The record-union., 1898-05-19

Wheatland Four Corners: President
McKinley's proclamation giving all
Spanish vessels in American ports or
bound to or from. American ports thir-
ty days exemption from capture by
United States vessels, from April list,
is very magnanimous; too much so to
please many persons, as it will almost
result in a decision by the prize court
at Key West that most of the Span
ish vessels captured by our fleet which
is blockading Cuba are not prizes, and
they will be released instead of being
sold to fill the pockets of our sailors
with prize money. In the eyes of the
European world Mr.. Mckinley will be
hOnOred for taking such an advanced
stand.
AMADOR MINES.
Amador Record: Parties in search
of quartz gold mines will find the Ply
mouth district, in Amador County, an
excellent field in which to operate That
section has had some big gold yielders
in the past and there is no reason why
the vast amount of virgin ground in
the district at present cannot be de-
veloped into scores of paying quartz
mines. The claims as a rule are held
meet half way those who mean bust
ness. Few mining fields in the country
can offer better inducements for the
safe investment of capital than Ply
mouth district.
CALUMNY.
Los Angeles Times: The correspond
ent who uses the transatlantic cable to
say that Jewish sentiment in England
or in Europe is against this country is
an inventor without hope of a patent
on his invention. 1t is perfectly safe
to assume that of all countries on earth
Spain has least cause to claim the af-
lection of the Hebrew race AS for
America, the home of freedom of
thought and opinion, it is the country
of all others that Jewish people re-
gard with an abiding affection. This
slanderous assertion regarding this
people is Of a piece with the calumny
uttered against the Irish Roman Catho-
lies.
A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT.
Mountain Democrat Placerville): The
scream of the American eagle at Ma
Mia last Sunday was heard by the
| wild man of Borneo" and the princes
of the earth. 1t was wired by subma-
rine and overland cables, via, Hong
kong, Bombay, Alden, Suez and Mar
celles, by Spanish agents in time for
evening vespers at Madrid. AS the
Spanish authorities had possession of
the Manila station they had the first
swear at dispatches which a little later
were themes of shouting triumph at
Washington. Between the morning
broadside of the North Pacific squadron
at Manila, the sun had loitered for
eleven hours. But all the same the
morning and the evening were the first
eventful day of a great war, between
the traditional chivalry of Spain and
the fighting manhood of America, for
the dominion of the seas and the islands
thereof. On the dial of destiny it was
and is an ever memorable day And
the sun in all his journeys will never
witness a more heroic, nor more de-
| cisive battle than that of grand old
Commodore Dewey and the brave men
under his command in the far away
harbor of Manila
OUR NATIONAL DESTINY.
San Jose Mercury: That the United
States will emerge from this war with
national prestige which it never be-
fore possessed and with it's sphere of
influence and power immeasurably wi
dened is universally conceded. Already
England is discussing the question of
an AngloSaxon alliance, although only
two years ago the two countries were
on the verge of war. Said Mr. Cham
berlain Secretary of State for the Col
onies, in a recent public speech: There
is powerful and generous nation US
ing our language, bred of our race and
having interests identical with ours
would go so far as to say that terri
BILE as war may be, war itself would be
cheaply purchased if in a great and
noble cause the Stars and Stripes and
the Union Jack should wave together
over an Anglo-Saxon alliance" This
sentiment was greeted with cheers. In
our own country the feeling is growing
that we should no longer place limit
to our expansion. The certainty that
we shall possess the Philippines and
Porto Rico and the knowledge that we
can have Hawaii whenever we want it
have inspired ambitions which here
tofore have slumbered. Yet it should
not be necessary to point out that these
new aspirations are not unaccompanied
by danger, and that they cannot be
satisfied without betraying an almost
criminal inconsistency and inviting
complications which we have hereto
fore warded off by our firm adherence
to the Monroe doctrine. If the United
States sees fit to extend it's field of OPP
erations to the Eastern Hemisphere it
can no longer consistently oppose the
extension of European influence to the
western world.
NOT PEACE, BUT WAR.
Red Bluff News: 1t is reported that
the peace party is again in the saddle,
and that, through its representatives at