Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-07
IMPORTANT FROM NEW MEXICO

The St. Louis Republican of the oath ultimo IRE.
eved last night contains the following interesting in
telligence, communicated to that paper by Mr. Will
liam Skinner, for several years past citizen of New
| Mexico, and who had been but little more than a
month from Santa Fe. We give the statement jus,
we find it in the Republican with the single remark
that we SHALL no doubt, soon receive authentic infor-
nation concerning these proceedings.-[Nat. Int
| From the St. Louis Republican of April "a.
| few days prior to the departure OF Mr. Skinner
an express had been received in SaIia Fe by Cover
nor Munroe, which brought communication to that
officer from Major Neighbors Texan Commissioner
who then at emilitary post in the neighborhood
otEl Paso. The purport fthe communication is I'M
derstood to have been merely apprisa of the fact
commissioner on the part the State of Texes, with
penary powers to establish the jurisdiction of his Gov
eminent New Mexico, had arrived in the Terrific
for the purpose OF carrying out the object Of his COM
Military Goueraor of Ne,p Merico. would cooperate
with him, and lend him that aid which might be found
necessary in the establishment OF the Texan laws and
the fulhment OF the instructions given to him by the
Executive and Legislature of his State.
The Sub Project at Fronteras lin the immediate
neghborhood OF the military post near Ell Paso where
strong Texan influence is supposed to govern had
resigned his jurisdiction to the Texan Commissioner,
thus abandoning to that State all territory from Don
Ana (seventy miles north Of Ell Paso) to the Preside
OF San Eezario, line bordering upon the Rio Grande,
some ITO miles in length Mr.. White, the Sub Project
OF that portion OF the territory may be able
himself to has Government for thus turning over one of
the tarest portions Of New Mexico with its population,
to Government, the very mention of which 7eran0)
IS ful OF adherence and uprooted repug
nance to u New Mexican.
The reception of intelligence at Santa Fe that Major
Neghbors had arrived in the Territory for the estab
lishment of Texan jurisdiction created an intense ex-
element in that city, where the active, stirring portion
OF the community, in all political matters, almost
exclusively Ameneans Agitation upon the subject, 1t
which place, part Of the Territory may alone be said
to exist difference OF opinion relative to the Texas
claim, which is ever creature to greater less de-
gree, OF ercitemen-for throughout the entire length
and breadth OF the land, wherever native Mexican is
TO be found, or an american whose feelings have not
been warped by personal malice against the present gen.
temen who occupy the different civil Offices there exists
but one senment-that of deep chagrin that the Co.
nernor OF New Mexico, the civil and military COM
mandant, Col. Munroe, should have found himself so
hampered by his instructions that he could not have
taken stand such as his position led the people
whom he holds rule to believe he would take in this
matter and Of determined spirit of resistance even to
the DEATH against the unjust usurpaton of Texas the
soil OF New Mexico.
Public meetings were being called throughout the
Territory tor the adoption OF measures to resist the
ton OF Texas, at the time Mr.. Skinner left Santa Fe-
Two meetings had already been held in Santa Fe-the
only place where division ofopnion is found
to the proper course to be pursued in the emergency
but up to the time ofeavng, definite action had been
adjourned under highly excited state of feeling, for the
ensuing evening, (the Goth March3 The next arrival
will bring further and doubtless deeply interesting
Colonel Munroe had issued the following order to the
commandments of the different military posts in the Ter
rtory
HEADouARrERs 9TH MILITARY DEpARTMENT,}
Santa Fe. IN. NJ March II, 1850.
SIR: Having been notified by Maj Robert S. Neigh
bors, OF his arrival Commissioner of the State OF
Texas, for the purpose OF establishing the civil ursdc
ton othe State over this Territory, your command will
observe rigid non-nterierence with him in the
else OF his functions, and equally avoid coming in
fict with the Judicial authorities created by that State.
am very respectfully, your obedien servant
JOHN MUNROE, Bvt Col. U. S. A.,
Commanding 9th Department.
So that it wireadily be perceived that New Mex
leo must look alone to herseor the ressts the
usurpaton other old enemy.
MIR. Skinner expresses his belief, founded upon
an intimate knowledge OF the Mexican population of
New Mexico, that armed resistance will be made,
if necessary, any attempt at the extension their
territory OF Texan law and that many American resi-
denls who Justly regard the attempt of Texas as an
assumption OF power, will be found openly opposed,
and to any erent in resisting authority which they
cannot recognise.