Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-05-11
From the Santa Fe New Mexic') Gazette

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Be it resolred By the Council and House Of Rep
resentatires Of the Legislative Assembly Of the Ter
ritory Of Neo Nerico, That the thanks of this Le-
gislative Assembly are hereby rendered to his Ex-
cellency Governor A. Rencher for the attention he
has given, and gentlemanly department with which
he has correspondent with this Assembly in his Off
cal communications during the present session, as
Also this Assembly is satisfied that his Excellency
is faithful officer to the Territory, in the discharge
of his executive duties
LAFAYETTE HEAD,
President of the Legislative Council
Eclipse SANCHES,
Speaker pro. TEN. of the House of Rep
VETO MEssAGE-The following Message of
Governor Renchcr, and Resolution were handed to
us for publication, and we insert them as portion
of the history of New Mexico, hoping the people
will fnd in the Message something to reflect upon
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Santa Fe, February 8, 1889
To the Legislative assembly Of the
Territory Of New Nerieo:
l have received the Act of the Legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory, entitled IAN Act to restrain
the vice of gaming" Notwithstanding the title the
act provides in effect for the repeal of the law now
in force against gaming. and to give to gaming the
sanction and authority of law. An unwillingncss
u ",
raj Difference for the opinions of Others often induce
me to acquiesce in many provisions of law which
my Judgment condemns. Where l find the main
object and body of law good, l sign it and leave
its defects to be corrected by future legislation In
the Bill before me- this is not the case 1t in effect
repeats law which believe good one and which
is admitted to be necessary and proper one by
every moral community, and every enlightened Lee
gislature. Instead of restraining the vice of gam
and ,-hi oh
further dcmorazc US as people, and weaken the
arm of public justice. There is no vice which so
enslaves and debases us, none which destroys the
happiness of so many families or reduces to misery
and want so many unhappy victims. The revenue
which the Bill proposes to raise by tax on gam
ing, would barely pay the expense of prosecuting
and furnishing the many crimes which would result
either directly or indirectly, from the encourage
ment which this bill would give to vice. To say
the least of it. it is bill to raise at the sac
rice of the morality, good order and character of
society. Instead of legs,izng gaming, all enlight-
ened governments have passed the severest laws
against it. they have felt it sacred duty to pro-
tect the young, the ignorant and the unwary against
those birds of prey that, unfortunately, are found
everywhere, even when they are not encouraged by
law Your own Legislative Assembly, when direct
ed by wise counsels saw the evils of legalize gam
ing, and passed the law which you now wish to re-
peal. Let US rather endeavor to enforce it. and
raise revenue by its execution instead of its repeal
In this way we shall accomplish double good and
give to tire people of the States an assurance that
New Mexico can govern herself by good laws. But
if after ALL society is demoralized that this can
not be done, we must then give them up; and &C
knowledge, however painful it may be to us, that
the ability of the people to govern themselves by
good laws, has been tried in New Mexico, and has
failed
have thus, in the hurry Of the last day of the
session, given you some of my reasons for not sign
ing the bill which you have sent me- Respectfully
submit them to you for your consideration, and that
of the people of New Mexico.
Respectfully submitted,
A RENGHER Gov of N M