The daily crescent., 1850-06-27

The Washington correspondent Of the U. S.
Commercial Advertiser, gives the following;
WASHING TON, June I7th, 1850

The Washington correspondent Of the u. s.
Commerciai Advertiser, gives the following;
WASHINGTON, June 17th, 1850
AT the close OF the legislative session of the Sen.
ate to-day, an important message was received
from The President and read. II was Id answer to
a resolution calling for information whether orders
had been given to officers Of ile q S army in New
Mexico to resist or to embarras 4.e lie b of Tex
TO extend Jurisdiction ,e IS sasson of
New Mexico.
The message we gave yes day
Some important correspondence accompanies
this message, of which make the following hasty
and imperfect ahsIract Col. Monroe eommuni-
Gates TO the War Department letter from Major
Van Horne, addressed to him from the post at
which the major was stationed near El Paso. The
major saws that he is alta loss TO determine accord
ing this orders received the division between the
eighth and ninth military departments. General
Order No 40, makes the 32d parallel of north lati-
tude tine line Of division, but speaks of it as being
south of Ell Paso; whereas, he says it is fifteen
miles north of that town. and there are ranches and
pueblos between the assumed and the real line that
look to him for government and protection.
He wishes to know whether he shall or shall not
enforce the law of New Mexico over this strip of
country He says that r. Howard calling himself
an agent of Texas, and other Texans, were selling
head rights at the great salt lake, claiming the ex-
| elusive right TO vend the salt and were assuming
10 exact tribute for the of the salt by Others.
In noteto this dispatch of Maj. " H, Colonel
/
makes the southern boundary of the province of
| New Mexico, line drawn East aud West, on both
sides of the Rio -Grande about one league from Ell
| Paso.
In letter dated February 18th, 1850, the adju-
tant general tells Col Monroe in answer 10 his in
quiries that he must follow Instructions as to iu-
risdietion, contained IN order 5S, and not attempt
to decide or act upon any claim to Jurisdiction
whatever.
On the 2Sth of December, '49, Colonel Monroe
| anna in,
to his letter Of the previous September, telling him
that there are South of the line named in the order
No. 40, assumed at the 32d parallel, and the terri
tory over which Texas exercised jurisdiction and
government, number Of ranches and places, in
cluding Isleta, Socorro Seneca San Elisians, etc,
over which it was proper for Major Van Horne to
exercise authority and directs him to enforce there
in the existing law of New Mexico, commonly
called the Kearney CODE" 10 persons and pro-
perty.
March Sth 1850, is the date of dispatch COM
prising instructions to Col Monroe from the Secre-
tary of War. He disapproves of Col Monroe's Or
der to MAJOR Van Horne, and ddreets him not to en-
force the . Kearney code' South Of the line named
stating that that order is sufficiently clear for his
guidance, and warning him to abstain from any ac-
ton on the question Of jurisdiction and against the
enforcement of martial law within the limits OF
| Texas.
April 18th, 1850, Col. Monroe communicates lc
the War Department an important letter from
Major Neighbours That person writes to Colone
Monroe to say that be had noticed posted up abou
the town bills calling a public meeting OF thost
friendly TO a State government for the purpose o
petitioning the military governor, Col. Monroe, Il
call a convention for the formation of such a gov
ernment. Mr.. Neighbours protests against Coone
Monroe's taking any action favorable to the obiec
of the people calling said meeting. He asserts il t,
be in violation of the right of Texas that country
as asserted in her compact of annexation, and al
admitted by the United States in the resolution fo
her admission. He concludes with another protest
1t does not appear that Col. Monroe replied to him
Appended to this protesting episte are copies il
Spanish and English Of the calls for the meeting
judiciously worded, and better printed than is usua
with such documents in the United States