The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-14
NEW MEXICO.
SENIOR.

By the late arrival, we have received Santa Fe
dates to the 2lst June.
The new Governor seems to be carrying mat
ters with high hand In the Territory. An adj
dress To the People Of New Mexico is before
us, which sets forth that his aim has been to
build up political party that would secure the
election of certain individual your delegate to
Congress, and that the whole power and influence
of his office has been prostituted from what was
is proper end and aim TO the securing Of this OBJ
ject that the very best and most Trustworthy
officers have been removed, without any complaint
against them, to make way for political parti-
sans--that he requested the resignation Of two
Circuit Judges, I" because they were political OPP
ponents of his Excelieney's candidate for Con-
gress, and because some two or three individuals,
who had important suits pending, desired their
resignation that he has presumed TO alter
your Organic Law giving to you a civil Terrific
rial Government" By Art 9th of said Organic
Law, it is prescribed who are qualified voters of
this Territory Among other qualifications is the
one "That persons resident in the Territory, at
the time of the passage Of said Organic Act should
be entitled to vote 10 your elections" BY Proc
lamation Of his Excellency, Of date Of -, he
says that persons resident in the eon,uy, not
Territory alone, should be entitled to vote. From
whence did he derive the authority to substitute
County for Territory, and to amend your Organic
Law Who gave him power to alter one word or
sentence Of your Organic LAVE We say to him,
that our Organic Law is our Constitution that,
though not perfect in all its details, we are deter
mined to stand by it as it is handed to us by the
Congress of the United States, until by hem 81
tered that in relation to "the Pueblo Indians
now and for long time resident among you he
has presumed to dictate policy that is calculated
to disfranchise them of their rights, If they had
them, either as citizens or residents of the Terri
tory " and that by the language Of another por-
ton of his Message, "he is endeavoring to excite
an angry discussion in the States of the Union,
that is calculated to raise strong and influential
party in the Congress against us. He has pre-
sumed to say that the entire society where free
negroes are tolerated is degraded. Fellow-ctizens
the question of slavery has been a vexed and dan
gerous one in the States for q number of years.
and political rights due to you for the last four
years have been withheld from you and now,
when that question has been settled and taken
away from the Legislature, your Governor is ex-
citing discussion that must result in injury to
you"
The address calls upon the people to unite for
the maintenance of their rights, and recommends
the following platform:
al. An equal and just system of taxation to sup
port an economical administration of the Govern
ment.
90 That the several departments of the Gov
eminent shall be kept separate and distinct non
interference on the part Of the Executive with
either the Judicial Of Legislative departments.
az. In favor Of a modification Of the absolute
veto power now given to the Executive by the
| organic law.
"A In favor Of the election of the county and
district officers by the people.
as. Opposed to State Government at this
time, on account Of the heavy burden Of taxa