The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-01
Interesting from New Mexico.

THE LATE ELECTfON-DiFFiCuGTY BETWEEN TIE
MILITARY AND CIVIL GovEHNMEyTs-CoRREsPos-
DENCE BETWEEN COL. MONROE AND LIEUT.. COVER
NOR AJyAEEZ.
lFrom the 81. Louis Repu bncan, Aug. 2al
Major Weightman, u. 5. Senator elect from the
State Of New Mexico, reached our city yesterday,
en route for Washington, where he will present
and press the claims Of the new State for admis-
sion into the Union. II she should be admitted,
there is no gentleman whom we would be more
gratihed TO see her representative in the IT, $. Sc
nate than Major Weightman. But we think her
admission scarcely probable from the action Of the
senate in re- aion 20 her territorial organization.
We have the following official report fthe votes
cast for officers, after the organization OF the State
government, Wit.
For Governor-Iisnry Connolly ....... .s7es
Tomas Cabsza DeBscs. -. .2T2f
For Lieut.. Governor-Msnuel Alvarez. 1850
Ceran st. Yrsin. .9sI0
Fer Congress-wm. Messervy. ..........4s9t
Hugh ". Smith. ......... .43l
In the Legislature the vote for United States Sc
majors stood M follows
For Richard H. Weightman.. ..............1 10
-. A Cunningham. ..................H
Wv Reynolds .s'''''.''....
IL is stated that the vote on the election of dele
gaies TO the convention " hich framed the constitu-
ton IN numbers, exceeded by several thousand the
number Of votes subsequently cast for the State ".
hcers. The violence Of the contest between the
parties for and against State govern nent, was
very great. The friends Of the State government
carried every county save one.
We are favored with n COPY Of the following cor
respondence between Col. Monroe, in command Of
he Ninth Military Department, and Lieut.. Cover
nor Alvarez, acting Governor, In the absence of
Governor Connolly
HEADQUARTERS, CRU Mn, DEP'r,1
SANTA FE, New Mexico,) July m, 1850.
Sal send you the within extract from a COM
munication received on the 2lst May last, from
the War Department, as having distinct bearing
on the subject Of yesterdays conversation held be-
tween us shall be happy TO subject the original
to your perusal, should you desire IL.
Iamrespectfully, your ohd't sy't,
J. MoSEoE, Bvt. Col, &c.
1t. Gov. DoN MANUEL ALvAREz.
"pnnciple laid down by the SUI
preme Court Of the United States, viz -" On the
transfer Of the ceded territory, u has never been
held that the relations Of the inhabitants with each
other undergo any change Their relations with
their former sovereign dissolved, and new rela-
tions created between them and the Cove rnment
which has acquired their territory. The mere act
which transfers their country, transfers the ale
piapce of those who remain IN ~ and the law,
which may be denominated political, II necessari-
ly changed although that which regulates their
in,etcourse and general conduct Of individuals re-
mains in force until altered by the newly created
rover Of the State.
The treaty is the law Of the land, and admits
The inhabitants Of New Mexicol to the enjoyment
of the privileges, rights and immunities OF c,tizens
of the United States. II is necessary to inquire,
whsthsr this 10 not their condition. independent Of
stipulation. They do not, however. participate "a
political power they do not share ~ the govern