The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-29
New Mexican Affairs.
From the Houston Telegraph. ]

from TIE Houston Te!egraph.J
The condition Of things in New Mexico ar.
II 10 not to be doubted that OCT brave Texans
have got military possession OF every impor.
TAM point IL the country, iDcluiiIg, as it 10
yfesumsd Santa Fa, yet tho accounts we
have are TIA. thsy have no New Mexican vol
uptesrs 70 help hem, while the Iedsrais seem
to have Thousands enlisted on theirstde
In the mere matter OF military Possession,
this fact OF course counts for but !t.sls. y ur
irrssls.ib'e rhalanxes have never. since the
days o. San JncintO TO, hest :1ted 10 attack AVA
shines the number Of the sRervate! +: CO that
1uhaoius that oourI-v. Bat when we consider
tina: military Ioss easton OF Sn upfrlenCly
pc ple, even though tad. people may be want.
Ing Ia clergy, Is AZ present r3ths. OF al eH.
pens1ve pleasure, me quss,:ou may arise.
What js the use And TO lnis question We have
al answer - suggest.
The war NJ W going IN Is tho great wur be.
tween FRO slavery al. slL.-siayeTy ideks Q I
the world. Its main batues are being fought
lately eliminated In 70 q war. though the con.
Mot of ideas hiss existed for thirty years. On
the one hand have the iEs.itu tons Of the
South main teined their position while on the
other they have bSsn assaulted by al the
means q most Ingenious race could devise.
Prominent among he sehe mes OF DER enemies
Ia been to surround MS with $50 Gordon OF
free territory aud .st slavery sting itsel: to
death" AEd 10 combat this N 1ve the civil
war in Kansss was carried on, which WIS bat
the pr-Cu 20 the great war Low existing
Suppose, now, we succeed In betting back
our Invader, snG -ulcs HIN 10 acknowledge
our Independence afser a long lad desperate
stIu ,gle. Tina; simply done, leaves Ia, with
refe, Acs 10 this "cordu.a" Ii ter, ins. where
We were bsfors, and with The ground In his
possession 20 carr nut the scheme, as well as
the revenge 70 hiking In his heart to rush him
70 snpernuIuan sxertions to eccom pltsh bis
object. n ur Independence, % be re, Is gein-
cd, BIZ: III such way a. 10 leave us still G the
mercy OF our fos. Our territory wcoIu Do cur
own. but by far TOO limited IL extent for the
succssa u our social syswm. VS. should be
snfrour ded by peopls whose every interss.
would be advanced by our ir Jury.
II was to prevent this that DIR Davis set on
foot ihe move he cid Tor the conquest OF New
Mexico, and entrusted il TO Gen. sib,ey. We
40 Eol presume that her Davis or Sibley
locked 10 tee Our armies welcomed by the
Pee pie Ii trey couic produce n favorable
i'm siop, IL Was TO be dekireC tut whether
they could or not. the CO, quest must be made
or our liberties would be but half won with
our Independence acknowledged
Nor 10 this all The conquess OF New Mexico
oJeRs the WY TO that pea don CT the Pa Idc
coast that Ml1stts With US IN sentiment. It
- the snurng w.cge 10 the breaking cH from
the Uni,6 States Of all OF that cosst VIE de.
sire. 1ta.so ts TIE opening scene Of cur man
He.t ctsuny.
Let rs, then, hear less OF the .exiravagance
OF kenOlLg tn Amy the u ehId !lee to COW
Qosr country Ios worth fighting for " LIS,
na hope that sthiey's afmy VIII ra fully sEp-
ported, and that Tie Cor fecerats die will e
L OF only plant TED, but Iaost Il MY &c ppcr.ed,
IN the region of New mexico.