The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-05

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proposed. By ne highest alsAorliy, lha'
shn rovernmenl-snd BY wLal authority
! II hss continued since the peace ensstd
know nos--shosld be continued ind<n-
nilely. siII New Mexico j. prepared 70
cone . Sssls into shs Union- And
when wiII thai bel There are nov about
| zen thousand people ther. eempossd oil
Americans. sp.nisrds. and Mezrsns
and about 90. 900 or 90. 900 Indians, civil
| ized, uneisiIized. hslf-eisilized. and bar
haross people; and when viii they Be
ready 10 come in a. Stzler SIR. say
| il under full sense Of The responsibility
Of my position. that il tomorrow. With
such ! population. and such a constitution
Is such . population might make. shey
we're 10 come here Cor admission ss State
I for one would not vote for Il. u would
be ridiculous. II would be farcirsl. Il would
bring into contempt the grave matter Of
forming commonwealth a. sovereign
members Of this glorious Union. She
has no population in sufficient numbers
morally capable Of self-governrneni; nor
will she have for many years 10 conss
such population a. win make il proper
20 admit her a. Stair. And yet the plan
OF the President 10 TO leave this military
government under this lieutenant colonel
in foil operation. declaring an he does. in
opposition 10 evidence. thst they hare .
very good government there now.
Bui wha, sort OF government does
this lieutenant colonel, placed over them,
administer IN his subjects! Why, sup
pose. one Of the greatest and FIRST duties
Of government is to give proIee ION 10 The
people. TO give defence TO the Territory
whirh he governs. and to repel invasion
from The Limits Of the roun,ry. And how
does this military commander, acting AZ
il 10 said under the authority Of the Sec
Rotary Of War. behave upon the first sp-
proach Of an iuvasioni While commits
sioners are sent there as pioneers IN the
work ofbringing all that part Of New Mex
leo on this side OF the Rio del Norlc un-
der the authority OF Texas as the ierrio-
~ Of Texas, what does this military GO
sernor do. or propnse 10 do, 10 protect
those people and rrpel Invasion, and TO
protect The domsini He says he means
10 be neutral, and has INSTRUCTIONS from
head. quarters 10 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 juris-
distion Of Texas, says he means TO take
no part with those whom he governs. but
to leave ,hem to fight il ought az well as
they can with the power Of Texas. What
American can say that. under The circum
stances. this course 10 Unsuitable; and
what will become OF the sacred obliga-
.ions Of the treaty Of Hidslgo! OF all the
honorable distinctions which characterize
man in his social and aggregate. or his
individual character, that Of good faith. OF
the honorable ful6lmen. Of obligations,
and the observance Of contracts in private
life, and Of treaties in public life. 10 one
which commends itself most 10 be sppro.
baton Of enlighiened mankind. Here wc
have provision in this treaty staring Us
in The face, requiring Us to extend the
protection Of government, TO the people Of
Utah and New Mexica. We are told we
may safely--il is not said, | admit. in
terms. but il is in effective may with
draw from the ful6lmenl Of our obligations,
and leave this people 10 themselves. 10
work ent their own happiness and saliva.
lion in such way as they can!
In what circumstances will this coun.
try be if Congress adjourns wi,hou, set
dement, Of this boundary question. and
without establishing Territorial Govern
mrnis for Utah and New Mexico! In
what condition would the people Of New
Mexico he east of the Rio del Norie in
their conflict with Texas! Sir, I need
moi remind you Of what every body knows
OF the settled dislike. the insuperable an.
tlpaihy existing on the part of The people
ol New Mexico towards Texas, denoun-
cling and denying her authority, conmaven.
ing the existence Of her laws. and ready,
il they had the power 10 DO il, 10 resist her
claim Of jurisdiction TO the last extremity.
And gel they are TO be left to take care Of
themselves! They have got govern.
ment good enough for them!
Me. President. that is not nv concep.
tion Of duty as an American legislator.
My duty tells me 10 perform wha, we
have promised TO perform my duty tells
me to extend To this people in Utah and
New Mexico the benefits of that supreme
authority residing in the city Of Mexico
which they had when they constituted a
part oflhe republic Of Mexico but which,
when they came 10 ns, we promised 10
extend TO them from Washington, on our
part. That il my conception Of dn,y,
and will undertake to perform il. If 4
can. II ! cannot DO il on account Of The
Wilmot proviso, or il. as the resuI, Of any
other obstacle that may be thrown in the
way. cannot accomplish wlla, deem nv