Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1865-08-05
for gha Santa Fe Gazette.
The Canvass i'm Taos County.

would not be uninteresting to vonr readers
The meeting at III Rancho, as per rappoipt.
ment of Mr.. Leroux, on the ond inst. was
one Of tho largest and most enthusiastic
ever held at that place. That Of Chavez,
Of the day before, was altogether n homes
paihic affair by comparison with i. What
at first sight, too, might appear singular,
Chavez left suddenly, as ii were, for parts
unknown, az tsve6y mementot its oroqn-
ieglioa. tisiu this way he 80 proIntly
takes up the eluntlet when thro@n down
1 to hin IN debate, according To his marty
orpsn-tha "Nc5 MsricaR,D By the way
/ the photographic statement in that papsr Of
what bsfell Mr.. Leroux at the meeting in
Taos, on the previous Sunday, is a simple
absurdity. So far rs concerns Chavez.
many people wen. thore out Of mere curl
osity, and were soon more than fully salts
fed. And at EL Raacbo he made. If nos
sible, u much less aatteripr impression.
His auditors evidently had littlo stomach
for re.hash Of the silly, trashy bosh and
twaddle, that was tho stapple:of his ero.
tistical harangue in Don fsrnando. Mr..
Loroux, however. without regard to the
lodging Of the pretensious candidate, ad.
dressed at considerable length his nulncr.
GUS and attentive auditory as usual bv
ability and eloauence Of no common
order, strengthening former friends. and
making many converts of such as MIGHT
have been misled by the jack, tho,lantern
iisntS Vi Tue Vhaveh'teS' Inc lsct Is, Ine
ara almost whollv vitbowt stondord
bearor,. There was M one IN tbe manor
horn 10 answer Loroux nj ali, and Of
course. di,erotion beinr the better mart of
yalor undsr tho cirSumstoncs, frisnd
CHAVEZ doubtlosa foit uneonai to the oooa.
sion without some morcifnl snnnort. Even
that nromisinc yopng stntemap Don San.
tinco yaldez. did no9 likea GOOD forensic
conbatnnt whsn called come to time. II
is said. indeed, that INIT for the ebnncery.
like petitionincs of the Colonel 10 the
venerable psdrc MARTINEZ and tbo blan.
djsbinr persuosions Of The latter. Don
Santinr6. with tho classic oxamnl, Of tbo
wratbful Achilles before him. would have
derived the marty altoretbed of his yalu-
AHA services, and tbis in consequence of
certain CHARGES of desertion of military
daty while in the army. some time ago
bro1cbt acain,t him by his preson, poli-
tical leader.
"a ..n,,,o, o,,ti,t.,,..h.h.,a. t,n
:, 'O'' NP'' '''' aug "'"'V' i""T
Tho worse because II stains"
This charge, Of course, no one here be-
loyes, as no doubt Don Santiago discharg-
ed to tho best Of his capacity such soldier
Ily duty as was required at bis hands. lie
came, however, altho, at the eleventh
hour, like Jack.at.a.Pinch, and PLAYED
showman,--a sort of political Barnum.--
to the Colonel in his Quixotic excursion
to the Rio Colorado, and few other
points Of olectoneering interest. But the
latter only spoke al Red River, not being
able to got up respectable meeting at
any intermediate settlements, and far
transcendng this popular Indifference, it
is reported that at Penasco, on his return
southward, tho fugacious Colonel was ao-
tually refused a hearing on the stump, So
much for his visit to Taos County.
Our delegate, the Hon, Francisco Perea,
came among US in company with the Gov.
ment Commission by whose presence we
were lately honorad, He could not but
have b:en deeply gratifcd by the warm
and cordial rectngs that every whore
marked his reception. In company with
John B. Leroux. Esq, he at once started
to meet his friends in the northern con.
fines Of the county. His jaunt was real
ly n triumphant ovation, At the Rio Colo.
rad0 Don Matias 0rtega presided over
meeting that will ever DO memorable fol
its numerous attendance, and the order,
dignity. end paGioas splitofits proceed.
iugs while .5.8ma egeuuta e.u9lr.7
gotten up BFHf ia compliment TO tha dis
durusasl rues,. testified Che bgh ros
pstt and kindly loaIug entertained fo,
hin By .he ciuL5us % .ba pleasant Town
Also, "a. E Ssa0, thrq was o. lme
ga.horng Of doc ma@u Don Beat3 Val.
d1z Gla1 Lh .sa.r 4nd many OF The prin-
oipal personages, such as Don Migue
Ortiz, and other citizens of great influence
took open and active part in tho proceed
ings. Both Mr.. Perea and Mr.. Leroux
and also Don Diego Archueta, made
speeches at these places, as well as at tn:
ly,o,o Honao and 1yrotjo Neco. on theii
return trip.
At the Arrovo Hondo the meeting was
held at the house of Don Vicente Marines
} This gentleman was opposed to Perea a
the last election; and it is most Gatter,
, inr testimonial to the latter, that Scnoi
Martinez is now in bis fayor,-actively
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