The New York herald., 1867-02-04

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The Legislative Imbrogiie~ ~HerrieIe Massa-
ere or Pe.ca.h,. T,dsa.s by New Mexicass-
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sAxyAfr, New Mexico, Jan. n, 1857.
Since NV last fror, Fort wingate nothing Of import
transpird In Santa Fe the recognition OF
Hon. W. r. N. Army TO the Territorial House Of Repre-
sentatives - Secretary and Acting Governor The mem-
bers held out until Monday last when finding that the
sssiop its Close and that they could get NO
pay without IT, they backed down from the 'hgh moral
ground" they had taken and passed the resolution Of
recognition.
some time ago by the news Of the horrible murder BY
Apache Indians Of the Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
for Arizona and his clerk II is my painful duty to
chronicle massacre perpetrased by white men upon
peaceabls and friendly Indians
Some three hundred miles from this place and within
tho limits Of Arizona several Moqui villages,
pueblos the inhabitants OF which are known all this
country Is being very friendly 70 the whites They live
In country whchshas been and Ia being ranged by
the wild Navaoes and Apaches and are forced to fight
them 10 protect their herds their horses their
and their children They Of the same class a. the
Pueblo Indiana Of whom wrote fully in my last and
not be confounded with the noadic bands Of
ages Of the Plains Though protesting as have hereto
fore stated the Roman Catholic religion they mingle
with many Of the rites laid down for them by Monte
yuma.
Towards the close OF December 1885, some eighty or
ninety New Mexcans entered the Moqui village or
pueblo of Orba applied for food for themselves and
horses This was freely furnished by the indiana and
after parakng Of it the Mexcans collected together as II
to depart instead Of which they made sally through
the town, killing four Indian amen msn and scalpng them;
eleven children. After this act OF treachery
and murder the party left the pueblo and soon encoun-
tered the village herd when they killed three herders
shepherds and OF seven hundred head Of sheep
and goats and one booro or ass
The inhabitants OF Oriba number some eight hundred
souls Of whom perhaps nearly II not quite third
warriors These warriors insisted upon taking the war
path at once against the Mexcans but from this they
stead delegation of five to this point to seek
redress from the pueblo agent for this supentendency
having been murdered by Apaches This delegation
reached Santa Fe last week. having travelled the entire
distance from Orba on foot Having told their story TO
the agent and Captain Henry Davis in charge OF the
perintendency during the absence Of Colonel Norton
the superintendent special agent John Ward at
despatched to Taos and Abiquin, in which places and
TERRA Amarillo It is believed the gang Of murderers
kdnappers and thieves was organized with instructions
70 secure the prisoners they can be found The act
believed, bring the scoundrels who perperaed this in
human deed to a strict account
II not focnd soon the captive woman and children will
be held poems slaves by their capso and the fam
lies from which they were 30 ruthlessly torn will look
In vain Tor tne1r coming Wnilo they ike the WOOre
when driven from their homes by the ancestors Of these
scoundrels, will cry sWo Is me, wo Is mel" For hu.
manitys sake il is be hoped hs Of freebooterf
will be found and the captves restored to their homes
For the punishment Of the captors there Ii no law.
Peonage slavery still ourishes in New Mexico
institution No attention whatever paid TO the proca
nation Of the late President to the amendment te
the constitution ratifyng it Peonage ID carried in
most instances without any attempt at conceament and
estimated by those well posted In regard to the mat
ter that nearly four hundred persons held
10 Santa Fe alone Many Of these Navajo captives
and others OF the very lowest class Of Mexicans with
out penalty being exacted from the capon and holder
Of these poems for capturing and holding M ID useless
10 attempt the adjustment Of this relic Of the barbaroui
ages.
ON Saturday the 18Th several gaces took place on the
number Of tho residents OF this and adjacent towns
were present and seemed TO enjoy the sport hugely
Probably from $1,000 S15 600 changed hands during
the afternoon The track in good condition but the
weather cold and the wind blew gale. Some Hne
sport was had.