mexico and the United States
can be readily obtained.
2. The constitution of Sonora would be
entirely acceptable to any portion of oul
people. It is, in fact transcript in
good part from our federal constitution
The State is free, independent and SOW
ereign in all that concerns its interior
government, and is united TO the Fedora
central government BY the same obliga,
tons as the other States
It is restricted by the Federal constitu
ton Of 1857 from exercising any power
identical with the category prohibited il
the tenth section of article one Of thu
constitution Of the United States
Among the principles Acknowledged il
the State constitution are the following
The rights Of man are perfectly guar
anteed By the constitution Of the State
by which Il is acknowledged that thes,
rights are the basis Of the social institu
tions. They are thus made imprescfipti
BILE equality before the law, the security
liberty and enjoyment Of life, honor AM
. property. All public power is derives
; from the people, Is instituted for thei
benefit, and for the protection Of thei
rights.
The expression and publication Z
. thought BY writing OF speech viii
! out responsibility, except for its abuse,
/ II may be added that the right Of dom
. icila is sacred. the right Of petition qua
3 antssd. the military power q tbs govern
. ment subject 70 the civil authority. II
, right Of Suffrage Is Inherent in he eli
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