Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-09
LATEST FROM NEW MEXICO.

FnoM THE missouri REPUBIIcAN NOVEMBER %.
We have received the Santa Fe Republican OF
the 18th of October, from which we are able to
condense good many items of interest:
census Of New Mexico has been taken, from which i,
appears that the population Of the Teorynot including
the county of Valencias 1925; of which 49, l5L
classed as whites, and 4,o57 as Indians.
The Republican contains the proceedings of Convention
Of delegates of the people Of New Mexico, to form cons
tuition and apply Congress for STATE Territorial Gov
ernmen and to do such other to them may
the interest of the people," majority of the Convention
were Mexicans ANTONIO JOSE MARTIs, Of Taos elect
ed President and j. NJ GlDDISGs Secretary and the bust
ness of the convention was transacted mainly through
erpreer.
The only official Of this body the adoption Of Pc
titon on behalf of the people Of New Mexico the Con
gress of the United States in which they ask for the speedy
organization of Territorial civil Government for New Mexico
They represent that the organic and statute laws promulgated
by authority Of the United States September 22d 1916, with
few alterations would be desirable to them That they
desire the appointment Of Governor Secretary Of the Terri
tory, United States Marshall District Attorney and Judges
and all the usual rights of appeal from the Territorial courts
to the Supreme Court of the United States They respect
fully but firmly protest against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
[their Territory in favor Of Texas for any They
furthermore say, NE do not desire to hare domestic svery
,Uhin borders, and unit, the time shall arrive for
admission into the Union desire to be protected by Con-
gress against their introduction amongst us" local legis
laure asked for and that their interests may be represented
by delegate in Congress
On motion of Mr. QUrsS, it was
Resoed That the petition OF the people Of New Mexico
in Convention assembled the Congress Of the United States
be forwarded TO Hon THOMAS H. BEsToS and the Hon. JoHS
NJ CLAYTON and that they be requested represent The
Of this Territory in the Senate Of the United States
1t appears from in the Republican that two Of
the Delegates refused take the oath Of allegiance to the
United States.
This Convention held in pursuance Of proclamation
issued By the acting Governor Of the Territory DosAcIASA
VIGIL
Al of the meetings observe that the claim Of Texas
ny portion of the Territory of New Mexico and the
comendatiS of the President Of the United States that it be
attached to the same denounced in strong terms They
say that sit fabricated defraud the Government and the
people Of the Territory Of their just rights and that they look
uon with and disden, there being in the State
tie least shadow Of right except in the wicked imagination
q graspng demagogues."
Lieut. Col. WAsuISGroS civil ard military commandan
of New Mexico, arrived Santa Fe the 10Th ult from
Monterey, by way Of Chihuahua. He was well received
Col Washington left Monterey, readers know in July
last with command part of which destined for Cafcr
MA They pursued their march without moestation, and
Decd receiving the Inequalities of the Mexicans, until the
arrival at Chihuahua where, alter making all necessary
engagements, the command the 4th Of September, sepa
rated, COL Washington pursuing his Santa Fe and
Major GRAHAM assuming the command of the California
petition. He had with him two companies of the I'd ORA
goons and two companies Of the t under The command
Capt. Rocker. The distance which they had to march il
down thousand three hundred miles The distance
from chihuahua Sante Fe stated twelve hundred miles
and the average march per day chihuahua is down
twenty miles, and thence Fe and onehal
miles ....
military and civil affairs in New Mexico. BY general orde
of that date, the troops buedone company Taos
at SocoHa, aud Albuquerque Twenty-Five men
under the command Of commissioned officer statonet
| at Don Ana, and detachment of twenty men at Tome
Major BEALL placed command of these companies Lgh
company g. Sd artillery and company H. I'd Dragons, gar
iison Santa Fe.
The weather. at the date Of the paper exceedingly COLI
and disagreeabe. Rain fell in torrents, doing much danag
the houses and there storms of hail. The
rounding mountains covered with snow.
Serg. CAMP Go. LIST United States Dragocns)
dercd the 10Th u in Santa Fe but the murderer passe
undetected
At fandango Sunday evening, the 18Th, Romado Pc
luario killed another Mexican by the of Valencia in
quarrel in which knives were freely used