Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-02
FROM NEW MEXICO


By the latest accounts from Santa Fe, being TO-
of that place are nearly equally divided on the
question ofa civil government-one party advooat-.
ing the formation of a State. Government and the
other contendng for Territorial Government.
In an address to the People, published in the
"New Mexican" newspaper, the State party urge
that the claims fTexas dictate immediate State
organization; that Texas is already surveying and
granting lands on the Rio del Norte, as high up as
Donna Anna, and that she has seized possession of
the Salt Lakes south. they also add, that the late
Administration instructed the authorities of New
Mexico TO aid rather than oppose the extension of
the jurisdiction of Texas over the territory to the
Rio del Norte, and that no counter instructions had
been received from the present Administration.
Wih these facts staring you in the face says the address,
are you willing longer to remain inactive, and all west be
quietly and passivey swallowed up by California the STATE
Of Desee and those of the Rio del Nore forced into
unnatural and repugnant association with Texas where you
would necessarily be taxed greater than would
be sufficient 10 support State Government Of your owD
order to pay the millions which Texas now owes If this is
what you desire, do nothing and be advised by the
friends which Texas possibly may have in this Territory II
the truth in relation the facts here submitted We
you that nonentiy hand unless you bes yourself
betimes"
The Territorial party have also published an ad-
dress, in which they set forth the following among
other objections to the course recommended by their
opponents:
"The Constitution Of the United States expressly declares
that new States may be admitted by the Congress into this
Union, but State shall be formed or erected within
the jurisdiction Of any other State any State be formed
by the junction Of two States parts of States with
the consent Of the Legislatures of the States concerned
well Of the Congress. From which it must be appa-
to ALL Texas alone concerned that at this time the
admission Of New Mexico as State could not be effected
Texas claims portion of the ancient territory Of New Mexi
co. and New Mexico resists the claim Texan limits have
been accurately defined Congress- her treaty or COM
pact with Texas itself only the sole power of de-
Gliding the bounds of Texas with other Powers her interior
domestic limits cannot therefore, be settled by Congress
without the sanction of the Legislature of Texas and fol-
lows that New Mexico have bounds joining Texas
until compromise of claims acquiesced in and affixed by the
Texan Legislature and the Congress of the United States
the part of New Mexico. There is, however at this me
another nsurmountabie obstacle to the admission of New
Mexico State Govemment-our treaty stipulaions with
Mexico. The line of demarcaon is yet definitely fixed
between Mexico and the United States and be fixed
until after the final action of the Commissioners appointed
der the treaty to regulate that question. -
"The only results that be effected by agatng the
question Of State Government will be. if hearkened by
the people, tendency postpone the action Of Congress on
the subject Of the Territorial Government have asked for
and perhaps leave where for indefinite period
If tie contrary, the people true to themselves and real
interests expressed in Convention and the efforts Of
the faction with the GOODNESS meted by all who nfuenc
ed by the hope OF aggandzement than the good
of the community, Congress admit the steadnes
their views and principles and its favorable action will con-
sequenty be more speedily eicited.'