, 1869-08-13
S0UTHWESTWaRD.
Proclamation Of the Governor
Of New Mexico,
The Navajo and ella Apache In
dians Decl4red Outlaws,
Necessity ofthc Measure.
Mines Of Ndw Mexico.

1FRoH GCH SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
| E4sTA Fx, New Mexico, August 2 1861
limited In recent letter that the people ct NeH
Mexlco would be compelled 10 take tneiF defence
against the InAtanH tnta thte OWE hands, bat h1d
not expected that such movement would be In
augu2ated 50 sooa-thouG4t It It IS not too soo1-
Yesterday Governor Mitchell who rendered his
resignation kererA months ego, to take eject 81
soon as bis successor shopld be appointed ansl
qualified. hearing Of no successor up to this time,
md being pressed upou. all sides By the people,
n1aly caloe up to tbs striking point OF authorizing
the pnople to defend themselves and ther prup.
erty against the the Indiana and hereafter the red
sktns, Il found Oh their rrseIra1'on3 without an
escort o! soldiers, VII! be sutnmaH1y disposed Of.
herewith enclose \! copy Of Governor
Mi:chell's proclamation This proclamation has
teen III contemplation iur several months, aud
General Getty, the commander OF thu Military
Department here, had promised 10 lutte with tue
Governor in lts PRONUNCIATION, but to-day be
backed out. Governor Mitchell has resided here
scIe {cass and Is engaged tn mining, and knows,
from actual experience, What It Is TO be without
protection 3sa.ns: the ro1ing. robb!ng and ateal.
lpE Apaches and Sara>oe1 He Knows practically
what the settlers and miners have to endure. He
Is 60 hot hca4led uau, buE 4 MAJ ot coo, prudent
and eound Judgment. III supposed that this PROF.
lamaton and the action Of the people BY
Il, viii be opposed by General Sherman; but It Is
10 be hoped tia. General Grant vii pit hts foot
down IN this matter FOX the Outraged aud long SUI
fetluS people of New Mexico a1d sustain GoT-
clpoz MITCHELL and e7en 80 further and Authorize
the GoGcInor or bis successor when he asr!Yes, TO
raise regiment or Two Of volunteers sod equip,
supply and pay them out Of the military fund.
Scarcely a day passes without news OF Initan out
RACES south and west OF, here. Mining and al!
klnIs Of business hare been abandoned,
and the people are Obliged to stand
guard over their property night and day. TrayeI-
icrs by stage OF private fonEeFance are obliged
watt for large number TO coliec: who are ho1nd
over the same route, or BE- to the expense or hiring
m armed escort. 1t Is seldom that an escort ol
eoldeEs can be had, ami erez5 man, wto travels
for any purpose, Is obliged 10 arm htt1seI to The
teeth 4 couple Of Colts asc5 rcyo.se25 and
Spencer or Henry rs1e arc considered tpdlsneusa-
bic. Tits Is great Inconvenience and e1penee,
and the people viii moi submit t. IL, and should
not. 4 few thousand tarnSes orshr not to place
an embargo on all industry snt business In Ter
ftorY SO rich ard tenpttn. 10 set:lers rs New
Mexico Is. Il the goEercuent does not at once
take the proper steps to take care Of the Inliaas
there Will IL. trouble here for the Iud!ans, and
perhaps Tor the ''men II buekrtEl +" Who hsye
charge OF thti3.
Judge fa'an, 0! Huison. New yoys. who has
recently been appointed Judge OF The Supreme
CcCst ol New Mexico, arrived here two weeks
ago, and has taken hts seat Upon the t,eneh, and
Is n0E helding court here. lie gees 10 Ls-veSas
this week. He has made n most excellent I'M
preston upon the baf aud the citizens, aud rul
undoubtedly De found 10 be the right naa In the
right place. Alr. Perkins, the new Eeere:1rF Of
the Territory, has arrived, sad entered upon h.s
duties. The celebrated copper mine, called the
Hanover Nine" sit11.ed II Grant County, en-.
brc!ng zine s1uarc nlcs Of copper ore, has recent
Is passed tnse the hands OF New Gerk capitalists,
who will organize q stock company, and conl-
Ecace working It, II nilI reuutsr to be worked
Gu "a large scale, 80 s. to employ at least loo
men, IN order 10 be safe from a.tacks by Indians
The suc1:ed copper viii be sen: to rorr-ie-Iacca
By wagons, and thence to New York IS ballast for
vesreis. The New racea mines, twenty-nye uIles
south Of here, nre very rich. aud the rew mills,
which arc now running u!gh, and day, are turning
out the yellow metal At the rate Of ssn per day.
There Il no end to the mineral wealth Of New
Mexico The Iadlans must bchayc themselves
thai this wealth mas be developed The military
car white they lreat II to the hope A.J.G.
GOVERNORS Pner1ANA71ox
WHEREAS, The military authorities Of tho govern
It hasr notified tie Country by general ordefs from
the headquarters Of The army II the Cnited States,
that n 1adisns 'sto were uot an freEvaons dretsaat
cd by The proper a:thotrs of tie government kfer
tinc trec1Std IN raid Gr3ct, With time has now
c,spacd. and wh, Committing depredAtions tie
fersos ard property Ct tr eitIzrn. III the 1Ity II
thtr rfrpect1vc sproe ID tecia1cd by
said military Aa:hnEiilcf. ont2oWa.
ASp THEAEAa. The Executive of tals Tertiary. ia
cau.t-lI"nc" c having rendered as RELAXATION In tho
bic ntl IT March tas to tait Grct the .pIp,nsment
md qualification u x tnceessnr has !rlt dcc1ey In
issTshg sc5 proclamation OF tzktne my strps that
tnrlt nrI+ar unuruat n The cLa.tt4enrIt Of said In
dian tribes drsredatins the iahatttaE4 ef TIL. Tct
1itcrs.
ASn HaruEAs, Tic Executive IT ..t Teyr:to-, after
having ~zitrd fer frut months f- Ike arrival II
drsh II his Imperative dty 10 sske lmue
e s:cF fA- he has tho porcv. t. tbr citi
ztrt IT shr Territory. CT r1the7 to encourage and
thr1zc t.ld Cizta I'd protect tfir ltrea and property
#Eatpe the daily ra!da ulae the sestltruts on and
djs.snt II the RIO Gadc, also including Tic counties
II GTai: aEd Lluct!u. |
Now therefore. !. R4ibers 3. Mitchell; Governor Of
e Territory IT NJ" Ae9co. do ts4ue his Ely salciun
|
That, in etrtelHcuct Of the eoLstxtt aud
he nurIeT cf ruett ctt--ned ind vsluabI ciz.ns
-e:ue; r;::se-rd EJ .hc Savajo AQd Gfa Arachu Ia.
!i.n ts<s-safh tsiEtF are hereby dcclat.d outlAma
md II III bs ruEIthta whcyt.et found uu:..de Of the
is trs respective reservations te1t.p: under the
lr,es:p II the su1dlery) ec:alucE ear1!ge
# the county.
lo 4s..ies sabssp III. e.z.n. ii the Territory t,
.Le sufficient Il Ill locatltir fur the rrntctt1u Of
I. cztns -yuid i trrnt IL tue killing Of every
uelI deI Ttrat.s:
Ir trstiasay 1hr-rnf have hr.trrta II. scrlbM INV
,a1r .ra cara TIE frrAt Sesi u .he Tt ,itosy " be
f1t.i. !h1t 81 4nE # AEsrst. 4. D. 1882
{SeaI1 RtHEHE q. MITCHELL Governor: |
ELECTIVE UFI1tE, EA>.a f. Ausu<t 9. laa, I
BY the Governor
II. Il. BkAlA. s+EzetAsy 1c1JstnIJ.