Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-22
NORTH AND SOUTH.
A Historical View of Past
State Quarrels.
Accounts of Sectional Troubles
in California.
Facts Which Have Caused the State
Division Feeling.
Conflicting Interests Which Grew Out of
Diverse Climates and Interests-The
First Row Occurred Eighty
Years Ago.
BY B. A. sTEPHENs-PAKT THIRD.

at Santa Barbara, and took the oath,
thus restoring California uncondition-
ally to Mexico. AS senior vocal of the
legislature he became governor, and
thus the 'free and sovereign state of
California" tumbed to the ground. Cas-
tilero was accused of treachery to the
abajeiios in thus treating with Alvarado,
after protesting so much sympathy with
them at Los Angeles.
Alvarado's successor-Carlos Garlic
of Santa Barbara-was appointed June
6, 1887. Governor Carrillo at once pro-
ceeded to Los Angeles and took the oath
of Office, intending to make that city
the capital. This reused all the party
spirit in Alvarado He refused to recog-
nize Carrillo's appointment on technical
grounds.
One of Governor Carrillo's first acts
was decree closing the ports of Mon
terey and San Francisco until the north
should submit to the supreme govern
ment." Says Bancroft g CAL, 545) !:
Such an act did not tend in any marked
degree to conciliate the people from
Santa Barbara northward." Alvarado
still claimed to be governor, and refused
to submit to Carrillo, doubtless relying
upon his American rifemen for support.
Carrillo now determined to enforce
his authority, and sent Captain Juan
Castafeda with an armed force, and
occupied San Buenaventura March IL,
1888. He was then ordered to occupy
n fo Ro bo no of 20
the latter place. There he met with
refusal from Commander Villaircenco
to surrender. AS result of the parley,
Castaheda retired to San Buenaventura,
for which he was charged with treach-
cry.
The action of Carrillo in taking the
offensive gave Alvarado the opportunity
which he desired. He at once ordered
General Jose Castro south in COM
mand of force of 100 men, Castro cap
tured few cannon at Santa Barbara
On March 26th he surrounded San
Buenaventura in the night, unknown to
the forces of the abajef1os, who woke the
next morning to find themselves be-
sieged. Castaneda refused to evacuate,
and the arribeflos began cannonading
of the mission church, wherein the aba
jefios were fortified. The latter replied
with musketry, and actually killed an
arribef1o. The firing continued two
days. On the night of the 2Sth Cas-
taiieda with 100 abajefius fled. The next
morning Castro captured 20 abajefios.
including such prominent men as An
dres Pico, Luis Arenas and Ygnacio
Palomares, and fifty muskets.
The news of Castaheda's defeat caused |
Governor Carrllo to retire from Los An
geles "to San Diego, and prepare for
war;" A force of 100 men was organized,
and placed under the command of Juan
Jose Tobar, who started north with his
little army; and, hearing of Castro's
advance south, stopped at Las Flores,
just north of the present town OF
Oceanside. Here General Tobar forti-
fed an adobe corral. On April
2lst Castro appeared before the little
something OF soldier himself, fired one
tro Immediately displayed flag of truce,
when, to Tobar's supreme disgust, Car
rillo went out and met Alvarado. A
little nerve on the part of Carrillo would
have won the contest, for evidently the
arribefios were not thirsting for gore,
when they found force equally as we'll
armed as themselves.
Tobar, realizing Carrillo's weakness OF
mind and knowing that there existed
some family relation between Carrillo
and Alvarado, Immediately fled to
Baia California. On the 23d Carrillo
signed treaty by which he virtually
everything to Alvarado.
Southern California was wounded in
the house OF its friends.
Alyarado, now the recognized govern
or, returned north with lot of political
prisoners, among whom were ]. A. Car
rillo. Gil Ybarra. Narcise Botello, Ygna-
clio Palomares, j. M. Ramirez. Andres
Pico, Ygnacio Del Vale and R. Pardo
who were imprisoned at Sonoma till Sep
tember.
While in the Sonoma Jail J. A. Car
rillo quite won Al. G. Vallejo over to the
Justice of the abajefio cause, for the lat
ter wrote to Alvarado: Experience
proves that there is no hope for cessa-
ton of sectional troubles" 1t is, in
deed, now as then, an "irrepressible
conflict" to be ended only when the de-
crees of nature, as proclaimed by her
division of the state, shall be obeyed.
Alyarado was soon confirmed in power
by the Mexican government He
proceeded to divide California into two
districts-Northern and Southern Cali
fornia; thus again the natural division
of California was recognized. The d.
viding point fixed by Alvarado was at
Ell Buchon, in San Luis Obispo county.
California had now been elevated to a
political department with the northern
half OF Paia california att ,ched. In
February, 1910, Governor Alvarado con-
vened the first department assembly at
Monterey. Jimeno introduced a resolu-
tion that the departmental assembly
should propose Monterey as the capital
OF California with the title of
CITY. The resolution was adopted on
March 9th. Pho Pico, who was after
wards governor, protested rather warm
ly. and walked out of the hall to cool off
his Indignation. For making such a
protest and exit he was promptly fined
by Alyarado. Upon withdrawing the
protest and apologizing for his sudden
Alvarado graciously re-
mitted the fine But Pico was like Ga
|iIeo: if physical force did compel him
10 withdraw from the defense OF truth
and iustice, he was at last permitted to
Uorship at their shrines, for heit was who
Il last placed upon the brows OF the
Angel city the crown OF victory, and
made her the capital de .facto OF Cali
ornia. as she had long been de ]are;
3ut Eve long years must yet roll around
,afore Pieo could confer this honor upon
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