Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-12
NICUM0ED ENQUlREk.
c ~ GSn.y MORNING, July 10, 1850.
.,nr STATED OF NEW MEXICo.

a.. , er, ,he National Intcligencer that Il copy %
ho famous constitution formed by convention OF e o
l. of N,w Mexico under instructions from washington
l,s hesr received a, Washington. The outrage however
o,n;oo no,ber form TO make il complete on INC ~"
no /, o n he submitted 10 the popular VOTE 10 ue'.'
mine its acceptance rejection TN 'Hc si"'' u'y
-, - ., ro,a far Governor and Lieutenant GoSef
p.,,-...r,,,ix. in the L. S. Congress- Senators aho
Il conservatives in the Legislature Inc '"s'
!, he / episl.ture of the State OF New MeAieo Wa
Santa Pe on the Isl JULY ls5O-when the pre-
sidnp officers Of the TWO Houses SHALL III TIC
axooi,e the returns and declare who are eec
5,ed 10 fiji the Offices named ABOVE '"o N"''''
- loo, ,be constitution, &c. Should The cohs"n'io
-, tho oeoole the Governor shall cause the SAINT
Ito DC transmitted 10 '''' ~
\ - laid before Congress ,
Mo an,.sayery provision in the Constitution is III h'
o,ts Though the restriction is limited TO males
hy ., oors and females above Is years the exclusion o.
Mar ,;, bs none the less stringent IN its practical
operation: , s.,..,,,, ~,
shavinp certain natural inherent an2 natHaom iisn,s
6,h co,r,m.n, possession and protection OF properly
IND ,h nnrsu and u,innmcnt OF happiness; therefore No
male person shall be held by law TO serve any person as
. ,ay ar apprentice after lie arrives at the nge Q
,eors nor female in like manner, after she ar
Lives AZ the he Of eighteen years. unless cy DC oounn ~
their own consen; after they arrive al shch aye Ut art po
eby law for punishment oil CRIME
oh, ,;nts and boundaries Of The State defined ms fol
Flows:
uRocinniop At the dam in the Rio del North which sup
sns With water the 'ascgia" rrigating canal OF tn
Of FL Passo del Norte and running thence due east
1he huodretlh parallel vi longitude, west from Gieenwic
ehcnce due north on SAID parallel 10 point where inc sam
entersecs the ver Arkansas; thence up The middle OF IN
mol of said river source; thence III difec line
ont on tn, Rio Colorado California where the same
ty the one hundred and TENTH parallel 81 ongi
trde west from Gcenwch thence due south on SAID ara
Eli of longitude point the Rio Ga in tersecied b.
yer To the point which may be designated by he cos
asoners appontcd establish the line between The uHlle
States and the Republic Of Mexico the point where SAL
liver or one If its branches shall be ntefsectcd by the west
rn line OF New McXco thence soGthCry on said c rs IN
ane snail established by the Commissioners IL e lngl
co; thence easerly the line between the United STATE
md the Republic Of Mexico IL shall be laid down by sa
10 point where the may lnterserI tn
Rio del Noe; thence down said iiver 10 the pace I" oesh
tnng."
Texas is here cnoly robbed Of large portion OF her tern
tory by this military ho,-bed forcing process brought t
sbear upon morgrel population. The new constitution
xviii doubtless soon reach Washington and be laid bcior
{Cpr,ss-and the admission OF the State will be nd
located by the champions Of The administration, Mr. Sc
ward for the North and Mr. Bell for the South We live il
strange times when such gross and gang ouraees bold
Nv vndcaed by Senators protesting 10 represent State so
,ycrcigncs We cannot believe that Congress will swallow
such dose at commands of the civil and military Chie
Magistrate Of The Union. But daily 80 many viola
dons OF Justice and right that shall he surprised ut no
sthnu which this agitation may bring forth.