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VOLUME II.
SANTA PE, NEW MEXICO, DECEMBER 18, 1852.
NUMBER 26.
Santa ft lücckln alette.
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MÍLISUÍD trtRVSATUÍDAY, BT
;:, ' WILLIAM DREW.
TERMS.
WEEKLY- $.r i yer, paysble invariaMv in
advance) single ropies 12 1-2 cents. Advertise
ments, $1 60 per square of ten lines for the first
insertion, and St for every subsequent insertion.
' Notice.
ALL those ha vim claims against the undersigned
re requested to present them immediately
for settlement. And those indebted to him and
the late firm of Isedore Hochstadter, are notified
to make payment immediately, or legal proceed
ings will be instituted for rollection.
During the absence of the undersigned from the
tity, Levi 8pie;elberg ii hi) aul horned agent to
transact all hii business.
S. J. SPIECEPBERG.
Santa Fe, Nov. 4, 1852. tf
THE Ü. . Mail from anta Fe to the States
leaves reguUly on the first day of each
month.
, Pdisage during the summer months $125 00
m winter monlhs $130 00
" 40lbj of bairgaie allowed to e c h passenger.
WALDO, HALL, k CO. Proprietor!.
Santa F, Sept. 18, 1852 tf
Notice to
traveller!.
THE undersigned, Mail Contractor from San
Antonio, Texas, to Santa Fe. N. Mexico,
would respectfully inform the travelling public
that he has placed upon the line the best kind of
stock and good comfortable spring carriages for the
accommodation of passengers.
The mail will leave Santa F on the first of each
month, and arrive at San Elizario hy the 11th.
Leave San Elizario on the 12th of every other
month, and arrive at San Antonio on the last day of
the same month.
Leave San Antonio on the first of every other
month, and arrive at San Elizario on the l'Jtii.
Leave "an Elizario on the 20th of each month,
and arrive at Santa F the last day of the same
month.
This will be the arrangement for the present
but will in a short time be changed to a monthly
mail.
Passenger! will be taken through from Santa Fo
to San Antonio for $123, and from F.I Paso to San
Antonio for $100. From Santa Fa to El Paso for
$30.
Passengers will be allowed 40 pounds of bag
gage. Greatest distance! between watering places 40
miles. Mr. Skillman is an old hand and well ac
quainted with the route.
' He. will also have on the line a small train of
light wagons.
, HENRY SKILLMAN.
anta F, Dec. 8, 18.il.-tf.
J. W. REED,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CITY OF SARTA 'B, NEW MKXICO,
WILL practice in the Courts of .Santa Fe,
and adjoining counties j and will attend to
criminal business in mv part "f the Territory.
Santa Ke, Sept. 25, 1852.-0mo
AD.U1XISTIUTOK 8 NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the undersigned
has been granted letters of aihninisir tiou nn
the estate of ll'rut'iitn (jviiicni, deceased, by the
Probate Judge of the county ol en Miguel, Ter
ritory of New Mexico, bearing date the day of
August, IK52, and all persons having claims against
said estate are notilied to present Ihem for allow
ance within one year from the date of said lettr.
or they muy bt precluded from said estate, and if
nut within three years, shall be for ever our red j
anil all persons indebted to the said estate are re
quested to come forward and make aetllemimt
HENRY CONNELLY,
I iuuíi' i ti!or.
, La! Vegas, Oct. 2, 18.K.-'f.
' UNITE!) STATES OF AMERICA.
Territory of New Mexico, 1 United States District
County of Santa Fe, court, sep. term, i
' Ul'GH VI. BF.CKWITH, )
vs I Attachment.
IMviil Waldo. Jacob Hall, i f
William McCoy. I
This day came the plaintiff by his attorney, anil
it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that
neither of Hie said defendants are residents uf this
Territory, hut reside beyoi.il tile limits liiere f, so
that the ordinary process of law cannot be execu
ted upon them, It is therefore ordered, that tney
m .ke their 'ppearanre hereto, on or before the
first day of the next term of 'his court, to be be
gun am) held at the court room in the city of Simla
Fe "n the third Monday of March next, nid plea t,
answer nr demur to plainlilf's petition, or judg
ment will be rendered against them. It is further
ordered, that publication be made of this order ac
cording to law.
A true copy of the order made In the
above cause at the September term of
said court. A.D. IH52.
R. II. THOMPK1NS, Clerk.
Santa Fe, Dee. 11, 1852 -25 4w.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Territory of New Mexico, ) United States District
County of Santa Fe. ( court, Sept, term, 1852
CERAN St. VRA1N "I
VI
Henry L. Dodge It Attachment.
Alexander W. Reynolds.'J
This day came the plaintid by his attorney, and
It appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that
Alexander W. Reynolds, one of the defendants in
this cause, ii not a resident of this Territory, but
resides beyond the limits thereof, so (hat the or
dinary process of law cannot be executed upon
him, It is therefore ordered, that the said Alex
ander W, Reynolds enter hii appearance hereto,
on or before the first day of the next term of this
court, to be begin and held at the court room in
the city of 8anta Fe, on the third Monday of
March next, and plead, answer or demur t plain
tiff'! petition, orjudgment will be rendered against
him. It il further ordered, that publication be
mad of this order according to law.
A true copy of the order made in the
" above cause, at the September term of
' aaid court, A.D. 1852.
R. H. THOMPK1NS, Clerk.
Santa F, Dec. 11, 1852,-25 4w
NOTICE.
ALL perrons indebted to the late firm of Rumley
& Ardinger are hereby notified to come for
ward and make immediate settlement to the under
signed. And all those h. ving claims against said
firm are notified to present the same for allowance.
T. K. McCUTCHEN.
Assignee of Kuinley ii Ardinger,
Santa Fe, Oct 16, 1852.-
KOTICE
IS hereby given that the firm heretofore known
as the firm of Gerk & Zoiller, of Delta Ana, N.
M., has been dissolved by mutual consent. All
demands against said firm, and all accounts due to
it will be settled with John N. Zneller. All de
mands are required to be forwarded with promp
titude, and all accounts mnl be settled without
delay: GECK fc ZOELLER.
Doña Ana, Nov. 19, k82.
The Drunkard's Bible.
'Mr. President,' sai. I a limit, stout
man, with a good tiumored countenance,
and florid complexion, rising, us lb- last
speaker took It is seat, 'I have lieen u
grog-seller.'
At lliis announcement, there was a
movement throughout the whole room,
and an expression of increased i.ilerest.
'Yea, .Mr. President, ' he went mi, I
have been a grog-seller, Hint many a
luía I have sold to ynu, and to the "se
cretary there, and tn a doen otln i t at
I see here' glancing m..ni,il i. i.i. the
company.
That's afact,'brok -in the President,
many a gin. toddy a id brand punch
have I taken at your hai lint 'inos
have changed now, and we hate hciu
to carry the war into Hie enemy camp.
And uur war lias not been altogether
unsuccessful, for we have taken prison
er one of the rtiiiisaller'' bravest Gene
ral..' But go on, friend W , let
ns have your experience.'
'As to my experience, Mr. Presiden!,'
the ex bur-keeper resumed, 'in rum-sel-ling
and drinking, for I have dmie n
great deal of both in my time, that would
be rather loo long to tell to-night-and
one (hat I would much rather forget
than relate. It makes me tremble, and
sick at heart, whenever I look up in the
evil I have done. 1 therefore, usually
look ahead with the hope'tif uolug some
good to my fellow men.
Biiltheie is one incident I will relate.
For the last fivey.ars, a hard uurkinp
mechanic, with a wife and seven small
children, Came regularly, almost every
night, and spent the evening in my bar
room. He came to di ink, of course,
and man a dollar of his hard earnings
went into my till. At last lit; became a
perfect sut, working scarcely one-foiirih
uf his time, mid spending all lie earned
ill liquors. His poor wife had to take
in washing to support herself and clnl
dre'i, while lie spent his time and the
little he could earn at my bar. But his
appetite fur liquor was so strong, thai
his week's earnings were usually gone
by Tuesday or Wednesday, and then I
had to chalk up a score against htm, to
be paid off when Saturday night came
' This score gradual!) increased, ic til
il amounted to three or four dollars over
us Saturday utgiit'l pay, when I refused
In sell him any mole uur until it was
sctiled. On Iheday a I'll r I had thus re
I used him, lie came in with a neat uiiiiil
niug bleast pin i al once saw was worth
double the .iinouul of in) hill, 1 did nut
think nor indeed cale nhoiit the ques
tion, whell'er lieownul il oi not; I Hau
led my own, and in my seiiisli eagerness
to get it, 1 hesitated imt to take a little
more than my own.
1 laid the breast pin away, and nil
things: went on smoothly lor a while
lint he gadually got behind. This lime
he brought me a pair of brass andirons,
and a pair of biass candlesticks ; I look
Ihem, and wiped off the score against
him. At last he brought a large family
Bible, and 1 took I hut too thinking, no
doubt, 1 could sell it.
'On the Sunday uflerwards, having
nothing to do. for I used to shut my bar
on Sundays, thinkiu git was nol renjieot
alj'e to sell liquor, I opened this poor
drunkard's Bible, scarcely thinking of
what 1 was doing. The. fust place I
turned lo was the family record. There
it was stated that upon a certain day, lie
had been married to Emily . 1 had
known Emily when I was a young
man, very well, and had once thought
seriously of offering myself toiler in mar
riage. 1 leineuibered her happy young
face, and seemed suddenly to hear a tone
of merry laughter.
'Poor creature!' I sighed involunta
rily, as a thought of her present condi
tion crossed inyiniud and with noploa
sunt feelings I turned over another leaf
-there was the rejord of Iter four chil
dren: the last had been made recently,
and was in tits mother's hand.
I never had such strange feelings as
now came o.er uie. I felt that I had
no business with this book; but I tried
to stifle my f. e ings and turned over se
veral leaves quickly. As 1 suffered my
eyes to rest upon the open page, these
words arrested my attention
'Wine is a mocker, si rung drink is ia
ginir; whoso is deceived thereby is not
wise.'
'This was just the subject that, undei
the feelings I then had, I u isl.nl lo
avoid, and so I referred to another place.
There I read:
'Who hath wot? Who hath sorrow ?
Who hath wounds Who hath bub
bling? Who hath redness of ees?
I'hey that tarn long at the wine At
last it bilelh I ke. a serpen' and s'ingeth
like mi adder '
'I felt like throwing the bonk from me;
but once more I turned the leales, Hud
my eyes rested opon these words:
Woe unto him that givclh his ti'-iob
bnr drink) lluit pullelh the bottle to him
and makelh him drunk '
(closed the bo . k sudden!) , mid thnw
ll down. '1 hen fur half an hour I pared
the room buck wni ds sud fi.rvmnls 'ti u
slalenf muni I never before exprrienced
I had become painfully conscious of the
direful e. il resulting linm lutein pi nince.
still more painful!) cuiisciiius, that I was
a w lililí;; instrument in the spread of
llnse evils. I cannot tell how much I
i.ffiri d timing that day and night, noi
di s. ribe tin- fearful conflict ill. l took
place in my mind, between the selfish
love of ihe gnin of calling, and Ihe plain
dictates of liulli mid liitmiiiiil). It was
about nine o'clock, I think, on Ihe same
evening, that 1 opened Ihe drunkard's
I'ilile g. .in, with a kind of disputing
hope that I should meet there with some
thing to diii'Ct ii. e
I opened at the Psa ins and read two
or three chapters. As I lead on with
out finding anything directly to m) case,
I lelt an increasing desire to abandon
my calling because it was injurious tn
my fellow men. After I had read the
Bible, I retired to lied, "rut 'CnnM noi
sleep 1 am sure that during that night
I thought of every drunk i n man to whom,
I had sold liquor, and of all their beg
gared families. In the brief sleep thai
I obtained, I dreamed that I saw a long
line of tottering drunkards with their
wives and cliildicn in rags And loud
voice said: 'Who hath dune this?'
'The answer, in a slill louder voice,
directed, I felt, to me, smote upon my
ear like a peal of thunder 1 lion nil
the man!'
From this troubled sltiuihpi I awoke
In sleep no more that night. In the mot
tling the last and most powerful conllicl
came. The question lo be decided, was
'Shall I opi n my bar, or al once alian
don I lie drendful Iraftcin liquid poison?'
'Happily 1 decided never again to put
to any man's lips the cup of confusion,
'ly next step was to turn the piggol ol
every keg or barrel of spirits, n ine beer,
or cider, and let the ennVnls escape on
the Hoot My bottles anil decantéis
were likewise emp'ied. Then I Signed
your Total Abstinence Pledge, ami what
is better, never rested Until I h .(I per
suaded the man whose B hle hail been
ol so much use to me, to sign tin pledge
likevt ise
And now, Mr President, I am kei p
ing a temperance giecery. "ml am ma
king restitution lis f.isl us possible,
'! lino ure ill Ii nsl half a iloen f,thii!ii s,
lo whom I furnish a small quantity of
groceries ev cry Week, ill many places
equal to the amount thai used to be spent
at my bai for liquor, pour of my oldest
and best customers have already signed
the pledge by my persuasion, and I m
not going to rest until every man I help
ed lo ruin is restored to himself, his fa
mily, and honor.
Learning without a Master.
Not a few books have been published,
prolessing to induct the student into the
mysteries of various languages nnd sci
ences, 'without a master.' Did it evei
occur to you, most courteous reader,
that anything within the capacity of the
human mind may be learned in the same
way? Studying 'without a master' is
ntitt of course, to be understood literal.
ly. The muster is lhere,bul he appeals
oniy in me printed page, and not in Ins
bodily presence. We will not nvof the
schoolmasters, as sou e ill-mannered e.ri.
tics said of Paul, that 'his letters are
weicblv and powerful, but hii Imdilv
presence is weak.' The revt rse of this
is commonly true, as was often mni
satisfactorily demonstrated to us. I n one
j jacket-tnd-trowser days, when the whole
subject was ably ex-pouuded, and 'illus
trated with numerous cuts,' But, while
admitting the fnicr- there is in a living
and active presence, before Ihe student,
it is a question w hether theie is not a
tendency in some minds tnleau too much
upon schools and teachers, in the work
of education Far be it from ns to utter
a word in disparagement of the instruc
tor of youth. This lioht hand though
never trained in academic halls, would
almost refuse to obey the impulse which
guides it, sooner than recoid an unjust
word coiiceinin those who are engaged
in this good work. But it is no dispar
agement of the teacher or the school, to
say that the) ale not illili'upriisal'e to
the student. They are invaluable helps,
it is tun ; bul since all cannot enjoy
tin ir uiil, il is c. iisoiiiig lo know that
nan) have bi come wise without them.
James 1 nigiison the celebiated Scotch
asiroiou.tr, h hi mil to read without an
in Iructor. and iiiaslen d the elements
of Ins l.mniie science, while a shep
henl's bo), watel in; his flocks in Ihe
fie'il b) night. Sir Win. Phipps, a for
mer (ioveriiiirof our own "stale, learned
lo f ad and wiile after entering upon
his eielileeulb year, and while serving
an iippienliccship to a ship-carpenter in
Boston Thousands of similar instances
might lie nddi ci d. were il necessary, to
show that education does not depend
upon teaclicis anil schools. I'nsiilent
Hopkins lias w isely observed, that even
man who is educated at all, is, ai d must
be, sf'-educuli d. Daniel Webster ut
tered li e same truth, when he said,
'Ihe Cieator has So constituted the hu
man intellect, that I can only grow 1
its own iici mn, and by its own action il
will certainly and necessarily grow.
I'.vety man must therefore educate him
self. His bonks nnd Ichchcrs are bul
helps; the wotk is his.' This sentiment
should be impressed upon the mind ol
every youth who lias been denied the
adv uuliigcs uf the schonl-iooiu. Tl lit,
he is deprived of a valuable assistant;
but let him not gie up all attempts ut
tiii'Htal ridluteon ll.is j ccoont.
ts Ihe 'winter schools' ate now clos
ing, piobably we address many yoime
lads and lasses who have just enjoyed
Ibeir last 'schooling,' and win, will re
ceive no othf rassistauce iull eii studies
but such as is common to ail. W e have
a wind towhispei in the ear of all such.
Young fiieiids, don't stow your honks
away in the garret, nnr consign yotu
studies lo oblivion, because you are no
longer subject lo the restialnts of the
school room. Your education is not fi
nished it is but begun. You will soon
I'm get much nf the knowledge you have
so laboriously arquiied dining the win
ter, unless )nii occasioiiully lecur to
your I ks. 'I be mind is like a olish-
ed piece of metal a little rubbing ever)
day will keep I in good order, but il
long neglected, 'it is difficult lo 'put on
the shine' again. But keeping up your
studies at home, you will nut only retain
the ground already won, hut he able to
make larger advances in knowledge.
'Hut, man alive,' we hear somebody
saying, 'you are certainly crazy. We
ate going to vori, now, and how do you
suppose we can keep up our Studies,
when we tile engaued all day in plow
ing, digging, ti-ainiug, cooking, mending
old clotiies, etc.?' We will tell you how:
linprovelhoseleisiiie moments and frag
ments of lime in 'rubbing op' the mind,
which loo man) waste in lounging about
the streets, or in idle tallle, foolery, or
sleep, at home 'I hese spare moments
are t-raius of precious gold dust, and
should be treasured with watchful care"
I hey liave pet 'formed wonders lor others,
and will do so fur jiiu, if you uiv e them
a chance Dr. John Mavon Good com
posed Ids long and elaborate poetical
translation of Lucretius in the streets of
London, while passing from one patient
to another. Dr. Burney, the distinguish
ed musiciun, learned the Italian and
French languages on horseback, while
riding fioin place to place lo give his
profession) I instructions. William Hill
toll, a well known I nglish writer, went
to w'ltk in ii silk mill at the age of sev
en, and remained till he was fourteen,
. ml afterwards served an apprenticeship
to a stock in -wei wr; but he found lei
sure lo educate himself, mid became a
prolific writci. Wm. Cobbelt learned
grammar when he was 'a privóte soldier
on sixpence a day,' amid the 'talking,
singing, wli stling, ai d bawling of at
least half a score uf the most thoughtless
of men' and yet he became a vigorous
and pure writer. Hugh .Miller, who is
equally emini nl as a geologist and a
writer, wis a stone mason not many
years ago; and he would have been la
boring in the same useful but humble
hut useful capacity to-day, instead of
delighting thousands of readers in this
and the old world with the instructive
product ions of his pen, but for a diligent
improvement of his leisure moments.
Think of these examples, you whose ev
enings are now spent on s'ore boxes, or
at the corners of the streets, or in list
less, idleness at home. Think whether
it would not be better for you to devote
these spare hours to intellectual culture,
and thus enlarge the sphere of your in
fltience in the world, as well as augment
the measure of your own enjoyment.
Now is the time to decide the question;
and remember that indecision is a wrong
decision. jr. E. Farmer.
Chaige of Hon- Judge Watts
TO THE CltA.ND JIKY Of TAOS COUNTY, IK
BKLAT10N TO TUB MOKA EXECCTION.
.'santa Fe, December 13, 1852.
Mn. Kiii'iuET. Sir: The following
is that portion of my Charge to the
Grand Jury at Taos,Nov. 22, 1852, re.
luting to the subject of 'Mob Law,' in
this Ten loi y ; a copy of which you de
sired for publication. Yotns &c.
J. S. WATTS.
Gentlemen tf the Grand Jury:
Before concluding this charge, it be
comes my duty to call your attention to
a mat'er of the utmost importance.
The right to personal security is one of
the highest human lights, and liociv ilgo.
Vei Kinent i answering the just ends of its
creation, where this right is trampled
undei loot or disregarded. For the pur
pose of guarding this light, the frainers
uf our Constitution provided that,
"Iu a!l criminal prosecutions the ac
cused shall enjoy the right to a speedy
and public trial, by an impartial juty of
the State and District wlietein the criinu
shall have been con milted, which Dis
trict shall have been previously ascer
tained by lit, and to be informed ol the
nature and cause of the accusation) to
be cunfioiiifd villi thi witnesses against
him; lo have compulsory process lorob
taiiiing w itnesses in bis favor, and to
have the assistance uf counsel for his
defence "
in order that the people of this Ter
ritory might secure the advantages of
this prnti cling shield, thrown over them
by the t nnstitulion of the United States,
it w as provided in the 5lh, Gth, and 7lh
paiagraphsof the Bill of Rights prefixed
to Kearny's Code, "That the right of
trial by jury shall remain inviolate.-
That in all criminal cases the accused
has the right to be heard by himself and
counsel, to demand (lie nature and cause
of the accusation, to have compulsory
process for witnesses iu his favor, to
have Ihe witnesses against him face to
face, and to have a speedy trial by a ju
ry of his country." Not content with
all these securities, the Legislative As
einbly of this Territory, on the 12th of
July, 1661, passed a law on the same
subject, which provides that,
''In all criminal prosecutions, the ac
cused shall have a speedy, public trial
by an impailial jury, unless the accused
waives his right to jury trial; he shall
not be compelled to give evidence
against himself; lie shall have the right
ol being heaid by himself or counsel nr
both ; he shall be confronted with the
witnesses against him, and shall have
compulsory process for obtaining wit
nesses in his favor; and no person shall
be hidden to answer for any capital nfn
fence oi felony but on indictment or in
formation, unless the party accused shall
waive Ins right to un indictment first
found against dim, except in cases ari
sing in the land or naval forces, or of
fences ugainsl the laws regulating the
malitia."
No luilher legal enactments are wan
ting for the safely of the persons of the
people. Blessed, as our counlry is, with
so many glorious recollections of the
past and brilliant hopes for the future,'
il will not do fur the people merely to
admire virtue and love justice; they
mutt practice and enforce il. Obedi
ence to tliti enactments of our own law
makers, is at all times Incumbent upon
the cilÍ7en. 1'lie eventful history of the
past bus clearly demonstrated, that strict
conformity to law is indispensible in the
administration of justice. The law pro?
tects the citizen, in the uninterrupted
enjoyment of his rights,nd provides for.
adequate punishment for every viplatinn
of those rights. It is the business of Ihe .
Legislative power to pass for the pro
tection of the people good laws. . it is
the duly of the people carefully te pbayf