Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-09
UsHrpatiOn Of Texas 40. Conflict with
=. 4trr- - New Mexico.

Mr. William c. Skinner. for several years past
citizen of New Mexico, arrived at ST. Louis On the
23d inst, via the plains and the Missouri river, in
little more than month from Santa Fe. MIR. s. in
formed the editors of the ST. Louis Reprbcan, that
few days before he left New Mexico, express had
been received at Santa Fe by Gov. Munroe, which
brought communication to that officer from Maj.
Neghbors, Texan Commissioner, who was then al The
Military Post In the neghborhood of Ell Paso. The
purport of the communication is understood TO have
been merely opprisal of the fac; to COL Munroe,
that he, Maj. Neighbors, as Commissioner on the
part of the State Of Texas with pIenary powers to
establish the jurisdiction of his government New
Mexico had arrived in the Territory for the purpose
Of carrying out the object of his commission, &c.,
and trusting that Col. Munroe, Girl and Military
Governor Of Nesc Merico, would cooperate with him,
and lend him that aid which might be found necessa
ry in the establishment of The Texan laws, and the
fullment of the instruction given TO him by the Exec
utive aud Legislature of his State! On receiving
this express COL Munroe issued the following order
to the commandants of the several military posts of
the Territory:
HEAp QUARTERS 9Th Military Dep'r,
Santa Fe, N NJ, March l2. 1850. {
Sn: Having been duly notified by Major Robert s: Neigh
bos of his arrival a commissioner of Texas
oi the purpose of establishing the civil jurisdiction of the
State this Territory your command rigid
noninteerence with him in the Of his functions,
and equally avoid coming conflict with the Judicial AUTHOR
ities created by that State
/ am, very respectfully,
your obedient servant
(signed) JOHN MUNRoE.
ess5F visa Bvt Col u. s. A.
49, ..f.b. Commanding 9Th Department.
Equal alacriy had been shown by another officer.
The SubPrefect at Fronenas, "a DIR. White,) In the
immediate neighborhood of the military post near Ell
Paso at once resigned his jurisdiction to the Texan
Commissioner, on being requested to do so-tkus
abandoning TO Texas section of country very broad,
ITO miles in length and of the farest portions of
New Mexico, with population which is said to have
perfect hatred of the Texans and their
In Santa Fe, where the active and influential part
OF the citizens chiefly Americans, the excitement
produced by these movements intense, and two
public meetings had been held for the purpose of de-
termining what action would be right and expedent
under the circumstances. The second of these ad.
journed under a highly excited state of feeling TO
meet again the next evenngbut of the result Of this
last meeting MIR. Skinner not advised.
According TO this gentlemans representations TO
the Republican, throughout the entire length and
breadth of the Territory, wherever n native Mexican
is TO be found, or American whose feelings have
not been warped by personal malice against the pres
ent gentlemen who occupy the different civil Offices
there exists but seniment.hat of deep cnagrir
that the Governor of Mexico Che civil and military
commandant, COL Munroe,) should have found him
self $50 hampered by his instructions" that he could
not have taken stand such his position led the
people whom he holds rule to believe he would
take in this NATTER that Of asa determined spirit o
resistance, the DEATH against the unjust
patton of Texas to the coil of New Mexico"
Proper representations Of this affair will doubtless
be made to the Government at Washington, and reach
that city in time 10 go before the Compromise Com
mittee-Cin Gasette.