The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-26
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Military and Civil Governor Territory N. M.

Military and Civil Governor Territory N. M.
In accordance with previous notice a meeting
IF the citizens of the county and city of Santa
Fe, N. NJ, was held at the Court House in said
city on the Goth April, 1850.
On motion Of the Hon. Joab Houghton, the
meeting was organized by the appointment Of
Major F. A. Cunningham, President, ]. s. J.
Esq, Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been ex-
planned by the President, the following preamble
md resolutions: (Here follow resolutions.) The
above preamble and resolutions having been read
to the meeting in Spanish, by Senior Donicana
vegil, Mr.. Messeny moved their adoption, which
motion>was seconded by the Hon. Joab Hough-
tom Major r. H. Weghtman then addressed the
meeting at some length in favor of the motion,
and was followed by Judge Houghton, on the
same side. The question being then called for
and put, the preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted.
Mr.. Tuley then moved that the President APP
point committee of three to present his Excel
lency, Col. J. Monroe with copy Of the pro-
ceedings of the meeting, which motion being
adopted, the President appointed Messrs. NJ F..
Tuley, Hon. Joab Houghton, and w. S. Mes;
sorry, said committee.
Whereupon, on motion, the meeting adjoured
without day.
F. A. CUNNINGHAM, Pres'.
J. S. J. JOHNSON, Yice Pres't.
SAMUEL ELLISON, Sec'y.
PREAMBLE.
Whereas, we, portion Of the people of New
Mexico, have long and patiently suffered under
very partial and unequal system Of laws, and all
the evils Of defective and insufficient civil form
of government, excluded from the exercise of
political rights, and dispairing of receiving from
the Congress Of the United States the government
for which we have twice applied, or the rights
and privileges Of American citizens guaranteed to
us by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; and,
whereas we are a second time, and now menaced
by Texas with the forcable extension Of her
jurisdiction and laws over our territory, to whose
unjust claim we entertain the most invincible
repugnance and, whereas, we are fully deter
mined to resist Texan jurisdiction by all moral
and lawful means, and desire this fact and our
decided repugnance to her to be made known to
acted on; and, whereas, as American citizens, We
can no longer patiently submit to the deprivation
of our Just rights, or to the continuance of the
neglects that have been heaped upon us; and con-
sdering that it would be eminently disgraceful in
us, as freemen, to longer continue as we are,
under the administration of oppressive and une-
quail laws, or subject to the aggressions of the
State Of Texas, we do therefore, resolve,
/. Resolved, That in view Of our present situa-
ton and prospects, we deem it to be not only our
right, but our interest and imperative duty, as
neemen and American citizens, to form, as soon
as practicable, State Constitution, republican in
i,s character, and agreeable to that of the United
States, and to ask boldly Of Congress for admins
sion into the Union of States, and on ansequal
footing with that enjoyed by every other State,
2, Resolped, That we are intimately persuaded,
seven-eig hths Of the citizens Of New Mexico are,
like ourselves, in favor Of the immediate adop-
ton of Republican Constitution and State form
Of Government, and utterly repugnant to the
claim and jurisdiction Of the State of Texas,
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