The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
FACTS ABOUT NEW MEXICO.
ruE LATEST CANDIDATE ron AD-
MISSION As A STATE.


SANTA FE. New Mexico, May l.-The
favorable report, by the House Committee on
territories, Of the bill for the admission OF New
Mexico as a state, Is subject Of wonder among
those who hoped for better things from the
democratic legislators. Any one familiar with
the facts and having seen much Of the people Oh
this Territory can scarcely entertain Win eraV'y
xne idea OF lie being admitted 70 an equaity WIN
tbe great commonwealth Of New YORK anu
PennsylyanIa. The total vote cast at tue inst
elsction In 1876 for delegate to Congress was IN
bound numbers 1900, OF which not over i'r"
yer. Americans. Allowing among the mexicans
,ix individuals to the voter, which Is Ioeral'
and three TO the voter among the Americans,
which IL more than enough, as the Americans
are mostly miners and cattle men without
families, we have a total population Of less than
10000, and no honest census can make IL more.
The assessed value Of the taxable property 10
the Territory, according to the Auditors report
for the year ending Nov. Is, 1875, was t7,SSOsf'
and property here Is assessed at its full vaue
The anti American tendency of the people Is
,een ia the fact, shown by the report Of the Sec
Rotary to the National Bureau OF Education Tor
1878 that during that year the numoer oil S9an-
lsh schools has increased twenty i've per cent,
while English schools In the Territory nave ut
the same time decreased lfty per cent.
ONLY SIX LEGISLATORS VINO SPEAK ENGLISH.
The Legislature which was in session during
lev fiiriy Intelligent members, II was altogether
as illiterate and ignorant collection Of men as
could he got together to disgrace popular gov
eminent. OF the whole body-ooth houses
only six members could speak English. The
are something fearful aud ndciful to behold.
Laws are often passed without reading at ALL
aud II is well known that ali public acts have TO
be submitted to caucus Of the Ring leaders,
outside the Assembly, before bong voted on
one Of the customs OF our law makers, estsb-
hshed, suppose, IN order TO provide plenty OF
material % keep the indictment mills grinding,
Il that all laws are made to take effect from the
date OF their passage, so that when a law Is
\ s-ed defining some new and unheard-of crime,
or making criminal some OF the ordinary and
harmless customs OF Ine people an1 n1m ing,
weeks after the adjournment Of the LEGISLATURE,
there being no ofhcial publication OF the laws
until they are issued In pamphlet form and dis
tnDuted In limited quantities. lD the mean
time many have been violating laws which they
knew nothing Of, as they 1nd out to their cost at
the next court, through the medium VI u WELL
disciplined grano jury.
The extent OF the Indictment business may be
Inferred from the fact that, Us appears by to
Auditors report for 1870, out OF ABOUT $4,000,
the total Territorial revenue for two wears, So
OO was paid out Ia court expenses, which Is In
ADDITION to tue costs paid by counties and by
parties themselves.
THE STORY OF THE LATE SUNDAY LAW.
A characteristic example Of the audacity with
which the Ring yctimize the people aud ro-
plenlsh their own finances at the same time oc-
CURED here lately. The LEGISLATURE passed
Sunday law, which prohibited under penalty
all KINDS OF laoor sports, or amuseme nts, or any
public meeting except for religious worship, ON
the sabbath day. Now, as sunday Is the day Of
recreation with the Mexicaas, ON which they
hold all their public meetings md nave most Of
their sports and amusenents, II would seem
that this law as II was insured a plentiful crop
Of indictments before the next election.
But me Ring patriots knew q rex worth two
of tue Ordinary game. hey had the law puo-
hsned in the NeU Mericdn, whose publishers are
tue public prin ere. and print the laws for distr
button, and wnicn announced that It would
publish the laws, from time 10 time, as passed,
Tor the Information Of the public. his law had,
official We =
there printed, 1t provided that sunday, Tor the
purposes Of the act, should be from sunrise till
This provision w.s extensively commented on
By tue Territorial press, and good zeal OF sport
OF tie Ciy OF tho Holy Faith were Obliged,
under this law, to give up all their usual SPORTS,
aud 1t Is probable that they spent the daylight
Of tue nrst Sunday IN prayerIdl mediation and
devotional retirement. But as the snades Of
evening began to fall and the sun went down.
the! issued form from their ni0ing places, anu
by early ampiight tue dence halls were IN full
bias, aud tue gay youth Of the capital whiIed
aN-y the night amid tue seductive attractions
OF the bdue, ShucHlini mo wnile over tne lame
tia. bills were held al nigut.
Bat on the morrow tDey dGnced TO music Of q
different kind, wnen they found that spies nad
been around, aud tax, u down the names Of al
who had danced or looked on, aud cuu-tables
aud deputy sheriff. marched tuem w 10 tue
Acalde's oMce 10y dozens. 4 newly nedged
member OF the bar, brother Of tue Attorney
. General, Breeder, was on nand with us pockets
fun OF lntormatiOus. Too late tue MISGUIDED
jewellers discovered that they had oeen deceived
by the Nor Mcricdn, ana that the orisinal law,
on file In tue office OF the Secretary Of the
Territory, provided that sunday should last
from sunrise III midnight. Inc price VI tho
discovery was SlO apiece, besides tue costs,
wncn included So In .acn case tor the Deputy
Atiurne, General, who was heard TO rem-rK,
a. he marched win airy grace from the scene,
when forty or hltY wratnful dancers were medI-
latinl upon the yduitY Of all earthly affairs, ="
roped Ia tuese grangers gathered them H."
TERRITORIAL POLITICS.
One Of the strong Catholic papers which have
heretofore HllulFLeu II ppi cd
hostile coluTs, wing abandoned tue Republi
can tarty Doth IN name and priuciple. some
tnilk y Is On account OF the Norm ON mo yement,
VIII q seems 10 threaten danger To tue Catholic
Religion.
There IS much speculation here as to political
mat.ers' there beng an election for DELEGATE in
NoyemOer, under the law OF Congress making
dle tune Of elections uniform throughout the
lem ores. Ekins's friends say he will step
Gown ana out and not be a candidate, and this
nnot unlikely since with all his extravag!nt
PROMISES he has accomplished absolutely notn-
log In Congress OF benefit to the Territory aud
has spent ali his time aud energy on state iii
tlat The people are opposed to. Auy Ring can
cidite Will have a hard road to travel, and Will
o. defeated on far vote, but so long as pre-
Sluct with less than a hundred adult male in
ha9ilants can De made To give LOO IN IJorlty for
E'Ans Iuere Is little use propbesying about the
Itsult OF an election Ia New Mexico. IL rs GER
tam, however, that the Ring will hesitate at 10
I,asuIts, however desperate, 10 secure success,
10, WITH defeat al polls is lease Of power is
tnaed, We may look for more acts Of high-
banded outrage than ever, especially AS the
Uo'efnor seems to nave the United states army
any work.
lie klg organ here has given a significant
nm 10 newspaper correspondents, anu 10 Clm-
MOI NeNs ana Press has the following ABOUT 1t;
Inc Ase AericlH. IN speaking Of the Santa 10 cor
hp'Hu NJ u tue tnicagO In,es, whose
enc, fa.t; " "
ne can DC s.otted very readily. He Is unadulter
.AAauls- ot Tue cleafcst water, aud tom In
a. - cause God seems to nave overlooked hun 80
IT, ~ tn4+th DEPARTURE w0ald surprise none VINO
NV Alucu nOu hAtes .iats and cOWards."
~, W. "re unund ~ s.y that, mint, this Is unde
uat uyAa anu unui' iaAAUY PLAN. IL u Is t.ct
s W >spsuc corrrui oluents, whose writings do
' Na'i' II TOE Neic " IlcaH -nd LIS sters,
~, ,Ap' Ieuce suauen departures" tAey suOud
' lH1uhiAl Tor Oelng warned Thus Ia a.NAAce,
49, llIN'Hl IAtY Nll al once make tner wills and
~ '"'I No.eli anAru Ia VTder.
/ 80 lAis would add that, Judging from past
s.Atsi'eh e. these "su den DEPARTURE" are not
nue. tNl 'euce Of me hatred OF God for Ii 4rs
n'+ =, " alHs ts they are OF now santa re Dates
A-'" "uo ttA the "t.utn, whca hurts"