Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-05
FROM NEW MEXICO

FROM NEW MEXICO.
BY the latest accounts from Santa Fe being to the
Sd OF January would appear that the people Of that
place are nearly equally divided the question Of a
civil government-one party advocating the formation
OF state Government aud the other contending for
In an address to the People, published in the "New
Mexican newspaper, the State party urge that the
claims OF Texas dictate an immediate State organza-
ton; that Texas is already surveying and granting
lands on the Rio del Norte, high up Donna Anna,
and that she has seized possession of the Salt Lakes
south They also add, that the late Administration
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.
with these facts staring YOU in the face says the ad
dress are you willing longer remain inactive and all
west be quietly and passvey swallowed up by Calfor
MIA or the State OF Desere and those east of the Rio del
Nore forced into unnatural and repugnant associa
ton with Texas, where you would necessarily be taxed
o an amount greater than would be sufficient to support
State Government OF your own, in order pay the
millions which Texas owes? II this is what YOU
desire do nothing be advised by the secret friends
which Texas possibly may have in this Territory Its
especially incumbent upon us, fellow citizens to
tain the truth in relation to the facts here submitted
We you that our nonenty is at hand unless you
bestir yourself betimes"
The Territorial party have also published an address
in which they set forth the following among other OBJ
ectons to the course recommended by their opponents
"The Constitution OF the United States expressly de-
clares that new States may be admitted by the Con-
gress into this Union but no new State shall be formed
or erected within heursdicton of any other State,
any State be formed by the junction of two more
Legislarees Of the Stated as well as Of the
Congress fro,n'sShGb mus5 apparent to al wefe
New Mexcp.as.alsaasee ee4d nd Be elected a4Iexas
claims portion OF the ancient territory OF New Mexico
and New Mexico resists the CLAIM. Texan limits have
not been accurately defined Congress, in her treaty
\ of will IaYo tn
power of deciding the bounds of Texas with other
Powers; her interior domestic limits cannot, there
fore be settled by Congress without the sanction OF the
Legislature OF Texas; and it follows that New Mexico
can have no bounds joining Texas until compromise
OF claims is acquiesced in and affixed by the Texan Lee
gslaure and the Congress OF the United States the
part of New Mexico. There is however, at this time
another insurmountable obstacle to the admission OF
New Mexico as State Government-our treaty stpu-
latons with Mexico. The line Of denarcation is
not yet yet definitely fixed between Mexico and the
United States, and cannot be fixed until after the final
action OF the Commissioners appointed under the treaty
to regulate that question
1.-The only results that can be effected by agating the
question of State Government will De, if hearkened to
by the people, tendency postpone the action of Con-
gress the subject OF the Territorial Government we
have asked for and perhaps leave where we are for
an indefinite period IT, the contrary, the people
true themselves and real interests, expressed in
Convention and treat the efforts Of the faction with
GOODNESS merted by all who influenced more by the
hope OF personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT than the good OF the
their view and principles, and its favorable action will
consequently be more speedily elected"
The CALIFORNIA EMlGRATIoN.-During the week
ending February 25th eleven ships, barques and brgs
sailed from Boston for California, and there up
at that port for the destination sixteen ships, six
teen baques fourteen briggs and three schoonersorty
nine in ALL The whole number of vessels cleared from
Boston for the land Of gold since the commencement
of the excitement is stated to be 203 OF these u
ships 60 barques 40 briggs and % schooners These
sells are estimated to have carried 800 pas
sengers and about s. 100000 in the various articles of
export.
AT New York there are about so vessels up for Cali
fonia of which 20 ships These vessels said to
be mostly laden with merchandise, lumber, &c, the
number of passengers going forward in them being far
less than at the same time last year.
The whole number of vessels cleared from the AT
lantc ports of the Union for California since the LIST of
DC ober is 39 of which 4S have sailed since the LIST OF
February viz nineteen from Boston5 ships, barques,
3 briggs, and schooners; fourteen from New York;
steamers Ships barque, briggs and schooners; and
six from Baltimore-2 ships, barques and brig.
Building materials in large quantities continue to be
exported to California. The quantity OF lumber which
has been shipped thither from Boston alone during the
last four months exceeds millions of feet; OF shin
giles, between seven and eight millions; and conside-
rabe quantity of house and store frames aths josts
clap-boards, &c.-BaH. Amer.