The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-15

|'ransct'ons, W mua recall To- cnr rrc,,,.
Iiioa thu circumstances oG tho ca- a. IL,
Then existed.
Previous TO the var With Mcsico, ,hs.
,,m'ocne,~l in May. lst6. and rcccivcd H.
sanction Il Ccagrr,s on the l2,h II ,h,,
month, shc Trsvsswy II Nsw.Nss,co sr,0
~i Department. ~ State q tho Me,s,,
Republic, asd vas governed by h., ls,,
Grersl kcsmy. acting under orlsm n.
this Government, invaded this Demrm.,,
with an armed fosys; the Gossr~s, S,d !,
his approach. and the trpore under II, ,rn
mnnd dispersed, and General Kearn,, ,n
tered Santa Pc. tho capital on the 18Th :,
AugnsG. 1896. and took possession II IL.
Territory IN the name Of tho ru,cd Stat,
On tho 2:2d II that month he issued , Pr.
clamation 10 tho inhabitants, stating tn. A..
that he had taken possession of SAINT, y,
nj the hcsd Of his troops, and announ,;,s
his intention to hcM the Department MI
its original boundaries ION both side. cf ,Is
Del Nortc) aud under the name d New.
Mexico"
by thst proclamation he promised To p,.
tcct the inhabitants of New-Mexico in then
persons and property. against their India,
enemies, and all others and assured ,her,
that the United States intended to ppv,J.
for them fro Government, when the ro
pie would he called upon to cxcrvi.e tho
rights If frccmen in clcc,ing their own Rs,,
rscntatiycs To the Tsrri.orial Legislature
/ On the same day no established Ter,,w,.
al Constitution by M organic Law, which
| provided for Executive, Legislative and la.
dicial departments Of the Government, de.
fined the right VI suffrage, and provided for
trial by jury, and at the same time ,sol.
lished cslc II laws. The Constitution
declared that 1.-THE country heretofore known
ns New Mexico shall bc known hereafter and
designated AZ tho Territory If New.Me,ro
in the United States VI America :" and the
Members Of the Lower House Of the INg.
laturc were apprticncd among the coun,ic,
established by the decree Of the department
Of New.Mcxicc. II June II. ls4i. whrh
counties, il il understood, included all the
territory over which Texas has lately at.
tempted to organize counties and establish
her own jurisdiction.
On the 23d Of December, 1876, copy
Of this Constitution and Code was trans
mittcd by President Polk To the House Of
Representatives, in pursuance Of cail On
him by that lndy. In the Message trans
uniting the Constitution, he says. that
Portions Of it purpcrt to establish and
organize q permanent Territorial Govern
ment over tho Territory, anil to impar to
it's inhabitants political rights which, under
the Constitution Of the lHited States, ca,
he enjoyed permanently, only by citizens If
the United Stutes. They kave MT been
approved and recognized ny mr.. Such ~
ganiaed regulations ~ have been establish
cd in any Of tho esnqusrsd Ysryiterie. f"r
the security a sse conquest. f"r the pres
ervation 6 order. for RE protection of the
rights Of the ishstitanss. sad far dcprising
the enemy If the I'd vantsgss of these Ter
ritories while the military possession Of thcm
by the forces Of The United States CONTINUE
will 10 ree"guina and approved"
Near fssr years have s"w elapsed sin"
the q~asi military gs<crpment was c.tah-
lishcl Ivy military authority, and received,
with the exceptions ncsiisncA, the arprc
val Of President Polk .---IS the meantime
u treaty If Psaas has beea concluded xa,
Mexico. by ~a,;sh boundary line was %
t,,Ishsa ta''A lcA this Territory within The
United Stssss, by treaty, what ne had be-
frs acquired by conquest. The treaty, in
pemsct accordance with the proclamation II
Gen Kearsy declared that the Mcxicans re-
maising in this Territory should he moor
pora.sd INTO the Union Of tho United States
ami b admitted at the proper time, 60 hc
judged sf hy the Congress Of the States
to- IN enjoy'"est If al the rights Of citizen
Of tho United States. according to the prir-
: eipes Of the constitution; :" and in the mean
time should be maintained and protected in
the free enjoyment Of their liberty AMI pros
pcrity, and secured in the free exercise Of
their religion without restriction"
y Thus. it will be perceived, that the All
thority Of the United States over New Me.
leo was tho result Of conquest and the Pa.
session held Of il, in the first place, wa- Of
course. military possession. The treaty
added the title BY cession to tho already es
listing title by successful achievements IN
arms. With the Peace there arose na'i-
raj expectation that, "a early AZ possible
there would come civil Governtnssi to si.
D Pcrsede the Military. But until some such
: form Of Government should come in,o exit
ence. it wins matter 0 absolute necessity
that the Military Government should con
tinue, n otherwise the country must fall in
to absolute anarchy. And this has bon
the course generally, in the practice d civ
ilised nations, when Colonies or Territories
have been acquired by wss. and their NJ
QUESTION confirmed by treaty.
The Military Government therefore, er-
; listing in New-Mexico at the date Of the o.
der, existed there of Inevitable Necessity
II existed as nlush agaias, the will u tbs
executive GovernmeD. Of the United States,
as agsipst the will Of the people. The late
Prsidsot bad adopted the opinion, that Il
was justifiabls 10 the people VI the Terri''
~, under the circumstances, to form Con
titutioa or Government. wiihou. any Prs