The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-10-11

abandon the wasted Cotton lands in the 10"
country of this State that are yielding little
and that little bringing almost nothing, anc
convert the wide forest region about US into
a source Of great wealth. ..
LATEST News FROM SANTA FE.-TExAs
REpuD1ATEp.-The st. Louis Republican
announces the arrival at that place OF Mr.
X. Aubrey, from Santa Fe, having been
but ten days on the route. bringing dates 10
The 18th Of September. When it is recol,
lccted that 500 miles of this distance was
performed on horseback or on foot. the per-
formance seems most incredible. Mr.. Au.
hrey made some portion of,he trip between
Santa Fe and independence at the rate ol
100 miles to the "a hours. He had no one
to accompany him.
Mr.. Aubrey reports as water bound, at
Sand Creek, Major Reynolds division Of
tie Missouri volunteers; Major Walker
battalion. and Lieut.. Love, with a small
number Of U. S. Dragons. There were
with this party Messrs. Finley, Allen, Carey
and MCarty, traders.
He passed Col. Rails and portion Of the
Missouri volunteers at the Battle Ground,
Is miles beyond the Arkansas.
Co Eaton's battalion. with the recruits
and Iieut. Allen. were at Fort Mann.
Gen. Price and staff were water bound
at the Fawnee Fork; also Major Donaldsons S
division of Illinois volunteers, and Lieut..
Cooley. of Col Gilpin's command.
At Cow Creek he passed Captain Cum
ninglam and Bonds division Of Illinois vol
untcers, wafer bound.
lie passed Col. Newly, Dr. Robson, and
Lieut.. Hamilton. at Willow Springs.
He met Gov. Lane, en- route fnr Oregon,
at Council Grove.
From an extra issued from the office Of
the Santa Fe Republican, and dated on the
l2lh inst, We gather the following items of
infnrmation:-
Company II. FIRST Dragons, commanded
bv Lieut. Buford, from Fort Gibson, arrived
at Santa Fe on the 9th instant, all in good
health.
Bl. Lieut.. Col. Washington, appointed, it
is said, civil and military Governor of New
Mexico. was expected at Santa Fe by the
Goth of this month The Republican hopes
that he may soon reach there, as it is impos-
sble Tor 200 men to garrison and project so
extensive territory from the savaoes.
Major Beal, United States Dragons,
was in Command Of the military force in
New Mexico. He had received petitions
from Taos. Perato, Albuquerque and other
flninis, asking Car troops TO garrison the from
tiers, as the inhabitants were IN constant
danger from the daily incursions Of tho In
dians--who continued to murder them. and
to drive of their stock. The small force
left TO garrison the country made it Impos.
sibIc for Major Bcall to comply with these
requests.
Lieu.. Love and escort, Mr.. J. FlndIcy,
Mr.. McCary, and other gentlemen, left for
the States on the Isl inst.
The Republican, noticing the passage, by
the Texas Legislature, of bills to establish
the county of Santa Fe--to arrange the mil.
ilia of The county of Santa Fe--to establish
the eleventh Judicial Circuit, to be formed
of that county; and to allow the county one
representative in the House, says;
I'VE would now inform our Texan friends
lha, it is not necessary to send us Judge nor
a district attorney 10 settle our affairs, or
put things to rights for there is not cll-
gen, ell her American or Mexican. that will
ever acknowledge themselves as citizens OF
Texas. until it comes from higher authorities.
New Mexico does not belong, nor has Texas
even right to claim her as part OF Texas.
Texas should show some little sensc and
drop this question. and not have it publicly
announced that Texas smartest men were
larred and feathered by attempting to fill the
office assigned them"
DEFINING HIS PoslTIoN.--"Get up--gei
npp said waichman to a chap who had
fallen grade below the doorstep sleepers
and who had taken Judgement in tic gut.
ter, "You must not lie here" "l.ie! you're
anolher!---you lie yoursclf!.- !.-N-n-not lie here
tell you wh-what, old fellow, that may dc
TO tell in them slave States, but III let you
know" said the agrarian, spultcring out a
moulhlul of mud, 'rhat tth-this is free soW
THE GOLD WATCH.
| have now in my hand a gold watch
which combines establishment and ntil,
IN happy proportions, and is usually consld