New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-11
FROM NEW-MEXICO.
The First Want. OF the People In this
Territory.


SANTA Fs Sunday, Jan. q, 1850.
To The Editor, Of The 7ri5rne.
GEHrLEMEN: | have now had some eighteen
months experience OF life in this territory, having
arrived here in July 1s4s, in pursuance Of orders
which as YOU know, received in the October pre-
vi,us Soon after our arrival we set out with Col.
Washington on an expedition into Upper Caliior-
MIA against the Navahoes and made circuit OF GOO
miles in less than seven weeks. Since then | have
been constantly occupied with the usual routine Of
duty which has left little time for other avocatons
now write for the purpose of laying before you
the most incOnvenent Of our grievances rs resi-
dents Of this Territory, and requesting the coope-
ration OF The Tribune IN an eHorI 10 lIu1uce i's
removal.
alude TO the want Of a regular mail communi
cation with the United States
orr condition il lamentable. and we are really
10 be pited If the late Administration had OBJ
tanned New Mexico for the express purpose OF
making il a place Of exile and Punishment, II could
not have been more successful than 1t has been
Their failure to make any provision for the trans
mission of mail matter to and from this country has
left US in most unenviable situation. We are
in fact more distant from Washington and New
York at Santa FL than we should be at any other
point on the globe. We are now ia days without
n word of Intelligence from Washington. and only
three mails have beeD FtctNtu since last pPiAS'
During the past year the people here were seven
m-nths without a mail. Such state OF things IS
inexcusable on the part OF our Government and IS
strongly indicative of inter disregard OF the
wishes and wants of 100000 OF our newly acquired
citizens.
The road is one of the best in the world, and
couriers cross the Plains in L days with all ease,
carving our mails Protection from the savage is
all that is required and this can be best afforded
by the statoning of or cavalry companies along
the route bet xeen Council Grove and the frontier
settlement OF Mora. Council Grove is 80 miles
| from Leavenworth and the Mora is 100 miles from
! Santa F6 The country between these points is
| the home of the Buffalo, and the hunting ground
of the red man. Numerous tribes of warke In
dams scour this section cutting off parties OF hun
ters emiran's and their families, and oitentmos
! pundering and destroying large trains OF mcrchan
| die. Hardly day passes without our hearing OF
depredations aud murders being committed on the
| Plains The establishing OF posts IN the valleys OF
! the Arkansas AID Cimmaroue, would chec'uaily
break up the haunts of the hostile Tribes, and force
them 10 seek hunting grounds TO the north and
south of our great highway from the states The
| expense of the posts would be very trltlnS and
they would be located in the finest grass region.
and where any amount Of cors could be grown.
That portion of the route for which an escort
would be required is about 500 miles IN length,
and could easily be crossed in DAYS, ut 20 miles
per day and afford ample time for the resting OF
the men and animals. in the case of a monthly mail.
More time could be allowed the troops say 20 days
at % miles per day, since the courers ide from 10
10 30 miles daily, when unincumbered with guards.
With an escort of 30 or 40 men. crossing the Plans
twice each month, the Indians would soon be routed
ont Of their iavorte retreat traders and travellers
would have ample and reliable protection and We
poor miserable exes would receive our letters
from our sweet hearts and wives. besides getting
the DaiIy or Ucekly T5buHe. At present all our
mail matter is liable t. be detained at Fort Leav
enworth unless the postage is prcpaid-and, more
than this cannot pay postage on letters relating
to our own business which is in violation Of all the
laws of propriety. We are compelled 70 resort to
expedents some depositng money in advance at
Leavenworth others go on tick, aud others sowith
out. Just at present we are all trying the last ex
pedent As for papers we have to DO without
Papers and Treasury notes are very few and lar
between in this section. They are too bulky for our
expressmnn to bring and u try to put mp with the
evil in the hope of some speedy remedy. don't
Get your papers, and cannot order them under
existing arrangements.
1t is allimportant to food New Mexico with our
newspapers aod PAM hlcts if we ever expect TO
regcnerate and Amercanize her population. Some
thing must be done for them soon, or they viii re-
move over the line, as many have already done.