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Show CHAPTER TERRITORY OF NEw VII Mexico — Tuer Organic Act — CiviL AND MII- TARY AUTHORITIES— Cou. E. V. Sumner — LEGISLATIVE AsSEMBLIES — DELEGATES TO ConGrEess — INDIAN CAMPAIGNS — COUNTIES — PoPULATION — AGRICULTURE AND STOCK-RAISING — GapspeN PurRCHASE — DisPuTED Bounparies — Tur MEsILA VALLEY — EXPLORATIONS HE organic law of the territory of New Mexico — the act of September 9, 1850 — was similar to the acts of congress by which other territories had been created and organized. This act determined the northern and western boundaries of the state of Texas and provided for a relinquishment to the United States 2° of 202 During the period of American occupation, the military authorities at Santa Fé paid no attention to the claims of Texas and would not recognize the attempt of that state to extend the jurisdiction of its courts over the disputed territory. In 1850, Texas sent a special commissioner to Santa Fé, with full power and instructions to extend the civil jurisdiction of the state over what the legislature of Texas had seen fit to designate as the ‘*unorgan- ized counties of El Paso, Worth, Presidio and Santa F%é.’? Upon his arrival at Santa Fé, the Texan commissioner, Robert 8. Neighbors, met with opps! tion from the military authorities and from the people generally. This occurred in the spring of 1850. Public meetings were held and Neighbors and Texas were loudly denounced. — Davis, Ww. We Et, Bt Gringo, pp. 110-111. The military goverenor at Santa Fé had received instructions from Washington not to come into conflict with the Texan commissioner, but Colonel Munroe secretly favored the ‘‘territorial’’ party, while the ‘‘state’’ party favored the Texan Scheme and he did all that he could to thwart the commissioner’s plans. Neighbors issued a proclamation for an election, but nobody went to the polls and the entire proposition fell through. Thrall, H. 8., History of Texas, p. 360, says: ‘‘Colonel Munroe paid n0 attention to the Texas judge (S. M. Baird), and proceeded to order an election of a territorial] delegate to the U. 8. congress. Governor Wood requested the legislature to put the whole military power of the state under his control, that he might enforce the claim; but in a correspondence with the state depart- Union and Confederate 1. Soldiers in New Mexico, 1861-1566 2: Opi Crrie &. De ForW. Stanton. J. F. Bennett Col. eat . ae. 6. Major ae 6. Huntington. L. D, Major 4, rest. B. 5. ae .7. Col. J. A. a Kugene Van Patten. Willis. 9. Major José D. Sena Capt. A. Mennet, 2. Major Irving |