Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11
IMPORTANT FROM NEW MEXICO.

The st. Louis Republican of the 24th ultimo
recevedlast Friday contains the following interest
ing intelligence, communicated to that paper by
Mr.. WILLIAM G. SKINNER, for several years past a
citizen of New Mexico and who had been but lit
tie more than month from Santa Fe We give
the statement just as find il in the Republican,
with the single remark that we shall, no doubt,
soon receive authentic information concerning these
proceedings.
FROM THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN or APRIL "a.
few days prior the departure of Mr. Skinner an ex
had been received in Santa Fe by Governor Muuroe
which brought communication that off .e from Major
Neighbors, Texan Commissioner who then the mill
ary post in the neghbohoOd Of Ell Paso The purpor of
the communication is understood have been merely ap
prisa of the fact to Colonel Munroe that hc Major Neigh
bo as commissioner the part the State Of Texas with
penay powers to establish the jurisdiction of his Government
over New Mexico had arrived in the Territory for the pur
pose OF carrying out the object of his commission, Sc, and
trusting that Col Munroe, Civil and Military Governor of
NeW erico, would cooperate with him, and lend him that
aid which might be found necessary in the establishment of
the Texan laws, and the lfment of the instructions given
to him by the Executive and Legislature Of his State
The Sub Prefec Fronteras Gin the immediate neghbor
hood of the military post Ell Paso, where strong
Texan influence supposed goven had resigned his urs
dlcton to the Texan Commissioner thus abandoning TO that
State all territory from Don Ana (seveny miles north Of Ell
Paso) the Preside Of San Elezaro, line bordering upon
the Rio Grande, 10 miles in length. Mr.. White the
of that portion Of the territory, may be able
himself to his Government for thus turning
Of the fare portions of New Mexico, with its population,
to Government the very mention Of which (1erano) is
foil Of adherence and beuprooted epugnance TO
| New Mexican.
he IF iptel San Fa that
Neghbors had arrived in the Territory for the establishment of
Texan Jurisdiction created intense excitement in that city,
where the actiue, stirring portion Of the community in all
political matters almost exclusively Americans. Agita
ton upon the subject, is said by informant is confined
to Santa Fe in which place. part OF the Territory may
alone be said to exist difference o opinion relative to the
Texan claim, which is creature, greater less
degree of ercemen for throughout the entire length and
breadth of the land wherever native Mexican is to be found
american whose feelings have not been warped by per-
sona malice against the present gentlemen who occupy the
different civil Offices there exists but sen'iment-that of
deep chagn that the Governor of New Mexico the civil and
military commandant, Colonel Munroe should have found
himself hampeed his instructions that he could have
taken stand such his position led the people whom
he holds rule to believe he would take in this natter and Of
determined spirit Of resistance TO the DEATH against
the unjust usurpaon of Texas to the soil of New Mexico
Public meetings being called throughout the Territory
for the adoption OF measures to resist the action of Texas
the time Mr.. Skinner left Santa Fe. Two meetings had
already been held in Santa Fethe only place where d.
vision of opinion ound-elatve the proper
be pursued in the emergency but up TO the time of leaving,
definite action had been had, the meeting having been
Adjourned under highly excited state of feeling for the
suing evening, Qhe goth March.) The arrival will
bring further and doubtless deeply interesting news rela-
tive to this matter, from New Mexico. ..
Colonel Munros had issued the following order to the COM
mandans Of the different military posts in the Territory:
HEADQUARTERS 9rn MILITARY DEPARTMENT., +
-. Santa Fe, IN. N.Y. March IL, 1850.
sIn Having been duly notified by Major Robert S.
Texas for the purpose of establishing the civil jurisdiction Of
rigid csence with BIN in the exercise of bis func
tons, ard equally avoid coming conflict with the judicial
| authorities created by that State. .a~
am, very respectfully, your obebient servant
| JOHN MUNROE, Bvt. Col. U. s. A.,
| ...s >" Commanding 9th Department.
So that it will readily be perceived that New Mexico must
alone herself for the resist the usurpation of
her old enemy. .~.... @-#
Mr.. Skinner expresses his belief founded upon
tmae knowledge of the Mexican population of New Mexico
that armed resistance will be made if necessary any
tempt at the extension their territory Of Texan law and
that many American residents who justly regard the attempt
OF Texas as assumption of power will be found openly
opposed, and 10 any eent in resisting authority which
they cannot rec ognise. ..aa. ,..@..s