Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-02-26
OUR SOUTHERN TERRITORY.----TRI-
UMPHS OF OUR ARMS.

OWfAS Of OUh ARMS
All the Territories of the United States
now seem to be clear of belligerent rebels.
Last year at this time they were rampant
in New Mexico, and held its capitol they
roamed and ravaged at their will through
the unorganized regions Of Arizona and
they held undisputed possession of the In
dian country west of Arkansas. Now, !
New Mexico is entirely free from rebels,
and loyal Legislature is at this moment
sitting in Santa Fe, legislating loyalty
and the acting governor Of the Territory,
Mr.. Army, has just sent in to that body
one of the very best gubernatorial messa-
ages we have ever read, From this docu-
ment we learn that our gallant little army
from California and Colorado aided by
the native volunteers, have not only driv-
en- the invaders permanently from New
Mexico, but have taken possession of Ell
Paso and Fort Bliss, and detachments Of
troops have been sent to Camp Quitman
and Fort Davis, in Texas, the latter fort
being 200 miles east of Ell Paso. All the
forts down to some distance in the North
western part of Texas have been evacua-
ted and abandoned by the rebels; and
Fort Clark, l20 miles from San Antonio
is the nearest fort to FL Paso held by the
Texans.
Arizona, too, has been swept clean Of
the rebels, who year ago held nearly all
its forts and Passes, and the wild Indians
also nave been put under military surTdll-
lance. Mesilla and Tucson, the principal
towns III Arizona, are garlisoned by loyal
Californians; a military post has wisely
been established in the Apache Pass,
which commands the great thoroughfare
to California, and has to be gone through
by all persons travelling the southern route,
and chain Of Union vedetts has been
established from Tuscon to Los Angeles
in California. Arizona-which, though
nominally part Of California, and is
really separate Territory, and ought at
once to be organized by Congress as such
is 700 miles in length and 100 il
width, and has population of 6,00C
whites, 1000 wild Indians and 20 ne
groes. Recent discoveries of gold have beer
made in the Territory, and extensive sill
yer mining operations we're being carried
on when the rebellion broke out but thesC
enterprises being mostly conducted by Nor
thern men were all broken up by the rebel;
year and half ago. Since the estab
lishment of our authority and of order
the miners arc beginning to return, and ;
considerable emigration is expected il
the Spring.
4 The chief military posts in the lndiar
Country, Immediately west of Arkansas
are now also in indisputed possession o
our troops. There are two small Unior
forces in that rcgion-one composed main
ly of Indians, under Col. Phillips, who il
in command of the Territory, and anoth
er of white soldiers, stationed in the Cher
okce Nation. The rebels have no organ
lied force in the Territory now, thougl
there are one or two Indian regiments il
the thrice routed army of Hindman, wit
is still lowering on the confines of the In
dian country. The Indians have hac
quite enough of rebel rule during the pas
two years and from what we have recent
ly learned from a leading man among tn
Cherokoes, we have no doubt they viii
now joyfully return to the protection o
the Union. They have probably suffered
as much from the rebellion as the peopl
from any State or region in the who'll
land. Many of them were loyal, and tn
drunken rebel savages under Pike set upo,
such with fury and fcrocity which coul,
not be surpassed by Louisiana "Tigers.
Villages were burnt down, farms broker
up, women and children tortured and kill
ed, and thousands, literally thousands
driven into exile in Kansas These will
now return home, and meeting of tn
Council of the Cherokee Nation was calle
on the I'd of this month to repeal the ol
dinance Of secession, which was passed a
lthe point Of tho bavonet or rather at III