The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-10-14

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GEN. KEARNEY EY's PROCLAMA.
EXPERIMENTATION OF
NEW MEXICO.
The Lexington (MissourD Express,
contains the following Proclamation, is
sued by Gen. Kearney, Immediately af.
ter taking possession of Santa Fe, by
which he annexes the Department of
New Mexico TO the United States:
PROCLAMATION.
To the inhabitants of Neao Mexico, bv
Briga0lier S. W. Kearney, command
amg the troops of the United States IN
the same.
AS by the act of the Republic of Mex
leo, a state of war exists between that
government and the u. States, and as
the undersigned. at the head of his troops
on the 18th inst took possession of San
ia Fe. the Capital of the Department of
New Mexico, he now announces his in
tention to hold the Department with its
original boundaries, ION both sides of the
Del Norte) as part of the U States,
and under the name of the Territory of
New Mexico.
The undersigned has come to New
Mexico with strong military force, and
an equally strong one is following close
in his rear. He has more troops than
necessary to put down any opposition
that can possibly be brought against
him, and therefore it would be but folly
or madness for any dissatisfied or discon-
tented persons to think of resisting him.
The undersigned has instructions
from his Government to respect the re-
llgIous institutions of New Mexico, to
protect the property of the Church, to
cause the worship of those belonging to
it to be undisturbed, and their religious
rights in the amplest manner preserved
to them. Also to protect the person and
property of all quiet and peceable inha-
bltants within its boundaries, against
their enemies, the Eutaws, Navahoes,
and others, and while he assures all that
it will be his pleasure as we'll as his du-
ty to comply with those instructions, he
calls upon them to exert themselves in
preserving order, in promoting concord
and in maintaining the authority and
efficiency of laws; and to require of
those who have left their homes and ta-
ken up arms against the troops of the
U. States, to return forthwith to them
or else they will be considered as en-
emies and traitors, subjecting their per.
sons to punishment and their property to
seizure and confscation, for the benefit
of the public Treasury.
1t is the wish and the intention of the
United States to provide for New Mexi.
co free government with the least pos
sible delay, similar to those in the Uni
ted States, and the people of New Mexi-
CO will then be called on to exercise
the rights of freemen in electing their
own Representatives to the territorial
legislature, but until this can be done
the laws hitherto in existence will be
continued until changed or modified by
competent authority, and those persons
holding office will continue IN the same
for the present, provided they will con-
slider themselves good citizens and will
ling to take the oath Of allegiance to the
United States.
The undersigned hereby absolves all
persons residing within the boundary of
New Mexico, from further allegiance to
the Republic of Mexico, and thereby
claims them as citizens of the United
States. Those who remain quiet and
paaceable will be considered as good
citizens, and receive protection. Those
who are found in arms, or instigating
others against the United States, will be
considered as traitors, and treated ac-
cordingly. Don Manual Armijo, tho
late Governor Of this department, has