New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-09

win spears and slaves The Chief frfc>es and hocrs
trial Women knelt and wept bitterly around ths
prison. Solemn music heard Ia the distance and IN
tho congregation appeared 10 % deeply affected.
AT night the Church wss brilliantly illuminated ~
hurdreds Of candies which added greatly ths sols
| nifty OF the scene
Tne next day, Good Friday, the Church was crowded
even moe densely. eurtsia was drawn scro~s the
front Of the altar reaching half way down from the
ceiling TO the foor and underucsfh could be the
soldiers marching around the foot Of the Lirle
Children o.sutially dressed and with rings on per.sa-
med the Angels that ministered unto him Toe r,s
Ingfas, rh ter lamps here Priest stood By
snd gave dD ec,ions how 10 conduct the csren,oaies
while another Priest assembled the pulpit and preached
10 the people in the midst OF which the cur
tain was withdrawn and the Savior bchesa nailed
10 the cross-ihe blood uicklng from bis haads his
/ feet and his side" AZ the CONCLUSION Of the sermon,
ladders plsced sgsns, the cross, upon which tee
men ascended and proceeded % take down the body.
and deposited It In the sepulcher amid the so6s and the
| wsilpss a the congregation.
During the whole Of the ceremonies, an old man.
standing In the mds of the people VITA basket before
bin, hep, continually crying, Give 10 Col while al
those who tell deposed threw real or zedo iato ne
basket for the use Of the Church
The sepuehre was glass Gaze, nearly covered with
| rosss, bat through which the body could be seen.
Alter the services of the Church bad been concluded
procession formed ard marched through all tho
| principal streets The sepuchre ooFse upon the
shoulders of six men, and surrounded by crowds
Of men. women and children. The Priests marched u
'front.' ssy ing while behind came the Ten virgins
with their lamps, the Apostles and the wicked Jsrs Al
ter the PROCESSION the sepuehre deposited In me
Church again, under the charge OF the soldiers aaN
evening when the same ceremonies were again repcse
Cd by orchighL when tia body again lodged In The
San place, aud committed to the same charge.
The bells not allowed 10 be nang during all this
time, and general gloom appeared to settle upon tho
| Generally on Easter Sunday, everything changes.
The bells ring cut merry peal and the day 10 passed
In ieasting, aud the night by many, at the tsadango
| But this Easter Sunday passed In this wsg,
owing ~ matters Of more earthly nature interfering
| For months past Gov Calhoun has been yins 60
Tously H. much that at time his recovery wns
deemed almost impossible.
BY the March mail Mr. Alien, the Secretary Of the
Territory received intelligence tia. the condition of bis
family in the States such TO render his presence
absolutely necessary
The question was at once raised Who shall be Gov
ernorr during the sbsence ct the constitutional OH
The law makes no provision whatever Tor such
objection a "roe" At this time, began 10 "fsn tho
fame" There ia Disgusting the fact that many
On this Territory have but little love for people CO
Institutions and they would throw OF our
Government II they had the power intelligence. from
reliable source, brought In that the Csmsnchcs
endesyorng 10 form league with the other piid
triss 10 unite with the Moxicans tor the purpose Of
terminating the Americans In Texas and Nsw.Msxcc.
Many of the dissHeeted here known 10 be in active
correspondence with the leading men In old Mexico
but for what specific object 10 not known.
In the whole Territory there are not probably more
than n rec hundred Americans connected with the army
and hese are scattered here and there through every
little town.
Our army is but small in numbers and has to protec<
very large extent of country la all, not over sss
thousand IRE Hundred men.
The very time sdr up revolution, would DO dur
ing an nterregnum of the government. THIS all our
people knew, and no doubt there was cause tor sppre
heusiop.
Col Brooks the commanding officer at this place. fels
himself called upon have every thing In readiness tor
whatever might happen. The big guns we're broughs
out and placed III positions as 10 guard every avenue
of approach. The Palace was fortified In such away
that all the mexicans this eide OF The Halls q s hss
icrumds" couldn't begin 10 take II.
About midnight the night before Easter, cry wcus
up" the revolutions a coming r and man raj
lied all the Americans In santa Fe. Being awakened
out OF sound sleep, by the Noise 81 grabbed my Pts
tolls with tutering heart and trembling hand, ana
great was my relief find there no Mexicans oss
that time of night rGnt,RS 10 shoot me
Owing to the excitement, Gov. Calhoun Wisely CON-
cluded he would neither die resign nor leave the Terri
tory until he assured that the country was IN per-
feet security
Colonel Sumner arrived here last week, and has or
dered another company OF infantry to be stationed hero
ihe stars and stripes which were not seen here LOT
some time past now wave at the top OF the nag stsn
in the Plaza and If there's any body objects o. 500
ing tag there, let them try 10 take IL dowR-V ny
| dare!
One of the most serious evils felt by the people hero
WIS the want OF efficient police, to preserve order.
No taxes be collected and of course the Treasury
IL empty. Money could net bs had either TO pay ms
police to provide food for the prisoners one OF two
th es had 10 done either let the prisoners stsrve In
jail or them loose upon the community The con-
sequences could be easily foreseen Every man carries
bis arms" by day and slept with them under his
pillow at night to protect himself and his property.
Scenes Of boOdshed and violence have been constantly
occurring, and there were NO means OF furnishing tho
Ohencere.
A few weeks ago, Senior salsz,r (son Of the saezar
who cut of the TEXAN prisoners eers) went TO pay
visit bis love- and Ia coming out OF the door ne
was shot through the back Of the neck the ball lodging
In bis mouth, striking against his teeth. The persoa
charged with shooting him was taken up held 70 oai
nothing has since been said upon the subject salezar
has since recovered.
Within fifty yards Of the Palace, two weeks ago, .
sklrmsh took place about daylight la the morning, st
Dutch beer house when dozen shots we're nred
at the bar keepers headtwo Of the balls dishgurng his
scalp, while third ball lodged In friends arm. Inc
parties were not even bound over TO keep the peace
| few nizhts aterwaId young nan named Mulgan
tried TO make a raise by robbnss store. Under soma
preience he succeeded in getting young man named
Curl who slept In the store ~ get up and let MIN IN
AZ Null gan entered the store ne struck Cur on
the head with an AK Curl Instantly seized him, and
being the stronger Of the two, succeededin putns
him Of the store, and raising the alarm Malllgaa
endeayored 10 make his escape, but hnding himself
closely pursued he pulled out pistol and blew tho
whole top Of his head or This wes the only som
.ble thing he did for had he not done 80 there would
| have been exhibition OF Lynch Law thai wooid
| have been no credit 10 the city
In this state Of afar- the Governor applied 10 Coonea
Sumner t. take charge of the prisoners who might DO
taken uni, some means could DO devised " wnien oot
ter order could be maintained Our city Al this ume
unusually quiet owing 10 this arrangement between me
! civil and military authorities.
large band Of Navsjoes under their Chief 5sndovd,
came 10 the Palace the other day, TO make complaint
against Iaguna Indiana for deprlyng them Oh water,
upon which they depend TO irrg he their lands These
people rsse corn esough and sell, and nsnnfscturs
their own clothing They the most Intelligent OF
The wild tribes and the best disciplined Of any Ia the Ter
Itory curious custom prevails with this band. For
no consideration will young man eat 10 the presence
a his wies mother nor i've in the same house vita her
while the wife ives When asked the reason iof u,
fhv dive The universal Mexican reply 9atcH sats lfho
| knOwsO go,
| Arother vacancy has occurred n the Euiaw Medical
Department Last week. the wife Of Iainoacnl me wss
chief u the CapOte Eutaws, was taken SICK the poceS
was alec tn and In two days the woman died Atsr
her cesth Tamonchi took hs rife esd put pa through
the Doctor which Il settled him and hls accounts:
IN, vile ~ TamoDchI was the most beautiful squaw
have seen and she was much beloved BY her people.
m. Eutaw, all suppoee the Doctor poisoned her, and