The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-28

:. "t - wiz go us uuty, and ii
oo'y oi Others with whom he ia associate
not 70 th~att, but to advance their wisbe
h's order does not npprar to authorize an
exercise OF military authority, Or of sny ofl
elai or even personal Interference TO co,ro
~ ahFci IN any way the primary action ,
'he people, 10 the formation of goyeromen
nor TO PERM. any such interference by sul
ordinate officers
Colonel Mccall and his associates wer
moi called upon TO take lead in anv mea
su't, or even TO recommend anything as {
10 be adopted by The people. Their who,
duty was confined TO what they mioht he n
bie 70 perform, subordinate 10 the wishes
the people. Ia this matter Il was eylden,l
Contemplated that they were TO act a, M
agents Of the inhabitants, and no, n. officer
% nus COVE hmeni. Ii must be rccoleclec
thAi lhs only government then ey5,,lag n
th9 territory VAS qqa,i military govern
ID n', aud es Congress has made 10 nroyj.
s'oa lof The establishment, uf any firm Of civ
u g"'etnmeH', aud as the President doubi.
iess believed that, uaLer these tifcums,,,.
ee'' the people had right to frame a oo,.
c,nheh' tor themselves, aud submit ii IL
- 'ne ess or Is aFpFoghl; the order vas a
dfecrlon that the thea eyt.,iir nil,,,,, -.
eramehi should MT stand 10 the wgy n The
accomPtl hinia! Of the wishes Of the pentle.
nor ih~au those wishes, It lie people eoter.
tanned lhem lof the e,,,tl.sb,,,dr,
POI ulaf, republican, cish government. for
their own protection aud bep,6 Tn 4
evidently Tie Whole purpose AMI ol,ac, !,
Tho order.
The military officer n command .,l II.
associates, AMI American cittz in. econs,a,
CD WIN Ihc forms Of civil ani popular pfo.
&c ings' end u was expected thai .hey nould
aid we inhabitants Of The territory, by ,hrlr
lutice aad assistance n their pfocecinp.
% csiatlshins government of Their own.
ttfe ~asno reason 10 suppose TIA, Col9no!
hu1Foe, ea oilicor as much Distinguished
- prudence nnI discretion, as for gallant
-ct ~ afms, meant 10 act, Or did ulhef
- saaa 10 eaiits subotdinauon anl slbsrr
"cS . ~ VII Of lhe people amongst
't,''n r. was t'acta. u was no; au hUn
tJ 70 ~ Iof does the President understand
'oh as lHseAalos 10 DO snythtng whatever ii
70 H}.'ieff character, nor 10 represent 10
y way, The wishes OF the Lxgeutiye Ga,e,u. +!
MN =. % 'H' o"''ea 7'a'es'
:" .ese th'eH SeGl!y ana tettly Of these
''4''' ~ ~ ite4i ~ our Fecollfe.
$" s"' circumstances q tae case IS then
~ e''''s - y, ,'e war N'1n heA'co' ""lca
= - = 42'o' aai tteeisra t4e
~ ~ i"h q mt
!, $ .'.'' t"e ioff''"'S q Ns" Aex5ea formed
: = 4 '5'''e = '6o heNcah lie.
49, VS. s'Se'"s4 =! ny avs
ueo. heafney, aciing under orders from
1is bottfGtneHt, ia'aded tbs department
- so armed lofee, The GGsefaor fed a
'sapPt toa'h' Haa me To"fs under his con
'9"7 "tspefsed' ana oca hearhev entered
'"'a e, TIE capital, Oh the 18Th Of August,
- Sad Iooh Pa'sessiou Of tue territory 10
. ne ct ne United States. On the
-ad oi that panln ae Issued oclamatlon
me inhao taa's, stating the iact that he
81 teken possession et Santa Fe, al the
ead o his ttoops and announcing his 10.
ni'an @ held he department with iis Org.
4 boundaries (on both SIDES ol the Del
anu uila&4 tas hane vi New Mexi
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- ''''' r. o''''a''on he PROMISED 10 pro. :
= '''e '"itau'ah's q -" htx'co, y thetr
=" "'l' PiuPs'y' against theif l1t'ah
: ''es 9''p a. "'ntts ana assured 'hea /
~ 80 49, o'''es 'A'e""eu 70 PfoViae
~ = l'eo S'Ne'ntheh'' "aea Inc people a
wv ~ ea''su upon 70 exercise The Flgh's :
~ 'HS ','s'i ,"a iepteseola'
= '''e si'''oi 'a' i'esia,a'ute. oo the
NV "e esA"ofished territorial 1un ?
''os.o' " IN organic aw, winch provided Q
'"eSu'se' ''s'sla'''s' ana llaIcla' depart q
'''s - Tue s'seihmen' dthned tue Iieat d
'u"i dbe' aug P'"S'oca toF the iiial by ln' q
a'u a. ',s -, sa'le '''he es'aol'shed code $
avs n's constitution declared iaal q
'He county heretofore khoHnas New Mex. q