The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-11

one in this Territory more justly deserves, should
be 80 likely 70 get his present place if were TO
| form State government, perhaps be promoted
| to the station of Senator. Ii would be act OF
| great injustice and ingratitude to recall or SUI
| persede him; that cannot believe the peo
pie of this Territory will be guilty of. Be
sides, at the time that the steps were taken in
relation to the formation of Territorial Govern
ment, we were not fully aware of the wise deter
mination of Congress in relation to the Territories
the action of Fremont, our position to Texas
We call upon all citizens, whether native born or
adopted, to reflect upon situation If you have
the interest of New Mexico a. heart, refect-lool
| about you and study for remedy from our dan
gerous position. Drop all preferences for men and
parties and look with eye single to the welfare of
our common country.
In our next, we propose TO make some practical
suggestions as TO the work.
Colonel CALHOUN, formerly of Columbus, Geor-
gia, Indian Agent for this Territory, has estab
lished his agency at Santa Fe. No one has
come among US who has made more favorable inn
preston, both a business man and an urbane gen
tleman He has been here but a short time, has
visited and counseed with some of our hostile In
dams, but finds that it is matter of impossibty
to treat with them at this time.
Mr.. THOMAS BoGGs formerly of Taos, arrived in
our city on Monday evening, direct from Califor
MA. brings no news oil interest, save that some
OF our Santa Fe boys had plenty of the ore. Mr..
Boggs himself brought in two BAGS only. Mr..
Boggs left California the Goth September.
this article shows the unpleasant and melancholy
feelings which it falls to our lot to record During
the latter part of last month afray took place in
this city Between a Mr. Wheeler, latterly of st.
Louis, and Captain Alexander Papin, formerly of
the above place. The particulars of this affair
thus A few days after the arrival of Captain Papin,
Mr.. Wheeler wrote several notices and posted them
up around town. which bore upon their face the rep
resentation of false statements emanatng from
| Papin. One of those documents shown TO
Papin, which he tore down. and entered the store
| Of Messrs. Austin & Daulton for the purpose of
reading it, when Wheeler followed him in. Cap
| tain Papin remarked, that any person using his
name i'll that style was damn'd rascal, and turned
round and asked Wheeler if that was his signature
Wheeler remarked that it was, at which time Cap
tain Papin raised a yard stick, and had scarcely
made 'he blow, when Wheeler drew pistol and
shot him just above the right temple Captain Pa
pin expired two days afterwards, and was buried
with military honors.
Wheeler is in prison walls, enfettered
with CHAINS. i
At the last term of our court, A. j. Sims was
| convicted Of the murder of Johnson jackson. He
is to be executed the 30th Of the present month.
| We regret to state that Mr.. John Adams
murdered at Pena Blanca, few days since, by
party OF Mexicans. The principal murderer has
not yet been arrested.
The ca.e of Charles Wagner the murderer of Eb-
!
postponed until the next term of the court, on
count OF avery important witness.
Report OF THE GRAND JuRy-OcToBER TERM
FoR THE COUNTY OF SANTA FE--The grand jurors,
for the Territory of New Mexico, and for the body
of the county of Santa Fe, aforesaid report to your
honor, that they have examined the Jail and other
public buildings, all of which are found to lie in
good condition and repair. The Jail of the county
they would report is too small and contracted for the
wants of the county, and they would recommend
tIe af her adj 10 fha iail
the same plan and equally as large as the present
room in which the prisoners are confined, but better
ventilated
As the streets of the city of Santa Fe are found
| by them to be in bad repair, they would recon-
mend that the prisoners be put to work on them;
that Main street be paved with stone from the
church known the Parroqua, to the end of the
square which the court house is situated
| They would also report that there is complaint
made by the prisoners, that they do not get sufh
Gent TO eat which, upon investigation, the grand
made by law is insufficient to procure the necessa-
ries of life, at the present high rate at which pro-
visions are selling in the city and if there is any
way of increasing the allowance TO them, they
would recommend that not less than fifty cents
per day be allowed to each prisoner.
The Grand Jury would further report that they
towork. They would recommend that the proceeds
of such labor be appropriated to the buying of
blankets, cooking utensils and other things neces
wv FoLGER, Foreman.
THEATRE, to-nigM.-A rich bill is presented this
evening, and we trust there will be full house TO
witness the performance. By the-by, we have Of
ten heard a number wish that they had some moral
way Of willing away these long winter nights, and
yet we have not more than once seen this perse-
vering manageress patronised with full house.
! We understand that Mrs. Jones has larger
building in process of construction, which will pro-
badly be opened on Christmas evening, with fancy
dress and masquerade ball. This, we feel assured,
will be attended by all the respectabity Of our city,
and hope will amply repay this lady all that she
deservedly merits.
| DIFFICULTY AT AcAPuLco-There was an unfor-