Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-05-23
NEW MEXICO.
Reasons Why the Territory Should b,
Admitted 20 Statt hood.
FACTS AND TlGubIs OF INTEREST

The following interesting history ut
N,W MrNlcu Is takru from the National
Republican,, pap,' 81 general cII,ula.
uun published nj Ma abingdon. u. e..
II l-a tong continued outrage H. den,
I" NrH Mexico the aiguItl at ,Iatehuu,
Most III Tia" trlflI"ty ~aS acquired 10y
the treat! ui Guadalupe iiidalgo, made
after the clos" II the MrGlcAn war, on
February q, lNiS. The other portion was
part NJ the puicha-r contaminated b,
thr uads'lrli treaty ot prc-nurt So. l~,I
lhu- drnla, " wrong, brcau," II !, q
violation ut tue pl~lgei fAlIh Ut th,
luII~i states, given III the treats uf
uuaialuIs'. liidAlgO February 2 lSls,
by winch MIST II the territory ~a- ne.
Qultrd,
lhr ninth article ui ia" treaty. ul
uuHddluIs' llldAlgo reads ~ follow
"MrNrdu- WIN, III the lriIItuiir,
aforesaid, shall not preserve tile chaiac.
ter al clliL"ns ui the MrAican IcvuUlc
comfortably With What II stipulated ~
rated into thu uipu ut the ultri states
and IT, admitted al the pr"prr time Dtohr
Judged ol T.! the cungtrr- III the nlri
state H. the rnIoy uirut III all the fIyht-
al citizens II the niiri stale, accuId.
Iug g. the lflnriplr- ui the constitution,
AIti ~ the urautIIur shall be- maintained
and protected III the lIre enjoy meat III
their liberty and pfupert, aud secured ~
the Irrr exercise ul their religion with
out restriction"
What Is known ~ the uai-,iru treaty
ua,ir ~ The tItt ri Mexico. lr,. 81,
lNli ~ article u,r.fralirus article nInc,
quoted ahnr. II VA. under thi- treat,
that the balance ul this trfrii"f, va
acquired
Here l. "a solemn plrig' male hI this
nation H. another nation. that IT. citizens
Transferred 10y treaty. should b- given all
I'll" flRhtS at citizenship rmJntrd ht the
other citizen, uf their new country
Ihl- pledge VIA ma,ir III ls,N, NOR, than
= >"ar- ag", ani u" vl'Vigr has not yet
h"ru carried out
1t l. true that the CONGRESS ~ III.
| nittSi states ~ Inair 10y the treaty, ~ l.
by the constitution. the Judge " When
the luhslitanl- 1T this territory shall lr
exalted H. Iuil citizenship.
HE cItiLrn- uf Mexico who were trans.
trrtri with the territory are gone aud
Their chlldt-n'- children arr nov ~ aye
H. vote and the, are not vet admitted I"
the full citizenship PROMISED their grand.
fathers
New M"Nlcr At the crn-u- 81 1870, the
lir-t taken after it, acquisition. gave the
the population ~ ~ .5I1 hut this included
Arizona, containing al that time alpui
I,un', and tWn ihlfds II C"luradu. contain.
ing IN tNn about .ptup 49, that the ~.
tui numl-t ~ lhr present limits II New
N"Nlru At th" tim" IL the transfer. may
To- iiN'i ~ mu''. which allow, 500 fnr
territory. lh" prr-,lIt population NJ the
let l'"r, t-' lluat"d AT n"T s,,i.nu ami
- IaludN lur,,a-iug.
I, ha- huuu the settled ptlicN ~ the
uIt"u ~tat"- T." r,ntrT -tAirhph ~
early a. Irhcllrahlr upon IL Territories
Tia" territory 1T OH. admitted IA lSG
hal l"ru rau-lrf 81 "ul, t~" wars hr.
l"r" m \rgIula l."nl-laud. purchased
it"m traur. IL $50. with tn -arlr
agtrrnmnt ~ L. citizenship contained III
the treaty 81 Guadalupe liliAIgo. Wa
made state ~ lNi2 Indiana AMI lin.
n"i-, each part IL the Virginia crsSioII
81 lNs', Wcl" made states ~ i Il; and isis
respectively I"IN few II ia" thlftt two
states had til" population u,cr>~it, fur n
representative Hhrn admitted. ana none
IT thrii, with ia" exception 81 louisiana
California AMI Florida, occupied p,-i.
ll"li -lnIllar that II New Mexico. where
treat obligations are added Ia those
which rrIulrr states tn De- formed a-
early ~ prartirahlr. that the people ma,
"uJ", the full nights IL citizenship.
The opposition Ia the admissions II New
MrNlc" ~ u stat" II ha~rd principal,
people are III favor II free silver. aud
thu, the IT"plr. ~ u cla--. are not lifted
t"r rutirr ~'lf.guNrrnmrnt.
II il the first tim" In the history of the
r"untr, that the political opinions Of the
i"splr II territory wer" made the rea'
sons for ubJrcting IL It's admission as a
state, II l. true the southern states oh
Jrcted to the admission ~ Kansas be-
cat-c II declared against slavery and the
-ane IL true ~ New Mexico, which. III
$50, furnird n state constitution and de-
clarrd against slavery. but slavery could
hardly br called n political question lik,
III" division which now exists on the sub
jrct what shall b. MONEY"
II j. nh outrage on the people 0f New
Mexico Ia make this u ground II refusal
Ia them II the right IL statrhnh. tn,
constitution II the nited States g,laran
tees Ia all its inhabitants the right al
untrAmIn-lri thought and Its free ex
preston, Those who favor the gold
standard are not the rulers ~ the coun
try, aud have no right Ia attempt thu
ahridgemrnt II the opinions Of other
who differ with them. Nnr does any on,
know what will be- the ro,Ir-e III New
Mexico on this money question.
A. 10 thu character NJ the people max
ing them unht for statehuh. that Is al
ahs"lui" unqualified misstatenient Liz,
all Spar-el! settled countries. there IL |
small element IT undesirable residents
hut the city II New York eontrains NOR,
than hundred times ~ many ~ can IN