The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-10

The correspondent of the St Louis Republican Santa
Fe has enclosed the following address from the governor
OF New Mexico to the inhabitants, growing out OF the at
tempt to bring about revolution In that Territory II is
interesting part OF the history of the times:
Charles Bent, governor Of the Territory Of New Merro
10 the inhabitants:
FELLOW CITIZENS: concurrence OF extraordinary
events crowd upon me, and furnish me with materials to
address you for the first time. will not make use OF
eloquent sublime language for truth needs not the
naments OF laery to cause an impressonits attractions
are inherent, and will always obtain credence.
arrived in this country for the first time IN 1895 from
my first acquaintance with it, your ingenious and frank
character aroused my sympathy which has now taken
deep root and joined my destiny yours New Mexi-
became my adopted country all my interests are
tired in its SOIL and the more at present, since joined
to the United States my native country, you compose
part of the Union, the cradle of liberty.
General S. w. Keamy took military possession of this
territory the 18th of August of last year, and he
renced the most lively pleasure in finding that without
the force of arms, without mourning, tears, you
knowleged the republican to which you now
belong. You are now governed by new laws and you
now enjoy the free government promised to you BY his
proclamation Use this liberty with moderation. This
will enable you to gather the rich fruits which await you
for the future.
Those who composed this blind opposition; who no.
toous for their vices, and full of ambition, aspred
to the first oices-and those who thought to bind the
people slaves to their caprces, undeceved, and find
ing that they could not obtain the Offices conferred
on honest and mertorious men-Thomas Ortiz and
the old revolutonist Diego Archueta-rushed
forward desperately to head revolution against
the present government Ihey collected this capital,
in the middle of last month, few needless and unprn-
ciped persons, who after attending their meetings,
persuaded to seize the standard of rebellion This trea
son was discovered very opporuney and smothered at
its birth they fugitves, but their doctrines are
still disseminated among the people, and cause
ety, the disconnected who remain give publicity to
their destructive plans.
The organic law and the statutes are the basis on
which these anarchists repose they that contrbu
tons and land the maxms of the present government
that il wishes to levy the former and deprive you of the
possession of the Understanding falsehood Exam
inc the laws from the beginning to the end and you win
not find a single page that uphods the falsty. The
statutes, It's true, impose duties commerce. and
dlstleres but in do they impose taxes on the
people. There u.s. likewise office established for the
registering OF land titles but this is to you the
titles OF your property and not to despoi you of them
the revolutonists would induce you to believe They
likewise avail themselves of other to create alarm,
decevng you by the report that troops coming from
the interior to reconquer this country What
we expect from the department of Chihuahua, your
nearest neghbor, when there the spirit of party has
crushed and reduced to nullity its inhabitants!
Colonel Doniphan, who was advancing the Pueblo
del Paso with his regiment, attacked by superior
force at the Puno del Bracito-n few minutes they
were routed with the loss of thirty men, Such, my
friends, the utlity and articles with which these
turbulent spirits would delude you! Listen not, be-
seech you, to their false and poisonous docrnes-reain
quiet your domestic occupations that under the proec
ings offered, and uniting with your government you
may point out any which may tend to the i'm
provement of your country and thus enjoy individuality
all the happiness which your best friend wishes you
CHARLES BENT
SANTA FE, January S. 1S47