. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ction was guaranteed all Mexicans residinghi the United States, whether they retained Mexi-jan citizenship or took the oath of allegiance tothe United States. To indemnify losses on thepart of American citizens and for surrendered ter-ritory the United States agreed to pay fifteen mil-lion dollars. Thus passed under the control ofthe United States government: California, NewMexico, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Colo-rado, and Wyoming. On December 30, 1853, byreason of the Gadsden purchase, the southernwatershed of t
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ction was guaranteed all Mexicans residinghi the United States, whether they retained Mexi-jan citizenship or took the oath of allegiance tothe United States. To indemnify losses on thepart of American citizens and for surrendered ter-ritory the United States agreed to pay fifteen mil-lion dollars. Thus passed under the control ofthe United States government: California, NewMexico, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Colo-rado, and Wyoming. On December 30, 1853, byreason of the Gadsden purchase, the southernwatershed of the Gila River (the Mesilla Valley)was added to the territory obtained by conquest,which created the southern boundaries of NewMexico and Arizona as at present existing. The declaration of war with Mexico arousedthe military ardor of New Jersey. Although ageneration had passed away since the State, in1812, had responded to the call for volunteers,yet the continuous if not efficient organization ofthe State militia had sustained a martial spirit. 354 NEW JERSEY AS A COL. CHARLES C. STRATTON. The war itself was generally popular in New Jer-sey, and received the commendation of the the commencement of the struggle foundNew Jersey ready to respond to any demand uponher resources that the federal government shouldmake. Following an executive message to Congress,which was sent upon the 11th of May, 1846, Presi A dent Polk, upon the 13th of May, approved ana ct providing for the prosecution of the existing tcl arbetween the United States and Mexico. Undcrthe statute the President was authorized to makea call for volunteers not exceeding fifty thousandmen, who may offer their services either as cav-alry, artillery, infantry, or riflemen, to serve fortwelve months, while in addition the sum often million dollars was appropriated from thenational treasury for military expenses. Upon the volunteers fell the expense of furnish-ing their own clothes, while the cavalrymen wererequi
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