New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-04
cou..posssnes Of ID. Republican.


GEsTs: The Santa F6 ReDHtttcaD having
.,opued for rant Of yapr drop you few lines ust
ty eay Of keeping up communication between our rec
osetve cities We sIe very quiet here IN the Tern
~, AZ uresent with the exception Of the indian oi
sulues which, assure you, are OF very alarming
"A .erious nature. The red man appears 10 be max
,g ls.t desperate effort 10 retain ioOthod on his
sneiert possesGons. We are now In open hostility
x,b four powerful tribes OF Indians. On the north
~,b the Eutaws, the east with the CsnhDchss, on
IA. south with the Apsshes and the west with the
yavsiOs There appears 70 be union OF acton ana
Examination Of purpose between these tribes oil 10
Esn, which without doubt the result Of negotiations
.rrrd on for the last sir months By portion of the hri
a. population u his Tsrp0ry In acquiring this ler-
Story our Government has obtained with II enciess
Hhculues with these Indians. The most important
nintsry post IN the country 81 this time, is that OF
Nv Mexico. To secure the services and experience
Il an able commander Of this military department, the
respectable and intelligent portion OF the ctzens oi
santa 70 have forwarded 10 the Secretary OF war pc
tjon "a copy Of bich is incosed) asking that Lieut.
col BeaI may be appointed to the command
Col Bsall left here yesterday for Taos on an expedi-
ton against the Eutaws. MAJ Orer eit hYe days sgo'
N tgbt the EavsjOs and Mai Steen has gone sganst
he kpsches and Csmsnches the whole force Of either
COMMAND scarcely exceeds one hundred strong.
Col Washington, commanding at this department,
has been forced by sircumsances TO call out Tour com
papies Of vounteers-ihres Of them compo"d o Mef''
ans and one OF Americans What few troops OF the
line we nave in New.MeToo, are not enough 10 cary
On the etectusDy against any one Of these tnoes
Of Indians
several companies OF Infantry will arrive here from
fort Leavenworth the last of this week but they will
be Of no service the country except 10 consume the
bountiiu supply OF subsistence stores, which the Gov
eminent hes forwarded to this place.
Nothing but mounted troops will do for this country
Infantry will be q dead and useless expense on the
country and in sending them here, the Government ~
guty Of capital military ttuHder they have displayed
great ignorance and have evnced want OF ordinary
f,resght Ten mounted men can do more service In
this country thsn a whole company OF Infantry DO
not write this TO the dspsrsgement OF that branch OF
the service but mean 10 say they are as much oot OF
place as saw mill the ocean. We have nothing 10
Tear from the MexiesDs there no cities or foruh.
ca,iops be stormed The enemy we have 10 contend
with can only be reached with the sabre and the rhe
Two regiments Of mounted rifenen would, In one
year bring all these Indians TO a permanent peace,
while ten regiments Of infantry would not accomplish
II in twenty years. Two or three hundred Shawnee
and Delaware Indians would be OF Invaluable service,
distributed among our troops, TO ACT as spies ana
scouts These Indians should be put down at once or
our troops should be withdrawals country a0sn'
doned or given back TO Mexico
Hpnsfsd of emigrsnts have passed through this
place on their way TO California Our city 10 hled
with them hundreds daily arriving and departing,
and nearly all destitute of the necessary means to take
them safely through OF the thousands who have left
the frontier States for California not more thsn three
fourths will reach their destination ts melsn.
choly sight 10 leap msdy over precipce, but
III awful TO see them rush by thousands into an al
ntermlnsbe desert to perish by slow but certain
dcerees from Starvation, fatsue ana
ated are they, that reasoning will convince them
no facts will restrain them. The great road that MI
Benton speaks of now being made by the footsteps
OF men, women and children, will be marked out snd
Macsdsmized by the bones OF the victims oil na'0H
iassaify But enough OF this.
The business of this place IL dul-duli. There are
Of the old stocks hand supply for two years 10
come The introducers OF new goods are bound to
ose for the last thres months most articles OF dry
good. have BEEN and su are offered at 81 Louis
cost The accounts from Chihushua, which has mere
toore been outlet for the surplus stocks OF this ter
rtory, are discOuraging in the extreme. WI" quote
from the latest dates from that pl-ce, to wit
CHIHUAHuA, June a. ls49
We have news here that large caravan has just ar
uved at the Preside del Nore, Con the klo 1Isnde
$50 miles from the city OF Chihuahua and there Is no
telling what effect the Introduction OF their goods viii
have ON the market When we know what dulles
man pays on hs goods, We can Judge what MS goos'
him put down here yet this Is no criterion OF
Judgment tor him in selling them. Many goods which
cost placed here from II 10 eOc per yard, have lately
been sold at IL and loc.
The custom. house officer at FL Psso has orders to
collect 90 per the Tariff Cast year goods were
passed 3t per cent? this year the introduction duty
will be bleached and brown domestcs iOc. per
yard and psnialoon stufs and prints, &c per YARD
snd other goods in proportion. The consumption du.y
o and cents per yard also exscted when the goods
reach chihuahua. This added 20 the freight, which
amounts TO cents yard ON an assorted stock, and
,hen the original cost Of the goods, say IRON 10
cents mskes an average stock OF cotton goods placed
lately been made was al IA and loc.
Not having now sufficient time At my disposal, IN
stead Of giving you further extracts OF letters, SEND
you part Of original letter which contains some Gu
ous Information and will show your readers how they
"s"' Truly yours. w 5. MEssERvY.
From AfoEso c AHdrson 70 I'm. S. Mess1ry
CHisvAsvA, June > ls4y
prAn FlrnSp In my letter to you two days aimee,
omitted TO mention that there several New
Mexicsns hsre--smong them sanches, Arehuie's, snd
some others whose names forget
Their object 10 20 suppheste The Government 10 give
thrm the ,sme Of ces they held In New Mexico. have
not learned how they will succeed
In your letter OF April 2S you mention thst you nave
some spprehensons OF "a .n,s
they had assurances OF assistance nom TINS S'ae
which know they will never get ~.
Ii seems 10 me that the American populsuon OF Ne"
Mexico ought to encourage the eml % VIC 49,
10 this State. for the lever you hsre s sn'ons ~" 49,
better II ls for the prosperity OF the irffltoi' -
Oh and water will not mix, IRE sna water arc s"o
mies-so IL is with the two races -. 800,
communication signed Chimayo,' IL IL pretty sever
upon the natives, but sull they deserveit ,.
The Indian war has at length commenced. snd II !
followed up as the outset promises VIII '"olus''
Major Chevsnle OF Texas. arrived here some I'VE
vesks suce on his way 10 California and instead
pur,uns his Journey. concluded TO remain here Ah'
ware war on the Apsches A., &,
yesrs OF sss and upward, 500 for AL under nis see
Tor prisopsrs $3.50 and $50. He left here one wee
aro with 70 Americans and Mexicans. and re'arne'
nere Yesterday, bringing scsips ana P''""e''' "
attacked the Indians near Aqua NueNa
The main body Of the party 10 now at kncinils' va
Msjor having come in 20 bring the sesips ana as
more men he will get here some - more sno WI
leave tomorrow on smother campaign.
Try and induce your Idle population 70 eonis ~ -.
and oip the cause as am inclined 10 believe IL som
500 Americans would go into into H. that wouo Co
to something else which would be more orhe"e'N y
us You understand my meaning
1o Hon GEoKoK w. CkAwFosD,
Sscgdary Of Var DasAfHst0H Gag
The undersigned respectfully rsptsseni that the NOR
a. civil and political Affairs OF this Territory are IN
mos; deplorable conoiuoh' - A.,
Congress, nsslectng 10 sraM 10 the peoPie Oh Ne"
Mexico a Government, snd falling to give them IA"
suited 70 their and condition. has produced nef
state of snsrchy. dssension and discomfort ar
prevalent In every portion oi tnis 'erri.oiy IN COZ
uec;ion with this stats OF things we are no" ia se'us
war with four OF the most powerful anu hame,oa
tribes Of Indians on the continent al hNins IN clos
proximity this Territory, and all MAKING aAy 'nso'
sions Into the settlements
Our only refuge 10 the military sutno''! -. 81, 49,
protection the military arm. On thst we 'ey 'oi ~
restraining OF iswless outrage within ana savage
bsrity without
with This view Of our present posture VI snAn =
deem II Of the highest Importance tnss ,ns MI i' =,
commander Of this post should unite In nis person
dependence, promptnSas, and eneyGy ef enhIessSkf