Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-06
From TIE New York Tribune. J
New MEXICO.

New Mexico, and in order 10 show where
IN he is wrong we reprin, the paragraph
of his Message relating 70 that subject.
We had a faint hope that the Telegraph
had made some mistake in transmitting
this part Of the Message. but the official
copy diSpel. il. The language is as fol-
lows:
"a claim has been advanced BIZ the
State Of Texas TO very large portion Of
the most populous district Of the Terrific
~, commonly designated by the name OF
New Mexico Ii; the people Of New
Mexico had formed a plan of a State
Government for that Territory. as coded
by the Treaty of Guadalupe llidslSo.
and had been admitted by Concre as
State. our Constitution would have atfor-
ded the means of obtaining an adjust
ment Of the question of boundary with
Texas By a judicial decision. NJ pres
ent. however. no judicial tribunal has the
power of deciding that question. and il
remains i1r Congress II devise some
mode for lis adjustment. Meanwhile
suJmitto Congress the question whether
il would be cxpedient before such adjust
meni TO establish Territorial Govern
ment. which. BY including the district so
claimed. would practically decide the
question adversely 10 the State of Texas,
or. by eNclut!jn- il. would decide i, in her
favor. In my opinion. such course
would not b. eypedieut. especially as the
people Of this Territory still enjoy the
benefit and protection Of their municipal
laws. originally derived from Mexico. and
have military fore stationed there 10
nrotec: III m against the Inlians. Ii is
undoubtedly true that the property. lives.
liberties and religion Of the People of
New MEXICO are better protected than
they ever We're before the treaty of ces-
SION
Ii us state briefly why and wherein
we dissent from this:
New Mexico IS territory or country
as distinct and as we'll known as Canada
or Brazil. Ii i not merely commonly
designated as New Mexico; but it was
known as such before the name Of Texas
was coined-nav. before New DIRK was
settle1-bafore Pilgrim foot had press
e.! Plymouth Rock. The New Mexico Of
humboldt and OF tne Cyclopelias- the
New MEXICO of gcographers: naturalis,s
and hiStorians-is palpablc, definite.
tangible ihing--not mixture Of India
,,,.,I., of, !, 1;os on ba,h So =, ,,,o
u,,ar M, C..and. or nj Nor,o fro,, ~
source down TO the ,icintv Of Fl paso.
or some SSo \ I.,itu1e and includes
rho tarritorv formerly Nayican North Of
that Parallel. and East Of California-of
course hounIeJ Son,h Inv tho wild lands
- r. anJ ~, a,,a %o,,h hy tho
territory held by the United States prior TO
Nav sfaxioo l;os on ho,h side or tho Rio
l.randa .ha h,h;.ahIa non,la,oI no.,;on
~ al,,os, ,,,,frol,, -, ,,,is s;lo ~ IA =,
s:. 49,. ~ a,l.,,,;.,;,,,, aa
~
-.7l,,;;o,l, ~, l;a,;aa ,.o, - 80
~ ,,,,o 80 a.,
las.,es,s If tho ,.I,i,, sat,, ~, re.as -
,,,,gh h., ionng,rfas ana her Jurisdiction
IN IN y IL, 10 and br;pr S,n,a Ee
Taos uhuronoro,,o anil ni,se,oon.fxn,,i.
oh. Of tho \ ew Neyicaps nnde, hor all.
bored dominion i :, nres,,oe mos,
Grossly mon the American naoo}a.S iq-
noranc,. or an Indifference TO whateyer
does not ,ouoh thoir individual no-kc,s
yTrre - ~ Mr. lge,;cn Il The claj,n Of
Texas i valid. and 70 talk of oroari2ine
her. or to instruct a Committee 70 ronort
a BIZ, orgauiz5Do her. (as Roots rcsolu-
ion dos IS to make a show Of dojuo
sometime. but in reality n ATTEMPT ro,,t.
mo Nav ,;exico projected ~, Texas
viii be the RICH, Sort Of a Territory ant.
State. even without any proviso-sur-
rendered in good part to Texas. she is a
wreck and ruin.
Now the People Of New Mexico. with.
out one audible dissent. earnestly solicit.
and have repcatedlv solicited. etficien,
protection against the pretensious ana
threats of Texas They solicit distinct
Territorial organization. which shall rec
ornizc their ancient and natural bounIa-
ries and be CONFIRMED thereto After
memoria!izing Congress to this effect, and
waiting a year for our response. they
have proceeded to effect temporary or