Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-14
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| STATES, according u Tie pLIHCiPLc9 vi VIZ
constitution and
Whereas, The people Of this territory
have frequently demanded and asked Tor
compliance on the part of the federal
government with the said terms OF said
treaty, and have always been DESTROYS OF
being admitted into the United States and
to the enjoyment of all the rights OF cltl-
zens of the United States; and
! Whereas, The people of this territory
| have ever since the cession Of New Mex
leo to the United States been devoted to
the government of the United States and
loyal to its principles and institutions,
and desire its perpetuity; and
| Whereas, The population of the terri
tory of New Mexico, at the present time,
exceeds 170,0 900, exclusive of all Indians,
which said Indians have no right to vote
in the territory, and by its laws have al.
ways been prohibited from voting, and
never have voted at any election i'll the
territory; and
| Whereas, 1t is now traversed by rail road
and telegraph lines, in various directions,
giving every part of it speedy and easy
communication with all other portions OF
the United States, such railroad lines
amounting to about 400 miles in length
| all of which have been constructed within
the last nine years, bringing with them
from the states of the union, a large
wealthy, intelligent and enterprising i'm
migration, nearly if not quite equal IN
numbers to the population which was IN
this territory prior to the advent OF SAID
railroads; and
Whereas, The assessed value of prop
erty in this territory has been constantly
and largely on the increase ever since its
annexation to the United States, and IL
the last ten years, such increase has been
ten fold and
| Whereas, There has been an increase
| during the last two years OF over 1900
votes actually cast at the last genera
election over the vote cast at the genera
election held two years previous, showing
an increase in population i'll that time o.
about 30 900; and
Whereas, A large and intelligent immi
grafton, from all portions OF the United
States, is constantly coming into this ter
ritory, settling it up and rapidly develop
ing its resources and increasing its wealth
intelligence and prosperity; and
| Whereas, The territory of New Mexico
is possessed of sufficient resources, intel
ligence and inhabitants, not including In
dams, to authorize and require its admis
sion into the union as a sovereign state
equal in every respect with the present
states Of the union; and
Whereas, Under the territorial form Of
government limitations upon our right to
legislate, not contemplated by the constl'
tuition of the United States, or the spirit
OF American institutions, are imposed up
on us, and the progress and development
of our territory retarded, leaving us in g
condition of tutelage and minority, thus
| impairing confidence in the stability OF
our institutions, on the part ofthose seek
ing homes and investments in the west
all of which will be obviated by our adj
mission to statehood; and
Whereas, The name OF New Mexico has
been for more than 800 years applied tC
that portion of the United States now EN-.
braced within our territory, and the in.
habitants have for generations held that
name in veneration and desire to perpet.
uate it in our history, as the name of g
sovereign state; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the people OF the ter
ritory of New Mexico, in conven'
ton assembled, representing every
portion and political subdivision, and
every political party therein, that We in
sist upon and demand admission into the
federal union, as state, in fulfllment Of
the pledges and guarantees solemnly
made by the government of the United
States in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
and also by virtue of our wealth, popula'
ton and intelligence, which are amply
sufficient to support and maintain free
and sovereign state and all the institutions
| incident thereto.
! Resolved, That We further insist and
demand that speedy action be taken by
the congress of the United States to the
end that New Mexico shall be at once ad.
mitted into the federal union as state
thereof.
Resolved, That we deem it a sufficient
answer to the many Misrepresentation
promulgated throughout this country as tc
the intelligence and morality of our people
to advise the fair minded people of the
| United States that more than one-fourth
of all the revenue raised in this territory
| (90pe cent of which is collected and paid
into the school fund.- is devoted to the
support and maintenance of free, non
sectarian public schools, and that such
schools exist in all parts of this territory
and be it further
Rresolved, That simple justice to
this people demands that they should
be permitted to perpetuate the history
and achievements of their forefathers
by retaining "New Mexico" as the name
of the new state.
WILLIAM c. HAZLEDINE, Chairman.
T. B. Catron, Vicente Mares, Santa Fe
| county.
II. L. Pickett, Richard Hudson, Grant
county.
H. II. Pierce, Frank Lesnet, Lincoln
county.
Chas. H. Armijo, Albert J. Fountain,
Dona Ana county. :
NJ. NJ. Milligan, NJ. G. de Baca, San
Miguel county.
j. Dolores McGrath, J. S. Holland,
Mora county.
S. D. Webster, Pedro Y Jaramillo, San
Juan county.
Neil B. Field, Marcos C. de Baca, Ber-
nalillo county.
Guadalupe Otero, J. Francisco Chavez,
Valencia county.
Manuel S. Salazar, Mariana Larragoite,
Rio Arriba county.
NJ. Cooney, Julian Baca, Socorro coun-
ty.
A. B. Elliott, S. ?. Foster, Sierra coun-
ty.
E. B. Franks, ]. c. Lucero, Colfax
county.
The reading of the committees report
was frequently interrupted by