The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-03
Important from New dcxico--statc Cow
eminent organized,

TX seems from tnt1t clteFSf tildt a OOUNcLl&ou
Delegates from the People has been called that it
has been held. and in the short space Of eight or
nine DAYS ID did devise and pr0faulgafe q Constltu-
ton for the Government Of the State of New Mexl
co. We proceed TO give all the information on TINS
subject, collected from two or three OF these letters
The Convention, of the manner Of whose election I
we know nothing, assembled at Santa Fe on the
18th instant, and of our letters say with great
unanimity in their action. They were IN session
eight or nine days, and in that time produced
Constitution which has not yet reached US, but
which il is said win be in operation by the first OF
July. The boundaries of the State, as contained
in the letters before u.s. not very well defined,
but we give them as they come to u.s. " On the
east the State runs to the Tooth degree of longi-
tude. The points where that line cuts the Arkan-
sas and the Colorado Of Texas are points IN the
boundary. On the west, New Mexico is bounded
by the 1llh degree, from the Colorado OF Caliior-
na to the intersection of that line of longitude with
the CHA Thus, on the east and west, the state o.
New Mexico is bounded by parallels Of longitude,
By this Constitution slavery is prohibited ID the
State
The Constitution was adopted on the 18th May
In fifteen days thereafter, election Was to be
held for members of the Legislature, and as soon /
as it could be done the machinery OF the new gov |
ernment would be set in motion. TWO Senators |
and Representative in Congress would be speedl-
| " elected, and an effort would be made TO get
| them to Washington in time to take their seats-ii
such proceedings are recognized at al-in the pres
ent Congress- 81 am satisfied, Says our letter.
that we nave gOOu Constltullons anu oio eliioiy
shifted to this peculiar people,.
" As to the officers Of this new State, Ceran 81.
Vrain, Judge Otero, and Henry Connolly, are prom
nent candidates for Governor-all, however, be-
long to the same political party, and selection OF
either would be perfectly agreeable TO all. Capt.
| A. w. Reynolds, U. 5. A., and Maj X. II. Weighs
man, late Paymaster, at present lawyer OF this
territory, stand most prominent among us for the U
S. Senate. Both are well qualified for the station,
and will do honor to the State. There are two 9th
er candidates, Judge Honghton and Capt w. u.
Angrev late Of jefferson city, but their chances OF
success are small, when placed in opposition 10 the
gentlemen have named, who are considered the
first men in the community.
| Another letter says -" Hugh ". smith, our
present delegate in Congress, will, no doubt, be
elected to The House of Representatives,
INDIAN MuRDERs-Neso Menieo.--The st.
Louis Inteligencer of the 25th, says A friend
has kindly submitted to letter written by Mai.
7 Kendrick u. S. A. at Santa Fe, on the 9th of
last month. Several persons who had left Santa
Fe, for the States, about 10 days previously, had
turned back on reaching Wagon Mound on becom-
ing acquainted with the tragedy which had hap
pened there. Speaking of those Indian murders,
Major Kendrick SAYS: These things must be
expected to occur, until Congress, by increasing
the rank and file Of companies on Western SER
vice. shall place in the power OF the President to
afford protection citizens crossing the plains.
Until the companies are thus increased and the law
authorises the mounting of portion OF the Artil-
ery and Infantry, lgils SerUsag IN this direction,
; the humane and Christian duty of keeping the
scaips OF emigrants and traders IN place. must 60
unperformed, for Col Monroe has not one man to
spare for this purpose and if he had the men, he
L | has not the horses with which to pursue those
y Arabs Of the plains (he Apache lndians,) who are
= ever in the saddle
II In regard to the organization of civil government
II by New Mexico, Major Kendrick says:
e "The Convention is in full blast. The Consti
a tuition viii probably be on its way to Washington
l. in thirty-fve days. 1t prohibits slavery. What
Te ever may be thought Of the policy the justice
to Of the prohibition beyond all question it espresso
the will of nnety-nine hundredths of the inhabi
n tants of New Mexico. The three points uPoI
70 which these people are most energetic Taxa
ton, which they dislike; Slavery, which they hate
4 and Texas, which they most cofatatty a6hor
Major Neighbors, the Texas Commissioner to New
g Mexico, Major X. says is " very gentleman,
g man, and acted with much prudence and wisdom
/ From HAvANA-The Mobile Register gives tn
J. following, relative TO the Cardenss prisoners,
y ceIved iy.he british steamer ray, which left Ha
81 vana on the 9th ult.
" 'sThe report of a peremptory refusal to Genera
nd Camphen's demand received at New Orleans,
without foundation.
of The prisoners remain on board the man-of.wa
ILL., to which they were at first consigned, aud are ri
ats ported to be healthy.
or. FROM CENTRAL AMERIcA-The following new
m, of Importance from Guatemala, we obtain from Il
he Honduras Watchman. The latest dates say thai
&C. s'The mountain war is about terminating in cor
sequence of the active measures taken by the Go
ne eminent troops under Gen. Carrera. Laitery, u
on | Indians had committed great havoc, and eve
FL burnt down the fiourishing town OF Jaiapa tn
caused another movement among the lnhabltanl
d. and an ancient Chief, named Simonisto resolved
seize the principal Chieftain, Robert Reyes,
ck white man. the worst character of all the rebellio
rse ists and having shot him and some live other OF
far GERS he placed himself the orders OF the CoI
nd. mandant of Chquimula, praying for immunity
al. himself and men from the Government, and ofs
no. ing to make the road from Guasiatova safe, wh
IN. at the present day is impossible. This gre
changesgives hopes Of the termination OF this war
az Cows POISONED AT ST. LoUls-We learn frc
ills the St. Louis papers that no less than thirteen COZ
ed. have been poisoned on the commons, near
gu. George, and that several had died from the SAL
neu cause in the settled parts Of the city. The scou
,h dres who perpetraed these acts did it to get
om hides of the cattle, which they sell to the lanne
-. ps MURDER.-A Geographic dispatch to the Saw
ec. nah Georgian states that Mr.. VIM. A. Wadk
will was murdered at Baltimore on the 10Th ult b,
|. negro who struck him with weapon on the bs
NC .o Of the head.
FROM CANADA-A Geographic dispatch fir
hSH Toronto, uaIeu the %Otn uiti says Last Hs
ght; the Legislative Assembly had under consderat
emu a set Of resolutions proposed by Mr.. Bolton,
h.a failing a complete scheme OF Republican u
~ ment. House voted republican 40 to 49,
mai MIssIssIPPI.-By the returns from all but i
'au counties, Gen. Bell has majority of 81 votes
Secretary of State, and it is thought the full
hau turns will not change the result.
DRowNING AND SUICIDE. The Vicksb
s to Sentinel of the both ult. says " Mr.. Grandc
and of this city, fell from the upper wharf-boat nj
ness before last and was drowned. On the same mis-
this Mr.. Epperson, living in the neghborhood of
luch lower saw mills, swallowed vial OF laudan
ute which caused his death. He made an attemp
Is of take his life on Tuesday night"
thus sos-------
STRAWBERRY CULTIVATION. - Those
mis- know any thing about t. magnificent strawber
/ or and immense quantities Of them raised on
rs or about 80 feet by 40 for several years past IN
regi- garden formerly owned by me in King street,
{ the like to know the process by which guilty.
y the them.
ldan | applied about once a week, for three til
mis- commencing when the green leaves first bega
the start, and making the last application just be
III be the plants were in full bloom, the following
ldred paraton of nitrate of potash, gauber salts,
ghty sal soda, each one pound, Of muriate OF ammo
vded one quarter of pound dissolved in thirty gal
OF re- of rain or river water one third applied
Il ap- time, and when the weather was dry, aPI