New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-10
Letter fror, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Expo
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tFoEi NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Expo
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New MExIco SANTA FE Friday May % 1852
SIR: IL may be well topromise that | consider
it certain that radical change and will be
made IN the Government OF this Territory sooner or
later that the people of the United States viii not con-
sent 10 bear this heavy burden. endlessy without
ceivng the slightest return, and without the pos
sbilIy of bettering the condition of this people II
would therefore, TO be question only as 10 time
lwould respectfully submit the following project:
Place the Territory in the relation TO the Gov
eminent OF the United States that it held toward the
Mexican Government before the war.
Withdraw all the troops and civil officers and lot the
people elect their own civil ofcers and conduct their
Government in their own way under the general super
vision Of our own Government Ii would probably IA
rmilar form 10 he one we found here In lsib,
VIZ: civil Government but under the entire control Of
the Governor This change would be highly gratifying
to this people ard believe they would cheerfully
pledge themselves 20 ak for any further aid from
the United States than the same appropriations that
were granted to the other Terrtoes There would be
pIonuncismento every month two. but these would
be OF no consequence they very harmless when
Conhnes 10 Mexicans alone
With all the economy tia. can be used and eXerious
il agriculture, &c. so long rs we hold this country &c
we do now il must be very heavy burden TO and
there never he the slightest return from all this
outlay not even in meliorstng the condition Of the
people tor this distribution OF public money makes
them more idle and worthless. There ia possibility
of sny'change for the better Twentyfty years hence
this Territory viii be precisely the came IL ia now.
There never be inducemcnt for any class Of
our people to come here whosc example would Improve
this people Spectators adventurous and the ike,
all that will come, and their example rather pernic
Gus than beneficial.
No civil government, emanating from the Govern
rnent of the United states be maintained here with
out the aid of military forcein fact without ts being
virtually military Government, do not believe there
is intelligent in the Territory who il not at the
present time fully sensible OF this truth All branches
al
utiye for Of power the Judiciary, from the total
ncapacity and want Of principle in the jures and the
legislative from want OF knowtedgea want of identity
with Institutions, snd extreme reluctance to I'M
pose taxes much so, that they have pro.
Vded the means 20 ubsis prisoners and, consequently
felOns of all kinds were running az large.
The New Mexicans are thoroughly debased and total
~ incapable OF sefgovernment azd there is no latent
quality about them that can ever make them respect
able citizens. They have Indian blood than span
ish and in respects below the Pueblo Indians
for they not honest industrious In this re-
mark | allude TO the lower classes. There are some
educated gentlemen, with respectable tamiles-abom
enough for gstrates and other official persons There
lie not mnch increase in the population owing to their
gross depravity doubt if there tribe Of Indians
the Continent who are more abandoned IN their com
between the than the great majority Of this
people ,.,,o,;o, q cov.rrn,.,, .xro,... W.. M
doubt the primary cause OF the recent disafection
As a conquered people they feel natural dislike tG
ward US but so long kept them supplied with
money, and they had nothing TO do but reye in their
vices they were content 10 stfre their patriotism II
requires but very little subsist them and therefore,
email psnce enables them 10 pass th9ir time In idle
and vice but that little they must have and there
ia no way they can get IL. The Truth ~ the only
resource OF this country IL the Government money. All
classes depend upon H. from the professional man and
tie trader down TO the beggar. Before we took the
country, acOns!deTabe part O the population earned
scsnty livelihood AZ the mines but this work was eban'
doned directly when the Government money scat.
tered broadcast among them These mines are not pro.
ID.
the inexhausble mines Of California but part OF this
people managed 10 earn at them few snlings day,
and hat supported them. They viii be obliged TO re-
turn 10 this work again the only Of living,
while the res, must GET from the soil the few articles
that necessary for their subsistence There can
be any profitable agriculture in this country. There
but very small part Of II that il arabic land the val
leysothe few comprise the whole OF H. and much
ofthis cannot be cultivated owing to the eiOresccnce
Of salt and the residue requiring such aborOus kind
Of irrigation and cultivation thar cannot be raised
here for less thsn dollar bushel But, even If II
could be raised cheap as II "a in Missouri, there
would be market for beyond the wants OF the Gov.
erumeut and no agricultural product would ever pay
transportation from this remote country
With regard to their protection from the indiana they
would have the that extended 10 them by the
Mexican Govemment-tha Is 10 say, permission TO de-
fend themselves Besides they would be much better
armed than th have ever been before and the indians
would have respect and fear for them There l.,
too growing disposition the part Of the Indians TO
remain IL peace and support Themselves by cultivation
Apsches the only hostile bands in the Territory,
have committed depreiaons within the last month,
and have sent IN word that they wish TO make peace
II the Mexcans should act justly by the Indians think
there oud be difficulty but they did not, and war
should ensue the Mexicans would always steal rom the
Indians quite much the Indians would steal from
them and ihus they would be losers in the end On
this point too would remark thar this Territory was
erected into State IL would be expected that the people
would take care Of themselves, and they would Dc no
better able do il then than they now Again why
srewe boundto give any more protection u th errory
than give 10 Oregon and Utah Those people are
obliged 10 defend themselves sgsiLst the Indians Way
should this people do the same should think II
would be well 10 give the Mexicsns liberal allowance
Of and ammunition especially IS there Is large
supply here that Il not worth Transporting back
IL would be impossible for troops 10 remain here
with Mexican civil officers fer should have 70 inter
pose In their squabbles, which would make th serious
matters There wosd be danger OF any Gttemp. 10
throw OF our sovereignty the authorities (and they
would soon be ABSOLUTELY would be TOO much interested
in getting appropriations besides this they would know
tlst could snnihilats them AZ any time.
There would be very few Americans remain u me
Territory he number has already diminished very
much They nearly all adyentusers, not intending
20 reside here permanently end when they can no
longer make money they VIII leave. At al events,
the few that would remain could take care OF them
selves quite well those did who were here before
the
II may be thought that the abandonment OF the new
posts So recently established would be great sacrlee
but would not be They builr entirely by the
the command.
v. SUMNER
Brsvs, Col. L-Ut Col Is; Drasoon, Nh DspNtn-s,,
Hor. c. n Coss.s Secretary q vsr
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