Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-05
Of nnhlic accounts.

auditor OF public accounts.
Joel Houehton, Antonio Jose
Otero and Charles B%eaubicn 10
be judges Of "the Supreme Court"
Given M Santa Re, the capital
OF the Territory ~ New Mexico.
this 22d day OF September, 1916,
and IN the seventy.first year of
the independence OF the United
States.
8. w. KEARNEY.
Brieadier General United States
Army.
General Kearncy's daughter, Mrs.
Barstow OF 81, Louis, has recently pre-
sented his portrait 70 the historical
society; and Mrs. Prince, regent ~
the Daughters OF the Revolution. has
erected In the plaza n tablet to mark
the exact spot where he took posses.
| sion Of the territory In the name Of
the United States,
Among the other documents In the
Vigil collection are files OF the first
newspaper printed In the territory.
IA printing press was brought from
the city Of Mexico in 1885 by Albino
Perez. who was appointed governor,
and Jesus Maria Raca came with him
TO operate II. When the press was
set np the first work done was the
publication OF proclamation by
Perez. dated June 20. 1895. announcing
that he had assumed authority. II
was the first niece Of printing done
between the Missouri river and the
Rio Grande. The next year Perez was
killed IN a revolt Of the Indians. OF the
Santa Domingo pueblo against his
cruelty.
Upon the same press, In 1S43. was
published o weekly newspaper called
LA verdad" ("The Truth"). II had
sixteen pages. 10x14 inches In size
which were chiefly filled with Off
cial announcements. DEGREES and liter
arv essays. One number contains an
elaborate argument in favor OF mat
rimony.
In connection With the struggle 10
statehood now going on II Is interest
ing TO know that the people OF New
Mexico once organized a state govern
ment under the leadership OF Colone
John Munro. who signs himself "Civi
and Military Governor" May %. 1850
In one Of the secondhand shops o
Santa re there IL offered for sale
Gun, presented to Domeciano Vigil b!
this same Colonel Munro.
A convention was held, a constitu
tion adopted and state officials. sena
tors and representatives in congress
were elected. The senators got p
far as Independence, Mo-, on thei
wav to washington. when they learn
lea OF the adoption ri the Henry Ga
Compromise of 1850. admitting Cal
l~fornia as . state and making a ter
ritorv OF New Mexico: so thew turn
ed around and came home. William
is. Messervv. who had been elected :
congress under the state movement
lcontinued nm his Journey. and was &c
limited to the house Of representative
as n delegate from the territory; an
James & Calhoun. who had bee
+ elected governor OF tho state, was II
~augurated governor of the territor
n March 3. 1881.
n II was q free-state constitution. an
: In the appeal to congress for recogn
i. tion apepars this sentence:
= "We do not desire to have domesti
slavery within our borders: and unit
the time shall arrive for admission !
> the union Of states, we desire 70 Q
~protected by congress against the II
PRODUCTION Of slaves into the terri
tory"
Senators Thomas Fl. Benton {
missouri and John NJ. Clayton OF All
bama were requested to represent tn
!. interests of the territory In congress
J until the newly.elected senator's an
representatives were admitted. TIL
Vigil papers. which have recent
come into the possession of the hi
I%torical society, contain a continued r.
cord of these proceedings. In Whic
The took an active and prominent par
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