Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-04
THE TROUBLE IN NEW MEXICO.


We give below, matter of some int rest, the
proclamation of Gov. Lane of New Mexico, claiming
the Mecilla Valley which was left in the State of
Chihuahua by pa Pabe of Mr.. Bartlett, our
late Boundary Commissioner. The treaty of Qua
daloupe Hidago requires that the boundary shall
be fixed by " the Commissioners and tie SurreyOrS.'
The Commissioners fixed the line 30 degrees, p
minutes NorlN, which placed it far above the place
originally intended, and left great May people in
chihuahua, under Mexican laws, who would rather
have been in New Mexico, under U ned States laws.
Mr. Gray, the American Surveyor, refused to sign
the agreement the ground that the line agreed up
on by the Commissioners was 81 miles North of Ell
Paso, while the treaty contemplated line only
miles North. Congress substantially sustained by
MIR. Gray, by refusing appropriation 10 carry out
the Commissioners agreement, because of its viola
tion of the treaty.
Gov. Lane called upon CoIonels Sumner aud
Miles for the aid of The military under their command.
to take possession of the country but they refused
and the Mexcans Immediately occupied the disputed
territory with all the troops they could raise, and
sent TO Chihuahua for more. Gov. Lane to have
visited Ell Passo, but dessted, he advised by
the American Consul that the The Project would ar
! rest the Governor if he went
Substantially sustained as Gov. Lane was BY his
| government, and with the sole object of protecting
the inhabitants Of the disputed district until the
their security under The laws of country tn e
other, do not see how Gov. Lane could have act
ed otherwise than " retake possession of the dispu-
ted territory, to be held Professionally by the United
States, until the question of boundary shall be deter
mined" 1t will be. moreover, recolIeced that the
last Congress made appropriation for the conlin-
uaton of the survey and the settlement of the diff
| Guilty. Even the Baltimore American comedies that
s. until final usment be peacefully made, il
is perhaps very prudent, when dealing with quib-
| bling power as Mexico. 10 give no implied assent
| to what may be ultimately regarded as an error OF
the joint commission. 1t has always struck us tina,
the boundary to be decided by Dis!urnell's ma D.
oUhich made part Of the treaty; and not that the
commissioners were to recIify Dsturnel's map sci.
| on8iEn oIlu and fha
a corrected edition.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, portion of territory the west side OIL
the Rio Grande del Norte, thiryfour miles wide by
one hundred and seventy-eight miles long, be the
same more or less, is now claimed by the United
! States of America and by the Mexican Republic
respectively, under the treaty of Guadalupe HdaIgo
I 2. From the year 1924 and anterior thereto until
the year 1851, this portion of territory was acknow
edged to be within the limits of New Mexico but in
the year 1851, the State of chihuahua assumed in
risdlction over the same without producing any au
thorty for this act from the Republic OF Mexico and
without having obtained the consent of the United
States or the Territory of New Mexico and in def
ance of the circumstances OF large portion of the in
habitants of the disputed territory, who then aum
bered two thousand souls.
| 3. During the discussion of the boundary oces
tion, under the treaty of peace, the Commissions
of exico pro- osed to abandon part of ths.dispueo
territory, by dividing it between the Republics
And during the year 1852 the United States vrtua al
y asserted right of sovereignty ali the terrific
ries in dispute.
! 4. The claim of chihuahua to this disputed terri
tory is believed to be based upon the unwarrantabi
i assumption that the board of Commissioners ha,
agreed upon boundary line between Chihuahua AM
New Mexico, and that their agreement in the premi
ses was binding both upon the United States and lh
Mexican Republic, and therefore final; whereas
valid agreement had not been and has not vet beer
made by said Board and. moreover the action of tn
Board has been virtually repudated and nulIifed b,
the Uuted States.
s. Each of the high contracting parties to the treat
OF Guadalupe, er rel necesslae, tacitly reserved /
accept reject the decisions of the Board OF Bonn
Diary Commissioners; and if the Board had assione
the city OF Chihuahua and the country north of il I
the United States, or the city of Santa Fe and tn
country south of it 10 the Mexican Republic the ac
ton OF the Board would certainly not have been re
garded as final.
6. Ever since the territory in question was TIM
torcby and illegally annexed The State of Chihus
hua that State has sgnally failed TO protect the ia
habanIs Of that territory in their rights of person.
j properly and of conscience. and moreover had No
made reasonable defence against border Indian deu
relations, and thereby prevented reciamaions agains
he United states for the property taken by the In
dams.
Z. The present revolutionary condition Of the Mex
can republic precludss the hope of adequate protec