The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-21

Of labor. let the people Of the States the Atlantic
coast and IN The Mississippi valley answer.
g. It's artificial products Mr. Kendall. in bis :" Nara
i've" (p. 1851 says that
ts growth q conn., wheat, beams, p.~pAs Ne po...o
o. @ AZ y. ' s1.s sse s s. = %
Support Ave times the popa.oa u now ss...ss sn
present obstacles 70 emigration Ia that direction
Lieutenant Emory in his report, tp 39,) says the
soil" OF the above named valley is very sandy and Is
better adapted TO Indian corn Than wheat"
On the other hand, Mr. Gregg says, IN his WORK.
(p. is6 y
whsa, has produced Of super.uss quality and VI su
na, + asserted s crop. have ssa Yielded oss
fair sample OF New Mexican SOIL though Of fact,
chiefly oas part 70 tho s,sns d. .ou
but :. much no doubt 70 ne ws% sss "
wstered BY some constantly lowing stream,
Lieut. Pax says tAbeIts KEEP, y. 1919
In point valley hvorsby otha
Of the The neigseor mount.n. wheat and
country, though beans, pumpkins melons, and rcd
raised 10 some extent
Ii thus appears that cotton, sugar, and uce The usual
products Of labor not. and II II believed
be, raised IN New Mexico. Wal shareholders abandon
sources of wealth IN the present slave States TO devote
the LABOR oil pSope ~
OF wheat, cora beans. pumpkins melons, aud red pepper
amidst the Rocky Mountans'
L The natural products or resource. o. New Mexico
These are pastSsIxe .Sa H Rs WV 'ssss % a
the country about Taos, says
The with good which furnish suhas
sr Of s III
Mr. Gregg in his ..Commece OF the Praires,"(p 1907
says:
BY important of indigenous products Of the
finest grazing in the world they utsy
most other purposes. That scany which .aes
production, without the aid Of irrigation The srsnsa
the sraand and rsnsias sscssn sapsOr st
which and stacked cm our western pass Ahous, he
extensive herds Of the country only
ana he aras oas
cold and until the rains starr up the green The d.
lowing summer
rasurage s in fact, the principal source OF wealth %
New Mexico, but il has oil late been greatly impaired
and almost destroyed by the ncursions Of the
savages of the surrounding country II these can Be r
be any cost. by the strong arm of the government no
doubt the business OF horse mule cattle and sheep
ing be pursued there to great advantage But wool
growing object on account OF the low price Of wool
Lieut.. Albert says in his report, p 452:
valuable, and be bought for a
neccs, win permit shear his sheep
Sheep therefore are raised in New Mexico merely for
the sake Of mutton. aid this is understood 10 be The best
in the world Stock OF every kind i taken into Mexico
and sold at remunerang prices. No doubt, then, this
kind Of business may become capital object But can
slave labor be employed therein! II any saveholder
make up his mind TO remove TO that country 70 under
take this pursuit. would ne taks ms slaves Win num-
the first place. have to say that the business Requires
very few hands One half.dozen pastoees or shephss
would be adequate to take care Ct thousands o. nosss
cured and housed and fodder 10 Be dealt out in The
winter season Probably one Or two thousand pastors
would be sufficient for the whole country. MOI many
slave owners would remove 10 New Mexico with view
this pursuit and they would be completely within the
power oil the present inhabitants, who are utterly aves
to the institution.
Besides this species Of property would be quite nse.
cure. particularly when thus employed Would any Owner
dare send his slaves to 'the high table lands" d
that country, in charge OF his hocks! be did, bow
long would they remain in bondage Il he to
veri them pasioTees shepherds, and 10
crook into the hands Of each TO rule bus fock he woul
discover the necessity Of employing another SET
shepherds to watch the watchers and their
ming away This ancient implement Of pastoral life
would be foand exercising dominion not oRly qsa
rupeds bat bipeds and that il might sometimes BE- used
seize lamb BY the neck, would probably BE much e.
required TO fassen on nggers lex; otheEwa =
would make oil TO parts unknown The idea OF empoyns
slaves in this business - too visionary 70 merit sesos
notice.
arm sensible that mines are among the natural
OF New Mexico, and that it il extensively believed
Al the South that slave labor could he extensively 60
poy and TO great advantage in their development an
improy ement But have 10 observe, in the first plsce.
have evidence that they vi any consdeFa
Bile value. or rather the evidence - all the other way
Mr. Gregg in his Commerce OF the Praires" page 1885,
says
The gold regions are most part, kind p
y .ad have bee. trough. essay By ~ .ss.s' s..s 49,:
who their hook Among those, ss4om -
forssnsrs for according % The pesens sssps nsuSs
psndeni American aeosss who ssleo. w'lhas wosh = =
than dollar ali while The nsxcsa 0aess
Tbereioss fhese poor miners bad ntsss
life amer all thsy osn suppor Assss~
hind on cosue sugar. peenco which soss
ADDED e rsnchero cheese they perfectly -
isfed.
Mr. Ruxion, at page 1912. says:
Ofthe many 20 called mines Mexco. -
Real de Dolores COMMONLY Pisos 49,
eight leagues Pe he rAes a Srsa Oescssa -
.d mostly "s ana i'm sso, s.s s.ss =
Is6, hundcd thoasand 1iasj =
doSxul whether Of usse pacers woad sy q
working on aSgs scale
Lieut. Albert, in his report, page 45I, in speaking Of
the Gumbecino~, says
feel for miserable wresrhs. and eooss
poor pasoreds much preferable hss Of these dss
And then he adds. (pa&e 432)
very estimated nov .
there have been many .nPrevs.s. IN DE %snss o. . s
ncrsa hsiF annual ysd Al pesssss n the o~nn
sosd have wsaAy their mining os'
and have several who have suhk al they had IN en
ing fos gold
withou, undertaking TO place estimate, even IN
general way, on the value OF these mines, wond obeer
is not at all probable that any will undertake 10 IN
prove Them long thoee OF California open, aM
much more productive. Will mines be worfea
which afford wages at only three reals t37 cents 3