Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-01-12
SANTA FL WEEKLY GAZETTE.
FOR the Gazette
ALBuRouERQuE, N. NJ, Dec. 2Sth, 1860


ALBURQuERQUE, ~ No Deo' -ot'ii iN'V'
Mn. EDITOR: N8A4
In all probability ,theGourseoi aiaw weeks
tho Union will be dissolved in which event neither
section will be authorized to dispose Of the Ter
ritories without their consent; consequently in
such event, New Mexico will be called upon for
an expression Of her wishes, trust the public
will suspend the formation of any fixed opinion
on subject Of so much Importance to them, until
they shall have dispassionately weighed the sub
iect in all its bearings, without any party or inyd
ious feelings. beg leave to say however, now
that dissent from the opinion that we shall un'
ite with the Pacific States, in case they should
form an Independent sovereignty unless we should
have greater inducements than the mere "similarhJ
of resomces'-A similarity Of resources, does
not necessarily produce "a sameness of interest,
in national or political relations but often
the contrary For example lone among many
the similarity Of the manufacturing and shipping
resources ofthc Northern States, and Great Britain
produces conflict in their commercial interests
And thus with New Mexico and the Pacific Sta
tes-Their resources, such as gold digging stock
raising &c, being SIMILAR it is most likely theil
their commercial interests will be different
In other words that commercial aTan
gements that would be highly favorable tC
the Pacific States, would be greatly disad
vantageous to New Mexico--For exampl,
There can be no doubt but that twould bt
greatly to the advantage of the Pacific States tC
direct all the trade Of New Mexico both egress
ing and ingressing from the Missouri, Mississippi
and the Gulf Of Mexico to the shores Of the Pa
cifc-But how would it be with US Of New Mex
ico-?-In that event on all articles purchased OIL
the Pacific, we would have to pay the heavy ex
pcnse Of the amost interminable voyage, with al
its incidental risks and delays down the Atlantic
round Cape Horn and up the Pacific with still
land transportation to put the goods here among
us, at least equal to that from here to the Miss
' w c,s'',.. = M ,h;, oo,t u WOW nlooso on somo q
"A ;n1;,n.n.ah,o o,4io,os sucl
as sugar and coffee to say nothing Of other artl
I.. ~ .,.r, on, on .uch vovoro from Nev
Of, 1' -. =, anv Ior ,bo oroot sucor an,
oor.o m,rto,. IN supnlv New Mexico, with thes
;.l,.n.n,ohlo or,;clos would look vorv much Tx
coina from bomo and would not sntitc the meI
20 h.,,;nu IN spcb an on,ernrise IN muc
a..a;, r0r sorrd iudosmort- -But Il NAV he sal
,h,, rotwitbs .ndiro ve sbould belong politicall
I n. DE. consodo,.o, m, wo could cortinu
wv. a9,,,,,oro;., rolotion. vitb Missouri and tb
Ta., .n.nI Ia tbot oyort orr commercial II
.,.,.., ,ronu NOT ho identical with those Of tn
Pacific notwithstanding our resources might b
similor-ovor now tbe market in California for ou
sheen has but very little, il any advantage, owe
anV other, aud II ~ be lacJ llul OuI ItsUulVVo
this respect are similar to hers land we cannot d'
ny IL in few years we will have no market ther
atal-In fact that market is now regarded as wo
thless to US. Then to dispose Of our mutton an
gold dust, as we now do Of our wool we will stl
have to 90 to St Louis and other like eastwar
markets-In fne no one can think fora momen
that California can even compete with Nilsson
in our hade. If not, then how useless would IT
to form our political connections with the wei
while all our commercial and business relations Al
with the east, when five had to be dealt with
aioregu nation we would constantype annoyed
Custom-house arrangements ana laws ana upO
all our exports and possibly our imports pe Suple'
to the payment oil duties; charges &C. OF DC oll'e
from amarket where iu the sale OF our commOd'u'
we would have no competition, and in our pu
chases there would be a full competition anon
sellers, to the Pacific, anda market wherein tn