Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15

the people Of New Mexico are to be subjected military
Government in this time Of profound peace in this country
ooasng the eest in the world and in this middle OF the
nineteenth century, boasting it is the most and
intellectual in the whole history of And to reconcile
he country and Congress- and the people thus ruled to the
q military power we are told by the President that
these people xviii have the benefit and protection of their
municipal laws originally derived from Mexico that they
VIII nave military force protect them against the Indians
ana against themselves, too perhaps agreesbly once
ia'ote doctrine that The people their own enemies
and that they are better protected their lives and liberties
and religion, than they before the treaty Of
cesson"
ferent opinion from the President ON this subject He told
US that New Mexico had suffered more under our dominion
than had ever suffered before during equal period under
the dominion Of Spain Mexico and certainly the nforma
ton contained in the California documents corroborates this
statement In letter from Mr.. Cahoon Indian agent,
dated October l. lS49 he tells the Indian Department that
the wild Indians Of this country have been much
successful In their obbere since General Keay took pos
session of the country that they do notsbeieve
power 10 chastise them And in letter of October 10,
ls49, he says The Indians at Jemez with voice
newed their complaints of gross wrongs TO which they
have been compelled to submit and they such
require immediate remedial measures"
And it appears the evils they labor under do result
alone from Indian incursions They extend to civil agrees
sions "The frauds and mpostions, says Mr. Caloon in
the same letter. certain acades unknown their laws,
ought not to be endured" &c. Contributions upon their
labor and property frequently made by the law laws,
which acadss and projects manufacture suit the occa-
sion "The powers here" he elsewhere, shave
neither the authority reduce order the cha
Otto mass in this Territory, &C. and he adds significantly
that he truth in relation Governmental affairs here is
not understood at Washington"
But the blessings that New Mexico enjoys from military
government are more fully portrayed in the commentary Of
the Republic than the Presidents MESSAGE and Il = en
phatcally announced that profess to be wholly at loss
to conjecture what great hardship there would be in leaving
people OF New Mexico n this condition. with lieutenant
colonel in the army of the United States who will exercise
the civil functions Of governor in the and the
extent that they formerly exercised by Mexican gov
ernors and who will also be in command of sufficient mill
tary force to protect them" &c. And then the
great compensation, which in its principle has always been
the "crownng grace of all arbitrary Governments to use
phrase have already borrowed that the ruler wise man
patena one, which leads the consolng reflection that
ne people are better governed by such man than they
could be by themselves "That any lieutenant colonel
can be found in the army Of the United States qualified
for the discharge OF such trust than any Mexican that
ever filed the office, is not at all probable.
And So when foreign people attached Confede
racy 1t is great consolation to them 10 be told that they
will have no worse military than they had BEFORE
and that Lieutenant colonies good thers-or
short period for long And this, too, urged
for legislative nacon, under the pressure the
necessity OF immediate and temporary organzaion but
years after the acquisition and to continue,
knows how long. Well sir shall argue such PROPOSE
ton as this before the American people, If is not
demned nstinctvey they have sadly degenerated from the
OF their fathers and prepared surrender the great
principles the Revolution The present Lieutenant colonel
at Santa Fe doubt very good and faithful ocor
That was stated by the honorable Senator from Mississippi
Mr.. DAVIS, in whom all have confidence but it does
not weigh as the small dust Of the balance in this inquiry
dealing with human nature not with personal cha
and though this officer may be very good ruler his
successor, second lieutenant perhaps-fo that depends at
least for time the accidents Of the military servicemay
be very bad The world has had its Neros well
its Tajans, and unfortunately, the class Of the former
much more numerous than that Of the latter. "Oh how
wieched the great delneator Of human character
| "Oh, how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs princes avors !"
Experience may show that the first varorum edition of
| Shakespeare for Santa Fe should read
| 'tOh, how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on colonels' avors y"
1t the object Of all wise Governments, by providing
cessay securities render the administration of public affairs
little dependant possible upon individual discretion
There is many aGovemment-puerndlG Governments think
such caedwhere the of the sovereign
empers the real desposm Of the system But who would
be content with such political organization, for the
shortest period When death accident changes the ruler
and succeeds be he emperor king lieutenant
colonel, or lieuenant-for great die well as small
ones-wha security is there that he will belong the class
of patriots and not of tyrans Human rights should have
some foundation than what have not napy been term
ed the accidents Of DIGESTION the personal of the
ruler As to the entire nuaidiy of such government,
wherever the constitution of the United States extends ex-
cept far the voluntary act of the people to be affected by
it, in the absence of Congressional legislation may give
toleraon shall the time Senate nor my own
in considering We have not reached that point yet the pro-
gress this country But sir the extraordinary feature
of the Executive recommendation the effect is to have
upon the agitation of the country.
"We should abstain" says the President, in his annual
message from the introduction of these exciting topics of
sectional character" &C., and with THE view he recon-
mends to Congress avoid oil legislation the Territories
How abstanng from Legislation absaning from
the introduction Of this erctng Topic not told, and
mortal power could accomplish the latter shall not
enter upon the inquiry The President recommends that we
should not act but not that should talk He under
stands his duty, well the character of his country
men, and the nature of their institutions well to do that.
Still it is the introduction of this erciig Topic the talking
about in fact which he appehend and which he DESTROYS
prevent The Republic presents this branch Of the subject
much deliberately. 1t says that the Presidents object
in this recommendation "to put stop all agtaoH in
Congress and of the subject Of the introduction of
the institution of slavery into that Territory, &c.; and after
speaking Of the danger of eeisatng says that no law
could pass Congress without bringing up the Wmot pro-
vo, indeed any such bill could pass without having that
proviso incorporated into it. The discussion of that
question in Congress, and the necessity of having
upon it, be deprecated and avoided because such
discussion and such vote, if the Wilmot provso
should be voted down, would in all probability the
seeds OF agitation and excitement broadcast the land
Well, sir, the fear Of the Wimot provso is gone it is
among the things that have been. Voting and discussion and
agitation all that left 10 be apprehended As to
voting leave the fear Of 10 those if there are any, and
do not believe there one who may yield it. the con-
demnaon of their conduct their constituents which is sure
come. not such motive for avoiding legislation upon
grave subject should have expected find in an
official journal At any rate, is applicable to the
Senate for have all taken positions in the face the
country do believe il applicable the House
of Representatives, their position be equally taken,
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