New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-30
FROM NEW-MEXICO.
Murders Character of the People-The New
Governmental, N. Smith--SlRvery-The
Indiana. &c.
&c Of the National Era.
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Correspondence Of the National Era
SANTA FE Wednesday, Nov. %, 1850.
There have been two or three very atrocious
murd srs penetrated here within a few weeks past.
One Of the. murderers is now in Jail, and will
doubtless be hung, unless he can bride his keep
ers and make his escape. Such scenes OF violence
and bioOdGhed must continue to be frequent here
till some sslutary restraint OF law can be thrown
over this community. lt is needless 10 say that
suck tragedies seldom If ever, occur out Of the
precincts Of the gambling hes' and fandango
rooms. Tens OF Thousands, or even hundreds OF
tbousal as Of dollars are annually swallowed up
In these maelstroms OF dissipation and ruin and
The almost beggared victims leave for California
TO recruit their broken-dOwn fortunes One man
came cut here last Spring in charge of train be-
longing to Judge Brown Of Missouri, threw him
self into the stream Of dissipation, and was soon
borne upon the rocks and ruined. He sold the
goods he had in charge, converted all he could
into ready money, gambled It away IN few
nights and then left for California, leaving his
employer minus some ten thousand dollars.
Drunkenness is also very prevalent here among
both sexes this will apply 70 the Mexican te-
nalesl and among the Mexican women prostitu.
tion is almost universal. IL IS painful 70 see to
what profound depth ofdesredation human nature
can sink itself when left 10 the freedom OF It's own
will. Where roman is sunken and debased,
we are apt TO think there Is nothing redeeming,
and we instnctiyely inquire, Can any good
come out Of Nazareth r. But here, as OF old, the
suswer may appropriately be given, Come and
see" The little | have seen Of these people has
convinced me that they have many redeeming
traits Of character, with all their debasement.
There is natural ease and gracetulness Of depOrt
ment strangely blended with filthy rags and marks
Of deepest ab sction. Ii is Terpsichore sporting
the cast off buds Of the Moenades after b accha-
MALTA. Ia their extreme urbanity, this people are
on equalled by the French, and far transcend
our own American population ia the States. They
are sympathetic and impulsive In their feelings,
and Ia this lies the element Of their ruin In
short, Il this people could be Americanized, and
receive the polish and refinement of education
and civilization, and above all the Christening, pu
rifying Influences Of our holy religion, they would
become most interesting part OF our population
Can the work Of reformation be accomplished
l believe It can If the proper Influences can be
brought 10 bear Tor its contamination. Those in
hueuces must be American and they must be
sqnctJfea AL, or nearly al, the influences hitherto
brought 70 bear upon this Community, whether
American or otherwise instead Of being ref0rraa-
f0ry, have been Of q cOTupting and debasing cha.
Iacter. Even those who have been the spiritual
fathers and guides have themselves led the way,
and shown themselves the most notorious exam
pies OF prohigacy and hcentiouEness.
AL parties here are Just a. present on the gui
r.te, awaiting the official announcement Of the
lew Government and Governor, and DO not know
but the next mall-stsge vii be demolished by the
tumultuOus rush that viii be made upon Il BY the
esgeT populsce Dame RumOr has been more
modest and retiring in this instance than il her
custom. / believe she has not ventured 20 tender
in advance the gubernatorial chair and robes 10
any one save Hugh n. Smith, and he has been
too sick 70 accept it. No doubt, however bat
when the announcement Is officially made, the old
lady viii look over her spectsees very wisely and
say " l told you SOL
II. y. Smith has been very much afflicted with
the eEysipelas since bis return, bat is now conva.
leGcent. 1t is thought, 6y some Of the knowing
ones here, that his opposition 10 the introduction
OF Slavery into this Territory distracted largely
from the number Of votes that r0Kld hare 5,,e7 IN
bis favor II the recent election. | am informed
that there IL much stronger disposition. among
leading men here, in favor Of Slavery, than was
suspected some time since. There viii no doubt
be vigorous effort made to repeal the law Of
God which Ar. Webster has been kindly helping
Providence to enact for the security Of this Ter.
ritory. Whether the effort should succeed. is
matter FOR future trial P9rfiany, il has succeed.
ed already, and there are nov. as nearly as can
ascertain, some twenty or thirty negro slaves