The weekly Arizonian., 1859-06-30
Convention in Arizona.

| llc notice, Convention assembled in La Mes silla for the purpose of nominating delegate to represent the interests of the Territory in the next Congress-
 Delegates were present from Mesilla, Las Cruces, San Juan, Brazito Dona Ana Santo Tomas, Arvoles Picacho, Santa Barbara, and Mimbres. The meeting was called to order by J. G. Scully, Esq, and permanently organ ized by the choice of James A. Lucas, Esq, of Meslla as President. The following gentlemen were elected Vice-presidents: Saml. G. Bean, Rafael Buelos Thos. J. Bull, Rafael Bereman- der, s. Barrientos, Ernest Angerstein, Jose Alert, Henry Grandjean, Daniel Fritz, J. S. Sledd, J. J. Lopez, Anastacio Barela, Cesario Duran, and Frank DeRyther, of Mesilla Pedro Aquine, George Frazier, Pablo Melendez, and Jas. Davis of Dona Ana; Ramon Nevares, Peter Dice, J. c. Ward, and A. Butcher, of Las Cru ces; Ramon Sanches, of Santo Tomas Agus- tine Bernadett J. B. Albillar, and Juan Romero of La Mesa; Geo. Hayward of Brazito; Adolph Lea of Membres; Alex. Duval, Anon Barner of Santa Barbara; J. M. Garcia of Arvoles T. J. Miller and s. w. Cozzens, Esq. were chosen | to act as Secretaries
 | The object of the meeting was explained by the President, who, on taking the chair, returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him. and in few appropriate remarks withdrew his name as a candidate for the office of delegate, and asked the support of his friends for the nomi- nee of the convention.
 l On motion of Mr. Geo. Hayward commit tee of nine were appointed by the chair to draft series of resolutions expressive of the sense of the convention. The chair appointed Chas A. Hoppin, Thos. J. Bull Ramon Nevares, Pedro Aquine, Alex Duval A. Bernadet, Henry Grand jean and Saml. Wood, who retired for that pur- pose, and after being absent an hour, reported the following resolutions. which were unanimous ly adopted by the convention:- | lst Resolved by the people of Arizona, resi- ding on the Rio Grande, in mass meeting as- sembled, That the preamble and resolutions adopted by the convention which assembled in Mesila on the 9th day of September, 1858, ex- press the sentiments of this meeting, and the statements therein set forth have gained addi- tional force by the refusal of Congress to pro vide for the proposed Territory of Arizoua the government and protection she so absolutely needs. | 2d Resolved, That the failure Of the Federal Judges of New Mexico to hold courts south of "Jornada del Muerta," and within the limits of Arizona, for nearly three years, is ample proof of their want of sympathy with us, and Is an emphatic evidence of the neglect we have so long suffered, and the contemptuous disregard of our rights by said New Mexican officials
 3d. Resolved, That we must have Territo- rial organization, and courts which will give us the power to clear our jails of persons charged with crimes, who, if innocent of the alleged charges, are unjustly forced against law and justice to finger in confinement for months, awaiting the tardy action of the Judges of New Mexico, or who, if guilty, in not being brought to speedy trial have an opportunity to escape from the punishment they so truly dsserve
 4th. That the people of Arizona will hence forth take part in the Territorial elections in New Mexico.
 5th. Resolved That the Judge of the Probate Court be hereby requested to issue his procla- nation for an election for delegate to Congress from Arizona, to be holden on the lst day of September 1859, and that he be requested to issue to the person receiving the greatest num- Der of'votes a certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the United States, which certificate shall be evidence to the Ter ritorial Committees of the Senate and House of the right our delegate to act in our behalf
 9th. Resolved, That the course of our dele gate, Hon. Sylvester Mowry, meets with our cor dial appreciation, and as renewed proof of our confidence in him, we recommend him to the people of Arizona for reelection as delegate.
 7th Resolved, That committee from each town be appointed to represent the people of the eastern portion of the Territory in convention to be holden at Tucson, on the 27th inst, under a call from the citizens of the Territory to con suit together upon the best me ans to be adopted to remedy the wrongs under which we now labor,