The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-06
TmE aTNff OPoNEW MEKICOI

The organization 81 New McKlcu hos tAti-
tod anew the Gfe Of tho slavery eEiensloulsis
/ The feature Of tho Constitution which Pfa-
hibits slavery cuts Oh their hopes Of making
New Mexico slave state. They h1ye been
anxious 90 keep u open under irWl"ral
! Government TINT they might have i,"e &" '7-'
toduos slavery there, aud when organized
as % State have Il recognized aa ag institution
nf tho State. We rejoice that they have been
disappointed aud that New MrElco has thur
early established principle which Cougr'ss
cannot uprool, % eventually refuse 90 reog
mre.
/ Mr. Munroc CIVIL and Military Governor ct
I lho Territory uudw rrradrul Taylor issued
a notice inviting the people 60 elect D,icgaies.
/ 90 Convention 70 form state Constitution
| Tho call was. promptly complied with,
/ Constitution adopted pud promulgated Sen.
ators and Representative 30 CaugIf-A pre- 60
| be forthwith elected and New MrKiop Will
soon De demanding admission into the Union.
The pfugWai'oT ficG Dom 90 onward uUrirr
/ the administration. 81 Cen Taylor. How un.
! like the results Of recent lpcpioeo ado',n,slra,
tons, Then W. had d FLORIDA var 20 clear
I the track ior slavery, und tho admission Of
/ Florida 40 slave .smtri--thou, in quick sur,
crs-ion. TcAas annexation and more slavery
then O Mexican war iur more territory iur
slavery butluekily, Wing Precedent was
elected and slavery !, likely 20 gam .nothuF
10y This lrst war r,r iu extension.
The policy of ecu Taylor promises 60
"hcnd' the slavery cIt.hs,unists llo seeks
for 10 compromise. hut h.H p'uu 900 reference
/ Goo thr ufrt1fisH i. WORKING admirably tpr she
cause ct l,erdanr ltwlll require struggle
20 rHrry o. QUITO rrrrufr lh~ bdmi--,uu of
these free snlns Tho Suoth nud tho t,r
drm,erary of the North lrra allied asru.t I'm
plnp. bW 49, book lor glluoua triumph on
.hi- payt-thr Admission OF two frsc States at
L.a.i out Of ihe nrwfy scqe'tod territory, and
Ho s'are Ntrf,s' ,I,rS Dsmrrrary may rcyi'c
and SANDER nm, IN uHis0r with the slave
holder, but lhr s,ga,.y or "Oid Rough aud
Ready, viii umygutt their dcmagpgu
aud schemes tocStrud human bondage. The
AtIas hos the following rouarks upon this
sat,.et
. "Ihc recent iufarmh',on from New M,N.
.lro, respecting the formation 1T State
Constitution, thr establishment OF the boun.
tafr- ct th. State, ,ed shat is better than
alt, the prohibition orslaycry within the same,
IS OF the first importance, aud gives ucw
phaAe b. -,,..ti-f4 about which tm-uEs L1v
been nltius iur thc h'- s,yeu months Wc
iuust h,aUly rejoice tnpt thc people or New
= Nfvvr-U-tT7vr tTEvT1 rii7s gT6ls, -T-E-y Wijb
th,,f nr ghhots iu California, base been made
f,o,ball, lohg enough, hy Washington pol,ie.
inus, 10 kicA ute bounce shout An that b.
now required, Co settle at once and forever
this slavery agttotor, Is 1, admi; California
and Nvw Mexico into the UNION no States
This was the Presidents suggestion at tho be.
ginning
The people Of New Mexico have not dren.
cd Il prudent e. leave the future destiny OF
ihc,r county, as to whether It shall be- a land
If freedom ur a laud for slaves, Co chance -
They have incorporated the proh,b.tory clause
Into th,ir Constitution They probably knew
che capacity ct their country Tor slave labor,
as well as any enc. The fac, that thcy have
csc'ul,J.i t h,tundnmcunl law. rra,oa ,bat
iihJy raw thr d,raar Gifts uyeemug slave
state.
We presume that an sorts of opposition " 20
be made to the Admission Of New McNpea mic
sion Of Cs1ilnthai but IT. The ii!rnda &C ihr
Union viii stand Gru, rthoy will act as wcli
as talk, there wall be no trouble. We already
hear IT s1rrrutrd that there ~ mot suiir,rnt
population, aud that the people are not sun.
cicntly ndocirinntcd with tho principles Of
our republican government 10 brcumc active
partners in the firm Of States. New Mexico
,s among the oldcstinhlb,tcd regions on this
Continent Lieutenant Emory, m h,s journal
published los Congress, speaks highly Of the
wealth, TASTE, aud refinement of tic chiermeu
.orihs province. There arc certainly not Icas
, than ur,ety thousand nhab,,ant. ,n New Mex.
ieo fall as many, VIZ rcckon,as there were IN
! Texas when that State was admitted into the
! Union, and was given neo Representatives. ~
I The people Of New Sratco are republicans 49,
They have lived uudcr.n Constitution substan.
4tiaiiy like our own, ever SINCE 1924 Admit
her then into the Union az a State, with Free
/ Constitution, and she will soon draw to her an
active industrious population, which shall
open her hidden mineral wealth, aud cultivate
her fields, and give to the State wealth and
character,
| Poor Mr. Cnss appears 10 he very much
troubled with the prospect of affairs IN Now
Mexico. lie has made demand for. infor.
nation upo1 the Executive, relative TO She
power orCol Munroe 10 cali by proclamation
convention Of the people ofthat country, to
! form Safe constitution. IT Mr. Cass had read
the proclamation, he would have seen that the
convention was called at the request Of the
people themselves, Mr. Cass, in the midst Of
| bis lamentations ia forced TO admit thnt Cal