Saturday morning visitor., 1848-06-24
NEW MEXICO.

he opinion formed Dy the people from
the United States in regard TO New Mex
leo, is generally most erroneous. The
men who come here are, in most cases,
farmers or mechanics, and expectto see
here what they sect in the United
States. They look for vast district OF
country, dotted with fine houses, and O.
verSpread with nuInberless and ldxuriant
fields; and because the appearance and
face of the country present an aspect less
attractive than their iances had painted
for them, they denounce il without stint.
In word, because the rich loan and the
bouRdless fields of the Western States are
not every where visible, they are unable
to form any other opinion than that this is
a very poor country--flt ior nothing.
These men, thus Judging and expressing
opinions, are farmers and mechanics
There conclusions are very natural, but
very erroneous, and calculated BY the diff
fusion Of such views over the U. States,
TO give very improper and unjust notion
Of New Mexico. The practice of irriga-
ton, too, meets with great condemnation,
and iron views equally ignorant and has
tily formed. A man who has never seen
foot OF ground in this Territory, beyond
that visible from the road on lis passage
TO Santa Fe, will deliberately express and
write his opinion on the whole Territory,
and, by .he specimen he has seen, condemn
that OF which he knows nothing. But re-
llecting men form far different and iusier
views. They see no occasion for immense
agricultural resources, such as Missouri
or Illinois possess, but going step fur
ther, hunt for other sources Of happiness
and natural prosperity, and find them
bountiiully supplied.
To judicious opinion on any subject,
knowledge is essential, yet opinions Of
tins Territory are boldly advanced in ut
ter ignorance of it. New Mexico y
Judged only 10y its grain growing facilities
the extensive agricultural branch Of
stock raising being entirely overlooked
Let tie reader ask himself whether any
State OF the American Union contains e.
quail capacity for the production and sus-
tenance Of stock Pm what one is grass
equally nulricious and abundant p in
what State there are such inducements
and means Of manufacturing woolen cloths,
iron, &c? Where are such rich mines
of gold, silver, copper, lead, quicksilver,
iron, coal and other mineral? In what
State are produced such generous crops
with such little labor ? In what consists
the condemnation Of irrigation, by which
every man, with the least possible trout
bic, makes his own season, and never fails,
either by too much or TOO little rain, 10
have liberal crop? Look at the cohdi-
lion OF education; the absence of mechan-
ical trades; the rudenessi of all agricul-
tural implements; the vast wealth con-
sianily withdrawn by Indian robberies,
and the want, hitherto, Of all motive 10 in
dnsiry, and The consequent vice and i'm
morality incident 10 idleness, united with
the existence oil wretched political sys-
TEN, unable to afford protection 10 the peo-
pie, impotent 10 encourage the Investment
of capital, and 20 promote or foster the de-
velopment Of any single source Of wealth,
and The explanation Of The present condi-
iion Of the people is obvious. . &ata "
Republican.