Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-23
FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, JAN. aa.
Council.

The council was called to order at
O'Clock, and adopted the following
statehood memorial to the United
States senate, 1t being also adopted by
the house:
To the Senate of the United States
Congress: Your memorialist, the leg
islative assembly of the Territory OF
New Mexico. most respectfully repre-
sents, that on the second day of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1S4S. by the treaty OF
Guadalupe Hidalgo, entered into be
tween the United States and the Re-
public of Mexico, the territory en-
braced within the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona was ceded to the
United States.
That by that treaty the government
of the United States solemnly pledged
the people of the ceded territory that
the same would be Incorporated into
the union of the states, and the people
thereof admitted to the enjoyment of
all the rights of citizens of the United
States.
That the national conventions of the
republican and democratic parties
have repeatedly pledged the support
of their representatives in the United
States senate and house of representa-.
tives to the admission of the territories
of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari-
zona, to the sisterhood of states.
That the house of representatives of
the congress of the United States has,
in compliance with the treaty obliga-
tions of the United States and the po-
litical obligations of its members. pass
ed bill Oh. II. 12,543), to enable the
people of Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona to form constitutions and state
governments, and to be admitted into
the union on an equal footing with the
original states.
That this bill has been transmitted
to and is now pending in Your honor
able body, without final action having
been taken thereon.
That said bill embodies the hopes
and aspirations of the people of New
Mexico, who are well fitted to assume
the form of government provided for
in said bill, as is evidenced by the fact
that new Mexico has made more edu-
cational progress during the last de-
care than any other part of the nation,
and has common school system the
peer OF any in the nation; that within
her boundaries there is taxable prop
erty of the value of more than $780,
00.000; that she has a sufficient popu-
lation who have manifested their de-
yotion and loyalty to the government
of the United States by furnishing
more soldiers for the defense of the
government, according to the popula-
ton in both the civil and Spanish
American wars, than any state or ter
ritory in the nation.
In the opinion of your memorialist,
the people of Oklahoma and Arizona
are likewise entitled to the blessings
of statehood which will be secured to
them by passing said bill and because
the people of the territories of Okla
homa. New Mexico and Arizona have
an inherent right to such admission by
virtues of the principles enunciated in
the declaration of independence, be-
cause such admission is vouchsafed
them by the policy pursued by tue
government of the United States to
the nation at a time when they were
less fitted TO assume self government
than are Oklahoma, New Mexica and
Arizona, at the present time. because
a territorial form of government is in
tolerable and obnoxious to a free and
people, because it is an in
under American institutions
and should be maintained only so long
as absolutely necessary to prepare its
people for self government, because il
is denial of the right of the people
to take part in the affairs of the nation
which requires allegiance and support
from 1t, and because capital has not
confidence in such a form of
government. and reluctantly lends it's
aid TO the development of its re-
sources.
We, therefore most respectfully pc
tition your honorable body to pass at
the earliest date possible consistent
with the rights of and courtesies due
to every one of the members of your