Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-22

70 required But suppose that the Governor can of him sci
ana under Territorial laws call troops into the service Of the Uni
TED States proposition too absurd require argument
lie can call them into The service oe Territory and if Congress
snail believe the service performed necessary and proper
ias to pay such seryce previously paid Terrific
y Congress refunds the amount often readily than if tn
application had been made the first instance by the troop
themselves Such was the with respect the militia ceC
INTO service by acting Governor Messevey They not cae
no te service OF the United States as has been enormously
stated nor PAID as called into the service Of the United States
They were called suppress Indian nsurrecton or invasion
ata time when the military force in the Territory was compare
lively SNAIL and the military commander absent and could
pe heard ifpn u stated that he could not have
called the militia If the military commander a apt
SAID he could do without them To it appears the call wal
both necessary and proper and thought Gov Merrwehe
his letter the Secretary Of War; recommending the claims and
yet was difficult induce the militia to obey the call and still
more difficult induce Congress pay them If was not until
after five years Of anxious doubt and delay that Congress
ed their services and not until after Of the claims had passed
from those who performed the service into the hands of few who
proited by it.
1t was for these reasons thatwhsn IL
qneed by respectable meeting in this place. call Regiment
Of amounted Volunteers into The eruice Of the United States de.
ned do knowing had power whatever for that pur.
pose Nor did think proper to call them into the service Of
the Territory because did not believe that Congress under tho
circumstances would pay them for their services Large rein.
ocemens troops had Just arrived from Utah. and other places
and military commander had given the public an assurance
that they should be actively employed in protecting the Territory
and chastsng the Navaoes He had forty companies at com
mand than sufficient nhs opinion for this purpose and
unee which rendered him. But though for these reasons
mounted volunteers not them my opinion necessary
wished to conform my action possible to the wishes of the peo
pie who had suffered severely from these maraudng savares
therefore stated to the meeting that they still wished Regis
ment mounted volunteers, and willing provide for s
support in the field and the risque of being reimbursed by
Congress- that would the responsibility Of organizing
under the laws the Territory for the purpose Of giving
success the expedition This rejected by the meeting
who peerreda Regiment without any legal organization or anv
legal control But even then was anxious that the expedition
undertaken should be crowned will success and therefore agreed
to furnish them with arms not that approved of the expedition
as necessary and much less of its unauthorized character but b
cause wished success and unwilling if failure should at
tend it. fear has that any should be able to say that
had caused any part that failure refusing supply the peo
pie with the proper arms
The law which "au!torises" the Governor to cal,
out itia 6o If he had thA means Of
supporting them the field is totally nappcable to the peda
tory ncurson Of the Navajo Indians In most cases before in
formation of their robbes could be conveyed to the Caps
these maraues would Nave escaped with their spos the fast
nsses the mountains and have been beyond successful pursuit
The Legislature therefore, has povdedr epc ng nvasions
by law which only authorizes" but requires Militia on
GERS in every district call out the Militia repe such nyasons
Being the spot they often do successfully The ony
protection therefore, which have been able to render the peops
in this trying emergency to organize and independent
Volunteer corps for the protection of their families and property
against these predatory nyasons and affords me pleasure to
be able say that many of these corps have performed this SER
vice in worthy of all praise They not only protected
their homes and neghborhoo but have under my instructions
made some gallant successful pursuits into the enemys
try killing their savage INVADERS and recaptung the stolen
property very large number oil these corps have been organ
lied and armed until there very few of the public left for
distribution They now where they should be- the hands
of the people would therefore suggest the appointment of an
Aduan General for the Territory with suitable salary whoa
duty should be that the arms properly kept and s
Companies drilled and pracced at least two days every ye
This would greatly improve the military spirit of the people s
make them more effective troops when called into active serrsD
have dwelt somewhat at length, upon the sES
cct Indian relations from an anxious desire to satisfy ,a
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