Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-13
tuesday Morning, october ls' 1896
cen KEARNEY AND NEW MEAlco

CEN KEARNEY AND NEW MEAloo
+ We shall not devote much more space 10 'oe
a;scussion Of Gen. Kearney's Proclamanon--
rh. .,oument between the Wing and ourselves
rss,s entirely upon the fair construction 70 DC 81
ven 10 his language. We still CONTEND 'ha' 'aN
,np The whole context, the "unwarran'aoie "S''
nation" Of Gen. Kearney consists IN seiz'ns anu
holding under the law of nations, the 'errNo'y'
suhiec, 10 the future action OF Congress. neie
NAV he some expressions which may inouce
a;as,sn, conclusion-bul, as soldier IS not eA-
pec,ed 10 be an accomplished iosic'an oi up
LcGatis, we must look at The spirit OIL Inc "po'e
ao,rmen, The error OF the Wing, ii strikes u.s.
consists in no, viewing The acquisition oil NE"
Msr;co as a conquest justified BY the rgh's Oh
x,rand 10 be governed by the law Of nations
W. cannot see how that territory has been AN
nexed" when all admit that It's fui' Incorporation
;n,o our Union must be determined hereafter ny
tho Joint action of Congress, or BY treaty OF
peace. And here, we would add, that 'he sigma
,,re N the Proclamation demonstrates lhai uen'
Ka.rnev holds il as a military Governor, sup)ec'
- tho tn,ure action of the civil authorities oil Inc
limited States. The Proclamation Is cef''heu
,bus.-"By the Governor S. w. hearney' 6'tg8-
der General"
We have no hope OF convincing the Wing, ana
we feel sure that our convictions cannon De chaus'
Cd by that paper. We, therefore, conclude w''h
~ erce,lent niece of sarcasm from The Charleston
Mercprv. II is addressed to the National Intel
leepcer, but will suit admirably The lew wing
nape,. which have recovered from their DUMP
s,,,s and are horror-sricken al the "gross out
rage" praclised by the Administration ana uen'
kearney. We have italieised few passages
which form the gist Of the controversy
ALI. IN THE WRONG-We cannot help
svmnatbising with the long succession oil af1iic-
80 ,ha, have fallen 10 The LOT OF the editors OF
,hs National Intellieencer. Things have gone 50
nsrversely p their regard that there is some dan
Ger OF their turning misanIhropical and losing
all hone Mol long ago II was cause OF serious
nneasness to the lnleigencer that Inc INVASION
of Mexico by our armies was POSITIVE oeneh'
10 The invaded districts Our troops look nolh'nS
w;,hour having double price, and only exacted
- The ,nhabi,anls that they should stay quiet and
make their fortunes. The longer Inc war 'ds'eo,
il was argued, The better Tor lhem
Rnt when il was understood that change OF
,,c,;cs was determined on and that henceforthtne |
army was 10 feed al the cost OF the enemy, me
In,el6oencer's alarm is redoubled. II Will exas-
nera,e lbe Mexicans and they will hight forever,
thinks the lntelligeneer. So is all wrong wne'h'
e. they are fed By their own country or oy Mex,
co. That the army ought not 10 De led al an
would seem 10 be The CONCLUSION, oul ." ua'
point The Intelligencer has not explained per
hans because il has found new grief greater
than any that have gone before.
And hi, i, the overwhelmingly audacious nm
constitutional and positively shocking proceed
ines OF Gen Kearney al Santa Fe The lnteill-
gencer says:
awe will not al present trust ourselves TO e1-
press what we feel in regard TO this exercise oi
powers unheard of and undreamed Of BY Inc Fa-
ihers of the Constitution"
Il is always case FIR sympathy when man
is So overcome that he can't tell what the mat
Ter with him, and all will rejoice il there is any
means OF restoring the editor 10 such partial use
nj his tongue that he can unfold the cause al
,his effect or ro,h.r ,his defect"
Gen. Keaney's Proclamation has done this
mischief 10 il, he warns The people OF all New
Mexico, that he has taken possession OF them ana
their country; that he shall hold them as SUBJECT
10 the laws and jurisdiction OF the United STATES;
shall provide Tor their assembling free Terrific
rial Legislature; absoves them from allegiance
10 Mexico, and announces himself Tor Inc pre-
sent Governor Of the country. The lnteliigencer
is pe,rifed. The President OF the United States
is annexiog territories and establishing provlsion-
al governments and playing the absolute mo-
march
Vel, Al is nothing more than taking possession
of The couaby, and establishing sneh syAsm q
authority as IS most likely 10 secure ITS qutef sno"S
sion, and make it mos, subserte1h TO me 'npyotT
The army during The acar. 1t IS unaouo'ea,y , ,h
evacuation that this region will be retained by me
IT STATES a. The price OF peace, but all that even
the Intellieencer must know. depends IN Congress.
Santa Fe, for whose benefit the Proclamation
was especially intended, is in Texas. and has
been long ago annexed. As for The LANGUAGE Of
The Proclamation. il was addressed TO Mexicans
II, is lule in their style, and was meant 10 al
feet them in the same way it has The lnteatge''ee'
TO oyerwhelm them with anazement.