Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-05
Correspondence Of The New York Post
SocoSo. NEW MEXICO, Oct. %. 1855


Our elections, though past, have continued to
occupy considerable portion OF the public atten-
ton up to the present time. The separate parties
in politics commit frauds, it would seem, and
charge frauds upon each other, of the most fla
grant character. Some zeaots of 0tero's party
were 80 confident that he had been, or would be
wronged out of bis election, that they waylaid the
bearer of the returns from the county of Arriba,
In which Gallegos' majority was large, and robbed
him of the poll books, and kept them in their pos
session for some timel A prosecution has been
commenced against the robbers, but the result is
very problematical. They were all, we believe,
Americans. fsh4
They say they are prepared to prove that in Me-
silla $50 votes more were counted In favor of Gal
legos than there were voters In the district In
Valencia county also 1t ia said, there were 90
more votes returned-than there were names on the
pollbook. In Rio Arriba county, on the books
that were stolen, it Is said that there are found
some 100 fictitious names-of persons WHO have
no existence, and votes corresponding. All these
are majorities for Padre Gallegos, whose ultimate
majority was only 90 votes. Upon these grounds
1t is, that 0tero intends 10 contest the election
And If they are true, certainly the election ought
to be set aside. Party prejudices ought not TO
countenance such frauds. ttan8
In this town, Socono, where the Roman priest
brought some dozen or twenty boys to the polls TO
swear that they were Of age, in order TO elect his
candidate, promising the boys that he would re-
lease them from their obligations, or consequences
of their false oath, the election has been held
over again. At least, such Is the suppostion, yet
though in the village, and boarding with one Of the
candidates for Office, we have been unable to learn
where or when the election took place; or to meet
with single individual who cast vote. The ru-
NOR to-day is that another election is TO be held
Such are the farces enacted here by these newly
fedged American citizens,
Congress has set apart certain portion Of the
public lands In this Territory for public school
purposes, but In so doing they have done nothing
for the Territory for schools. The lands are
utterly worthless; not farthing can be realized
from them nor Is there any probability that there
will be for generationssto come Money ought to
be appropriated, and placed under the control of
suitable superintendent Of public schools, and they
should be opened at once in every town OF import-
ance in the Territory and children taught English.
If they are 70 be the subjects Of American laws,
let us teach them the language OF these laws, that
they may be fitted TO obey. lH
The Legislature Of this Territory would not lift
could, do anything In this matter, and II cannot,
were IL disposed, do anything efficiently, because
Of the poverty Of the country. There is great
antipathy to taxation-for every purpose except
Romanisn, and this readiness is abating very rap
dly--thc diesasos In many instances now are given
grudgingIy, and in not few cases refused alto
gether; and the officers under the American laws
have no authority to compel them, as formerly.
About the only sources Of revenue in this country
are the taxation Of shopkeepers and gamblers.