Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-07-12
FROM WASHINGTON

4 Poor Mr. Cass appears to be very much troubl
Eed with the prospect of affairs in New Mexico
lie has made a demand for information upon z r
y Executive, relative to the power of Col. Munror
SO cal by proclamation a convention ofthe peo.
PIE OF That country,to frame State constitution
B II Mr.. Cass had read the proclamation, he woult
Ehave seen that the convention was called at the
Ereqnest OF The people themselves. Mr.. Cass. in
4 The midst OF his lamentations. is forced 10 admit
K that Col Mun'oe, in calling the convention
Eand the people, IN adopting the constitution
z have cut the Gordan knot" This Inc rcneais
E over two or three times, and yet he is quite re-
Gvengeful at the result.
MIR. Seward, Of New York promptly and alb, y
answered the NJ chgqn Senator He was at a
loss to Know what difference there was between
athe acts OF Gen. Riley, in California, which hat
Abeen by the advice Of Mr.. Polk, and The action
xof Col. Munroe in New Mexico, which ba, beer
Hat the request of the people.
a The truth is, that the Presidential plotters
care sorcIy chagrinej and discounted by he ac.
ton OF the people of New Mexico. they have
Knot been able TO get their Omnibus bill through;
Sthey have not been able 10 work out all t6ci,
Ssrhemes to their proper ends. While they were
& wrangIIng in Washington, expcndinr breath
sand money, keeping the country in disturbed
Estate,-lrsl by gloomy fore5odings, and then BY
Eemp'y threats-the people stepped in, and a.
r. Mr.. lass well says, cut the GorCian knot :
ana now all that remains for the great men in
z Wa hIngton to do is, simply 10 admit Califor.
! and New Mexico iao the Union. Then thei,
Fwork will be in every manner fnishcd-the
[" five wounds" will all be healed, and "the tIir.
Eteen Doctors may be dismissed from turtle,
4 eau or consultation in regard to the patient
wye DO not know how bad Mr.. Cass, or Mr.
Efooe, or General Sam. Houston may feel in re-
Egard to the turn things have taken in New Mex.
Geo. 1t may be, that NJ. Cass thinks seriously
Got having Colonel Munroo caShiered. for hav'ng
E"cut the Gordan knot" and for not ALLOWING
+, INN to cut it, after having his axe poised and
+ almost ready to descend. 1t may be that Mr.
E looe believes that if New NJ xco persists ir
Rclaining her rghtful boundaries, agains. the
Eaulhority of Texas, that "blool will flow some
sstlme in JuIy;" and it may be, that Mr.. Houston
HthInks General Taylor has "preiudicc against
Ethe people of Texas" and that, therefore, he
Ehas "comml'ted this gross outrage upon her
4nghts." All these things may be gospel truth. -
Z but then they do not change matters in the lea ST
i Tue people of New Mexico have made FRrr
! CoNsrlTUTGoN-have established their bounda-
: ry lines. AS they had an unIoubted rirht to do
8 The people of the Union approve of their course;
Eand they vii! demand, and do demand, that both
& CaHlofhia ana New Mexico be admitted into
4 the UnIon-the sooner the better. The peope
MWcaHed TO death with six months politca
EsatnrnaIia in the halls of Congress, have taken
Il their own matters into their own hands. and
8they call np'n their public servants promptly
Sand at once to do their duty in the prem ses-
= Boston Atlas. Ja}y ,.
q Precisely! The people are "wcared tc
Hdeath with the senseless and worse than sense.
4 less wrangling of their Representatives in
Z Washington, and are beginning to DEMAND OF
ktAem to stand up to the support Of their gallant,
slntieXi,le and patriotic PRESIDENT No Chief
Magistrate ever occupied the Chair of State
nHho'e popularity was of better and more en-
gduring and growing character than Presiden
Il AYLoRs. Every day wins to Lin troops d
nldehds' 1hE PEOPLE are coming square up tl
/ ms support -Po'IciaaS may do as they please