The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-06-05

profound peace! Stand up, whig who can-s,and
up, democrat who can, and defend the establishment
of military government in this free and glorious
republic, in a time of profound peace! Sir, we had
doubts about the authority of the late President to
do this in time of war, and 1t cast reproach
against him. But here, in time Of profound peace,
it proposed by the highest authority, that this gov
ernment, that this military by what
authority 1t has continued since peace ensued, know
not-should be continued indefinitely, till New Mex
leo is prepared to come as State into the Union.
And when will that be ? There are about ten thou
sand people there, composed of Americans, Span-
iards, and Mexicans and about eighty thousand or
ninety thousand Indians, civilized, unciviized, half
civilized, and barbarous people, and when will they
be ready to come in as State? Sir, say it under
full sense of the responsibility of my position that
if tomorrow, with such population, and such
constitution as such population might make, they
were to come here for admission as State, /, for
one, would not vote for it. 1t would be ridiculous
it would be farcica; it would bring into contempt
the grave matter of forming commonwealths as SOW
ereign members of this glorious Union. She has no
population, in sufficient numbers, morally capable Of
selfgovernment; will she have, for many years
to come, such population as will make it proper to
admit her as State And yet the plan of the Pres
ident is to leave this military government under this
lieutenant colonel in full operation declaring, he
does, in opposition to evidence, that they have very
good government there now.
But what sort of government does this licuten-
ant colonel, placed them, administer to his sub
jects! Why, l suppose, one of the greatest and
first duties of government is to give protection to the
people, to give defence to the Territory which he
governs, and to repel invasion from the limits of the
country. And how does this military commander,
acting as it is said under the authority of the Secre
tary of War, behave upon the first approach of an
invasion! While commissioners are sent there as
pioneers in the work of bringing all that part Of New
Mexico on this side of the Rio del Norte under the
authority of Texas as the territory of Texas what
does this military governor do, propose to do, to
protect those people and repe INVASION and protect
the domain He says he means to be neutral, and
has instructions from headquarters to be neutral, in
this contest between the people Of Santa Fe or New
Mexico and Texas! The governor Of this people,
who are opposed to the jurisdiction of Texas, says
he means to take no part with those whom he gov
erns, but to leave them to fight it out as we'll they
can with the power of Texas !! What American can
say that under the circumstances, this is JUS
ti6able! And what will become of the sacred obli-
cations of the treaty Of Hidalgo! Of all the hon
orable distinctions which characterize man in his
cial and aggregate, his individual character that
of good faith, or the honorable fulflment OF obga
tions, and the observance of contracts in private te
and Of treaties in public lfe is which commends
itself most to the appreciation Of enlightened man
kind. Here we have provision in this treaty, star
ing us in the face, requiring to extend the protec-
ton OF government to the people OF Utah and New
Mexico. Weare told we may safely-it is not said,
admit, in terms, but it is in effective may with
this people to themselves, to work out their own
happiness and salvation in such way as they can!
In what circumstances will this country be, if
Congress adjourns without settlement OF this boun-
Diary question, and without establishing territorial
governments for Utah and New Mexicoi In what
condition would the people of New Mexico be, east
of the Rio del Norte, in their conflict with Texas
Sir, need not remind you of what everybody knows
of the settled dislike, the nsuperable antipathy
sting on the part of the people of New Mexico to-
wards Texas, denouncing and denying her authority
contravening the existence of her laws, and ready,
they had the power to do it, to resist her claim Of u-
risdiction to the last extremity. And yet they arc to
be left to take care of themselves They have got
government good enough for them!
Mr.. President, that is not my conception of my
to perform what we have promised to perform; my
duty tells me to extend to this people in Utah and
New Mexico the benefit of that supreme authority
residing in the city of Mexico which they had when
they constituted part of the republic of Mexico, but
which, when they came to Us we promised to extend
to them from Washington, on our part. That is my
conception of duty, and will undertake to perform
it, if can. If cannot do it account Of the Will
mot Proviso, or it, as the result of any other obstacle
that may be thrown in the way, cannot accomplish
what deem my duty, shall stand acquitted in the
sight of God and my own conscience; shall be ir-
reProachable as to any deliberate neglect even it
fail in the attempt to perform my duty.
l will close this part of what have to say by
grouping comparing, and contrasting the features Of
the respective plans Of the Executive and the COM
mittee which shall be glad if the reporters will pub
lish in parallel coumns:
The Presidents plan pro- The committees plan re-
poses adjustment of only commcnds amicable set
of the five Element of all five of thcm
agitate and divide the coun-l
try.
The Presidents plan pro- That of the committee al
poses the admission of Cali proposes the admission OF
forna as a State. California a State.
He proposes non-interven- They also propose nonn-
ton to slavery. tervention as to slavery.
But he proposes, further, They propose action and
nonntervcntion in the intervention, by the estab
tabshment territorial gov sment of civil government
enments that is say that for the Territories, in confor
shall neglect to execute nifty with treaty and coHs
the obligation of the United tuonal obligations; to give
States in the treaty of Hi the experimenting and con
dalgo fail to govern hosetroing power of our genera
whom bound to gov government, in place of tha
ern leave them without the of Mexico which they have
protection of the civil lost and to substitute civil
thorty of any general gov instead of that military gov
ernmcnt; leave Utah hwhoutlernment which declares
any government at ALL butIwill assume an attitude o
that which the Mormons may neutrality in the boundary
institute and leave New contest between New Mexi
Mexico under the military co and Texas.