The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-11
NEW YORK. MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY H. 1e47

nshed with perpetual verdure and enamelled with how
ers Of perennial loneliness, and the mountains are
enchantment is due to distance. and language seems
but an unmeaning mockery when thus perverted to
point moral or adorn tale
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
[From the st. Louis Republican, Dec. %
Company X, of the regiment of mounted riAemen
embarked board the Prairie Bird for New Orleans on
Friday last Thence they proceed to Tsmpco The
Lieut. M e. Van Buren,, Lieut. w. l.. Elliott and Lieut.
O. Granger After everything was safely on board the
overheard and drowned notwithstanding every ef
fort was made to him. II was supposed that the
weight of his aceoutremeAs impaired his efforts to save
himself
From tho Boston Post. January o.
Tho eighth company OF volunteers was ofhcered and
organized yesterday Charlestown The commissioned
John s. Barker, Of ch.re.town; First Lieutenant WIN.
Hurd dol Senior ID Lieutenant VIM Forbes, do Junior
ID Lieutenant, Edward H. Cook, do.
Yesterday the following non.commissioned Officers
Isaac H. Hastings; ad do, Horace Howe sd do,
William H. Conant; 4th do, senjamn X Andrews; LIST
John southwick; 4th do. George Foye
NEWS FROM THE WEST
[From the St. Louis Republican, Dec %
Lent John Simpson, of Major Clarks battalion of
artillery arrived this city Saturday from Fort Bent
where he has been stationed in command nearly the
whole time of his absence on this expedition Lieut.
news no communication having been received from
santa Fc for some time to his depaere Nearly
the whols the At Fort BENT for
inter- that there reasonable probability Of
failure supple: for the IN that quarter Lieut. nut
not seriously molested by them. The same psrty
had attacked train Of government wagons driven the
from having killed and wounded three Others
and taken possession of all the mules. One wagon
burned by the Indians Next day. the Americans took
Fort Bent to get ii at that post This the adven
ture of which have before given account There
forty persons attached to the train The name Of
the man killed Daugherty at time sergeant in
Capt Hollis company. from st. Louis He has wife in
The disaster to Billiard Hooke Co.'s party oftradsrs
on the Semrone, is confirmed They were overaken by
furious storm Of snow during which number Of their
goods The traders would get to Bents Fort. Lieut.
met Capt MgTphe c command in charge Of the GOV
NJ advised OF the disposition of the Pawnees, end
will take good care to be ready for Them should they at
tempt to attack him. He s however but lily provided
to resist formidable party as his men were hastily pick
up at Fort and Were without discipline
which left Santa Es on the 10th November No letters
have reached u.s. and we are without much intelligence
of any kind. Col. Doniphan still in New Mexico,
about hundred miles south Of Santa Fe, preparing
for expedition against the Navajo Indians 1t hard
ton for his command to Chihuahua, and we think it
likely that he will confne himself operations against
the hostile Indians,
| NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
List OF officers attached to the u. g. ship Ohio at Bos
tom Jan. 6.-Captain- II. stringham. Command
er-L. NJ Goldsborough. Lieutents-Joseph +: Greene,
j. !. Amy. f. Ed. jr F. W Murphy. j. n Brown
Mastsrs.C: APP r. Jones, VIM. T. BoudinOt surgeon
Bsiey Washington Assistant Surgeons-E. j. Bee, r. I.
Maccorop. Purser-John De Bree Chsplain-P. g.
Clarke. Passed Midshipmen-J. &. Beaumont NJ. X.
saf c1lsy Robert Stuart Edward Rsashaw Acting
Midshipmen-D II Lynch, J. Foster, E. O. Carnes. b
ahaTaIa Jane; D5sdn, w RSeip;;Sn kennSn A
@simp.on Gqaner-sJo:ep1 W. Pennington Car
Surgeons Steward-John O'Brien. Purser's Steward
James Wardlaw. Yeoman-Thomas +. Wade. Captain
Of Marinss-T. s. English. Observation-Disclosures and
| urayson.
ths seAzq.e or ssrt. Es-fresidsnt i's''H "a.
| From the Austin tTexas) New Era, Dec. 1911
We perceive that Gen. Kearney has been duly au-
horized by the government to proceed to the GTgani,
zation OF New Mexico, as territory Of the United
States When first stated that he had issued
proclamation calling upon the citizens of New Mexico to
and the Congress of the United
were inclined to the belief that it unauthoriz.
diaely receive the unqualified dsapprobaon Of the 60
vernment and at once be declared nullity But in
Ing in the movement and finally it is published to the
world that was done under authority directly from
Where Mr. Polk finds his authority for this unheard of
exercise of power we at losst conjecture There
certainly such prerogative delegated to the Exec
utive by the Federal Constitution can we mud q
single precedent in the history Of the United States
sxtenuate in the least the high handed usurpaton of
perperate crime against one Of the Sovereign States
Of The Union, which clearly and unqpestionsby the
Since it is ascerainea that Gen Kesrney acted from
instructions in the matter, we are disposed TO look
upon tina efencs as far no Is oncsrned with loss
severity than at first but by no means does the plea
that he was instructed by the government to pursue
the course which he has, in relation to the legitimate
territory and population Of the State Of Texas, entirely
exculpate him from all blame. The law does not jus
y officer in tho commission of an unconstitutional
H. hnb tuaAa ahutn vnf
authority from higher functionary than himself any
more than it would justify private individual in high
way robbery murder treason ETC. because he had beer
told perpetras the crime by regularly commits
stoned civil officer. Is presumed that every man in
with his duty and, in some measure with the consttu
ton and laws Of his country; and if an ignorance oil
them berays him into the crime of malieasance that ig
from the penalties of the law, though may have some
weight in procuring mitig alton Of his punishment So
il is in the case of Gen. kearney We are willing that
all due allowance should be made for his ignorance
but at the time, we are unwilling for him TO escape
the decision Of proper tribunal in relation to the crime
! Of which he is evidently guilty.
The head and front" ofthis usurpation 10 undoubed
ly the who occupies the executive chair, and whom
we view the proper mark for popular indignation
the first individual who shocld be arragned for this
papabe infringement of the constitution and laws his
country and reasonable interference with the reserved
and constitutional rights OF this State.
Who is this Polk that he should be permitted to
trampe under foot the civil poy of the United States OF
America at his pleasure and no man dare to assert that
no is usurper' BY what extraordinary public service
station which he occupies, and which he so sig
naly disgracng by acts OF marked crimnaty strong
tending the subv esion Of our free institutions and the
final Of the sacred bonds OF the federal Union
Was it not altogether fortuous circumstance that
caused his pected and wholly unmerited elevation
to the chief magistracy of the United States Who
would have thought three years ago. that this mushroom
Of stump and barbecue notoriety would become
in a few years. conspicuous for his criminal efforts TO
undermine tho foundation Of American liberty Ar
mold a Burr
Here the grand of the sudden and unexpected
elevation OF Mr.. Polk to the Presidency.