New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-17
FROM NEW-MEXICO.
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Among TIE passengers By t.e Pdcihe hSroad IS,
eyepir q was Gen. Wn. Pelham, Surveyor GenerA OF
New Mexico on bis way 10 Washington ftor - uAs
departure from Santa Re he placed his once nue. 'ue
charge Of David V. Writing, esq, Who WILL ao' -
Surveyor General in his Abs.ne
The Assembly of New Mexico passed Tesolal. . =.
recommending the disappointment Of Geo. Palohn 20
the Office Of Surveyor General Of the Territory.
Col Bonneville, L. s A, and Col Co.ans SiP ,r
M OF Ipcsn Afsirs left Santa Fe 90 ne l4h
az September for Fort Defiance, % enter iuto peace
ppcotIstiors with the Navsjos, bet !. vas doio,ial
vIe,he. thg would arrive before he expiration VI tie
tEuistce. -,
s,ste, District Cou5t a Tuos Judge Boone pre- ding
TIE CAGES that excit. the most interest W. those
Of the Territory + y DePe~ and VS. Presi refer
John Monuicum. Mr.. Barry sends US tue cnArse 70
the ilry in the lster case in which The Jutse sppeas
~ ,sviev the entire evidence adiuc upon the tra.
The deceased and the prisoner at the bar sere AZ the
tine Of the poisoning, II ot August last both oclsns
clereymen of the Catholic Chnr IN al MoIyl III w
diocese. The former, Father Abel upon his death
bed persisted in accusing the prisoner a. his marust
after having been repeatedly wsrned oy one o' TUG
witnesses Of the importance OF such an accusation
Tn. bottle of vine containing the iStsl poison was
that us.d Al tie Holy Sacrament or IN laying uass III
bc altar arj the diving priest declared that no one bat
himself ard the accussd had or could have sccess 10
Ia, wine. Il wss established, however, that thoesn
tits Was very probably true, the contrary was poss
he. 80 fixed Gid the belief sppear 10 be IN Father
when the latter suggested a. the priest ID omSiae
a. the desihbed the former replied that ne 1iu no.
want his murderer to administer 10 plm mat &c
did not want MOlpicunl's name 10 bs mentloned I"
him fcr that the person who bad poisoned him was
unfit 10 administer the Sacrament. The evidence Wts
eptirely circumsaIts and we Understand thet IN tae
oolnion # most persons WHO heard the trial. IL was
M, at all conclusive Of the guilt OF the prisoDer shom
ia inrv after short absence found 20, guilty by the
following verdict: :" NosotrOs los membrOs del Pc
ousro iurado unanimente hallanos SIN eupa al acu-
sadO. =. ,,.
~. Yost writes from Fort De6snce, New Mexico,
on NJ 3Otb December, a. follows: 81.
The Indians are complying with the terms OF t,e
artistic az fast as they The term expires on the
Goth inst. by which time, doubtless everything wiz
h. readv 10 conclude treaty OF amity snd peace,
which vii provo lasting and permanent yesterday
.bev bronsht in five animas-tep mules and i've horses
which they had tai en- from the garrison. lew Ssys
after the granting oi the srmistce the prncipal cuels
me, and elected as tteir head chiet young htu W
interiosnce and wealth named Herrera. Since that
they have been busily engaged IN hunting up our
aDim.s. 1 .u rha
most affecting aad pitlful appeals are MADE 20 0I,
syrnpathies and Christian AMI human Impulses VIZ
Zs,e,los Lsrgos who il the war chief, embraced the
knees of Col Miles and plead in the name oi the
cross for peace. His wife, wring1g her hshus rs III
DISTRESS and the tears strea mig down her cheehs
embraced the Colonel aud the agent ana prayed Tor
the sake of the and children, for PITY SAKE,
and for the sake of God and Ct the ht OF Day 10
Give them peace While their appeals could not t'
10 touct the tenderest sympathes of the hea the re-
sporse had TO be to them that the terms were known
To- them upon which peace would be granted, ana that
thew must b. compiled with. Everything the Indians
can do will be dore.
These Indians live under radical Democracy, or
ratber n fierce Democratic" as De TOcquevlIe eX-
uresses IL There is 4 want OF concentrated power
Every man has his voice 10 the nations afialrs, as
well az the women; and thence there Will be much
difficulty for the chiefs with whom we have to treat 20
enforce their own wishes or get from the ragamuilm
and De,,se ANYTHING which such characters may pos
sess. But | am convinced Of the good faith OF the
chiefs of their humility and perfect willingness to meet
the demands of the commander % the expedition Inc
tribe IL row much scattered in oDssquence OF the
war. At least two thousand Of them are down with
Saudoval who under the guise Of friendship and
peace harbors those with whom we are warning, VINO
flee to his band.
Many Of the ttefts charged against these Indians
have been committed by Sanlcvsls people Not one
theft charged to these bands ont of ten is committed
by them. Ssndovals people do it. as is well known by
every intelligent in the Rio Abajo, and then bill
l. brought 10 against these bands because torsootn
the blindness of certain officials enable them to acqnit
without hearing this old reprobate, without even
suspicion would rather at any time rely upon any
man in the Navajo nation than Sandova, who be-
lieve TO be the most c0n5ummate hypocrlte IN the
rbe.