The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-15

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2. d. Bell.
DEPARTMENT Or STATE,
Wdsaxaexen. Auguss b l8dG
40 HIS ELeetscReg, r. III. BSsI fsOcesnor IF Tsras
Sik A letter addressed yOa Fflslell OF tha
hl- iaineud dss, transferred 70 M sls "a rs soc
cessoI. ~ whom am Directed IoIowIag
In letter you say thai BY the anthonty Of the Ir
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santa re, situaied LalIs anl mai
tns C9uinls.ter mas Seisrts 10 eitcia iaIm
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VIA the inhabitants 70 Tie fatneng ob5ri, Dg em-
peyins uisiE nTnehee n ssalsaalsI o. a
sepala.s state gvvsEnmeat Eo ura-ae, and
v wliih The lighui hnlls o u Tsxas 0a also
ua+-iAt Copy Of TIE Cu.nei LOAN li0a-
-, As al,s ing or lsis VI te o0sernieAi 0 Unsd
s, e1sf me gssiAtian Oi tvi 0illlta1 Governor
q Is IeinioJ u Nsw Iespeulluy request ns
resident TO cause you U he wnessr o. not ths
oiesr mas aetel nalsr anasr ORDERS 81 hs roysrn
enl aid weier iita rOciaiaa WIN Ihe aurova
Ia NE events when have oeeuIed, President hardly
oMs wietisr your ns1-eacy wOala nauraiy expect an
whom it was Aiafe=d, aud unusr whose aut.nly and
~ s s ~, y tOioaiei aiuaroe was l.sne1s
De regafied as is T. character, rs nave
their pesentaI which Invtei is nndefssod !, nave
.aAs piace, aAoasii Ia G1versht az vet received
n1weseg, IA the fullest DEGREE IN tba, hivh -
sI,Ssys eoyerument Of Ie United 5taIes
70" afls NE ti0veTnors and the Gogernnlruts
OF the States the President thinks his duty nyerthes 10
manifest and acknowledge that esng respect By nck
npwlsgng answering your latter And this dury Ist
assure your Exsency a been 50 long dsIzss onIv by
nnconrollnhie circumstances, anu performed a. the
Heads Of Depar and their Rcrepiance office with
whom : usual on Important occasions. for the President OF
Il ansSsf thereore. to your frss nisnOgasrY. viz
acted under the orders this Government he Penr as
directed me to thar Col Munr0e pTocsuaon appear
dsr, or Letter Of nsirueons BY the aip Secretary
oS a gnqer the & authority Of he az Presnt % E hsu
Noyemb.r 159 Exceleney undoubtedly informed
ever, is attached this communicatioa Col Mccall is
therein n-tncied that the people of New Mexico, for
wish to take any steps establish government for Them
duty and he dnty Of oers WITH whom he 4 oess @ 4 not n
10 hVvart bat 70 advance their Wishes This
official nerierence to contro Or sset
~ u any way .e primary action OF the people Ie the formation
CT government nor 10 permit any such ntereencs By sub
Col Mccall and his associates were not called uooa to take
10 be adopted by the people Their whole duty cnnned
wishes Of the people In tins matter il was evdeny es,s
a pG So nst sy were 70 as as be agents Of e hsban
that the only government then existing he territory
provision the e,tabishnent o. any m al wi rorsn
meuts and The President doabes believed that under
elpneut for themselves and submit 20 Censrs or is az
,s, aS s oLeef a. on E tnai me then ssns ml
pll-hmeat OF the wishes of the people thwsn wh
free popular repabSan, eis government far their own
protection and benefit This evidently The whole pRrLose
The nnlstary officer command and his associates and
AmenSan eussEs asSganls with The orns Of civil and
the inhabitants OF The Territory BY their advice and asst
their own There TO supposs that Co Nunroe
an officer much dng for prudence aad on
WISE than ~ entire subornann nhssrveney the viii
boIed d. NOR S Pt sSds "a IN h% sas s an
tending to do any thing whasvr his military chaructF.
yernment Of the Uniied States
To Judge ntellgen,ly and fairly Of these transactions
must recall to our recollection the circumstances OF the
Previous TO the war with Mexico, which commenced in
Of that month, the Territory of NsSAexico formed De.
| erned by her laws
Gen Ksar9ey. acting under the orders Of this Oysrnnsut
invaded TINS department with armed force the Governor
ned az hs approach, and the under his command dis
the 18th OF August 1886 and took posson Of the erory
in the OF the United States On the ia OF thai month
that be had taken Santa re- al he head d bis
meD Win EIa s % .eno @ & e bod bod ts ssps% n
Nqrie1 3, and under the name of NewMexco."
hal proclamation he promised to protect the inhabitants
Indian enemies and all others and assured them that ts
he pso 70 %OpS Pis bs eas lie e% aeSn to @ e ne
TToTa 81 Ir1esg seetHg Their own 2 ne
M eSscase BY an ogsnc ay Which % I
government; defined the right suffrage and provided fo
The ia By jury, and at the same established code OF
fore tnown as New Mexico shall s. known hslessr snd
a as the slGTy OF NsT Meeo IN e usls =
tne Were apPo1toled aong the cou9ees eah
shed BY the decree OF the department Of New MEXICO Of
the territory over which Texas had lately attempted
ganlze cOnties and establish her jurisdiction.
and transmitted by President Polk 10 The House q
REPRESENTATIVE in Of call him by THAI body.
10 the message transmitting the constnuOn. he that
portions Off purpor establish and organize permanent
territorial goverumenr over the and imps to it
Inhabitants political rights which uBder the Of the
of ibe United states hes have Dot been approved and
recognized Dy me- such organized regulations been
established In OF the conquered for the security
OF our conquest ot the OF order. for pr0te
On of the rights OF the inhabitants and for epTying the
my of the adyanta OF territories while Inc military
possession OF hem by The forces OF the United States connae
iotn DC recognized and Gppr0ced''
Near four have elapsed since the quasi military
government established by military authority, and
eeSea Mth lhe cevtons mentioned the approval o. fre
dent roik ln the meantime, OF Deace has been COD
eiqded with Mexico ey winch boundary line was estab-
lshed that left th territory within the UDed States heeDy
confirming To the United States b. what we Dad before
acquired BY conquest. The eaiy perfect acendsnee with
the Gen hearne declared mat ne
Union of the United States. and be admitted a. the popes
time, (o be judged Of ty the Loase q me United siaes
enoy ment OF all he rights OF citizens o. the United
taie according the pliacipes OF the constitution; And
in the meantime should b maintained and protected in he
the e exercise of their religion without resticilon thus Il
in perceived thar the aulhel Of the United sais
New Mexico, the result OF c1nqoet and the
held OF IT. in place. OF eouFse military
The treaty added the Ute By eaion 70 the zlEsay existing
there arose expectation that, ealy Izsbls
there would civil government supesede the militia
MO erienee il was matter d sbsSls nsey is The I
itay should continues ohcwlse the eeunty
cOare generally in the practice OF cviHed natos. whsn
colonies territories have acquied b. and af
acquisition confirmed b. treaty.
The military government. thesiore exiing In New Mex
leo at the date OF the orsrs sted lae 81 Res the Hee
slty existed mueh against the - q te kzs gtIye
people The hate Psssni had adopted the spion that Il