New-York tribune., 1867-09-27

I'VE copy the following letter from The Cot
orG0 NcsS OF the accuracy OF is statements we have
no knowledge, and OF course do not youcA--lED.
TRIBUNE.
SANTA FE. NEw-MrXIco Sent TO- 1861
tn" election has nst pass o IN this territory. and
although the returns not AL n there is little dCub;
over Cri J. Traacsco chavez lite dc!crnc. hy rn,
ioriiy Of 900 As the Of the are
me % cSplan the standing OF each candidate ana The
manner ~ which The election has been conducted.
cation American AND n soldier by service during The
late e represented the Toiu0ry during Tie last
two years, and when hc retWnrd his opponents raised
howl against BIN for iuonciency because he did NOT oh
tam all The appropriation, he applied for, aud d:d rot
construction and devote their energies develop and
hu'd mp the internal resources of the Territory Of New
PIusslan by br;h. lawyer by profession general
by reason o. having held ihe ohice OF AdiuiulCei'
COpperhoad, and IN religion cross between jew and
disturbing elements. he Is gcn;iemauy aud agreeable.
The friends of Col. Chavez unanimously nominated
him in opposition 10 Gen Clever ard tie con-
,est waxed warm. No national issue was intro
of Johnson ana bittcr dcnnnc nfor ~ con
rTtSs aud Col Chavez just the rcVcrse but 40 au
sion made 10 such HattcrS Ihc friends of Congress
naturally sided with col Chavez and most of the AeI1-
cans did the same, CNccpt:g few o. those who had
lately come into the country Government officials,
Who's. secession prncvitic, naturally drew Item 30 t,
other side. The Germans i ]tc cro'LA Gen. tcfrrS
banner. and the Jews poured on hcir money With HI
erality hitherto unparalleled. The election came Oh on
the 23 aud DO s rarely that utlc excitement has hte
created strenuous cNctos used 20 secure votes
were rannng constantly 10 and from tn polls whisky
flowed freely, and the potency OF EitehbachS
was not Wholly lgnorcd. Some of our jewish
friends usually SO closely nttcntive TO their bust
ness and customers. closed their stores ana stood
the polls all day challenging votes. THIS. 'i course
they had perfect night 10 do but it nevertheless
novel and Unprecedented spectacle to stc ING uiiiie
vigilance with which portion Of them guarded The Inls;
while brought wHgonlOads Of the raw material II
all 0ges aud condition OF lJr which was Silcidh! c-
aIuorphosed into voters who were dragged or driven
from pollmg-pace 10 another, voting early ana often
The greater amount ~ energy displayed 10y the Clever
party, their l0nd talk huster ana the great huDf OF
wa gls they Kept constantly going To aud from tho polls
created the impression that they were largely ~ Tie ma
jorty, but when the vote OF his county was counted
there was tie for delecae All the rest u the Chavez
tickot was elected by miorites ranging from 90 CO.
out Of ten counties the Chayoh par! nave cai''c
those three counties the Clever party
Celebrated 6order-rufacandlc Clncinnaidirectory
election rolled up majorities suhcehty large 10 over
minority ~ Ia the County Of Mora, Win
legal voting population Of not more thGh COO naliy
5000 votes were cast giving Clever majority ~ about
800 IN the precinct Of Terra, Amarls County o RIO
Auiha, 70 votes wcr, poei giving Si1Yer lloi.| oi
90, but since The election inc l3i'DOohs nay pe @
OF new substituted. ana The returns from tht pre-
ciuct show majority o. $50 10. CeFe. I'M u @
utcly true and IS but specimen OIL hc hAun'r III Nnol
thc clec ion conducted h the three counties WMci
"Wly are not these lI'eSa 'o,ee tnIo"ho oUtl .iHrN
bceasc the election laws ~ tins territory arc Gcccni
and have 10 board OF canyasScis 10 tc "rlo Ih NE
matter. The judges OF election al tlr pois 4Ic LS
olv caryassers and their certificate ac NlilGAy Nlal'
be that the Sccrt lazy Of Inc lcIIOiS may it-'
10 Grant cert cc OF election based upon votes Mlci
are know! md admitted 10 be wholly fraudulent, hll u
Inc docs not assume discretionary power the case VIII he
transferred % Congress i tAe form q contested tit,
tiou II is hardly De sup oscd that COL chavez WIZ
suLrni oncty 10 be deprived 0f s,Gt la Congress 10
which . mas been fairly elected by majority Of tie
legal voters Of Ncw-McXico. Mr. Cryers norni1l
majority Is barely az rich the numbered votes ildudu-
iciijv added 10 the polboohs in the precinct mentioned
Ircyouv atr the votes had been publicly counted ana
ilc r,slt dc, lfd on the might Of the cectCu ia iAe
,eserce of members Of both parties. such hou attempts
AT fraud Indicate the straits to which the party was re-
dnctd. ,.. ,.
The impression that Clever represented the American
iu,e,t AMI Col Chavez the IcXicau, Is wholly crfOnc-
"ns Cnl (baycz is more OK an American th&n Gen.
clever and his American supporters more numtr-
Gus ana uy respectable US those Of the latter NC
appeal TO Congress