Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-31
FROM SANTA FEE.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE ST. LOUIS INTELLIGENcER


SANTA FE, NOVEMBER &c. 1851.
During this month the Indians have generally speak
ng been very quiet The Utahs-that u.s. the small bands
Abiquu and Taos-were met by the Governor last
week, and distribution of presents made to them They
very well satisfied but the number was only two
hundred in a-of very insignificant fraction of
the great Utah family The Jcars and Mescaleros on
this side of the Del Norte peaceable just now The
Navajos equally They have committed depre-
daton this month"; and 60 in and out of the Fort
Defiance lately established in their country, friendly
terms Some of them expected shortly in here to
have talk with the superintendent of Indian affairs
Such talks have hitherto amounted to very little. The
Apaches who range from along the ella the lower
New Mexico settlements the Del Norte, have been
troublesome of late having killed three near Dona
Ana and off stock from that neighbohood and from
near Sabina and Los Lunas-in all seventy-fve head.
Still those fellows profess friendship and of them
constantly hanging about those lower towns and mix
ing with the gredserS terms of perfect equality.
The among the troops lately have been the
transfer of two companies from headquarters lat Fort
Unon to Galiseo, about twenty-five miles south of Santa
Fe This was done because forage cheaper at Calls
teo than at Fort Union Some three weeks ago there
another change of troops from Abquu and Taos to La
Hoyor, about twenty-five miles above this After they
got to La Hoya, it was thought best to them all
to Taos where they now 1t the intention to keep
company of dragons moving along the line Of the Del
Norte from the lower settlements to Abquiu during
| the winter.
| Col Sumner was here the first of the month and has
gone toward Ell Paso He stated his intention be
visit the Coppermne before he returned and to establish
| a post there.
martial will sit shortly at Valverde fort Con-
rad) to try Major Chandler and Lieut.. Bea Mr. Beal
has been arrested charge of disobedence of orders
in refusing to join his company the Navajo campaign
Capt Sklman, who has contract for carrying the
mail from the States to this Territory, via Texas is
here. He is only twenty-one days from San Antonio
speaks well of the and thinks he shall a
lar thing make the distance in that time He will
have carriages the route below Ell Paso On his way
up the Del Norte at the "Camanche Springs, he
found forty Camanches of the northern bands who had
Just returned from foray into Durango They had with
them not less than six hundred head of horses and also
several captive children When shall this vanous sys-
| TEN Of Indian robbery be put end to?
The Legislative Assembly meets tomorrow This is
its second session. Its first remarkably pro-
ductive
Judge WATTS has been holding term of the District
Court in San Miguel in place of Judge BAKER, who has
gone to Washington This gentleman is highly esteemed
| and much confidence is reposed in him. Judge MOWER
has also been holding term of his in the southern
district and has given great satisfaction.
The prospects at the silver mine Taos still
couraging. The disclosure of this mine by Pueblo In
dian of Taos has given great offence to his tribe who
have put him to death. Some buildings and building
materials belonging to the Of the mine have been
destroyed-no doubt by the Pueblos
The news from the ella dggings continues to be favor
able and recent discoveries of gold deposes have
found the Rio Coneos in the northern part Of
] the Territory.
behere, and only the SUBMITS of the highest mountains
riot in Trenton occurred yesterday. Il seems that
several hundred rshmen employed upon the Canal at 10
cents per day struck for ST EACH which the employers
refused to give. number of them returned to their
work. and the dlers proceeded to stop them The police
however, arrested them and their way to the mayors
office shoemaker exhorted them to take care OF them
selves as this was free country, and told them 10 g
for liberty &C. An excitement ensued among the gang,
several of whom escaped and or two Of the officers
severely handled Nine of them, however, we're Sc
cured and committed to jailNe'oark DAILY Adrerfiser
In this incident there is much instruction. for it one
in its spirit which has been acted over and over again
elsewhere In this most Indictment of the year,
when the days are Short laborers abundant poverty
pnching and beggary all prevailing, the dlers many of
them doubt of the modern school Of philosophers not
only like dog the manger refuse to work themselves
for the rs cents day, but ready to deal blows with
their fists and clubs against oil who willing to work
for such wages to obtain bread for themselves and am
lies "Ths is free country" says the Trenton shoe
maker take of yourself and fight for liberty" We
have seen and heard such demonstrations these in the
time Of sunshine and plenty but in the month of Janu
ary with the thermometer at zero and thousands not
knowing in the morning what they will eat during the
day. nor at evening where they may sleep during the
night such cries sound like the rawlings Of mailman
And yet there is method in such madness 1t is doc
trne of the times 1t has its supporters its associations
and demagogues lead off in defence of such creeds Poor
men told to fold their arms, pass their days in idle
ness-wh all the attending Of idleness-rather
than earn in like this six shlings day. We
blame the deluded much less than the deluders The class
are knaves the other the very worst only FOOLS
~ y. Express
Jos. r. ANDERSON (Whg has been elected to the vir