Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-10-19
FROM NV MEXICO.


FROM NEw MEXICO.
ST. Loris, October l2.
The correspondent OF the st. Louis R'pub ,
Hcap, under the date OF Santa Fe, n. NJ.
Sept. %, writes os follows 81
New Mexico is still free from invasion by |
the Texans. On the '3tb inst, at Fauntle.
roy, 400 Navajoes naGe IN attack on that
post and we're repulsed with n loss Of 20
killed end "A wounded and taken prisoners.
The troops ir the Fort had but one man
wou unded. Colonel st. Vrain has resigned,
and il is understood that Kit Carson will
sncceed him in commend. The Governors
call for the enrolment of all males between
Is and as. does not seem to elicit much
attention from the people. ] have yet to
hear Of the 6rst man complying with its
requirement.
Ex'PRrsIpENT BrcHASAS OK TUE WAR.--At
a Union meeting at aynsville, Chester county,
Pa, the following letter Of ex President Buchan an
was read
WHEarLAsp, near Lancaster, Pa, Sept. 90.
Dear Sir; have been honored by your kind
invitation as chairman Of the appropriate com
mitiee, TO attend and address Union meeting Of
the citizens Of Chester and Lancaster counties,
to he held at Haynsville on the lst of October.
| This should gladly except, proceeding as it does
/ from a much valued portion of my old congress
oral district but advancing years and the present
state Of my health render il impossible.
You correctly estimate the deep interest which
| feel, in common with the citizens who will
there he assemled in the condition Of our country.
| This is endeed serious; hut our recent military
reverses, so far from producing dependency in
the minds of loyal and powerful people, will
only animate them IN moro mighty exertions in
sustaining a war which has become inevitable
by the assault Of the Confederate States upon Fort
Sumter
For this reason were it possible for me to address
you, waving all other topics, should confne my
self to solemn and earnest appeal to my coun
uymen, and especially those without families to
volunteer for the war; and join the many thousands
ofbrave and patriotic volunteers who are already
in the field
This is the moment for acton for prompt ener-
getic, and united action and not fer the discus
sion Of peace proposition. These we must know,
would he rejected by the States that have seeded,
unless We should offer TO recognize their indepen.
dence, which is out Of the question.
Better councils may hereafter prevail. when
these people shall he convinced that the war il
conducted, not for their conquest or suhjugaon,
} but solely for the purpose of bringing them back
to their original position in the Union, without
impairiag in the slightest degree any Of their con.
, stitutiona rights.
Whilst. therefore, we shall cordially hail ,beir
return under our common and glorious flag. and
, welcome them as brothers. yet until that happy
day shall arrive, it will be our dsty to support the
President with all the men and means al the com
mand of the country, in vigorou. and successful
prosecution Of the war. Yours, very respectfully
, JAMES BucHASAN.
SALE OF A RAILRoAD-The main connec.
tion Of the Pennsy lvaua Central Railroad
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
line, AGO miles 10 length from Pitisbnrg &c
, Chicago. will be sold on the oath of October
A special enactment was passed last winter
by the Legislature OF Pennsylvania autbori
s zng the sale. This was also sanctioned By
the various States through which the road
passes, and j. Edgar Thomas, Samuel j
Tilden, j. f. ID. Lsn;er, Samuel Hanna and
. l.. II. Myers will become the purchasers, the
3! lowest price for which the property can be
bought being 100000. The old Ohio ant
, Pennsylvania Railroad. the Ohio and indiana
, Railroad, and the Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad first mortgage bonds and accrued
D interest will become merged 10 new Issue o
. S5,250,000 per cent. sinking fund bonds
secured by frat mortgage over the Who'll,
y road--eqnal to about 81 900 per mile.
RuNoRED DpArH OF JonS Z. BREcKISRIDal
A vague rumor reaches Us from Frankfor
that John q. Breckiuridge has been killed b,
: = mountaineer of Eastern Kentucky bu. W,
e are not disposed to credit the repor, wfthou
. more definite vouchers. At last accounts b,
i was in camp about thirty miles from Grsyson
y surrounded by some fifteen hundred kindred
spirits. 1t is possible that in scouting ubou
the country he has been shot One thing il
e certain. the nouDtsineers Of that section ar,
in earnest. and would as soon shoot the Tx
. Vice President as "any other man" who at
tenpts to convert Kentucky into confede
rate hear garden Cincinnati Commercial
5tk inst.
: Russell. the famous correspondent of th,
n London Times, was recently fined $40 in
: Illinois, for shooting paririe hens ou Sunday