The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-20

what is now Santa Re county, they were
decidedly Of the opinion that il would
be necessary for the State to send mill.
tary force, before she could exercise ju-
risdiciion. The party proposing to organ.
ize, are OF course, under the operations OF
the existing government, in the minority.
and the organization would have been par.
tial and incomplete. Having no authority
to pledge the State to maintain her juris.
dc,ion, and not being informed as to the
action Of the Legislature of the State on
the subject, was compelled contrary to
the wishes of many to defer the election,
until could be better informed,
IN the mean time, notices had been post.
ed up in Santa Fe, calling public meeting
for the purpose Of taking into considera.
ton the propriety Of organizing State
government On the Goth of April, con.
siderable number Of persons assembled at
the Courthouse, and resolutions passed in
favor of state organization. A commit
tee was appointed to wait on the Governor
and request him to order convention
Having no means of opposing this measure,
! deemed IT proper to protest against IT,
a copy of which protect and the Governors
acknowledgment Of il, have the honor 10
enclose for your consideration.
deem It proper to call your attention
particularly to the official character OF. the
movement in the trrritory of New Mexico
in favor of State government At the
meeting in Santa Fe Maj. Cunningham,
[. 5 Paymas,er, presided, and Mr. Ellison.
the Governors Private Secretary and Inter
prefer acted as Secretary, and Judge l!ough'
ton was the principal spokesman; and, out
of the one or two hundred persons present,
a large portion were the employees OF the
government in the Quafiermasters and
other Departments.
have no hesitation in saving that tins
movement is entirely one got up by the OF.
fcials in that territory, aud not a sponta.
neous movement of the citizens. ! am
crcdbly informed that the reported meet.
ings in other places were OF the same cast
Orders were issued to the Projects by
Judge Houeh,on, and the petitions to the
Governor for convention was the result
In my intercourse with the citizens OF
that territory. | became fully convinced Of
the 'act, and beheye there is not person
IN New Mexico. It Invested Of prejudice
but what would coincide with me IN the
belief, that do away with The opposition and
influence exercised by the United states au-
,hori,ios. Texas could AZ once and without
difficulty establish and exercise jurisdiction
over the whole of that territory. hnd
many ct the leading citizens willing to ac-
knowledge our claim. and large portion
OF those most opposed TO us have aud now
hold large grants OF land that they ac.
quired from the Mexican government "a
short time before the war
So soon AS | aseer,ained that Col. Nun
roe. regardless of the claims of Texas, had
issued his proclamation for convention,
deemed il unnecessary To remain longer
in that territory a. could in no way hcne-
III the State by So doing. and finding my
A,ks nearly exhausted, | determined AT
once to return home, On my ARRIVAL al
I'll paso found that the Indians held com
plcle possession of the Rio Grande below
that point. and were committing many dep.
relations on the Mexican settlements OF
Guadalupe. and even if had had the
means i, would have been impossible to
visit Preside del \orte without strong
escort. As all communication with that
peint was cut off by the Apaches.
Nv duty as Commissioner having been
executed to the best Of my ability. hope
that my action in the premises will prove