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Show THE WAR WITH MEXICO 265 The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ratified on May 30, 1848, and was proclaimed at Santa Fé in August. Under this treaty New Mexico became a part of the TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO — __ United States, the boundary on COLONELS WASHINGTON AND MUNROE the south being the Rio Grande, the Upper Gila, and a line uniting these rivers just above the latitude of El Paso. Choice of citizenship was given to the residents of New Mexico. In the matter of government the new conditions involved some perplexing questions and the administration at Washington took the position that the ‘‘termination of the war left an existing government, a government de facto, in full operation; and this will continue, with the having been duly reviewed by the Commanding General of the Territory, they are hereby approved, and will be duly observed. ‘By order of the Brigadier General, ‘‘W. E. Prince, STERLING PRICE.’’ “ASD. ode A Acad Gee On the same day General Price abolished the offices of territorial secretary, Um. attorney and U. S. marshal, by special order.— Order No. 10, Gen. Price, Ree. War Dept., Wash., Reports of General Sterling Price, 1848. Licensed gambling houses were also established by this order, the license being fixed at two thousand dollars per annum. Ritch, W. G. in Legislative Blue-Book of the Territory of New Mexico, pp. 98-9, Santa Fé, 1887, gives a list of the members of this assembly and its of- ficers, as follows: Council— Antonio Martinez; 4. Angney, southern speaker; district, Antonio clerk, James Sandoval, president; Henry Henrie, House; William Members, central district, José Francisco northern district, Nicolas Lucero, Pascual clerk; James Hubbell, door-keeper. Weta 3) A, Sandoval, Juan Tulley; Sandoval, Giddings; Juan Otero; door-keeper, E. J. Vaughn; mem- bers, Santa Fé county, Manuel Alvarez, W. Z. Angney, Antonio M. Ortiz; Santa Ana county Tomas Baca, Jesus Sandoval; San Miguel county, Miguel Sanchez, Antonio Sais, Levi J. Keithley; Rio Arriba county, José R. Vigil, José Antonio Martinez, Mariano Lucero; Taos county, José Martin, George Gold, Antonio José Ortiz; Bernalillo county, Juan Perea, Rafael Armijo; Valencia county, William Skinner, Juan Cruz Vaca, Juan C. Chavez, Rafael Luna, Juan Lor upinr In his address to this assembly Governor Vigil said in part: If a sovernment here is to be republican, if it is to be based upon democratic-republican principles, and if the will of the majority is to be one day the law of the land and the government of the people, it is evident for this will to be Properly exercised, the people must be enlightened and instructed. It is par- “cularly important in a country where the right of suffrage is accorded and Secured to all that all should be instructed and that every man should be able to read to inform himself of the passing events of the day and of the matters interesting to his country and government. This is the age of improvement, oth in government and in society and it more particularly becomes us when commencing as it were a new order of things, to profit by and promote such improvements, and they can only be encouraged and promoted by diffusing knowledge and instruction ran do in the cause among of education the people. for the people All is most that earnestly them and will meet with my hearty approval and co-operation. ’ the legislature pressed upon |