Arizona citizen., 1877-09-08
Threatened Secession of sonora.

Under this caption, The Alta of Au gust 2S, has long editorial, and we give the following part of it as show ing the public feeling in Sonora re garding the restoration of Pesquiera to power;
 Soon after the arrival of Huerla and Pesquiera, Msriscal, instead of facing hls enemies, obtalned a leave of ab- sence for six months, proceeding that seemed highly unwise at a critical june ton. We suspect that hls motive was to avoid responsibility for measure drawn up to protect him and demand ed by the local members of his party This was nothing less than a bIli pro- viding for the secession of Sonora in case Huerta should declare the last election void. Men living permanent ly in the State and expecting no ad- vancement beyond its limits, might safely assume the responsibility of at taching their names to such a meas ure, but Mariscal could not 10 so, for It would ruin his reputation in other parts of Mexico and might injure other mem- bers of hls family. When Mariscal Jeff, and thus seemed to give up the contest 10 his opponents, Huerta sud denly recognized the validity of the election and abandoned the cause of Pesquiera, that is, if he previously adopted it, as common rumor said. It looks to us as if Huerta, not consider ing himself strong enough for the anti Pesquiera party, submitted for fear of being driven from the State
 The bill passed to the first reading on the 30th ut, and not acted on fur ther at our latest dates, declares that when the authorities of the Mexican Union wound or restrict the sovereign. ty of the State of Sonora against the ex- press prescriptions of the Federal Con stitution, all the effects of the Federal compact shall be suspended, and the State shall recover the plentitude of it's sovereignty and its absolute indepen- dence until the constitutional relations shall be reestabliShed with the MeXi- can Confederation. The State may then exercise all the powers uf an inde pOndent nation, but shall never make treaties or alliances affecting the na- tionaliiy of the citizens or endangering the integrity of the State or the inde- pendeuce or the nation The negotia- ton of any such prohibited treaty or alliance shall be punished as treason. The Custom Houses shall be subject 10 the officials of the State Treasury In case that any violation of tue con- stitutional right of the State should be made when the Legislature is not in session, the Governor shall call an eX- tra session immediately. Among the violations of the Constitution requir- ing such action by the Governor, is the refusal to recognize the constitutional officials of the State, the usurpation of power conferred on them, or any at tack npon the liberty of suffrage.
 The language of the bill indicates that its friends have no desire for an nexation to the United States, for ihe negotiation of a treaty for any such l. purpose is made punishable by death. . Besides, we know that the people of : Sonora. generally. have no desire for annexation. They abhOr the idea of being subjected to strange laws. hay ! ing their government conducted in a strange language and inviting the i'm ! migration of bordermen not very scru- | pulous m reference to private rights. . There IS no comfort for the annexation . istS in the measure. !