Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-06

sAwrA FE, Nrw MEzIoo,i
Tarnarv Al. 1855.

NnLAaAN aAH 49,
EDlrOEs ArrzAL. When / parted IRON yo'
in Memphis, some fifteen months ago, unael
eimpalse Of my gratitude for your kindnes'
7 inprndeutly nsde a promise Of writing q
you. hat ! have not done 30 before unN uh'
is not because / an forEetful Of your hiena
ship, but beeaus could have Nritiea Yoa =.
tie Of a character likely 20 interest you A
all events, ] may now claim the bensht OF N
statutes Of Limitation against the promise
That waive that benefit AZ this parieula
tine is to convey to you the inelosed bill whiel
has lust passed both Houses Of our Territorial
legislative Assembly, and 70 which the a n
ton Of the Governor is a matter Of course
You VIII fnd il. ! think, an honest ohcrt 10 al
ford protection to the slave owner, and to fulfil
the obligations which are admitted by an con
sentative men 10 rest upon the law-makinl
power Of the Territories. That il has defects
errors both Of omission and commission, 8
doubtless true. That such should be the cas-
is natural, when L is recollected that this kin,
Of legislation is entirely new 70 this Territory
But such defects douot derogate from the cred
70 which the Assembly is entitled for this ac
Of Justice and comfy. The act passed thl
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tive vote; the Council II passed unanimously.
This action Of the legislative power Of New
Mexico should be the more gratifying to thl
South for the reason that If Is but the truthful
reflex q the sentiments and disposition Of thi
people Of the Territory. Il is not the result Of
any partisan feeling, nor did il encounter am
partisan opposition. While il sprang from u
suggestion Of Mr.. Otero, the delegate Of thu
Territory il Congress. and was most heartily
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received the cordial and efficient support Of al
bis opponents who held seats in the Assembly
and Of others who were not members OF thai
body This concurrence Of al parties m IN
enactment promises 10 It a p~ermanence, without
the prospect Of which it could prove OF bui
little practical value.
But whatever may be the future policy Of
the people Of this country, in regard 10 The al.
absorbing question Of slavery, Of one thing
feel assured, and that is, that if such police
shall be svsrse to the wishes and interests o,
the South. e viii be the growth, not Of MeNi-
can. but Of American seed. A. this time thers
Is no hostility to the Institution Of slavery
among the native population Of this Territory,
L is true there is much Indifference, as is nafu-
/ raj. when we consider that their experience
upon The subject is very limited. But the act.
which I inelose to you, is, / think, a good ear
nest that. whether Indifferent or otherwise
upon the subject itself, they are sohcitous Of
1 a~fouding 70 those who are not Indifferent, am
pie protection for their property and then
rights.
There are several slaves slredy in the Terri
tory as domestic servants Within ny ac-
ouaintance, 1 know Of some half dozen. Aud
one Of the best omens Of the good faith Of
hese people, is that they have never, even IN
the absence Of any legislative action, msnifes-
ted any disposition 10 modest the owners O..
those slaves in the fun exercise Of their an.
tho.ity over them. And II this legislation i-
unpalstable 10 any in this Territory, they are
for the most part, Of Anglo-AmeriCan blood.
I and have brought the infection with them. Az
vet, however, the number Of these are few.
At some future line / nav undertake 70 en-
! tighten YOU upon the subject Of the natural re-
sources Of this Territory. They are much IN
| deIated in the Stales. There is no portion Of
he States with which 1 am acquainted, where
! agricultural labor returns SO rich a reward,
It's products on the average realize three times
the prices usual even in the South, and the az
uab1s lands Weld well. Transient travellers
write back ridiculous tales Of their s|terility,
upon no better evidence than their general
nakeiness Of timber but such accounts are
only the countsrpsrts Of the cslumnies upon
the character Of the people, which emanats
from similar sources, upon No evidence al an.
A more hospitable, kindly, OF courteous peo-
1 pie, than Che Inhabitants Of New Mexico, ire.
specIve Of race or deriTaton-always except.
inc the dians-are not 10 be found under the
sun. In native intelligence and intellect they
nay compare with any people. Amid the IN.
! tesdue and eternal wars and civil connections
/ Of the Mexican Republic, education wanet
here as elsewhere. But II IS again upon The
advance, and under the peaceful auspices Of
American institutions, Us advance Is receiving
a constant accsleration.
In the Roman Catholic Bishop Of this do,
I cesC, that cause has an ardent ard powerful
patron. He has already planted several edu.
/ c~ational Institutions in the Territory, and the7
| prosper beyond the most sanEu'ne expectation
The course Of study is both Spanish and En-.
Elish. Give the political system Of the United
States a few years 70 operate, and the Castl-
Ian race under It's auspices VIII resume their
historical renown.
The mineral resources Of this Territory. az
yet, exist more in expectancy than In f%fuitioB.
Arguing from ~analogiss with the geological
structures Of other countries whose riches are
known, the mineral wealth Of New MsxicC
must be unsurpassed. But time and better sx-
/ plorauons win solve the questiou-not, in ny
opinion, the most important one IN estimating
The character and abilities Of a country.
But reucn0ns @ nos mOuf0ns-H the Pacific
| Railroad, the construction of which seems "a
be a foTegone conclusion, shall be located along
he thiry-hfth parallel, this lawfor the protec
ton Of slave property may become one Of grea
] practical value 10 the South. TT the reports U
typographical engineers and the accounts Of in
q uaHslsrs ne entoff e5iRtfF si5ff5sa Is,
Canadian, wei adapted to slave labor an,
southern staples. And in the construction Of
the road itself, slave labor, thus protected
would be found, as it has been found, The mos
efficient and the most reliable.
But Canadian or no Canadian, railroad OF nc
railroad, I assert as an indisputabie fact, TIA
a. his tine slave labor rs capable Of as profit
able employment in this Territory as in am
STATE or section in the Union, be 1t where i
nav. A cook OF house servant hires here 70
twenty dollars a month, who would not in Ms
sissippi bring twelve dollars a month. MONTH";
wages for laborers range from twenty 20 thirtl
dollars. A third rate negro girl, some fourteei
wears old, was sold here the other dsv for on
thousand dollars in gold. I have seen much
better ones sold In Mississippi, and within tn
last few years, for three-fouTths Of that sum
I might multiply these evidences Of the esteem
IN which slave labor is held here, and Of th
chances-not the chGnoEs, but the oafdiufies-
Tor lie employment with profit Within n,
own acquaintance | know Of two orders 70
slaves for domestic servants, in one Of which
and probably both-the price 70 be paid is lef
absolutely for the person expeotedto bring thsr
out.
But enough for the present At some fuhrr
lay / may 60 more at large into the resource
Of this Ieuitory-especialiy its pastoral char
acter and capacity Of raising stock and sheer
n which II is unrivaled, and which, BY the by
is tbe easiest, the speediest and surest Toa
that a man with limited means can take Q
wealth.
New Mexico also comprises withinher limit
the vineyard Of The Western Continent VIII
railroad transportation, her grapes and win
would supply the market Of the United state
with an article inconparably superior to II
imported, adulterated and spurious coumodit
which now almost monopolises o..
Bltfor the present, Messrs. Editors, sdieu
Have a better opinion Of New Mexico here
after than you have ever had heretofore; an
see 70 It that others, who may have a bad chr
reform DC altogether. Yours, truly,