Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-25

the life Of single individual for every foot Of land from San
Patrcio to the valley Of the Rio Grande This gentleman
has been there lately and is well acquainted with the cond
ton Of the country then that part Of our acqu
sion is concerned, take il for granted it is not worth
dollar
Now Of New Mexico or that, ory-nne fieths at least
10 mere barren waste Of desert plain mountain There
no wood, no timbefltte agots light fire carried thirty
or forty miles males There is natural fall Of rains as
in temperate climates The place and Asiaic-
enormously high mountains running up some 10 the height
ten thousand feet with very valleys their bases
through which streams sometimes ckle along garter winds
aoIg through the thread of which runs the Rio rane from
altar IN the Rocky Mountains down TO the latitude of about
thythr degrees three four hundred miles There
these sixty thousand persons In the mountains on the
right and the left whose natural tendencies woud
be lateral streams flow into the Rio Grand and in GER
the year. when the rains been abundant in
the mosntans Of them do actually the Rio rande
but the greater part Of them always, and all of them for
greater part OF the year. reach oueo the They
are abscsbed In the sandy and desert plains of the country
There culture any WHERE that which be obtain
ed by artificial watering irrigation. You have this along
the valley of the Rio Grande in the goges Of the
mountains where the but you cannot have
along the Of those streams that lose themselves
I in the sands.
Now, sir, there public domain in New Mexco there
is not foot of land be sold by the Government there is
not that will become when the country becomes
oursnot But than, this, the country is full
Of people, such they There the least thing in
il TO invite the settlement of our planters farmers There
will dare say, SPECTATORS traders Of them adve
urers tired OF the good country in the valley of the Msss
spp who desire wander but undertake say there will
be hundred farmers planters from tho United States
in New Mexico in the next fifty years They cannot live
there Do you suppose they going 70 cultivate lands
which cannot be made productive in the degree with
out irrigation The people that there prodace little and
live upon little believe the characteristic of our farmers
throughout this country is u prSduce good deal and con-
sumo good deal. Again, New Mexico is not like Texas
had hoped and still hope that Texas is to be filed nm bv
population like oursevesnot by the Spanish race not by
poems, not by coarse, gnoran vulgar landlords with tribes
of slaves around them, predial and otherwise.
Mr.. RusK. Will the honorable Senator allow me one
word Ibid not like to interrupt the Senator when he was
reading account of the country lying in the valley of the
Nueces When that country to be known, it will be
found as valuable as any portion OF Texas From its
IFS mouth the valley of the Rio Crandc will be-
found to be the thing Gid choose 10 interrupt the
honorable Senator, but do claim indemnify be-
eving TO be our just and equitable right So Mexi-
population concemd there is good deal of it now in
Texas highly respectable, and amongst them those who have
distinguished themselves patriots of intelligence and
OF worth. These coming and settling Texas en-
couraged by the prospect Of peace.
Mr. WEnsrEn. take what say in regard to the valley
of the Rio Grande from the statement OF Major Gaines
glad to hear that there is part of fit for the foot Of
civilized man. glad to hear, Also that there are some
of the inhabitants Of New Mexico who not SO besoted
with their miserable condition make some effort to
get out Of the country, and to come into better.
Sir would, if had time call the attention Of the Senate
very instructive speech that the other House
by Mr. SMITH, of Connecticut. He seems have exami-
Gu ui WIN all travellers,
responded with all agents His speech all their
communications and commend to every the Uni
ted States who wishes to know what about acquire
by the acquisition of New Mexico New Mexico secluded
sblated-a place by sen the middle Of the mountains,
five hundred miles, believe, from Texas.
mr. RUsK. Five hundred miles fiom the settled portions
Of Texas.
mr. WEBSTER Further from any. where else II loes
not belong where. has no belongings about it. Sin
this moment absolutely retired shut from COM
manicaton with the civilized world than the Sandwich Isl and
most of the islands in the Pacific Ii hard on
TJpec and the people infinitely elevated mind and
condition than the people of the Sandwich Islands; fer less
worthy OF association far less fit to send their Senators
ere than the inhabitants Of the Sandwich Islanos, far
less worthy they than the better classes Of Indians in
neghborhood. Commend me TO the Cherokee the Choc-
taw, if yea peaseo speak of the Pawnees the Bsakeef
the Snake Indians and the Fa:heads-any thing except
the - Indians, and satisfied with Them instead Of
the people of New Mexico. They have notion Of cur
situations, or Of any free institutions They have notion
OF popular government Not the slghiest-not Tia slight
est EARTH And the question asked what will be their
constitution IL 10 faccal talk of such people making
constitution. Th2y do not know the meaning of the term
They 90 not know its import they know nothing assl about
It, AID can ted you, sir that when have made it
rtory and wish make it State such constitution as tho
Executive power Of this Government thinks fit send them
will be sent AMI adopted The constitution Of our fellow
citzns of New Mexico win be framed in the CITY Of Wash
ington. Now, what says Col Hardin in regard to New
Mexico, that most lamensd and distinguished officer whom
well knew member of the other House, and whose death
Mexico, and speaks OF the people Of that country in these
t5rms
"Tbe people par with their land One in two hun
red five hundred rieh and lives like natsb the
peons sold Tor debt who work for
subseryent the slaves Of the South Ike
dans and indeed not capable Of segoyernment.
One Jacobus Sanchez, OF all the land
column has passed in Mexico. We told have
the best part OF Northern Mexico ESQ., the Whole oft
is not wsrth much"
need not read the whole He speaks Of al North
Mexico, and New Mexico the letter part o it. Sir
there Is recent traveller, who is unendy he United
States, may Judge rosa his works. for be conmends
every where lie Engishman, and his namo Ruxton.
believe his work in the library and suppose iha gentle
have seen IT, He gives Of the morals and
manners Of these people and Mr. President and Senator'S
will take leave to introduce you these your soontobs
sPeced feIlsw-citzens Of New Mexico
g" is remarkable that, although existing from the cnrest
times OF the colonization Of New Mexco period Of
turtles, in state Of continual HOSTILITY with Ae
tribes OF Indiana who surrounded their territory and in
constant insecurity Of life and property om their attacks
being also far removed from the enervan influences Of large
Cities and In their isolated situation entirely dependant
their the inhabitants totally destitute OF
those qualities which, for the above reasons might natural
ly have expected to distinguish them and deficient in
energy OF character and courage they all the
moral and intellectual quaies In their social but
degree removed from the yere avsges they might take es
sons from these in morality and the conventional cecn
ees OF fe Imposing restraint their passions, sae
less and universal neHbnage exists aud total disregard Of
moral laws TO which would be impossible TO find parallel
IN any country calling itself civilized want OF honorable
principle and dulcy and reachery character
ze all their dealing Liars by nature they reacherous
and ahles TO their friends, cowardly and Bringing to their