If, however, I could have carried the place on the 22nd of last month, I could by this time have made a campaign that would have made the State of Mississippi almost safe for a solitary horseman to ride over.
Answer: his nature and his passion for justice
Explanation:just did it on edg.
Answer:
New Mexico is being personified and it's human action is holding the canvas
Explanation: New Mexico is the main subject of this sentence, and although dry and vast describes New Mexico, it's ability/action to hold a canvas is what makes it personified.