New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-27

Of the Rio Grance from IN. statement Of msor Games.
sm gaa to hear that ihsrs is part 81 A. for the foei
u the inhabitants OF Sew-Mexico, who not 50
besotei ih their miserable condition not to msse
better.
Sir would II had time call the attention q the Sc
HE very Instructive speech that made in the
other House b. Mr. Smith Of Conuso'ieut He seems to
have exsmDed all our authorities convened With a our
travellers ooresponoed with al AGENTS. HIS speech
contains al lhslT eomu'v nosuons ard commend y 70
every the United States who wishes 10 know what
NswMexico is secluded isosted-s place ofitssfn the
middle Of the mountains-fye hundred miles, believe
M RUsK-Fiye hundred mile. from tn. settled portions
Of Texas.
Mr WEssTER.-Fsrther from anywhere else O Itdoes
rot belong anywhere IL has be0ngir about T. Sir
81 this moment Il is absolutely retired and hat oat
fiom communication with tho civilized word ihsn the
Sandwich Islands or noet OF ne STANDS N ths Isso
Ocean IL presses bard Typee and the people are IL
fn-ly less elevated in mind and condition, than the peo
pie Of the ssndw ch Isandsfsr less worthy our ssso
s., ~ 10 sa hlr hasi9f' aeIs i ma r 1,s
they Than TIE better classes Of ndsnsn our eshbor
hood. Commend 70 The Chefokees, the Cnoetses-it
sou please, speak Of the Pawnees the Bsekleet and
the snske Ind add the Fstneads-snythi except
the --- Indians, and an satisfied with them, instead
OF Inc people Of New-hsxico Ihey nave no n0tl,n o
our institutions, or OF sny free lnsui1tions hsvs lbey
any notion Of popular government Why not the sisn
est-not the slightest on earth APO ths question
what VIII be their constitution IL u tAelesl 70 ssh o.
such people making .. constitution Ihey co not
kno" the meaning OF me term ihgy 40 n0' 10Y az.
import they knox nothing at all about IL Aha caa
tell YOU sr that when we have made II territory ana
wish 70 make II State, such constitution - the Ekecu
tive power OF this Government thinks NJ 10 sena 70 tne
will be sent ,nd adopted. The constitution Of our fellow
Washington Now, what Col. Hardin In regard to
exico that most amented and distinguished 0hcef
whom well knew as member OF the other House ana
whose death did most deeply deplore. he gives de-
scpOn OF Ns~-Mexco, snc SPEAKS OF the people OF ihs
country In these terms: -
800 . rioh and lives Ike nsbob the rest are poems OF
servants sold for debt who WORK for their masters snd
subsefven the slaves OF the South and LOOK Ike
Indians and indeed not more capable OF ,esoyern,
One msn, Jssobu' Sanchez, owns thIeeourths "
All the land DOR column has passed over "a mexico
tod have the best OF Northern Mexico il
50, The whole Of it is not worth much -
Northern Mexico and NewMexco is not ths better part
ofit Sir there traveller, who not Unfriendly
cotnnends Us everywhere Heis an Eusshnsn, aud his
name Ruxtop. believe his work is IN ihe Library, and
suppose that gentlemen have seen It. lie gives an &C.
count VI the morals and q these people, and Mi
President and Senators will take leave 10 Introduce you
these soonobe respected fellow citizens Of New
Mexico
"Itisremsrkable that although existing from the EARL
eat times OF the colonization Of New Mexico period Of
centuries, in Of continual hostility with the
tribes OF Indians who surrounded their
tsitorv and 10 constant insecurity OF life and property
from attacks being also far removed from the ener
waiting uences If large cities and IN their Isolated sua
ton entirely dependent their the inhao
tant are totally destitute of those qualities which, for the
above might natural have expected 10 dlst
ujsb them ard are s. deficient In energy character and
ph,sca courage they in al the moral and ntellec
tusl qualities. la Their social state-but one degree re-
moved from Tie veriest savsges they msht take lessons
eve these morality and the conventional decenele
Of life Imposing restraint ca their passions shame
lees aud universal concubnsge exists and total disregard
Of moral laws 10 which II would be impossible 10 hnd
parallel In any country calling itself civilized. want OF
honorable principle and consummaie dupcity ana tesen
cry characterize all their deangs Liars by nature lhsy
arc rescheTous and fathess 10 their friends eowaTdy
ana cDging 10 their enemies cruel as Oil cowaros are
they unite savage ferocty with their want OF animal
courage example OF which, their recent massacre OF
Gov Bent and other Americans, may be eVen-one oil
hundred instances"
One out OF hundred INSTANCES aud these are soou 10
be our beloved countrymen.
Mr. President, for good many years have struggled
TO oppose everything that thought tended 10 senstnen
the OF Executive power think II g'owlns more
and formidable every day and think that yield
ina to Il In this other instances will give II senetn
which II may hereafter very difficult TO resist think
1t Is nothing else than fear OF Executive power thar
commits the support Of this for the acquisition
u territory fsar-fsar-sud nothing else lu the little
part have acted in public life 1t has been my purpose TO
'tuton was des gned to make tbem-one peope-one In
inlsrest-one in chsracteT-one In political feeng When
can there be between these New MsScans the csiorn
ans add the Inhabitants Of the Valley OF the m.sppi
choice Of President Do they know the same men Have
they any general coucentaneous sentinsnt Not at all
An Arbitrary Government nsy have Territorial Govern
ments distant possessions because an Arbitrary Govern
may rule its distant territories by different laws snd
different systems. Russia may govern the usrsns ana
tho Caucasus and Ksnschatka BY different codes or
ukases We do such thing. They most be OF US
psrt of us-or Use esrsnged think see then In pro-
sress what IL to dis5gure and deorn the Constitution
While these rerrtoTesireman Territories, thsJ VIII De
troublesome and annoying They wiz Draw after 'nssn
an average as we have been the habit OF maintain
ing for the enty years. in defending these Terrific
rss from the Indian tribes. We must maintain an army
at that distance and when they become states they are
s more ID ely TO give trouble Than benefit /
think see adopted that s likely to turn the Con-
stution which we live into a deormed monster
into -athe than blessins-nto great frame OF
unequal Government founded popular representa-
tiop but founded in the grosses inequaities snd
think il i. onfor there is danger thai will go Or
that this Government will be broken up. resist II to-day
aud alwsyswhoeyer fsters whoever falls, resst-al
though that ell the porsnts discouIssiug would
10 God could icste good influences Would to God
that those who think with this subject hsd stronger
support Would that could stand where we would de
sire TO stand But with few alone my position liked
II there were time would gladly awaken the county
believe the country will be swskened-it may be too late
but supported unsupported, by the blessing OF Goo
shs do my duty. well enough all the sinister indi-
cations but am sustained by deep and conscieuous
sense Of duty ard while supported by that feeling Of
duty and while such great Interests at stake shall
defy ell augury and ask but my country cause