The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-02
Important from New Mexico.

The New York Cotton market firm. Coffee has
advanced. Flour market dull, and prices declining
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Important from New Mexico.
The st. Louis papers of the oath bring us inter-
estng and highly important news from New Mex
leo.
The following is the official report of the votes
cast for officers, after the organization Of the State
government:
Esr Gqgesggsor-Iienry Connolly, $685. Tomas Cabeza
For T,efeHant. GOvornO, Manuel Alvarez, 1856; &c.
EE9r coHsTeSs-Wm. S. Messervy, 1884, HughN. Smith
In the legislature, the vote for U. S. Senators
stood as lollows-For Richard H. Weightman, 10;
F. A. Cunningham, II; A. w. Reynolds, 3; Jacob
Houghton, l.
1t is stated that the vote on the election of dele
gates to the convention that framed the consttu-
ton, in numbers exceeded by several thousand the
number of votes subsequently cast for the State of
fcers. The violence of the contest between the
parties for and against State Government, was
very great. The friends of the State Government
carried every county save one.
The st. Louis papers publish lengthy cores
pondeuce between Col. Monroe, Military Com
mandant of the territory of New Mexico by APP
pointmeat of the Executive of the United States,
and Manuel Alvarez, elected Lieutenant-G Governor
under the recent State organization. Col Monroe
regards the formation of State government, the
election of State officers, ETC., as in direct violation
of the law of the United States under which, in his
person, the territory has heretofore been governed
He thus closes letter, dated July llth, to the
Hon. Mr.. Alvarez on the subject:
Reluctantly approach the subject, declare that
The exercise Of functions which by snpersedng The officers
now in commson) Will affect the laws OF this Territory, as
act the part OF all concerned III direct violation Of their
duties citizens of the United States My official obga
tons imperatyey require that the present (lary( Govern
ment be sustained until superseded by another legally cons
tuted and this duty w fulfil with all the means at my dis
On July the 18th, acting Governor Alvarez made
lengthy reply. He says that Col. Monroe init
mated thai the people were bound to follow his pro-
clamation strictly, and that he Col Monroe) would
disregard any acts of the Legislature overstepping
the bounds of that proclamation. Alvarez con-
tnues:
In this construction of the peoples rights our opinions are
entirely different, since hold the ground to be- l. That
either your inst or second proclamaion or even without con-
That any private citizen, well as the commandment
the Ninth Military Department. could have issued the pro-
ted for that purpose and il Obeyed, wond have been just
Tba Ib liz abssnce " ~ anu te @ ov,r
we have free and undOubed right to reform and
model the old system, establish new and different one
violating the constitution of the United Statea the
people Of New York or Virginia.
order from Gen. Scott be greater nor restrictive
Of the nights OF the people than that exercised BY the Pres
s. That the President cannot delegate greater power than
hecoud himself eXercse and nothing scelrer than that he,
without the sanction of Congress- has power either die
tate to us or to prevent us from making such
g. That has never been pretended by the President
of the United States, that he had any authority Ike
left to the termination of the
He then quotes President Polk and Mr.. Craw-
ford in defence of his position, refers to Col Nc
Calls instructions, and says:
AN ofhese opinions-Opinous emanatng from distinguish
country There hardly any question of State rights better
settled than that the people have inaenabe right peaeea
Government and to establish such laws as are by them DEEM
These extracts show2Ist That the Government hitherto
existing IN New Mexico Is one simply OF consent-a consent
presumed and the people are advised to submit temporarily
q They show that the President dsclams any power to
tablish or continue temporary civil governments
That the military regulations established for our
ment were superseded by the return Of peace
He then says that the Military Governor acted
merely by consent of the people; that that consent
is now withdrawn that if the President had been
able he would long ago have erected New Mexico
into State; refers to the example of California
says the military oommandant has no right to inter
(ere, and concludes by reasserting the business Of
the position OF the people of New Mexico and their
right to form State Government
On the 18th of July, Alvarez wrote another letter
to Col. Monroe, from which we have room to ex-
tract single paragraph:
The work of REFORM at least far as eange the persOp
of the government is concerned has already been effected
qniety and enthusiastically unless Won shall assume the resno
sbty Of commemorative the popular Will and Of atemptng
nuy clearly expressed wishes OF nearly the whole
pie OF New Mexico Be assured that no collision will succeed
any embarrassment interrupt the quiet action OF the Lee
stature and the people, unless be provoked and brought
about by military interference The people peaceay dis
posed ia lily aware OF The pacific remedy thai eS sts for The
governmental grievances they have long endured and viii
not readily consent 10 surrender their dearest ghts and tha
hope long deferred of ameOating their social and DOcai
condition.
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MAJ. X. Ii. Weghlman, u. D. Senator elect rom
Ma, M,,io, ,rri,,aJ il, G. ori, -, H. ool 49,
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route 10 washington city In the ReVelile, we find
P""'i'lou 'i0 'Oi""H's ''"P"'l"ii' uoouhcht Hoih
him, ID was Immediately communicated bV tple-
-anb,o N1aabi,o,on Il or,.rI,,sLo,,,, 49, -.
graphic washington IL clearly shOW5 Tie eSas'
nerstal state of feeling which has been hrouaht
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about by the unfortunate Misunderstanding be-
ttaen tho ,nilitarv suthorites and tho reonle ,b
''NSh 'o ''''y ''''A ''S PSOP'o VI VIC
NewMeXican territory.
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
SrThe people of NewMexco have formed and ratified
Republican Constitution elected undeT Senators and ReD.
reenatves, who their way the Capital to seek for
NewMeXicO admission into the Union
Besides the threatened invasion by Texas which The Pre
dent has steps prevent and the actual daily invasion
of Indians the rights othe people of NewMeXicO are now
being invaded by the commander ofhe 9Th Military Depart
ment.
lie has declared hs intention of resisting the operation
the Government ratified nv voe of siX Thousand seven hnn
dGed and seventy nine, to thirty nne with all tie