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From NeW.MexicO.

ST. LorIs, TaesdaY, Aug. 3, 1888.
A dispatch from Independence, Both ult., says tn~
the New Mexicsn mail, with dates TO the l2.h JAY,
has arrived. The msil party encountered viosa
storms Of wind, rain and hail on the route. No ran
had fallen in the vicinity Of Santa re for seysr
months. Large bodies Of Indians were met on ne
Pains who manifested an unfriendly feeling, ara
evnced disposition to forcibly relieve the nail pahJ
Of their sru ard provisicrs.
The ouith Of july wa celebrated 10 foe stye "
Serta r.. The Declaration Of Independence VS.
read Il Ergsh and SpsLish ard addresses were a.
Ivered in both language
The Apache Indians, heretofore 20 hostile 70 tn
whites, ere low perfectly friendly, and are Plsnis
large crops OF grain on the Bonetto River ifave''
and here's pass through their country unmolested.
a large party Of Caiornisns arrived a. Alor1ueiq,
X TIE after part Of Jane, srd had determined 70
the route fthe 35th psrslel Of latitude to sccon5
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III grea. vehemence and aninoslty.

Tie Ern;,g Post does rot yet respond 70 our
cal on il for proof OF it, assertion that Mr. h'sAn
is privately "tryirg to make the Republicans OF ni'
District believe he is s Republican" &c, but
irsist. instead on mskirs personal issue with Us
o. totally Irrelevant matter, and says that We
baye "a vulgar habit Of imputDg Unworthy mo-
"tives" to those with whom We politically diier'
Tbs is AZ inaccurate statement. The real truth is
tiat VIXEN We see Republican journal persist 10
couTse which VIGOROUSLY delights and strengthens
the bitte,es. enemies of the Republican cause, We
presume that it knows what il is doing. That Inc
Post is LOW taking a course calculated 10 send 70
the next Congress Buchanan Democrat IN plsce
of Mr. HasLiD, is manifesto all; whetheriti"ieHds
this, We leave TO te SHOWN by the event! All men
do know that tie Republicans Of the IXth District
can secure the election of Mr. Haskn if they
ctoo:e if they VI dertake to defeat him. aud to that
end support Republican, they VII secure the tri
uuph of Lecompton Democrat.
Now, then, We beg The Post not to foibear nor
suspend is threatened revelation of the lo1uences
(Which operate on portion Of or "columns'
with reaard to this or any other matter Ihe Pos'
makes this threat contirgenty We insist on It's tu-
fnment at all events. Let there be Light
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05
Missouri Election.

CIscIssArI Tuesday Aug. 8, 1853.
Adyces tron st. Louis announce the defeat of the
Hon. Francis p. Blair, ir. Barrett, his Democratic
opporer Il elected to Congress in the St. Louis Dis
trct by about COO msorty.
81. LouIs, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1853.
Returns Of the election in ths Congressional District
fom four county precincts, and al the wards in this
city excepting two small precincts, foot up follows:
Barrett, Democrat, 6,i59 Blair, Emsncipsionst,
$500; Breckenridge, American, 1926. The returns
for members of the Legislature and county officers
have not been counted, but the whole Democratic
ticket is conceded to be elected BY maortes ranging
from 500 to 800. Tie whole vote cast IN the county
will reach 1900.
La'er.-Ircomplete returns foo. up the Congress
soral vote in tie county as follows: Barrett Dem
6,7lsi BAR lEmsrcipat.onstl, 6,l22 Breckenridge
American, 52se. The precincts in the county to be
heard from will increase Bsretts nsority to nearly Il
Lot quite eco. The whole Democratic county ticket
is elected by an average msjority Of 500.
The reported Congressional vote 10 the following
counties stands thus
nfna f,ftT
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05

S.ephep IL. Branch was yesterday convicsed OF
gross litel on Mayor Temsun aud Others aud sem
terced by the Recorder to the Penitentary for one
year, AID 70 pay fine Of $3.50. Considering that
the hbel, however groundess essentially, appears
TO have bad real foundation in statements msde TO
BIsgch by persons whom he uudoubtinely believed,
and whom bis counsel had ready to produce (but
their testimony wss not sllowed), We mus! consider
this sentsroe severe one. We believe it will ex'
cite for him asywpathy which it is unwise to pro-
vcke. Branch, we believe, bas been trying pretty
hard to libel us in his abusive little sheet; but we
have never considered his SANDER, wcrh any sort of
rotioe 1t may be We'll to stop lis career, but not to
make him martyr And we say most decidedly
that couside ring that the libel for which he WAS in
6ieted was really based on information furnished
him by persons whom be had reason to believe, We
deem his sentence harsh one, aud trust it may be
uitieated by pardon.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05

That b;ographer of Mr.. jefferson should con-
siier bis hero far superior to Alexander Hamilton
as a Statesmen, is very Lstura'. Though it seems
to US quite reedle,s and mistaken tha. Hamilton
should be dispsraged and DETAINED in the premi ses
We should not regard ihst biOgrapher of Jefferson
fit for bis task who did not 50 estimate hlm But We
submit that it is not necessary nor wise 10 the
eulogist Of Jefferson TO decry Hamil.ous merits,
ard even assail bis integrity, as inancier. We ad
mire Mr.. Jefferson's devotion 70 economy and fruga
IT, in the conduct of Government, and regret that be
wss not able to Illustrate and commend them iu the
management Of his private affairs. Could he have
done 80, the evening of his long life would have
teen far serener and happier, and We doubt not
more useful ard fruitful. But let al honor BE- rem
eeIed to the man who not only preached economy
when out If power, but practlced il When Pres-
dent, with Congress ard the Country at bis back.
Would that he weie living now to raise his warn
ing voice against the overwhelming profigacy the
scandalous pIodigslity, the jObbeIy and eItraya-
ssnce on every side, which are rapidly poisoning
The mir is Of aspiring youth with the notion Of
winning an easy and sump!uous liTeasoi BY ofice
rather than an arduous and frugal one BY industry
ard are fast tran siormipg our Government into one
of the corruptsst on on earth.
But Mr.. Randall is no. con!en. with extollps
Mr. Jefersons uDqus siionable merits--he insists
on glorfJrg Lis eTrors IS well. We cite fox eX.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05

A curious series Of lawsuits is now pending il
the United States Circui. Court of Illinois, growing
out of contested claims TO the lots in the City of
Peoria. The village Of Peoria was originally
founded as org ago as III, absorbing an older SET
tlenent which had been established some years
previously, abort distance higher up. Like al
tie Frerch settlements in the Western country, il
was mere trading post, the settlers principally
made up Of discharged SELLERS, beside numbers Of
the boatmen or yoysseurs who had formerly served
in the Line Of communication kept up between Can
ala ard Lounians, and which was carried on 81.
most exclusively BY the route of the Illinois River
Down TO lSl2 this country remained in possession
Of the Indians, ard the little village Of Peoria
Continued 10 be occupied By the descendants
Of the original founders. Soon after the
breaking out Of the war Of 1912, the inhabitants
were driven Of and the viIlsge burned by party OF
Illinois niliiia who suspected the people Of conniv
ing with the hottie Indians. The lots in the village
were generally one GrPcn,, little less than AZ s;re
but the inhabitants had out-lots where they raised
grain tdyegetab'es. The village was never formally
laid out, ard the people hsd 10 legal title 70 their
land. The Only title Was possession, the only
value was in the Improvements, and the lo.s, OF
being abandoned By one person, weIe open 70 occr-
Psncy BY another. In 1,23, the neghboriug
tracts hsyirg then been eeied By the H.
diar,, Congress passed A. sc. which, coz
forrairg to the tunare policy Of cur Govern
Gs-! Z 81 sil-ai es.;, g.a.ied to- .css AZ cut
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05

aate. but ru.nifg Nstio1a' Democrat On one Hds
thin and an American on tie other en,bled them
70 prevail. He was in fact placed in the difficult
no.it,on Of third-psry candidate crowded be-
tween the Administration party On one side AID ths
Opposition on tie other. He must be stroog
man i,h q very strons cause who succeeds IN nat
prsocsmeDt.
Mr Blair is stll in The v;gor Of early raohood
able, esrne Il and fesle; and this defeat Is bur an
incident in what promises to be long aud brigh:
career. II will give bin clearer aud deeper
krowledpe Of the dark Power whose hostility he
has proyol ed, and which viii never moro forget
him. even though he should be tempted to forget
himself No true path lies entirely through SUD-
,bine; greatness i, rpssed amid difficulty discour-
ssemen. ard disaster. Happily, Time In this case
is clearly on the ,i5s Of the Right heavy emi.
sration is Low pouring iLto Missouri, buyitg lands
in the coBfdeIt expectation Of rapid rise 10 their
value. TO which enhancement the disappearance Of
Slavery is Indispensable st Louis itself is rapidly
erowirg in Industry aud trade and the Increase Of
Il. business is al created and controlled by Free
Labor. Slaves are disappearing from the entire
northern half Of the State Free Labor is quietly
but irrevocably supplsDtipg them. Mr.. Blair will
return to Congress, and st. Louis will proudly
claim him as her representative. Faith, patience,
energy, will yet replace the wrong by the right
This reverse is but a morning cloud, which post
pobes but cannot prevent the coming Of perfect day
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05
We announce with deep regret the d.ie,t of

We announce with deep regret the defeat OF
Frances Y. BLAIR jr., at st. Louis. The contest
has been desperate one, for ST. LOUIS Is the locus
of TIE vast and lucrative ,ntracs for the U'h aud
other Army service in the West, ard the money
lately public has doubtless been poured ont Ike
water to deftst Dir. Blair. The spectacle oil
Republican and svOwed Emancipationist represent
mg in Corg gress the second city in the SLAVE States
the emporium Of the further West, was cne whi,h
"Nstional Democracy" could not rsgsrd without
alarm; indeed, bis election two years since caused
shudder Of sppr, henslOn throughout the Cotton
region. twas felt snd intimased that this thing
must be stopped OF the Slave Power would soon be
at an erd. II has been stopped for the moment BY
sdesperate effort. Two years ago, during a Presi-
Dental canvass, the total vote Of the District was
1876; now il is swelled to 5000. Mr.. Blar's
vote has not fallen off, but that Of the Nationals"
has been largely increased. With all their m oney
ard exsrtlcns, We do not believe the Slavery party
could have beaten Mr Blsig with a single caadi-
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05

Fiencbm.u OF lo53 don't owe Tou tas hrss TED
"eeLt." For tie n,umer. on this lead see JEFF
fsrion 10 Madison, With Rsatals ncorsemeh"
IL there Ole American who would noi -n;nncuVeY
feel that ,hs wasa rsscsly dodge, ard tbs! the oo'
lfsiion TO PSF vas Is.ser strens'henei 'aA "eAA'
elsd By tie long postponemeDtl
Once more, AID We close: II is nov some htty-
FIVE years sirce We bcugh. Louisiana OF France
paying Ter ST., 600 000 therefor. We had 10 boz
row the money. Suppose We had never ye. PAD II
suppose il were s!iIl dee 70 France, AID ste were
Low ASKING for the Afcresad. SioCld We nos be H.
fauou. il the eyes Of tie world-infsmous even 10
our OWL eye.-if We We're 70 answer" Sorry ID
"ssy, gentlemen, that tie men who contracted that
debt-JtfersoD, LiviDgstor, Mculoe, &c.-A7e
"al desd as salt nsckere.-have oeen dead these
twenty yesrs-and there's nobody here new that
.oWes sou the frat dime. You vii have TO look
"el.evheIe for your Fifteen Mlhons.' II that
wouldn't be impudent roguery, whst could be
Mieht not France indignantly rsjoin: Why, there
"is the very property Low In your possession
(Which you bought Of Us II open market, aad prom
"ised to pay u therefor these Identical Fifteen
"MllioLs. If you don't pT this instant, We L
publish you TO tie world IS nest Of the patrle''
".H indleIs ever heard cf.'
Eloush on this point. The power to contract
public debts, as vel as private ones, hs Oftenbe
grossly sbused-ss wa.t power has not been =
but the tight to contract cebts nheres in Govern
nent BY tie requirements Of selfdeerse, the OF
recurring necessities Of confronting sudden peril or
unfore,een dis,ster and the general right of every
community to provide for It's oSn security and
elLbeipg. This power may be limited or With
bed from spy Government by its Constitution, but
eucb limitations are of feeble force. Minnesota
last Winter adopted Constitution nexoraby for
bddrg State debts fer Railrosd purpo ses; and be-
fore the ink was fairly dry on this Constitution,
the anti. debt restriction wss nDllfed by an in
mense popular vote. We hsvea growing dislike to
Public Debts; but We none the less insist that
they are to be avoided by not contracting, or eI-
.ipgui.bed by paying, and that the worst possible
disposition Of s debt is Iepudiating It.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05

II ra;ned, how it rained all Tuesday night, and
TO late hour yesterday morning. We heard it
pouring, dashDg, soaking, almost every hour of the
night, sleeping half hour occasionally, only to
wake and hear it pour again. This whole section
mu,t have been thoroughly saturated. We were
wet enough just here already, for we had fac
shower on Friday last, but we understand that it
was quite dry no further east than Norwalk. Now
all is wet enough and great Corn crop is assured
throughout an extensive regicn of the seaboard.
Only an untimely frost can prevent it.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05

Tie General Assembly Of the New School diyis-
ion Of the Presbyterian Church, recently IN sesscn
q. Chicsgo decided, BY vote Of one hundred
aid sixty to ffty.two, "that divorces cannot
"be granted unless adultery can be clearly shown,
Z" and that any ole marrying person divorced for
"My other cause is guilty Of adultery IN mora!
"point of view" We do not perceive thatthe Pro-
Slavery prints, in announcing this decision take
the Pre- tsbyteli,n Church to tack for having In this
matter Travelled out Of ts jurisdiction, as having
needed with subject which properly appertains
TO tie civil law or as unreasonably undertaking to
set itself in col fct With the State. On the other
haId, there are those among them who are very
well pleased with the proceeding regarding it
high time that the Scripture views Of marriage
should be ress.erted, aud thst the fatal facility
with whch divorces are granted should be rebuked.
But if it be part Of the religious duty Of the Gen.
eral Assembly to watch over the laws regulating
marriage and divorce, to recall from time to tim5
the wandering State Legislatures back to S;rip.
tural yiewi, and to reject from their own commu-
non, as the General Assembly did on this occasion,
all such persons sball UT dertake to set up mere
legal permission against moral view of the case,
how, We should Ike to know, can that Assembly
reconcile it to Any such view Of their duty not to
protest with equal urgency against those State
laws which deny to 8 large class Of persons, IN
cludiDg many members of Presbyterian churches,
the risht 10 contract legal mstrmony at
all, aud against the power, urquestionsby assumed
By many members Of high standirg in the Presby-
ter:sn church, Of treating marriage relgiously
soenlpzed between such persons as no marriage
whsteyer, ard Of separating Md remauying the
parties as their own pecuDiary or household conye-
nieLce may dictate
If il be adultery against which tie General AS
sembly Of the Presby terian Church is called upon
TO protest to marry person divorced, except for
the single cause recognized BY that Church as
ScIiptural, is il not also adulterous operation
equally calling for protest, to encourage and re-
qure ones colored servant, having already hus
band OF wife, married with sll due religious cere.
monies, in Virginia or the District Of Columbia to
marry over again in Alabama, merely to suit the
convenience or TO incresse the slave census Of
Presbyterian household into which, BY the opera
ton Of the domestic slave trade, he she has been
transferred
We must coLfess ourselves entirely at loss TO TN
destaLd how thi, nttrfeIeDce Of the Church with
tie question Of marriage and divorce, denounc.ng
that 10 better than adultery which the State de-
clares to be legal marriage, can be justified
on any grounds that would not eqaly justify the
interference Of the church with the question Of
slsveholdipg, and the pronOuncing immoral and
inconsisten. with church membership great many
practices which by slaye law are legal