The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-05
From the New Orleans Pioova.-
VIEW MEXECn

" tue formation Al.
State government for that portion 81 y
tory commonly known as New Ma, ~
important as well as interesting. n.
show in a new light the motives
signs OF the persons who have been
anxious to cOnsummate the indepsna.
Of the territory and its admission r..
Union as a State. Desire for o@..
ambition Of power appear to have Us0.,,
ed to that remote region, and ina,..
hasty and inc~Onsiderate course Of ~.
on a subject Of vast importance. NJ !.
can read the detailed accounts 9th. NJ
affair without becoming conviuc.a Il
from IFS commencement to its termi0,as
all precedent was overridden, and 4.
and inadmissible mode of ptocredl0,s
troduced. We have already called n.
ton to the manner in which The peoJ.
Santa Fe began their movements i 4.
Of independent State sovereignity; Il, !,
clamation for an election of memb,,, I
convention, the formation Of a c~ousfiht,
and its adoption BY the people, all Of i,
important events happened wIthi0 4
short space of thirty days.
When we consider the length Ol M,
trict included within the boundatie, III.
ed by the newly formed constitutm
about 300 miles, that the pOpuala;
small in number, and scattered oFerma
tensive area, that intercommunicstm
exceedingly slow and difficult, We arm
loss 10 account tor a c%elerily 10 legia6v
and action unequalled in the uldear
most densely populated State 10 the U,aI
We can scarcely solve the problem. e,st
by considering that only the inhabias
Santa Fe and its immediate n%eiphbu1T
were at all concerned in tue movengl.
This opinion is corrobOrated BY NAME
cumstances, and particularly BY thew
Of Major Neighbors, the Texas Conn
%sioner, who traversed a considerable
ton of the country, in the prosecua
his mission, to organize that part cfis
Of the Rio Grande under the lawsdTa
We a easily imagine that isEr
sons, who by wealth or ability may
attained an influential position ID
Mexico, should desire an independag
eminent, under which they mighlm
the highest honors of the State, ID w
ence to dependence on Texas, 10 RhlA
tuation they could not preserve Their
tive influence.
1t is probable that the desire 10 rFn
a State in the Senate or House Of Ri
sentative, TO be a Governor Lisua D,
Governor or member Of the Lega4 q
has had more effect in producing lh L
seut state of things in New Mexico
disinterested regard for the rights GAi Ii
Texas or the United States. ThsOua
of the admission Of New Mexico iu A
Union will not probably soon be BID d
before Congress through the dennA le'
the recently elected Senators and R o
sentative. That body will ofcOuns Up
else the discretion which it has slWan 90
in such cases, and if it finds mol OI Us
the proceeding in This instance ha "
in defiance Of precedent, but that lsi Sc
OF other parties would be infringea nc
plying with the demand for admisa Pc
hope there will be no hesitation 10 n ECU
ly rejecting it, 1t is probable lhal o.
the question Of boundary with 10 u
settled, the portion of TERRITORY fVH =
from her will, 10 addition to thatlI4 10
Of the Rio Grande, and forming thsF e
ing part of the province Of New an
be erected into a territorial governs ~
compelled to undergo 9 long puPl e'
Tore taking an independent pOsllA o.
member Of the Union.
In favor of the immediate adala m
New Mexico without regard 10 lA'
Texas two arguments are mace bon
involve palpable t%allacie' ~ neh
and errors Of fact. One i, lll pe {
reaty stipulations with Mezlfs e Of
'ound to give t the Territories 'a" igg
he benefit Of State government " { TO
hall possess the requisite q~uaIlhs0 NJ
'ther is that under the cOnstllunoa' re a
States, Congress Is copy nea
New States when thell raw
'ertain population. The fssol Gee
;uments, the error in which aIlsa once
mistaken view ofthe treaty q
Iidalgo, we have alreadVnOlcs'l@ eVtFa
therefore, say nothing more aOoa,. = 70
after, involving, as we have saw Ia''ak'
q fact, is we are surprised % 81
y some papers Of high standlns !.
nipple reference to the cousI'', n
would Immediately expose "