Li  the  winter  of  1837-8,  a  worthy  young
American,  named  Daley,  was  murdered  at  the
Gold  Mines,  by  a  couple  of  villains,  solely  for
plunder.  The  assassins  were  arrested,  when
they  confessed  their  guilt;  but,  in  a  short  time,
they  were  permitted  to  run  at  large  again,  in
violation  of  every  principle  of  justice  or  hu-
manity. About  this  time  they  were  once
more  apprehended,  however,  by  the  interposi-
tion of  foreigners :  and,  at  the  solicitation  of
the  friends  of  the  deceased,  a  memorial  from
the  Americcms  in  Santa  Fe  was  presented  to
Armijo,  representing  the  injustice  of  permitting
the  murderers  of  their  countrymen  to  go  un-
punished ;  and  praying  that  the  culprits  might

*  Among  the  New  Mexicans,  the  terms  foreigner  and  Ameriean
are  synonymous :  indeed,  the  few  citizen*  of  other  nations  to  be
found  there  identify  themselves  with  those  of  the  United  States.
All  foreigners  are  known  there  as  Americanos ;  hut  souA  nf  Chi
huahua  they  are  indiscriminately  called  Lo$  Ingleses,  the  English.
BUT   NO    BLOOD  SHED.  63

be  dealt  with  according  to  law.  But  the
governor  affected  to  consider  the  affair  as  a
conspiracy;  and,  collecting  his  ragamuffin
militia,  attempted  to  intimidate  the  petition-
ers. The  foreigners  were  now  constrained  to
look  to  their  defence,  as  they  saw  that  no
justice  was  to  be  expected.  Had  Armijo  per-
sisted, serious  consequences  might  have  en-
sued ;  but  seeing  the  *  conspirators'  firm,  he
sent  an  apology,  affecting  to  have  misconstru-
ed their  motives,  and  promising  that  the  laws
should  be  duly  executed  upon  the  murderers.
