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


the law above referred be made applicable to such pro-
per The normal native condtono I'LL our Indian tribes s
hat Of freedom and they cannot under Jaws be made slaves
either BY conquest o. purchase may hold them as Captiye
or poems but not slaves When the Toy shall become
sovereign state se may she choose $50 exercise powers
~ hs respect which She can not do Territorial Legislature
8 Another act passed at the close of
the session. and Fhh could not approve vas an act yeeaq
Mg e@ choosing and paying brand and petit jors
lee Law which proposed to spsa e enacted two years
ana FeGeiyf my Invest been satisfied from
experiences t sN u gV0a one hefeyer the right Of
rial hs gy III of iha first ~ Ia have good
jury and would be unreasonable to compel our fellow citizens
to submit to the prvaon and expense Of serving jury with
out some little compensation could not theeore sanction the
repeal OF the law If had done we should have presented
the strange Inconsistency Of refusing compensation to jurors in
the District Court and of paying those the Court Of Probate for
the same Legislature passed act providing compensation for
Jurors in the County Court As now is jurors in both Courts
are pad ake ana my opinion very properly recommended
that each county should pay its jurors but the Legislature
thought otherwise and felt Tiny duty yield to their udg
ment, as always do in matters Of minor Importance
have thus submitted to you my
reasons for not concurng with the last Legislature Of
their acts not because there any law which requcs of me-
but from sincere desire satisfy you that have not done
without substantial objections.
Iherewthla lay before you the Report
OF the Treasurer of the Territory and that Of the Auditor Public
Accounts From these reports appears that the amount of
warrants drawn upon the Treasury during the fiscal year ending
Nov TO- 1860 was round numbers 6S3 while the amount
Of cash received for The same year was S844 making surplus
OF Receipts expenditures for the year. Of S62 The pub
o debt outstanding at the commencement Of the year.
S43S From this deduct $762 the surplus Receipts expen
dotures for the year. and it will leave balance Of S3G3 This
the amount ofhe public debt of the Territory appears from
these Reports But the Auditor states that Of the counties
have yet made ureurns and that they had done 3d.
should have been able to the Legislature the crafty
Ing fact that the Territory was out of debt
Two years ago aaw was passed pro-
vdng for codfcaon Of the laws Of the Territory, and
directed appoint Commissioners for that purpose But the
expense was to be paid out Of the Legislative fund.- and would be
considerable if the work should be done ought to be-
thought best first ascertain from the Comptroller OF the rea
suy whether such expenditure would be allowed out of the
Legislative Fund In letter the Secretary Of the Territory
the Comptroller stated that he could authorize the payment out
Of that fund without Resolution Of Congress to that effect which
he thought might be very easily obtained upon proper appca
q snbmed the subject to the consideration Of the
+ l A e spundcrr atYe to- it, pro-
paent memb ofthe Council addressed letter Delegate
in Congress- requesting him to hasepass through that body the
necessary resolution but he informs bh from cause
he received answer do find any such resolution among
the subjects Of Legislation which the Delegate says his late
address engaged his attention during the last session of Congress
Deeply impressed with the great value of such work to the peo
pie Of the Territory again invite your attention to the subject
The New Capitol, and Penitenta
y remain heretofore exposed to deterioration from the wealth
cr well as from other causes An appropriation of sixty thou
sand dollars made the last session Of Congress- for the
completion Of the New Capitol but the appropriation coupled
with such conditions that it doubtful whether the Secretary Of
Treasury will expend the money lie forbidden to do So
less he shall be entirely satisfied that the building be mpeted
within that amount lie has, therefore sought Of great va
rety Information to enable him to decide but have not yet
been informed Of his determination The Penentay to
have been abandoned nothing has been done for it, have
we received any further appropriations for the improvement Of our
public roads,
Our Indian relations remain near
y the same as at your last adjournment There was then an in
cpient against the Navajo Indians, but suspended until
spring Upon the arrival osprng the abandoned and
most ote efficient troops removed to another field of operations
Late in the summer upon the arrival of large renorcements
from Utah and elsewhere the Military Commander Of this depart
ment ordered by the Secretary of war; make vigorous
against these predtoy and nsoont savage This
duty assigned to Col Candy who has performed it. lam told
with vgom and success alike honorable to HIMSELF and to the
brave troops under his command But has not been
achieved without sustaining mounfu loss In the laurel wreath
which ados the brow Of victory ntwned cyprus bough
The brave and amented Captain George Mclane distinguished
alike for his intrepid courage and manly virtues fell in battle
from the shot Of an Indian waon and gave his life sacrifice
to his Country The service has the loss of one of its
most gallant and promising officers and the people Of this Terri
tory that of afend who always Defence and
ever reckless Of his own life while others were in peril
"How sleep the brave who sink TO rest"
"By all their Countys honors best"
But the war; though successful has not been
brought to close and probably cannot be this winter The aban
donmen of the last spring and the subsequent inactivity
the part troops had the most unfortunate effect upon these
peumpuous savages They construed into weakness and IT,
mdy and become arrogant and daring than before The
people, therefore, suffered from their depredatons to extent
examped in this Territory These marauders pressed to
the very walls largest towns and carried of stock within
view Of their inhabitants II during this delay and inactivity
the part military commander had possessed the power and
the of calling army into the field to chastise these
raudes would have done at all hazards and have confident
looked to Congress to reimburse the Territory for her expend
lures But the Governor of this Territory has such power
for raising and supporting army for that purpose lie
has neither nor dollar any power to enable him to
raise one The only law the subject Of Volunteers is that Of
1855 which authorizes the Governor call Volunteers "to
assist in protecting the Territory and chassng the Indians
which Gov Meriwethe who approved the Bill said only in
QUESTION Of the Military Commander This the only way in
,nhch theu ha fhe serce M Inied SnLes