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Show 276 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY from a resolution adopted by that body. Among other things the legislature provided for the election of county officers, which acting Governor Alvarez attempted to carry into effect by issuing writs of election, which Colonel Munroe also forbade by proclamation to the people, in which he declared all such elections null and void. In consequence of this opposition on the part of the commander of the department, the elections were not held and matters moved on for some months the same as before the state organization was effeeted.? In the meantime Richard H. Weightman, one of the senators-elect, signed by John Mexico, and communicated Munroe, directed tion to maintain New Mexico, to styling himself civil and Lieutenant-governor to the legislature the civil authorities and also threatens military Manuel in which said Munroe hitherto governor Alvarez, has z ey ee the been government to use ali the forces at his disposal to resist the civil state government lately adopted by them by an unheard of unanimity and to be relieved from the sinking, ineffective and abhorent system which they have peacefully respected for nearly four years; Resolved; ‘1. That it is the indisputable right of the people in the absence of legislation it in immediate on the subject to organize operation. a civil government and ganization of the state government. "oe, teat wo heartily approve the communication despatched by vice-governor Alvarez to Colonel Munroe, dated July 13, 1850. “'4, That we heartily approve the intention of Governor Alvarez to & tablish and maintain in operation the government just organized. “5. in That the people have a clear and sacred operation the state government and that and entirely independent Territory. **6. That Colonel peaceful action of the ity either in law or the late convention to ‘““7. ie of the military # fi States and and resolutions to times | lad \ we SLL. Wz i LC a rg ~ y 7 La Co tat Les Ad directly in opposition to the expressed Colonel J. Munroe, Governor Alvarez | a ote at eid Zo puvbtan. eed IEEE AA, | Sn vem I Le fy e x . Fo tage te. ek Df fla SP to the passed by the legislature, he communicated as to the correctness (by swift express across the plains) of the position which had been taken by k ac-simile of “ Acrt Oet = COL A tig Vis . tox th EG Ce / fort a ake . | ¢ foe x Ih fie iy, Be a — Mbem Di “ae poi fhtae principles and Cal aad Can 6. f tT ee a fhe Mocs ‘ td ? ge for Heung VPs “ay a tee ; Si Sot : fe Pa. t Anche perrlin GaTn g LL poe has assumed a power not delegated to the Pres Senators and Colonel representatives congress. ’? *01 After Munroe to had been served with a copy of the resolution with Washington a p | ee a rs Ofer existing in this congress © in his reply to the investigations made by the the oo ‘*8. That the secretary of state be required to furnish copies of the above preamble 2. | J. Munroe has no legal or other right to restrict the people in organizing a government; nor had he author:° from the general government, to subject the action 0 any conditions or limitations whatever. That the commander of the United hitherto ‘: 2 Sf § Sus f a ep 4,2 Lo : * Candin. Ae 2 FA : L gh ae vfs 4 VPage Mae fot Ais CLA ae, Aen Bee — “F right to take any steps to this right was superior to government & 3 ¢ AA, | Lag, ‘2. That the right of exercising any civil function by the commander of the ninth military department (if it ever existed) was superceded by the or put : io “> A fal a Lata peaceable desires of the people; and, Whereas, seven-eights of the entire population of New Mexico are clearly in favor of putting in immediate operation congressional & Ae. fw of the effective operation of the state government now in complete organization, with an evident intention to overawe the people, legislature and different departments of the government, and to annul by means of military power the put LO J OLE of New just expresses a determina- administering Ln. » 7 : SOOO ef Passport given to Lehman Gen. H. H. Sibley Spiegelberg by |