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necessary 10 change tue INSTRUCTIONS OF ,hF
10Th OF March by poslave ORDER when
IS said to have been resolved on, nut never
issued " II ever shaii ne promulgated
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Independent OF TINS controversy, IN re-
la'ion to the boundaries o' New MeA'co,
the legal objections TO the admission o'
this gentleman rs delegate rom ,he
country west oil the "'o "fanoe' are u,
superahle. IN the case o' Fleming and
Page, decided at the recent term OF the
Supreme Court Of the United states Judge
fancy said
In this country the sovereignty Of the
United States resides in the people of the
several States, and they act through their
representatives according TO the delegation
and distribution OF powers contained IA the
constitution"
I, il w.,l s,.,l.d ,h,, with the acouisjrion
of ,erri,orv the soyereigu,y passe, with il
and Of ,onrsa To the p.oule of the States
/, ia con,uy well s,,ted hy the usage of
the government, aud the decisions of the
supreme Court. tia, the right to govern the
terrific, les is exclusively in Congress. What.
ever NAV be the right of the people OF the
territories in the absence OF government
provided bv Congress. to form voluntary ns'
socatinns for mutual protection, It Is clear
tina, they have no power 10 organize gov
crnmerts, State or Territorial, mud demand
l'tdc II li.|is under y en- The reason q,
obvious the sovereignty oi The territories
resides in the people OF the States and not III
the people OF the ter ito.es. Were It other
wise. the right to govern would he ~ the
inhabitants OF the territories and not ~
Congress, rs has been settled both hy the
legislative and Judicial departments ~ ms
Government There can oNs, no lawful
government over the territories except that
organized, or authorized bv Congress ne
Inhabitants of the territories ha' va pol'li'
cal character or lights. until they are con.
ferrcd by Congress. \ territory can have
no boundaries until they are established ny
an net of Congress-, The Inhablttnts al 4
ter itory can have no law OF suffrage until
it is prescribed by Congress.
|, has been argued that in the case of
New Mexico the former laws OF boundary
and suffrage existing nader the MEXICAN
Government remain la force. But this pc.
.,,;or onp,ehepd canno, hc maintained
II i wcll settled doc,iine, not only Of IN.
terna,ioral law bu, nj the Supreme Cont
Of the United States. that on an acquisition
Of "A country by conquest or treaty. al poiI,
cal laws cease. A law nj boundary. NJ well
a law Of suffrage. i. pnrely a political ~.
Much has been said in this discussion
ahou, the rights of "poor New MeNico.
There /. no snch political organization or
cornoraiion known to- the laws OF the
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