The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-07

SANTA FL. Nnw NRuco, Nov. 80. 1851
Recommendation to ESTABLISH Nsss Mad Route ora
Santa Fs to San Dssgo-Nscsssity for such a.
Route Hcifa State Of the Miiitary-Bor
Profecfors-Raiamee on the Incoming Admiais
hafion.
In my last had the honor Of calling the attention
Of yourself and readers to the various routes across
the continent which would be found practicable II
examined properly, and reported upon in authentic
shape. now desire to call your attention to the
primary step required before the great national road
shall be commenced; it is the establishment Of
direct and efficient mail communication from, say,
Independence, Mo-, to San Diego on the Pacific.
The line which would naturally suggest itselfis as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Forts Atkinson, Union,
by Santa Fe to Conrad, then Webster, (the post Of
the copper mines,) thence to q new post in the
neighborhood Of Mount Tunbull, thence to the
Pinos villages, thence to the post at the mouth of
the ella, (head of navigation of the Gulf of Cali
fornia), thence to San Diego.
This mail should arrive at and leave each point
every fifteen days, and the compensation allowed
ought to be sufficient to enable the contractors to
make the time in thirty-three thify-eight days.
There is an actual necessity for complete chain
OF posts along our entire southern frontier and a
consequence the more speedy constant, and certain
communication there is between them, the more
efficient will those posts be. The terms Of treaty
with Mexico cOmpromit our government to the
maintenance of order and subsection among the
border Indians; and if government does not main
tain this, the amount to be paid in the shape of da
images to our neighbor republic would be sufficient
to establish the national railroad This is only one
of many reasons why there should be mail line es-
tabshed this route and it is as strong rs the first
of thirty reasons which the Mayor Of French city
offered as an apology for firing salute to royal
vsiter, viz, that he had imwinlis, no cannon"
alluded, in my former communication, to the
manner in which this territory has been treated by
the present administration. more worthless in
efficient civil list Speaking generality never was
sadded upon poor, unfortunate people; and the
military commander, pet Of the administration, by
an overstraned system OF economy has rendered the
army stationed here inefficient, and doubled the ac-
tua expense to the government, in the loss Of stock
stores men, &c., to say nothing of the private losses
of the citizens All this while red brothers have
Laughed in our Boards" Look at the insufficency
Indians surrounding us, and our appropriation is
$4,000! II the peace and pay policy is to be main
tanned with the red man, there must be sufficient
appropriations made to satisfy them, and not to pro-
woke them. II it be intended to thrash them into
behaving themselves, the army must be properly
sustained we must have the full quota assigned to
us, and little more. AS 1t is, we have skeleton
companies of cavalry-no, no, not cavalry meant
to say OF foot dragons and artillery. The rank and
file of the army (what few there are) are converted
into mechanics, clerks, farmers, teamsters, &c.,
while the chief in command is QuarterTnaster and
Commissary, not leaving privilege to Sub to buy
jackass load of fodder without an endorsement from
headquarters, and does not think it beneath his dig
nifty to inquire into and regulate the affairs of post
bakers and post washerwomen.
Maywe hope that for New Mexico there is bet
ter time coming" We think we may We look with
confidence to the beneficial results arising from a
democratic administration, not for ourselves alone,
but for our country at large N.