Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-07-28

nous here IN the interior, we know very
little OF what is going on in the big world;
We never hear any thing from the Uni
ted States more than once or twice year.
Of European affairs we know more, which
is owing to the English Mining Companies
receiving their papers by means of the
British Packets with regularity.
/" Newspapers are not SO cheap in this
country as with you. Any little trlfiing
paper published in Mexico costs from S25
TO $50 year, published once or twice a
week, and then certainty that one half
the numbers are lost on the road, and at'-
ter all, the matter contained would not fill
this sheet of paper. There re not above
fifteen papers published in the whole Re-
public. With the exception Of the 'Diario
del Gobernio,' there is no daily paper IN
the country, and this is always filled up
with the communications of the command
ing Generals, which merely state that the
department under their command is enjoy
ing profound peace, which cannot be in
tereSting even to the editor himself. He
publishes his paper merely to fulfil his con-
tract, not because he feels any interest in
the literary part Of the concern.
" 1t has been five or six months since
we could travel with any thing like secu-
rity. This department and that Of Duran
go have been completely oyerrun by the
Cumanche Indians. They have killed an
immense number of persons all over the
country. The other day nine of them
came within sight of this place, and killed
Ilo,,,o ,,ho
donkeys cutting wood, and the Govern
ment have taken no steps whatever for the
defence Of the people.
Some few persons collect Of their own
accord, and go out 10 bury the dead, which
is the only thing they do. The Bishop
has given indulgencles' to all who fail in
the hands of the savages. So the people
are now conented. They believe that if
they receive their deaths at the hands Of
their merciIess foes, they also receive a
passport to heaven in the same way. |
see no remedy: the Indians must sgain be-
come masters Of this section Of the coun-
try, for the people have so much dread Of
them that think they will never be able
10 stare them in the face. Frequent in
stances are known Of four or five Indians
putting to fight twenty or thirty armed
men.
sit is said here. | know not with what
truth, that the Texans are the cause Of
this inundation; they having resolved to
drive the Cumanches out Of their territory,
who, not finding any country more suita-
Bile for them, have been forced upon this
"The Cumanches arc numerous. Mr..
Davis, formerly trader among them, and
who speaks their language, says they can
raise $4,000 fighting men. They do not
generally usc firearms, but in a charge
with the lence they are formidable to this
poor de(enceless people. They are as
good horscmen as any in the world; indeed
they appear to have been born on horse
back. The Government appears only to
arouse itself from the Leihargy in which
it sunk, by a revolution in favor of the
federation, or what they understand better
to turn them out Patriotism does not ex-
isl, Love of Office is the only passion
which Mexican seems to feel, and it he
is only allowed to put on gold lace, and be
maintained at the public expense, POGO 10
importo,' how the rest gets on he cares
not"