The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-09
Gloomy View of Proposed New State.


which they have descended.
Gloomy View of n Proposed New State.
A bill to admit New Mexico into the Union
as a State was introduced into Congress some
months since by Mr.. LUNA, the Delegate from
that Territory. How well fitted New Mexico
Is for the transformation, however, we shall
not find out by going to Mr.. LUNA. He is
described by one Of his own party az ian as
piring young man" OF the Republican per-
suasion, who acts as tho mouthpiece Of n lit
tie band OF Republican politicians who have
their headquarters at Santa Fe. and who
have arranged to get possession Of the Offices
and plumber which would be obtainable when
the scheme of making the new State has
been carried into effect.
correspondent of the Ne,p York Times
gives us information as to tho Territory and
the consprators who are trying to get 1t erect
cd into State. Santa Fe, he writes, THAT an
cicnt outpost Of the DEVILS missionary work,
is still the nest Of lot Of political tricksters
and schcmcrs as pestifcrously greedy as any
that infcst the most unfavored region"
They would like to see Now Mexico become
State "in order that some Of their number
might step into United States Scholarships,
State Governorships, and all the Offices and
opportunities to fatten on public plumber
which would be called into being under a
State form OF government"
AS to the Inhabitants of the Territory he
expresses opinions not less unfavorable. Il
think it not far wrong to say" he remarks,
that about two-thirds Of the population are
Of the mongrel breed known as Mexicans-a
,,,-,,, A., III. 4
ajo, white horse thief, Pueblo Indian, and old
time fronticrsman with the original Me1i
can stock" These people, known as
Grcascrs, according to him, hate with pas
sionate hatred everything American. II they
had the political power which the making OF
New Mexico into State would give them,
these Grcasers, ignorant Of every principle
and theory OF our political system, antag
onstic to settlers from the East or abroad,
and greedy OF gain at the expense Of their
white neighbors, would make life there in
tolerable for the third Of the population not
OF their mongrel blood. They would them
selves be the tools Of Greaser sharpers, who
in their turn "would bo controlled by or
stand in with white rascals bent on prey"
UNLESS I widely misconcelve their charac-
ter" he adds, 1.-THE Americans Of New Mexico
would be apt to adopt a shotgun policy
and the new State would be created on
basis almost certain to produce internal
revolutionary and violent troubles"
The Times correspondent also gives q very
gloomy account Of the moral condition OF
the Greasers of New Mexico. He sums up
his statements as to that matter by saying
that, though he does not set himself up for
u stern censor of morality, he still does not
believe that community run on the free
love principles and practice OF the MeXicans
OF New Mexico is eminently desirable as an
| addition to the number OF States"
The Hon. l.. BRADFORD PRINCE, however,
writing from his Government Office in Santa
F6, repudiates the account from which we
have quoted and speaks in glowing terms
OF the Greasers. But in the Times of last
Sunday its correspondent responds sharply
| to Mr.. PRINCE, repeating or strengthening
| his original assertions. On the WHOLE" he
says, New Mexico may be considered q
| pretty fair abode for sheep or n COW or n
Greaser but white men and intelligent ne
grocs would do wisely to keep out Of it."
Whether. however, the view OF the Times
| correspondent Is correct or not, there Is one
sufficient reason, which he does not lay
stress on, why New Mexico ought not now TO
be admitted to the Union as State. 1t has
not enough inhabitants to entitle it to q
member OF Congress under the present APP
portionment To bring 1t in at this time
would only be Republican political Job
favorng the plundering schemes Of Santa Fe
| cOnspirGtors.