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Domestic News
April 20, 1877
The New Orleans Daily Democrat
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Correspondence warns against admitting New Mexico as a state, viewing it as a Radical plot to benefit figures like John Logan or U.S. Grant, comparing residents to Santo Domingo natives and likening it to Nevada and Colorado's creation for political gain.
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NEW MEXICO.
Another Rotten Borough for Radical Senators.
[Correspondence St. Louis Republican.]
It is reported that the preliminary intrigues for the admission of New Mexico as a State are in process of elaboration and development at Washington, perhaps with the beneficent intention of providing John Logan, of Illinois, or possibly U. S. Grant, late of Galena, with another opportunity in life. There are many good reasons why the lazy and venal "Greasers" of New Mexico should not be placed upon a political equality with the inhabitants of the Eastern, Southern and Western States, in the fact that they are of another race, speaking another language, and of very nearly the same character as the natives of Santo Domingo, whom the late lamented U.S. Grant desired to annex.
In the proposed admission of New Mexico we may be sure there is concealed a personal plot which bodes no good to the Democracy. Let us take warning by Nevada and Colorado, two rotten boroughs created by and for the dirty tools of Radicalism. No more States should be admitted until the Senate is Democratic.
Another Rotten Borough for Radical Senators.
[Correspondence St. Louis Republican.]
It is reported that the preliminary intrigues for the admission of New Mexico as a State are in process of elaboration and development at Washington, perhaps with the beneficent intention of providing John Logan, of Illinois, or possibly U. S. Grant, late of Galena, with another opportunity in life. There are many good reasons why the lazy and venal "Greasers" of New Mexico should not be placed upon a political equality with the inhabitants of the Eastern, Southern and Western States, in the fact that they are of another race, speaking another language, and of very nearly the same character as the natives of Santo Domingo, whom the late lamented U.S. Grant desired to annex.
In the proposed admission of New Mexico we may be sure there is concealed a personal plot which bodes no good to the Democracy. Let us take warning by Nevada and Colorado, two rotten boroughs created by and for the dirty tools of Radicalism. No more States should be admitted until the Senate is Democratic.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
New Mexico Admission
Radical Plot
Statehood Intrigue
Political Equality
Democracy Warning
What entities or persons were involved?
John Logan
U. S. Grant
Where did it happen?
New Mexico
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New Mexico
Key Persons
John Logan
U. S. Grant
Event Details
Reported preliminary intrigues at Washington for admitting New Mexico as a state, seen as a plot to benefit Radical figures like John Logan or U.S. Grant, with criticism of New Mexico's residents as lazy, venal Greasers of another race and language, similar to Santo Domingo natives; warns it harms Democracy, like Nevada and Colorado.