The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-08-03

The San Antonio and San Diego overland
mail arrived few days ago, punctual to its
schedule time Every one expected it yester-
day-no one expected it the day previous, OF
feared it would not come until to-day. | am
assured by officers in the army. who have
been stationed at various posts along the route,
that one gratifying feature in the management
of this Texas mail line, is its regularity in ar
irving at the forts-nether ahead nor behind
time Its appearance is welcomed by gath
ering around the suffers store, all anxious to
read the latest bulletins from the seat of war,
or get letters from home.
Los Camanches on our mail route are grow
ing scarcer and more scarce every month. The
occupation by the military and the mail sta
lions of the principle water holes and streams,
render their trade OF stealing stock in Mexico
one of much more risk than formerly. A
practical frontiersman, familiar with the sub
ject, estimates that twenty men come and go
this year, over the mail road to and from III
Paso and San Antonio, where there was one
two years ago some on the mail line, some
on freight trains, some horseback, and few
on foot. AS natural consequence from the
emigration, and more people to be fed, the
consumption OF merchandise has already in
creased throughout the upper Rio Grande
country, thereby increasing in proportion the
number of those ponderous heavy wagons,
drawn by or 10 mules, so Familiarity known
on the frontier as chihuahua wagons, the
crack of whose Transfers whip is never to be
forgotten.
The news from Sonora is very interesting.
Your readers may remember that one Capt.
Isham a couple of years since made contract
with the Central Government of Mexico, by
virtue of which be undertook to make sur
veY of the State of Sonora, upon shares
Why Sonora required surveys, with civil war
raging throughout the State, and The Central
Government almost rendered useless, seems
involved in some obscurity. Capt. Isham be-
ing man Of character and of means entered
vigorously into the enterprise. la San Fran
cisco be subIet the actual surveying to Capt
Charles P. Stone, late of the Ordnance De-
partmenl. q. S. A. This expedition was fit
ted out rom San Francisco. Capt. Stone has
run line along the coast of Sonora from the
mouth Of the Colorado river to the State of
Sinalos, but has never been able so far to do
much of any work in the interior; the feeling
of the people against his scheme was too strong
Two factions who were fighting with one an
other for possession of the country would both
combine against Captain Stone. Probably
they feared that IN the event of the success they
like their California brethren, would be des-
poiled Of their land and of their cattle by Los
Amereanos, beyond doubt. They hardly
knew how this could be, but any way they
were unanimous in the opinion that they did
not want their land surveyed.
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Arizona, was encamped at the Patagonia sill
yer mine, near Tubac, at which place he would
leave the surveying party until bis return, in
tending to proceed himself directly to Wash
ington and submit 10 the Administration the
fact Of his party having been driven from So
nora. Capt. Stone has a reputation in the War
Department, earned by gallant conduct during
the Mexican war. He was at the seige of We
ra Cruz, and afterwards along SCOTS line of
operations to the city OF Mexico as Lieutenant
of Ordnance. He was brevetted captain for
gallant conduct at Chapultepec.
PoL1rIcs IN New JERsEY.-The American
party of the State of New Jersey held con-
yention at New Brunswick on the 18th ult,
and adopted the resolutions published below:
Believing in that great lesson of Providence
taught by the history of many centuries, prior
to the organization of our government, viz.
that the policy of "local independence, I" guard
ed and checked by the antagonistic principles
Of Centralized powers" now existing under
the English constitution, and, more happily
still, under the constitution of the United
Slates, is the true and only basis of human
freedom; opposed to the policy and dogmas of
every party, the tendency of which may be to.
invade or override this vital element of our
government, maintaining as we do, the Union
IS it now exists, the constitution as it now
stands, and ''Stae sovereignty" intact, as
guaranteed thereby; and believing that this
great essential principle has of late been endan-
5ered by forgetfullness of party strife. and
hat the voice Of eight hundred thousand vo-
ers for Willard Fillmore throughout the Uni
ed States, and of twenty-five thousand in our
own State of New Jersey alone, endorses this
principle; therefore,
Resolved, That it is expedient to maintain
he American organization throughout this
State and the Union, as national political
)arty.
Resolved That we deem ii the duty of the
American party to resume its proper legiti
nate position of independence.
Resolved, That we recommend a State con
ention to be held at Trenton, on the 7th of
september next, for the purpose of nominating
S candidate for governor man whose ante
edents shall be such as to command the uni
ed and cordial support of all true national
men, and that three delegates be sent from
ach Assembly district to the said American
at the time and place aforesaid.
VIOLENT STORM IN BALTIMORE. Dies /
RUoTIoN OF PROPERTY. Baltimore was visit
d on the night of the 18th inst, with the Sc
crest rain storm ever known in that section.
The fall ofrain was prodigious, and was suf-
cient to till the streets level with the curbs,
nd some of them were overflown. Stores 7
nd warehouses were flooded, causing great
amage to property. A residence on Fayette
treet, near Arch, was partly washed away by
be bursting Of an archway which passes be-
cath the beds of the streets, and under the
ouses in this vicinity At the time the arch
ave way the family were seated in the din
* room, and heard the rush of water under
hem in the cellar. They Immediately ran
ito the front apartments, when the entire
ack building fell in with tremendous crash
he immense stream of water which was let
pose by the. bursting of the masonry of the
rch completely swept away the foundation
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