The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-21

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Given Santa Fe the capital of the Territory of New
Mexico this I'D day OF September 1876 and in the seventy
first year OF the Independence of the United States,
Brigadier General United States army
He also read the following from document No
a. entitled Oganic Law OF the Territory OF New Mexico
"ARr. l-Sec l. The county heretofore known as New
Mexico shall be known hereafter and designated as The er
rtory New Mexico in the United States OF America,
the temporary rnment of the said Territory shall
be organized and administered in the manner herein pre-
ART. 2--Erseutipe Po,oer-Sec l. The executive power
shall be vested in governor who shall reside Ia 'e n a
sooner removed by the President of the United states
He shall be the commandern,ch,e OF me militia 81
the said Territory, except when called into ,he service o.
Affairs
He shall have power fill all civil and military Offices
which shall be established the appointments 10 "hich
shall not be Otherwise provided for by lay now
err shall vested in general assembly, which SHAH con
sist oa legislative council and house OF noast Of
members be chosen every two years by the qua.nea
electors OF the several counties and the Legislative council
shall consist members be chosen every TOUR years py
the qualified electors Of their respective districts A.
rect The territory of New Mexico shall retain the division
of counties and districts established bX ihe decree Oh .
be represented follows In the house OF representatives
the county of Santa Fe shall have three members ane
Arrva, three county Of Valencia, fve the county OF
Taos three the county Of Santa Anna, and the coun
of Bernailo, two In the legislative council the central
district shall have three members the northern district TWO
members, and the southeastern district two members J
|"
.SEc TO- The general assembly shall at the city
of Santa Fe the first Monday in December, A d. ioH
and the first Monday in December every years there
AFTER until ohe rwise provided by law and each house
shall elect of its members Speaker and shall
choose clerks officers may be necessary
and shall sit from day day, its own adlournments I'M
| til all its business shall be finished"
CART. 4-JHdieial po,cer.-SEc l. The Judicial power
shall vested superior court and inferior tribunals to
SEo e. The superior court shall consist of three judges
to be appointed by the President United States One
as% "dse T The shs Judges h Be @
throughout the Territory and shall hold courts at such
places and perform such duties as sha DC pre-
scrbed by law"
"Anr 5-Ai.eeaaneous Sec. /. Members Of the Gen
wear; the secretary of the Territory whose salary shall
be $1,000 the judges OF the superior court, W sh
erlory whose salary shall be $500 year; the United
States dis,rc, attorney whose salary shall be $500 year
paid Of the treasury of the United States Ihe
auditor and shall each receive salary OF SoGo
year one half which shall be paid of the treasury OF
the United States and the remainder out oil the Ierofa
| treasury"
General Kearny says he was authorized by the President
We're made from his headquarters at Fe which
this side of the Rio Grande, in that very territory which
the President nforned the nation and the wort belongs to
Texas which has been annexed to this Union Now, he
would again ask the honorable from the
Texas whether, If this be true, they VIII tolerate
this interference Of this government In that state
Mr. PILSBURY said they did not tolerate it. He made
other observations which were not heard at the report
ers desk.
of power even extending to trials for treason by the
courts Of these temporary governments has been hed up
dent He is, therefore, the judgment of the gentleman
from Georgia. tyannca and arbitrary az he Is false
and mendacous Such charges made without proof,
and the naked assumption OF the honorable gentle
man that he chooses to believe them Gen Kearny, he
says declares in his proclamation that he acted under
The orders OF the President He chooses to believe Gen.
Keamy he says; and he defes us to show that General
Keany acted without authority, that his conduct was
ever disapproved Mr. Mel. said that charges thus
made without proof and resting only on the individual
belief of honorable gentlemen on the other sde might
wf'l perfect propriety be deemed unounded by gentle
me, on this side who disbeeved them and charges,
thus made would go to the country without character
and without force they would be denounced unbound
ed But said Mr.. Mel, they can be easily disProved
from the record Here is the message OF December %
1916, transmitting this proclamation and TINS ev gov
place Here is the express disapproval and reprmand;
To the House Of Representatives Of the Uaifed States
In compliance with the request contained in the Tesoi
=, ns eqsWh epps from the secretary Of War and
the Secretary of the Navy, with the documents which ac-
These documents contain all the orders instructions
any military, naval other officer OF the government
Gin relation the establishment organization OF civl
any portion of the territory Of Mexico which
might be taken possession OF by the army or navy OF
These orders and instructions given regulate the
exercise of the rights Of belgerent engaged in actual
war; portions of the territory of by
military conquest might be taken possession Of and be
occupied by armed orcesrghts necessarily resulting
nations. This all the authority which could be dele
gated military and naval commanders, and its exer-
indispensable the occupation and pos
territory the enemy which might be conquered
The regulations authorized were emporary and depend
,he rights acquired by conquest They were author
lied rights and to be carried into effect
by military naval officers They but the amelioa-
ton of martial law, which modern civilization requires,
and due well to the security OF the conquest as to
the inhabitants OF the conquered territory.
The documents communicated also contain the reports
of several highly meritoous officers OF and navy
who and taken possession OF portions of the
enemy's territory.
Among the documents the report of the Sec
rotary OF War, will be found form of government
tabshed and organized by the military commander who
conquered and occupied with his forces the territory OF
Il New Mexico. This document received at the War
Department in the latter part Of the last month, and Gas
viii be perceived by the OF the Secretary OF Wa
for the stated by that officer, brought to
until after my annual message of the 9Th instant
u communica ted to Congress.
1t is declared its face be temporary government
Of said territory )" but there portions of it which
rial government the United States the territory,
and to impar to its inhabitants political rights which,
under the constitution of the United States be en-
joyed permanently only by citizens of the United States
These have not been "approved and recognised by
Such organized regulations have established any
of the conquered territories for the security of
for the OF oder for the of the rights
of the Inhabitants and for deprvng the enemy of the ad
them by the forces of the United States continues will be
recognised and approved
II will be apparent, from the of the officers who
have required by the
the conquered territories, that of has
been exercised the departure has been the offspring of
patriotic desire to give to the inhabitants the privileges and
immunes cherished by the people of country
which they believed calculated improve their cond
and promote their prosperity. Any such has
resulted in practical injury, but and will be early