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The real property of the city of Santa
Fe alone, we believe, would cover the
Secretary's "outside" estimate Of all
the real property of New Mexico. The
Taos Valley alone would more than CO.
yer it, to say nothing Of the pecos Val
ley, the Mora, and the grea, valley of
the Rio Grande. With Rail Road out
let to the States and to the Pacific, N.
Mexico would soon show a table Of va
luations that would not only astonish
Mr. Conrad, in his simplicity, but all
others who, like himself, know almost
nothing of our territory. The policy of
MIR Conrad, however, would not be a
bad one for our territory, proaaed we
did not have to sell out at his estimate.
When our bills cane to be footed up, the
government would get its eyes opened
a little. Ma... ..lg -. ~
But where was our "Delegate" that
he should permit such an outrageous
statement to be published o&ciqlly d.
rcctIy under his n)Se, and make no ef-
fort to correct it. OF all the monsrous
Misrepresentation of New Mexico that
have been made in the States, none bear
any comparison to this one of Secretary
Conrad, and yet our "Delegate" has
not one word of contradiction TO offer
to the public Nothing has ever been
Published, privately or officially, so cal
cnIaled to blast all the prospects of our
territory for the future, as tins official
statement, and yet our Delegate says
nothing, thus by his silence attesting the
truth of the statement. Whythis Grim.
inaI neglect Of du'vp Was it because
he him'ell was really as ignorant of the
real vaIae Of property in New Mexico
as the Secretary Of Wal? Or was il
because he was still cliugng TO the fol !.
'orn hope Of getting an appointment
from that Department. and was etraid
to do or Say anything that might mjure
his lspospects in tnat quarter We hope
the constituents of Major Weightmau
will get then eyes opened at length to
the true character of the man who, while
he has worn the title of their nepreSen-
tatjce, has ab ndoned their interests in
every time Of uced.
We could not in justice conclude this
article without noticing another feature
of Mr.. ConradPs policy, as indicative Of
the briIlancy of the man.A MIR. Conrad's $
OBJECT appears to be that of econimizing
for the government, and he imagines
that by abandoning New Mexico, that
object would be accomplished. Let us
see When the government came to
buy out our citizens, at price at which
they would be willing to sell, it would
require sum nearer Sl00, 100000 than
s2,70O,O00. But suppose The govern
ment willing to pay this price, or even
more, and all our citizens were willing
also to sell out and remove to CALI
lolnla or elsewhere, what then? The
territory then becomes stronghold Of
the Indians, and no longer having The
hockS and herds of New Mexico 10 prey
upon, they naturally fall upon Texas,
Utah, California, and Old Mexico-ior
plumber they will from some one. .
We ale bound by our treaty s,ipula-
tions to protect Mexico from invasion
by those tribes, and consequently, m
stead of forts scattered o.er different
portions Of the territory, we should then
be compelled 10 establish line of forts
along the northern frontier of Mexico
For these foits no Subsistence could be
obtained from the territory, but they
would have to be supplied wholly by
transportation from the States, al ar#i
From the increased peril to the por.
tions of Texas, Utah and California, the
military posts and military forces would
have there TO be greatly increased, TO
afford security, so that the present mi.
hlary force and expenditures of New
Mexico ,wpuld be absorbed in the new
ones that would necessarily have 10 bt
created. On tie whole, then, Mr.. Con.
RAIDS system Of economy would be on,
that would work "over the left" with {
vengeance. riss.o1a y.s1) soH ur
Bnt we give place to the letter Of oul
correspondent:
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 5, 1852.
Since the result Of the Presidential
election everything has gone on smooth
ly. There is no cioaking nor complaint
anywhere about it. The Democrac,
T are everywhere triumphanh and vii
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