El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-07
MESILLA UNDER
SOUTHERN FLAG
When Arizona Joined Con
federacy and Rebelled
Against the U. S.

pretending. the emblem was stin there
The very southern Verdure and familiar
foliage as We progressed on our jour
. uey filled us with enthusiasm and home
feelings I regret now more than
ever the sickly seutimeutaItE 81 can
call IL 10y no other name1 py winch /
was Overruled in my desire 10 bring
nv whole command with me. j am
satisfied now of the disaffectiou of the
. best of the rank and file in New Mexico
and that We are regarded as naNiuS
. betrayed and deserted them Wish
3 had my part to play over again no
4 such peace scruples should deter me
7 from doing what 7 considered boun-
g den duty to my friends and my cause
! 7 do not advocate the meeting OF dupll-
{ city and dishonesty by the like weap-
{ ous. but II capture the treasury buiid-
Z iugs. I shall certainly not send back 10
Z my enemy the golden bricks
Yours. etc.
Gen. r. H Sihley-"
When ~ArizOna RebelIed--
According To the Mesilla Times.
! convention was held at MesillO. pur-
! porting to be- q Convention of the
people OF Arizona" acting separately
J from the government of the territory
J OF New Mexico. repudiating the United
! states and attaching themselves to the
o Confederate States
4 This convention adopted resolutions,
/ one Of which was That We Will not
] recognize the present black Republican
! administration. and that We viii re-
! sist anv officers appointed TO this ter
. ritOry by said administration with
whatever means in our power Lorenzo
Labadie at the time United States In
3 dian agent. was served with a copy or
this resolution by the editor Of the Ne
silla Times and was threatened with
: tar and feathers in the event he at
tempted 10 exercise the duties OF ms
office
Attempt To Form = Government
Hinton's Hand Book to Arizona,
E p nf Missouri intro
cuced a bill GS6D 10 provide Gov
eminent for the territory OF AriZuma-
but failed During the same year
movement began in Mesilla TO make
separate territory Under il. Sylvester
Monty. wei known as an army OFFICER
was chosen delegate. though he was
never admitted TO a seat IN congress
The same book has the following itin-
crary- san Francisco to Mesilla
first day by rail to Yuma City.
second day to ella third day 20 stan
TO Tucson. sixth day to Camp Bowie
and Grants Ranch via Apache Pass
seventh day 70 Silver City and san Vi
cente. Ralston's and Knights ranch,
eighth day. 4 a. m. Fort Bayard. RIO
Mimhres. Fort Cummings, Slocum's
Ranch eighth day at Il M. arrived at
Mesilla-" a footuOte says From Ne
silla q stage leaves for Santa Fe- $50
miles north. from Mesilla a stage goes
to Austin via Las Cruces, Forts DAVIS
Stockton. Concho. Worth and san An
tonic. i'm seven DAYS"
There was a L : military telegraph
from san Diego to Mesilla- one dollar
a word was the charge
Ores From Silver City
In that year large quantities of ore
was shipped via Silver City. y NJ. to
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
about 500 miles from the mines),
thence 10 Baltimore. but inquiries were
being made TO ship via Austin. Texas.
if a route should prove cheaper Mr.
LesinsSy, one OF the owners q the
mine, said il the Texas Pacific railroad
We're completed he would himself en-
ploy a thousand men,
HintOn's handbook on page "a says
In this district a man is said 10 have
bought a hole - feet deep for $4,000,
and he got his money back in 50 days
Much OF the bullion OF Arizona goes
TO silver City and Mesilla to pay for
goods for which bullion New Mexico
thus ge-s credit. which belongs right
fully 70 Arizona
1IesIIIa Under Confederate Flag
on The first day of August. 1861.
Col Baylor issued the following proc
lamation to The People Of the Terri
tory Of Arizona
II. John Z. Baylor. lieutenant-cOlonel
commanding the Confederate army in
the territory Of Arizona, hereby take
possession OF the said territory in the
name and in behalf of the Confederate
States OF America For all the pur-
poses herein specified and until other
wise decreed or provided, the territory
OF Arizona shall comprise all that pOr-
ton of New Mexico lying south Of the
34th parallel Of north latitude.
The judicial districts Of this terri ,
tory shall be divided as follows The
first judicial district shall comprise all
that portion of Arizona lying east OF (
the Apache Pass. the district and pro-
bate courts whereof shall be held at
trict shall comprise the remainder OF
the territory The district and pro-
bate courts shall he held at Tucson !
There shall likewise be appointed
by the governor an attorney general.
secretary Of the territory. treasurer and Z
marshal whose duty and cOmpensa-
tion shall be the same as heretofore
under the laws Of New Mexico
The City of Mesills is hereby desig-
mated as the seat Of government Of this [
territory -. r Baylor.
Given under my hand at Mesilla this /
LIST day of August. 1851
Governor and Lieut.. Col Comdg-
Mounted Rifles. g :. Army"
SibIey'S Proclamation.
Following are extracts from the
proclamation by H II. Sibley. "briga-
headquarters of the Army of New I
Mexico. goth day OF December. A D., I
1851"
An army under my command enters I
New Mexico to take possession of il 1
in the name and for the benefit Of the I
Confederate States BY geographical }
NoSlLlou- by similarity OF institutions. {
by commercial interests and by future +
dcstinies. New Mexico pertains to the 4
COufederacy- The existing states eff 1
forts for the subjuEation and oppression /
Of the latter by force Of arms. have /
failed. Victory has crowned the arms of /
the Confederate States wherever an en-
counter worthy Of being called a battle I.
has been Joined. Witness the battles o. |
Bull Run. Manassas. of Springfield. of /
Lexington. Of Leesburg. Of COlum bus
and the capture in the Mesills valley. /
Of the whole force OF the enemy by
scarcely half their number.
The army under my command is
ample to seize and to maintain posses
sion Of New Mexico against any force /
which the enemy now has or is able
to place within its limits II is my
purpose to accomplish this object with
out injury 10 the peaceful people of
the country. Follow then quietly your
peaceful avocations and from my forces
you have nothing TO fear. Your per-
sons. your families and your property
shall ha secure and safe such forage
and supplies as my army shall require
viii be purchased in open market and Z
paid for at fair prices"
NIeNicanS Were Loyal.
The following letter 10 Judge John
s. Watts from W. W Mills. dated Me-
silIa, October. 1861. is OF interest