Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-07-19
time" which all are sanguine in be-
lieving is approaching"
IMpoRrANT FROM New Mexico

- - "A - - - w NnNhntEEDs
The st. Louis Republican of the
25th ult. says:-We receiyed yester-
day by the western mail, letters from
Santa Re as late as the 25th May
They do not enter so much into de-
tail as we could have wished, but the
contents are of real importance, in
the present condition of public affairs.
1t seems from these letters, that a
Convention of Delegates from the
People has been called; that it has
been held, and in the short space OF
eight or nine days, it did devise and
promulgate a Constitution for the
Government of the State of New
Mexico. We proceed to give all
the information on this subject, col.
lected from two or three of these
letters. The Convention, ofthe man.
ner of whose election we know no.
thing, assembled at Santa Fe on the
18th inst, and one Of our letters say
with great unanimity in their action.
They were i'll session 8 org days,
and in that time produced Consti-
tuition which has not yet reached us,
but which, it is said, will be i'm op,
Grafton by the first of July. The
boundaries of the State, as contained
in the letters before us, are not very
well defined, but we give them as
they come TO us. "On The east, the
State runs to the Tooth degree OF
longitude. The points where that
line cuts the Arkansas and the Co.
dorado of Texas, are points in the
boundary. On the west, New Mex.
leo is bounded by the llth degree,
from the Colorado of California to
the intersection of that line Of lon.
gitude west the ella. Thus, on the
east and west, the State of New
Mexico is bounded by parallels Of
longitude" BY this Constitution sla.
very is prohibited in the State.
The Constitution was adopted OH
the 25th May. Infifteen days there.
after, an election was to be held for
members of the Legislature, and as
soon as it could be done, the machin
cry OF the new government would be
set in motion. Two Senators and a
Representative in Congress would be
speedily elected, and an effort would
be made to get them to Washington
in time to take their seats-if such
proceedings are recognized at all---ill
the present Congress. II am salts,
fed, (says our letter. that we have a
good Constitution, and one entirely
suited to this peculiar people,"
"Asto the officers of this new State
Ceran st. Vrain, Judge Otero, and
Henry Connolly, are prominent can
didates for Governor-all, however
belong to the same political party, and
a selection of either would be perfect
iy agreeable TO all. Capt. A. w. Rey
nolds, U. S. Army, and Major II. I'LL
Weightman, late Paymaster, at pre-
sent lawyer of this territory, stand
most prominent among us for u. S.
Senate. Both are well qualified for
the station, and will do honor to the
State. There are two other candi-
dates, Judge Houghton and Captain
w. u. Angrey, late of Jefferson city,
but theTchances of success are small
when placed in opposition to the gen.
tlemen j havo named, who are con.
sidered the first men in the commu.
nity."
Another letter says-s.H. N. Smith
our present delegate in Congress, will
no doubt, be elected TO the House Of
Representatives" y"