Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-24
VOL. XXV.-.NO. 50


duties on the terner but obligations on the aw; alter
ana EVERY government yves protc csion its sritizsna
iiu we are doing that now said In court--.the Distrcs
Attorney towards whom nrnn mol the slightest per.
sonal d'srespeei--tor we defend the New Mexicaps
az inst the Nalajo lndnnsl
The Attorney ho~cver, was a little inconss.paf I
thought, IN oor pan Of his Ingenious argument, Fin,
ha'hg CANNED this barren tract irPfitory he ncxt
ce'eu not "a territory Of the United Slates ~
part OF Tesas Now, was in favor Of annexinu Ter
as because The people had esiashcd their independence
voluntarily first, and being musty emyanls lrom thu
United States wished to be annoxed--a very different
case from that Of the mongrel and motley population OF
New Mes''o-bu | did not dream. whom / wrote =
pf'e' article Tor your paper years ago. in favor Of
annexation. that urging the aneYa,ion of Hs nvo
vince OF Mescoi TIP this day never can updrrstsn5
how New Mexico has been regarded one province tv
Tho Mexican goyenment--Texas IA another But how
The latter swallowed up this worthless part Of the rlob.
never can understand.
Or. II this il really part of Teyo. bro of ,oc,. -,
hehed Trend OF MI. Polk iote me why Cen Kcarney.
under the orders o Mr. Polk. established separate gov
eernmcn' here Or To No back little, why did the
Zee voters Texas establish their governments ~ nsar
ds fItiiuh eAaS enns's 'h9put scrngsr rurucIpauon
by Tho "cItzens' # Texas herc1 And why did not tho
General give back 10 Texas her own. after We came
here aud conquered IN When AMMO ran, and tina
Sscnera took the rcns he boramo the trustee Of Texas
and should have rendered 10 his aesilii qd trust
count OF the property Why did he appoint Governor.
ake up courts crea'e attorneys Judges, &c. under tho
government oi the United States, inalead o referring all
these mater to Texas A I'm independent State,
Texas i sovereignosel her own territory: then what
right had the agent oi Mr. Polk 20 appoint n Governor
over this portion OF the iroe and enghtencd--hs ex-
trelnely we'll read and republican porun Of tho citizens
oi Texas And then these courts, when ihey claim 10
a territorial courts, but are within the lims of State
Are they not anomalies 7 But we have many things
here which seem to be sui gteris Let askis there
I. y. Court for the dsfie, Of 'rexasl Ii ST. let its
sphere BIO extended. md drive these usurpersi-
Even our District Attorney Of the United States Tor tho
Territory Of New Mexico" would, in that event. find
hmsel somewhat suImrtuous.
hut, II this isnoW State or Territory bow unfdtu-
nate Tor US there are orders here 10 draft the militia,
We might IN this way, soon have The amy filled up
tTom these "cluaene, and then 20 homo 20 our wy,s
aud chidren- those who have not yet fallen victims d.
the rgm and nnhealthness Of The winter climate here,
operating Oh constitutions from the elmate or the old
aies say nothing of the other causes Of disease and
dcaih-causas which still sustain most distressing NOR.
tally among the troops.
/, is dill at to treat with due gravity. all the r;di.u
lous propositions advanced regarding this "rerrory,,'
yet they NJ no little consequence. II Mr. Polk bv
the act vi his Presidential voliton can create tnrsoris
aud make citizens Thus. by dash ofhs pen adding 10
our populat on as we'll as extending boundares wa
must DC careful 10 frame some question or Tho Pres.
idenial candidates.
would anggcsi the following. smong the number ab-
saooly necessary |. Generally speaking, how many
new territories do yon think uught t be added to the
Union = How much, aud what part Of Canada will
yon annex 3. What say yon 10 Nova Scpin \yl
You extend the boundaries ofocor 10 Bel rnp Straits
md II 81, how much aud what part Of Kamaea,ka will
yoi send General 10 cunqueri = And will you or
will you not convict the kamschnikdnles of ueason
against the United eiacs II they sneak Of reyoli AGAINST
HE authority which you have forced upon them These
questions nigh, do; but have sllone OF two more;
Let me not be misunderstood. let murderers hers 10
hung; let rogues and thieves be imprisoned, is
sometimes done, take the lash in the public square All