, 1860-08-31

This most extraordinary act vas brought
befors tho Committee On the Judiciary Of tho
House Of Representatives last winter, and an
Investigation was had as to the manner, rea-
sons, etc, Of its enactment Among other
facts it was shown that the following latter
was written By the Hon. Miguel L. Otero, tho
delegate in Congress from New Mexico, to o
prominent Federal otBce-holder in tho Terri
tory:
Horax OF RErassxxrAr1vrs, D. G.
- .DEcExpxs IL, lssa
S have beea scQac tied by General 4. DAyls og Nil,
s.sspp 10 vita 3ou tez you 10 csav up an
ae for the protection OF property sarea In New Me1ao
and eause The saae to be raased By our Leks'.use.
knou Tia: lis lava Of the UaIted sts,es co1nu
ioa and The Of The Supreme Court In the Ord
6eot ee. estabhcs property In .1ases In Tie Tes7toc1
but thpk something should be done Tie part Ct OF
Lepse 10 project It. You vii perceive At ouea The ID.
s1aAgelthat vii r.u from tho "a asee OF Euch aw
ou' Te'tors aad e1prc: you will 1opd ea to pr.
euse Its pRssaxc.
1nmedta.ey after lta razase you will d,path ocp,ss 10
IL The principal In LIE Souttcu Etsfa for pub.
Hetiou. AID also copY to the Few York He.aM ve.y
Q1:ck+"
Very respectfully, yous ohedlept SERVANT
-hlo. As1'o o1xro.
Uo7. 4. n. JAcEsoz,
iSer*sary Of Tie Territory Il fsu Aezico+
Within sixty days after the writing Of this
letter the slava coda Of tho Territory, irclud~
ins the clauses providing for white strfdcm,
was smugsled through the Icgis!atnre.-
Scarcely had tho deed been accomplished
when Judge Ksithly, the Speaker Of the Tor
ritorial House Of Represe natives, and other
or the native Mexican members set about ef-
tecting it's repeal. They exposed the hidden
enoEnlties Of tho act, and denounced tho
stealtl,g manner Of its passage. The pro
slavery party in the House, unable to sa7 a
word In defencs Of their measure, managed to
effact an adjournment before vote could b.
taken. In the words Ct a correspondent
writing from snnta Fs describing the kceus:
"What they oespaired Of eflecting in the
"House, they determined to accomplish By an
"outside pressure. Government officials kep!
"open house that night John Ba1leycorn lid
"his work, and mint drops were freely nd
"ninist- red where other means failed One
"of the Mexicans, who advocated tha passage
"of the BILL flor repeaD WAS brought over by
"the prom;ee # the S2cakership. Tbs result
"was, that on entering the House the follow
ling morning, Judge Keitb1y was presented
with note by tha Doorkeeper, informing
uhim that the Speaker'a chair Was vacant ard
".hs ' nombsr z abore mentioned The Msxican) ]
"vTaa at once installed IN the Chair: Judge
"Kslthly entered a solemn protest against
"these summary proceedings, and defended
LIS right to express his oTn op1n1ons AID
"those Of the people he was sant to represent,
"but could gain To hearing. BE demanded
'Das 'ne ptooeeuinss ~ n.s ea'g Anou'u ~, ~
this Was refused. He resigned his seat and
"returned home. heartily disgusted with the
alaaders # TIC nartr with which be had pre-
ps3 "''0
"v!oaa'y " ac'ea, lie now understands e1ae1y
" what hd&toHat democracy MEANS.
oa the 10th Of February last as already
ata,sd tha HIM :1,hn B;ncbam NJ 0b;o
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