National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-14

DESCENDANTS OF THE sPARiARDS
and their slaves brought from lower Mexico, but
which did not encroach upon the settlements and
rights Of that portion Of the people who were
found in the country when IL was invaded by the
Spaniard, inhabiting villages, and in the enjoy
petty chiefs, pursuing the arts Of huabandry and
owning large herds Of sheep, asses and cattle;
houses, having no mode of ingress or egress ex.
cept by way Of the roof. These buildings are sur.
by adobe or mud walls 1--WE or six feet high and
capable Of great resistance. The evident purpose
Of these aborigines, Pueblo Indians, In thus
defense against the predatory attacks Of the saw
ages, nomadic tribes that surrounded them on
every siGe.
retarded by their ignorant state and the absence
Of desire for innovations or departure fromtheir
primitive mode Of living; their seryile submission
cealment Of the products Of their toll.
and POINTING the way to Heaven it SId NOT sdVo,
cate the diffusion OF general knowledge among
the masses; The power and wealth originally &C
eny, generation after generation, to the exclusion
of the iaboring classes which continued 10 q state
Of slavery more abect than did the African in our
; In Inc course Of nature, favored with salubri.
GUS climate, 1.-THE people sleep mostly In the open
air during the entire year, the population Of this
owing to the political disabilities imposed upon
them and the state Of ignorance In which the
masses were kept, they diverged but little from
THEIR SIMPLE MODE OF LIFE
until the advent of the American forces and sub
sequent immigration, which infused new life into
the 500 900 souls that had existed here, hitherto in
q lethargic state Of contentment with their lot
might have been had they sooner been found by
It is true that a few Adventures had settled in
ntrvr arar IN IFS fn Tfal
States, but, being superior to the natives, they
took advantage Of the ignorance OF their hosts,
Snf These newcomer SIDED With The stroag but
introduced few or no novelties In the way of indus
tries, preferring to foster the ignorance which
yielded to them, as superiors, the balan ce OF
Such was the state or condition of the people of
New Mexico prior to ie46, when attention was
try to our enterprisng citizens In the decade fol-
lowing the population, excepting the Pueblo
out in near three hundred years, the ubiquitous,
enterprising Yankee had sprung by magic, with
The armed forces Of the United States occupied
New Mexico; the country was coded to the United
States, and BY the stipulations Of the
TREATY OF suApAIVrE HIDALeo
81 May, is4s, its citizens were allowed to elect
whether they would become citizens Of the eoun.
~ which had extended , ts pfosssng arms over
as well as immunities Of CITIZENS thereof or con-
tinue In their status as Mexicans. 1t true that
a. this date ~ s saS
bettered by the change TO q. soi-disant republic
TOO many aspirants 10 the high Offices and emolu-
the common herd almost without the means Of
sabsistence certainly without the aBtrus so nee
essary for recuperation, improvement and expan.
The people Of this country wisely chose to re.
main in their homes, the adopted sons Of freedom,
and the sequel 50 tar has proved their election to
what aid the Americans fnd in New Mexico to
claim their attention, when fair fields for enter
81 aecessf or verify, few who acquire . domi-
Gle there care to leave 1t. Combined with eli
mate most inviting they nnd the people % TINS nS
Wiling to welcome, and anxious 20 prove that
what they undertook In choosing TO be Of them,
'H RMS popuiation was scattered through the nu.
merous rich valleys that lie III the mountainous
parts Of the country. The greater part lived IN
pursuits Of mining and pasturage Of sheep and
cattle, lived near the scenes Of their laoors re;
moved from The towns but making oS ssod
apparel or to renew their friendly relations and
account for their stewardship. With few excep-
hs RsG ass eoea
and emulated their endeavors In developing the
natural productions Of the place. They awakened,
to tnt the pull Of string the beck and nod Of the
grandee, who formerly iorded it with high hand
over them, they were transformed into beings
| with an Individuality. TheIndomitabilitye fthelr
4 new sfriends Infused within them new powers;
l -bcy saw themselves protected in the
ENJOYMENT OF their LIBERTY
| and possessions by laws which dispensed justice
impartially to rich and poor, novelty and serou:
reality hitherto not dreamed Of by these swarthy
sons Of toll and unrest. By degrees, ana rapidly
l too these people came to understand their obi
cations as citizens Of free country they revelet
In the knowledge that life henceforth would bt
worth battling for, and they conformed to the re
quirements imposed socially and ciyilly, and be
beings into reliable, useful. intelligent, law-aoid
ing and law-ioving people, entertaining ferven'
love for the institutions that had so completei,
changed their condition to such an exalted state
Stern necessity had enforced habits Of frugailt,
heaven had Injured them to uncommon hard
ships. Here were the materials from which u
4 carve out o race worthy the name Of freemen.
The enterprise Of the new settlers In their eoun
l try dissipated the blindness Of these people, am
4 existsnce.S Seience prevailed over nature, an,
I what Spuid not geld TO the rude attemptseL IN,
l aborignee, succnmbed to the iron VIII " 10
vsnee. exsnaple Of one .tnteliigent perso
stristpg pfosrsr Til tnefs ND eoispsnlonsS -.
| heaven Of stranger minds and habits Of industr
1 that migrated 70 this country about the time
i its annexation forced itself into every nook an
corner, and raised the people from stupor into ~
tivity; All the modern appliances Of art we =
i dustry, and were eagerly sought after and a
cepted BY the nation. An impetus was given
their life, and the round went merrily on.
TIE IMPLEMENTS OF THE NATIVES
| were nearly related In simplicity Of constructio
i and use with those supposed to have been USED u