Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-29

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THE TROUBLE IN NEW MEXICO.
We give below matter Of some interest," the pi'cla
nation of Gov Lane Of New Mexico, claiming the Meca
Valley which was ic in The State of Chihuahua by phpa
HE error Of MIR Bartlett our late Boundary Commissioner
The treaty of Guaduoupe Hdago requires mat The bouada
~ shall be ned by hc Commissioners and the Surpeyors
The Commissioners fixed the line at 50 degrees . minutes
Norh which placed far above he place onslha intend
Cd and left great many people IN Chhuahua under 'eS
can laws who would rather have been In New hsxco IN
a., Iro,,.d S,ates laws Mr.. Gray the American Survey
or refused 10 sign the agreement on The ground ht e
line aorepd upon by Commissioners was 81 miles North
81 1, pa while the treaty contemplated line only
;,.s Norh Congress substantially sustained Mr Gray.
~ usiua an appropriation 10 carry out the Commissioners
J or,s,t because of its violation Of The treaty.
| Gov Lane called upon Coonels Sumner and Miles lor
a., ,it Of the military under their command 10 take pos
0eon of The country but they reusedi and The McSlcano
tey occupied The disputed territory win oil lhe
troops they could raise and seat 10 Chihuahua Tor more
Gov Lane was have visited III paso but dess'ed as ne
ae advised by The American Consul that the Pretec would
arrest the Governor II he went over.
Substantially sustained Gov Lane by his
m.nt and with sole object OF protecting the inhabitants
of The disputed district until The controversy was deter.
mined and provision i:ade Ior !he security under 'he
laws county or The other we 90 hu see no" "'.
Lane have acted otherwise than reaEe posscsso" Of
he disputed territory be held professionally By the United
Sares until question Of boundary shall he Determined
II will be moreover recleced that the last Congress made
an snproprution for the continuation of ie satvaY aud The
,ula,ne1t Of the difficulty Even lie Baltimore American
-oncedas l,ul un final atiusluep, can be peacefully
made il is perhaps very prudent, when dealing WIN "a
ooibblnp power Mexico, 10 give no IMPLIED assent 10
what may be ultimately regarded as an error OF The JOINT
commission has always struck us that III" boundary
vas 10 be decided by Dis,urnes map rch ras made part
of ne treatv aud that the commissioners were 10 cf
Dsurners map scientifically, and men run lhs boundary
according 10 corrected edition
PROCLAMATION
Whereas portion Of territory the west side OF the
Rio Grande del Nore thirty four miles wide by one nun
dsd and miles long be me same more or less
NOW claimed by the United States o America and Sy ihe
Mexican Republic respectively under a t'eu1Y "l 7uuua
lupe Hidulgc.
From ,he year l52 and anterior thereto until the year
as his norton Of territory acknowledged TO be with
In The limits of New Mexcoi but in the year sal the State
~ Chihuahua assumed jurisdiction over the same without
producing any authority o S ,Usd 1e G ha e of e
United States Territory Mexlco IN den
unee Of the remonsrances Of large portion OF the nhab
tants of tile disputed territory who then numbered two
| thousand souls.
the treaty peace the Commissioner o. Mexico proposed
10 abandon part Of this disputed territory by dividing II
between :epubcs and during the year 1852 the
United States virtually asserted right OF sovereignty over
all the territories in dispute.
The Claim OF Chihuahua this disputed territory be-
be based upon the unwarrunlable assumption that
The Board of Commissioners had agreed urnn boundary
line between Chihuahua end Rev Mexico and that
agreement liz he premises was binding both the Uni.
led States and the Mexican Republic aud therefore final
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vel been made by said Board; and moreover the action OF
the Board has vir.ualy opudaled and nufed by The
United Statos
g. Each of the high contracting parties 10 the treaty Of
er rel nccessita laciy reserved accep;
ect the decisions Board of Boundary Commissioners
the Board had assigned The v!ty oi ana me
e and the country south of 10 the Mexican Republic The
action Board woi certainly not have been regarded
IS final
Ever since The territory in question was thus oteioly
and Illegally annexed the State Of Chihuahua that State
has signay failed protect The inhabitants OF that terrific
~ in their rights OF person, of property and OF conscience,
and had not made reasonable defence against
border Indian depedatons ard thereby prevented recaina-
nns against the United States tor the properly aReh oy
The Indians.
= The present revolutionary condition OF the Mexican
Republic precudes the hope OF adequate protection being
afforded by that epabic I" Inc IN ms disputed
territory Tor tho time bolps aud large pornn ol he M
claim The protection OF the United States
ami solicit the remuneration OF their territory to New Mex
co from which II was illegally wrescd by the Stale OF Chi.
Now therefore, as the nitci States been wronefuy
deprived of the portion OF territory ~ question: even should
the Mexican Republic rghul claim 10 il, which Is
denied; and by the law OF nations the United States Is
Justly entitled jurisdiction over The same, and
protect the inhabitants thereof in all their rights until The
claim OF The Mexican Republic shall be formally recognized
the United States and the probable time "i The settle
ent OF the boundary question IS indefinitely postponed;
and the interests Of the United States and The rights the
Inhabitants of the territory inadequatclY protected
William Carr Lane Governu OF the Territory o New Mex
co upon my official responsibility, and without or
darc f,Dtu 4
the United States, Ieakc possession Of The disputed ter,
rury be held Professionally by the United States, uh
the question Of boundary shall he determined between Inc
United States and the Mexican Republic And do hereby
require all civil and military officers Of the United STATES,
aud Of the territory Of New Mexico, whom il may concern,
10 execute the laws OF the United States and OF The terrific
rs of New Mexico in and The territory aureshld which
Professionally attached TO- and made part Of me county
Of Donna Ana in the Territory of New Mexico.
And to the end that there may be no misunderstanding on
the part Of the citizens OF New Mexico as TO The boundary
line the Territory Of New Mexico and the State OF
Chihuahua the and weknown boundary between this
State and Territory established by decree OF The Alexl-
can Congress Of July a. 1924 and deneaed upon DIS
u5neIs treaty map is hereby Professionally established;
Wnch boundary line has its initial point in The main channel
:" .nc fto Gsande ahove The dam OF the Aceqnia Madre
me lilo Grande and below Ffontea, eight miles
% less North Of The FL Paso. The said line to
@ Iu rom INC klo Grande Weswadly and then Norhwardy
the treaty aforesaid
:" ossunohy whereof hereto subscribe my name and
I executive seal of the Territory of New Mexico TO
Iss9 n w, own OF Donna Ana, the 18th day Of March,
dence o tho United States W,3 S SrSpR II W taME
i BY the Governor: 80 o''' ~
i john GEIEEa, Secretary
| BY MI6UEL A. OTERa, Private Secretary
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/ LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM NEW MEXICO
/ NEw ORLEANS, APaIL 26 -Miafd d Fairvtl tearer oi
dispatches from lhe United States Legation At M.yr
rived on the steamer Texas reports that on ne An IN az
press arrived the city Of Mckee, bringing f the
occupation OF Mescada Valley in chihuahua by the Gov
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