Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-05-04
important from New Mexico.
MORE TROUBLE BREWING.

Important from New Mexico.
MORE TROUBLE BREWING.
By late arrivals from New Mexico we have
startling news, and it is probable that another
war may be anticipated. A letter from San An-
tonic, April 9th, published in the New Orleans
Pscayune, states that Governor Lane, of New
Mexico, has issued proclamation claiming the
Mecilla Valley, which was left in the State OF
Chihuahua, by, as he alleges, palpable error OF
Mr. Bartlett, our late Boundary Commissioner,
and had ca He'd upon COL Summer for the aid OF
the military under his command, to take posses
sion of the country. This assistance Col. 8. re-
fused to give, and the Mexicans Immediately oc-
cupied the disputed territory with all the troops
they could raise, and have sent to Chihuahua for
MORE
An American gentleman, in writing from Paso
del North, March %, says that Seniors Jacquez
and Zalvaga, who were at that place to settle the
difficulties, have replied to Gov. Lane, refusing,
in the most emphatic manner, to give up the
territory in dispute, and to that end have garrison
ed the Mecilla with one hundred regular troops,
and the national guard of the town to the number
of one hundred and twenty-five. The guard of
Ell Paso have orders to keep themselves in readl-
ness to assemble at moments notice, with pro-
visions for fourteen days. All the Americans
have been ordered to leave Mecilla, and a guard
is kept at the crossing to that town every night
to guard against surprise. An express has been
sent to chihuahua for men and arms, and the
Mexicans looked confidently for both in ten days
Gov. Lane called upon Col. Miles to sustain
him with the military of Fort Fillmore; which the
Colonel declined to do, alleging that he had in
structions from Col. Sumner to refuse the appli-
cation, should it be made, and also that he doubt
ed Gov Lanes right to take the territory in dis
pute.-Pitts. Post.
/ A letter from Paso del Norte, March oath, to
the New York Herald, states that troops were
then marching upon the disputed territory, deter
mined to hold it against the Governor. The au-
thorities of Ell Paso have issued orders for the
National Guard, to the number of 300, to hold
themselves in readiness to march. About l5C
men are garrisoned at the Macilla, and all
: the Americans have been ordered to leave town
The Governor has called upon the military
and they have refused to sustain him in the po
sition he has taken. He has asked the Governor
of chihuahua to formally deliver up the territory
r and in case of refusal, has made known his de-
termination to call upon the militia of New Mex
leo, and take it by force of arms.
The same letter says that it was generally sup
e posed that the Governor will be sustained a
Washington, as it is a clear case that the line
: was not run according to the treaty, and con
Z siderable number of the people of the Macills
have protested against being forced to live unde,
Mexican law, contrary to all justice. The Mex
ican authorities have taken measures to ares
5 all persons who have signed the protest. The
few Americans who live at Paso del Norte, lool
f anxiously for news from the United States, as tc
f what steps the administration will take with re-
gard to affairs there.
2 The Washington Union declares that there il
: no doubt but that the district of country which
; Governor Lane has seized on belongs to the Unit
. ed States, and is part of the Territory of New
t Mexico, and adds: 'sThe late administration die
not succeed in surrenderng the district in question
2 to the Mexicans: In order to sustain Mr. Bartlett
the late Commissioner against Mr.. Gray, the sur
veyor, and Col Graham, the head of the scientific
corps the late administration did all it could do tc
transfer to Mexico the Valley of Mecilla; bu
} Congress interfered, and prevented the consuma
ton Of the transfer by stopping the supplies of the
| boundary commission, on the ground that the com
missioner was acting improperly, and was rnnnins
line different from that prescribed by the treaty
thereby giving portion of the territory of New
Mexico to the Mexican State of Chihuahua; ant
it is that district of country which Governor Lane
has taken possession of by proclamation. By the
terms of the treaty, the joint commission to mark
the boundary was to consist of commissione,
and surveyor, appointed by each republic but
after Colonel Weller's recall, Mr.. Bartlett, who
succeeded him, claimed to be the sole representa-.
tive of the United States, and instead of running
the line prescribed by the treaty, he negotiated
one thirty -four miles further north, and proceeded
to mark, in defiance of his associate, Mr. Gray, and
of Col Graham, who succeeded Mr.. Gray, until
the Senate, being informed of the facts, took
measures to stop his career. Before that, there
never had been any difficulty as to the southern
boundary of New Mexico, or the northern boun-
dary of chihuahua, The Mexican edict fixing that
boundary; the recognition of the public offices of
New Mexico and Chihuahua; and Disturnell's map
referred to in the treaty-all agree in fixing the
line seven eight miles north of Ell Paso; but Mr..
Bartlett agreed to place it thrtyfour miles furth-
er north, and thereby give to Mexico the Valley
of Mecilla, which has always been under the ju-
risdiction of New Mexico while it was portion
of the Mexican Republic. If Mr.. Bartlett had
been empowered to make such agreement, and