Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-23

al kearney entered Santa Fe, the
capital, on the 18th of August, 1916,
and took possession of the Territory
in the name of the United States
Onthe 22nd of that month he Issued
a proclamation to the inhabitants
stating the fact that he had taken
possession of Santa Fe, at the head
of his troops, and announcing his I
''intentioD TO-, hold the Department
with its original boundaries, (on both
sides of the Del Norte,) and under
the name of New Mexico. pff By that
proclamation he promised protect
the inhabitants of New Mexico in
their persons and property, against
their Indian erHmies and all others,
and assured item that the United
States intended to provide for them
tree Government, where the people5
would be called upon TO exercise the
rights of freemen in electing their
own Representatives TO the Terrific
rial Legislature. On the same day
he established Territorial constitn.
ton by an organic law, which pro-
vlded for exc cutiye, Legislative and
judicial departments of the Govern
ment, defined the right Of suffrage,
and provided for trial by Jury, and
at the same time established a code
a laws: This constitution declared
thai s'the country heretofore known
as New Mexico shall beknown here
after, and designated as the Terrific
ry Of New Mexico, in the United
States of America;" and the mem
bers of the lower House of the Leg
islature were apportioned among the
counties established by the decree of
/ the department of New Mexico, Of
June ~, 1914; which, counties tits
understood included all the Territory
over which 'FeXas has lately attempt
ed to organize counties and establish
her own jurisdictions. On the 22nd
of December, 1916, a copy of this
constitution and code was transmit
ted by President Pok to the House
of Representatives, in pursuance of
a'call ON him by that body In the
message transmitting the lconstitu-
ton, he says that portions of it pur-
port to establish and organize mar,
| nd''em Territorial Government over
the Territory, and to impart to its
inhabitants political rights which un4
der the constitution of the U!6 States,
can be enjoyed permanently only by
citizens Of ihe United States. These
have not been approved and recog
nsed byme. Such organized regu-
latlons as have been established in
any of the conquered Territories, for
the security of our conquest, for the
preservation of order, for the protec-
ton of the rights of the inhabitants,
and for depriving the enemy of the
advantages of these Territories,
while the military possession of them
by the forces of the United States
continues, ,ciU be recognised and ap-
prored. !" Near four years have now
elapsed since this q;:as: military Gov
ernment was established, by military
authority, and received, with the ex-
cepbons mentioned, the approval of
President Polk. In the mean time a
treaty Of peace has been concluded
with Mexico, by which boundary
line was estab!I8hed that left this
! Territory within the United States,
thereby conIlrning 10 Inc Unit United Cd
States, by treaty, what we I'D be-
fore acquired by conquest. The
/ Ihe treaty, IN perfect accordance
with me proclamation of General
Kesrne, declared that 'sthe Mexi-
cans remaining in this Territory
i should be incorporated into the Union