Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-01-30

New Mexico. If the people of New
Mexico had formed plan of State gov
ernmen, for shat Territory q coded by
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and had
been admitted BY Congress IS State.
our Constitution would have afforded
means Of obtaining an adjustment Of the
question of Boundary with Texas by
judicial decision. At present, however.
no judicial tribunsl has the power Of de-
Gliding that question. and it remains for
Congress to devise some mode for its ad-
ius;ment. Meanwhile ] submit TO Con
gress the question. whether it would be
expedient before such adjustment TO es-
tabIsh a territorial government. which.
by including the district SO claimed.
would practically decide the question adj
ver,ely 10 the State Of Texas. or. by ex-
GLIDING it. would decide ii in her favor.
In my opinion such course would not
be exPedieni, especially as the people Of
this Territory still enjoy the benefit and
protection of their municipa! laws. origi-
naily derived from Mexico. and have a
military force stationed there to protect
them against the Indians. Ii is undoubt-
eddy true that property. lives. liberties.
and religion OF the people of New MeSi-
CO, are better protected than they ever
were before the treaty of cession.
Should Congress. when California shall
present herself for incorporation into the
Union. annex condition to her admis-
sion as State affecting her domestic in
situations contrary TO the wishes Of her
people. and even compel her temporarily
IN 1-eH eeo tnta
change her constitution at any time after
admission. when to her it should seem
expedient. Any attempt 10 deny to the
people of the State the right of self gov
ernmen. in a matter which peculiarly az
fects themselves will infallibly be regarded
by them as an invasion of their rights:
and, upon the principles laid down in our
own Declaration OF Independence. they
will certainly be sustained by the great
mass of the American people, To asser,
that they are conquered people. and
must as State submit to the will Of their
conquerors, in this regard. will meet with
no cordial response among American
freemen. Great numbers Of them are
native citizens Of the United States, not
inferior TO the rest Of our countrymen in
intelligence and patriotism; and no lam
guage of menace TO restrain them in the
exercise of an undoubted right. subsian-
TALLY guaranteed to them by the treaty Of
cession itself. shall ever he uttered by me.
or encouraged and sustained by persons
acting under my authority. 1t is to be
expected that in the residue OF the terri
tory coded to us by Mexico. the people
residing there will, at the time Of their
incorporation into the Union as a State.
settle all hes,ions Of domestic policy TO
sub themselves.
No material inconvenience will result
from the want. for a short period. Of a
government established by Congress over
that part Of the territory which lies east
ward of the new State Of California; and
the reasons for my opinion that New
Mexico will at no very distant period ask
for admission into the Union. are founded
on unofficial Information. which suppose
inquiries on that subject.
Seeing. then. tina, the question which
now excites such painful sensations in the
country will. in the end, certainly be SET
tied by the silent effect of causes indie
pendent Of the action ofCongress. | again
submit to your wisdom the policy recon-
menueu IN my annual message OF await
ing the salutary operation Of those caus-
es. believing that we shall thus avoid the
creation of geographical parties. and Sc
cure the harmony Of feeling SO necessary
to the beneficial action of our political
system. Connected as the Union is with
the remembrance of past happiness. the
sense Of present blessings, the hope OF
future peace and prosperity. every dictate
Of wisdom. every feeling of duty. and
every emotion of patriotism tend to in
spire fidelity and devotion TO it. and to
ad,nonish US cautiously to avoid any un-
necessary controversy which can either
endanger or impair its strength. the chief
element of which is TO be found in the re-
gard and affection Of the people for each
other.
| T. TAYLOR.