Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-10
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Santa Fl, New NJ, CO, March rs. Is47.
Gentlemen When Gen. kearny. under Mr. Folks or
n-is' s1''s"'d toe hetmAphodiie xovetumeni-ha f mil.
~ and hal c'--n this conntry, province taken from
" IcoJ and called territory OF the Uniied States he
CO ni lo-ec many % iIe events which have since u-
uIct. Togo'ESr SIt4 many 9th, r. VINO came her. ,,t
n he GeEers was mistaken gard IL the character f
tais people. AccusjUmtd nome o. q population ,.b
appreciate human h-ery and human progress he did NOT
ueipl'e Internal hcunss nor suppose that the boon Of
rec aLd Just eo'cfnmeni which he seemed 10 prof
Ter would be rejected BY portion Of the New Mexcan
Su a. 10 oil his strictly military arrangements they were
made W not for the Purpose) capable Of the effect of sun
pressing comeatc instruction though IL may hav, h,n
hat tls capaoy arose, not much from an expectation
'ha Inc troops would ever be called 10 sucn duty as from
the necessity OF posting them in the positions assigned in
oueI 10 sustain the animals and also protect the MeX
cans while peaeeabe, against their Indian enemies
important, IN writing OF things here that we treat
an with Justice false estimate OF the value Of New
Mexico had prevailed in the United Staos and so e.t.n
sNsy too a. 10 deceive Of even the general and
accurate Information Of Col Benton for the resources NJ
tn. province were greatly oveTrated. AS was the case
m IeNas before The expedition in lSIl the charace, ~
tins people, tner feelings and views were nisun Je,sJ
IN the United States; for twas supposed that they were al
least willing not DESTROYS, under our government,
and another existed regard to the amount Of mil
ay Ioce winch II vas supposed Mexico could draw from
this province, during the war.
For these reasons, the military as well as political and
economical ones being all unf unded il il believed b,
Con. Benton advised, and Mr.. Polk ordered an armv 81 b
marched To this province WE (may we be forgyen9
WI sAw-wE CONQUERED.
uau ooffh
United states. il WIS but military possession and was
only expected To be such. But the solemn iaree os
ted OF administering the oath Of allegiance TO The U,,,od
Siles, with nearly thousand American soldiers ,b
loaded arms, around each y1ge and pieces OF ordnance
ready TO IRE into H. No wonder the Acade under spcb
duress would swear by The whole calendar Of sans The
"oyenor had fled when we reached the capital or he too
Win row OF cannon fronting his paacO would have beer
made "a citizen Of the United States" in the faeo M In
a" winch declares that no subject OF a foreign power NJ
war with the Uuied States, can during the war; become
| a He havp hrav
speech from the General land an oath probshly 49,
with mental reservation that should be broken n, 80
ss convenient into an American CITIZEN by virtue Of NJ,
Iviks Ofdes and here, foreign soil himself M alien
enemy would have been entitled 10 the protection Of b
United State government, fully a. any native ~
duly nat1ral9ed citizen and pauiotin tho States. sueb
was the doctrine implied in all the Generals acts; bu, n II
dd not lead al once u it practical consequences we SUI
! ioTod it pass
Thee vas sort Of RteregHura In the goysrnr,cn, bo
when we reached the capital. Some civil ,,vo,,., -
Necessary tor the congcn Of the people and ve,v
R'oc one was, m ioc established Il was rirht enong
nA' crimes ag'uai natural laws and good morals should
DC P1-n.d ina' nght civil an5 social rather than polf
eai' should DO protected laws Of this purpo,e vero
Pfomugel by the conquerng general. We saw the ne
ScssV Tor this arrangement, during the war or until our
dOings here could be examined by the peope,
iiVes ni home The move. By tho General was hold nm.
bui under the cifcumstances had 70 be made or the CON
quc-t abandoned aud we did think IL worthy Of yerv
| SERIOUS animadycfsi1n.
There on Attorney nftfe limited s,,,o, r.. H. H.
tnct Of New Mexico" appointed and a marshal & r.,
We only regarded tho attorney as n very agreeable v,,
gentleman with very highsoundinq title and neve, -
pocod T. zoe bin In tho position he has since occuped
We mny have thought thnt the United States should b,y.
any ptcunaV claims against any delinquent officers here
no nR"i De useful enough boo enforcing them using
lnai purpose The machinery o the courts which W. knew
w bc uccccF7aV Tor other purposes. II was plain enough
That the process NJ the Uncd States Cour, Tor Nissgn
cold not run into New MoSco, nor oven that Of Trr,s
ahu uRhi DO no harn may have thought ~ have
process Df s'me such purpJses, there was ro very
very serious principle involved except that no suthorty
iu constitution ~ l,w, appeared for the proceeding
But We dd not hen regard hardly possible, what D.
nov h'y of since tho departure Of Con Kearny the a..
pct ai's has chlnged very materially; and the District
Attorney, wh7 was regarded only item n the Tern.
n1i appond1gcs OF no great public consc qnence s
acting pert D ro 1 iu'orrs IN the lafcica though s
important, pOcecdrgs hslC tie gosccuioa in the cour
here individuals WbS were culons NJ me Unisa
5Hts-wa, ose nai ,nll md .oca alog,snce 10 N.r,.
oD-i'f Inc crme 81 b,ssOn gaaissfths Tinted Slater!
tic consummsuln o. the annexation" u THIS province
"a the Unon by Mr Polk. already before One Mex
cnn hes ar ady been convicted of TREASON lie was
indio'st before Tho here day sgo. found
gully o cquHscnR ho iats aterapt revolution snd
ne lsh stnieueed n b. hUuVi True, on the petition
me IHdee und others NE execution n the sentence hos
ZEN p0sippned by tho Governor, until The whole
c"o cfn be- te red President POlktho real sther Of
he q 'y'famcDt here for consideration. TIE ultimate
''rlf'n ~ Inc cl.e involves Important principles.
The nano 81 ms TetroR is Antonio Maria Tf'gll5 -
It's counsel commended strongly that tho whole proceedna-
were without lac support hcni, but I'm vain The Judge
thought ithn duly 20 70 on.
Thus, under the orders of Mr. Pok-so for A. tho ma
chiney here can do 1.-THE political relations Of d peopl,