Washington telegraph., 1852-06-30
Interesting from New Mexico,

Interesting from New Mexico.
A correspondent of the ST. Louis Repu6li-
can writes very interesting letter from
Santa Fe, dated April 25, which we copy, as
follows
"The tale is told-the secret is solved
The great effort to make free American cit.
liens of the Mexicans has exploded The
civil government is at an end, and but for
the military force stationed here all would
be in anarchy. Previous to the arrival of
Col. Sumner, the military commandant of
the department, as you are aware, the troops
were stationed within the towns. and up to
that time no considerable demonstration since
the war had been made against the civil GOV
ernment. Col. Sumner in accordance with
the views of the administration, and better
to secure the country against Indian depre-
dations, changed the posts and placed a
large portion of the troops in the Irdan
country. This was seized on by the Mexi-
cans as fit time to disregard the civil au-
thorities and put at nougIf all law and or
der. Disaffection, and determination to
resist every thing American, became apar
ent. The American citizens became alarm
ed and the greatest excitement prevailed Ypar
ticularly at this place. In this condition of
things, Gov. Calhoun, properly feeling him
self wholly unable to administer the govern
ment without military aid, called on Col.
Sumner, who promptly repaired to this city,
and finding an entire abandonment of all
law and order, and a dangerous disregard
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of right, and an inability of the civil author
tiles to maintain the peace, ordered in a
strong company of infantry in addition TO
the company Of Artillery then here, estab-
lshed an effective military police to aid the
civil authorities, and placed out strong guards,
which have, for the time being, restored
quiet, and to some extent confidence, that
with this aid the civil government may he
maintained Col. Summers alacIity III re-
pairing to this place, at the request of the
Governor, and the pr mptness and success
of his measures in securing quiet and safe
ty to the people, is deeply felt by our Amer
lean inlabitants. Some may suppose that
this condition has been brought about by
some actual or supposed mal-administration
of the Government, and that, as in disc N
tents in the States, little time and pro
per care in those who administer the civil
government will restore proper condition
of things. To those who may thus think.
it is time to say that they are mistaken. All
that has been done here in arrestine the op-.
erations of the civil government is Justly at.
tributable to the enmity and prejudice of the
Mexicans against u.s. and a firm dctcrmina-
ton on their part to throw off our govern
ment. Since the establishment of a Terri
torial government for New Mexico, every
Mexican influence has been cast against its
successful operations Murders have been
committed on American citizens and the
Grand jury has failed to prescut ind;ct--
ments. The last Legislature wholly f;icd
to authorize tax sufficient to prosecute
criminals, and Governor Calhoun was com.
PEELED to turn at large some forty thieves.
cut-throats and robbers, from tue jail ia this
place for the want of means to support them
in prison In word, Congress must, if
she would sustain her dignity and protect
American citizens, adopt some other system
of governing this country. The Territorial
scheme has emphatically failed, and will
continue to do SO until the Mexicans shall
have become a more learned and civilized
people,.