The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-04-19
gives description Of New Mexico, and
speaks of the people Of that country in
these terms:

gives description OF NeW MeAiSoi uus
. speaks of the people Of tho, country il
. these terms:
1.-THE people are on q par with their 'ano
, One in 200 or 500 10 rich, aud lives like nabob
the rest peous OF servants sold Tor debt. WHIT
, work for their masters. and are as subservient a
the slaves OF the South, and look like Indians
and indeed, arc not more capable Of selfgov
eminent. One man, Jacobus Sanchez. own
, three fourths Of oil the land our column hai
, passed over in Mexico. We are told we hsv'
seen the best part OF Northern Mexico if so. Thu
whole of it is not worth much"
, need mol read the whole extract. liz
speaks Of ull Northern Mexico, and New
Mexico Is no, the better part Of il. Sir
there is a recent traveller, who is not un
friendly to the United States, If | may
Judge from his works, for he commends u,
everywhere. He is an Engllshman, ant
his name is Ruxion. | believe his work
is in The library. and suppose that gen
llemen have seen it. He gives an account
of the morals and manners of these peo
Pile; and Mr.. President, and Senators,
will take leave TO introduce you to these
your soon.,o.be respected fellow. citizens
Of New Mexico:
at is remarkable that although existing from
the earliest times Of tho colonization of New
Mexico, period Of two centuries. in q state oil
Z continual hostility with the munyon's savage
tribes Of Indians who surrounded their territory.
and in constant insecurity Of life and property
from their attacks being also far removed from
the enorvating influence Of large cities, and in
their isolated situation entirely dependent on
/ tLer own resources, the inhabitants are totally
destitute of those qualities which, for the above
reasons. we might naturally have ex pected TO dis
,iDsuish them, and are deficient in energy OF
character ard physical courage, as they are in
all the moral and intellectual qualities. In their
social state-but one degree removed from the
veriest sayages, they might take lessons oven
from those in morality and tho conventional dc.
cencies Of life Imposing no restraint on their
passions, shameless and universal eoncubinsgc
exists, and total disregard Of moral laws 10
which it would be impossible to find a parallel
in any country calling itself civilized. A want
OF honorable principle and consummate dupici.
,y and treachery, characterize all their dealings
Liars by nature, they are treacherous and faith.
less TO their friends. cowardly and cripging TO
their enemies; cruel. as all towards are, they
unite savage ierociiy with their wan, Of animal
COURAGE as an example OF which. their recent
massacre Ex-Governor Bent and other Americans,
may be given one Of hundred instances"
"One out of hundred instances !" and
these are soon 10 be our beloved country.
men.
Mr.. President, for good many yeats |
have struggled to oppose every thing tina,
| thought sended to strengthen The arm OF
Executive power. think it is growing
mole and more formidable every day and
| think that in yielding 10 it in this as in
other instances, will give it strength,
which il may be hereafter very difficult TO
resist. think il Is nothing else than feat
Of Executive power that commits US to the
supper, of this war for the ncqp sliion Of
,erri,ory,-fear-fear and nothing else.
Ia the li,ile part | have acted in public, it
has been my purpose to preserve the peo
pie Of the United States-what the cousti.
tuition was designed to make lhem-one
in inlerest--one in character -one in po'
liticaI feeling. When we depart from
that we break il all up. VIVA, sympathy
can there be between these New Mexicans,
these Californians, and the inhabitants of
the valley Of the Mississippi or Of the mid.
die States, or Of the eastern States III the
choice Of President, Do they know the
same men Have they any general con.
sentaneous sentiments Not at all. An
arbitrary government may have terrific.
nal governments in distant possessions,
because an arbitrary government may rule
lis distant territories by different systems.
Russia may govern the Ukraine and the
Caucasus and Kamschalka by different
codes or ukases. We can do no such
thing. They must be Of us-part Of US or
else es'rsnged. | think | see then in
progress what is 10 dsfgure and deform
the constitution. While these territories
remain territories they will be trouble.
some and annoying. They will draw after
them vast expense. II will probably re.
quire as many troops on an average as we
have been 10 the habit Of maintaining for
the las. twenty years, in defending these
territories from the Indian tribes. We
must maintain an army at that distance
and when they become States they are
still more likely to give Us more trouble
than benefit. think see a course adopt
ed that is likely TO turn the constitution
under which We live into delormed mon
ster-into q curse rather than blcssin;
into great frame Of unequal govern
meni, no, founded on popular representa-
! tion, but founded in the grossest inequali
Ties; and, think, If i, 90 on-for there
danger that II will go on-that this gov
eminent will be broken up. resist il 10
day, and Away whoever faulters or who
, ever falls. resist-al,hough see that a
the pcden,s are discoursgng. Would t
= God could auspca,e good Influences
: Would to God that those who think vii
: me on this subject bad stronger supper
J. Would that we could stand where we woul
} desire TO stand But with few or alor
u my position is fixed. If there we're tin
T. | would gladly awaken the country. ! b.
. lieve the country will be awakened
% may be too la,e-bu, supported or unsu
ported by the blessing Of God | shall {