History and government of New Mexico . ess and social connections. A Virginian by birth, a West Pointer bytraining, a fur trader and mer-chant by occupation, he was aNew Mexican by choice of resi-dence and family ties. He hadcome to Santa Fe as early as1826 and had married into theprominent and wealthy Jaramillofamily of Taos. He was a part-ner in the firm of Bent and , the largest fur-tradingconcern in the Southwest, andhad extensive business interestsin Santa Fe and elsewhere. He knew New Mexico andNew Mexican conditions and enjoyed the confidence andrespect of the New Mexican people
History and government of New Mexico . ess and social connections. A Virginian by birth, a West Pointer bytraining, a fur trader and mer-chant by occupation, he was aNew Mexican by choice of resi-dence and family ties. He hadcome to Santa Fe as early as1826 and had married into theprominent and wealthy Jaramillofamily of Taos. He was a part-ner in the firm of Bent and , the largest fur-tradingconcern in the Southwest, andhad extensive business interestsin Santa Fe and elsewhere. He knew New Mexico andNew Mexican conditions and enjoyed the confidence andrespect of the New Mexican people. 164. The Organic Act and the Kearny Code. —Kearnys Organic Act provided a complete Territorialform of government, granted the right to vote to all freemale citizens, and fixed the first Monday in August, 1847,as the date of the first election for Delegate to Congressand members of the Territorial legislature. But the newestfeature of it was the Bill of Rights, so characteristic ofEnglish liberty everywhere, guaranteeing freedom of. Donaciano Vigil THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION 139 speech and the press, of religion, of assembly and petition,as well as the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus andthe right of trial by jury. The Kearny Code of laws for the new Territory em-braced many old and well-known customs, but containedthe unfortunate provision that all land titles held undergrants from the Spanish and Mexican governments mustbe registered within five years, or forfeited. Thoughmeant to clear up titles, it aroused much suspicion lest itmight be the first step in a policy of seizing the bestlands. 165. General Kearny Leaves for California. — With thenew government fully established and everything quiet,Kearny set out for California, September 25. A few milesbelow Socorro he met Kit Carson, the great pathfinder(sec. 133), on his way to Washington with news of the con-quest of California by Stockton and Fremont. Kearnysent most of his force back to Albuquerque and proceededwes
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