The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-15

July Ia, ls49.


notice that the Republic Of Tuesday last vanly en-.
deayQrs TO justify the appointment and transportation OF
Indian agents Tor Santa Fe and Salt Lake.
R.paSc e ~ the several points which the
LIST II says Congress failed TO pass a law creating
additional agencies for New Mexico and California
tact which lett the President no alternative but to make
transfers or leave those territories without agencies
NOW, sIs, who defeated every effort OF the late admin
siraton to provide for New Mexico and California but the
wing party OF which the Republic is an organ But leay-
ing that fact out OF view, not those transfers made
not only without the advice OF the late able and expert
enced Commissioner OF Indian Affairs but IN direct opPo
slton to his earnest recommendations have been in
formed that the late Commissioners recommended not the
appointment oil and inexperienced agents, but the
transfer OF old agents not TO Santa Fe and Salt Lake,
but 10 the Kansas there to watch and protect
our citizens who were to pass over that great thorough
fare to California and the other TO that portion OF the In
dian country the borders OF Texas and recent events
show how correct Were his views, and how much have
been needed the services Of experienced and efficient
agents at the points al which he recommended they
should be- stationed, If agents needed at all
at Santa Fe and Salt Lake. they should have been
selected from among the hardy pioneers Of that coun
try, well acquainted with the Indians OF that region
and with Indian life; Those should have been sub
agents. Such the President is authorized to appoint;
such are the only kind OF men who can render efficient
service at those points Do those who have been sent
out possess any OF the requisite qualifications
Tor beneficial exercise OF the duties of the stations 10
which they have been appointed The age of the ap
Pontees and their former pursuits in life forbid the
dea that they can render themselves useful in the per-
great powers OF endurance, is absolutely necessary
success ta.~ ~
I'd The Republic says: "The exgencies OF the public
service require agencies to be established ii for no other
purpose than to carry out our obligations to Mexico
which require us to keep our own Indians within
own territory, and to restore Mexican prisoners who
were mostly in the hands OF the Indians"
That and is the duty of the government of the
United States TO carry out In good faith both her treaty
shPuations with Mexico and our obligations to Texas
sister State Of the Unon and to guard both against the
rayages OF the Indians all will admit and every lust man
and phanhrophist must deeply regret that the present
has far failed to adopt any efficient
means for the protection OF either.
The Republic must be exceedingly ignorant of the
geography OF the region TO which those agents have been
SENT and OF the localities Of the several tribes of Indians
who depredate upon the Mexican and Texas
or must mpue to others such ignorance or Il woud Ger
tany not pretend that those agencies created for the
purpose OF carrying out our obligations to Mexico
will there be found that the Indians who have been
ravaging the frontiers Of Texas and Mexico are the
Comanches, Apaches, Navahos, and Musquelares,
Now, where do those Indians have their homes 1he
Comanches upon the Canadians and upon the Red
river OF Texas the Apaches, Musquelaros, and Nava-
hos in the country between Santa Fe and the mouth OF
the Concho, on the east side of the Rio Grande and
the country Immediately north and west of the head of
the ella river Now, will any man in his senses con
tend, even II those men qualified for the perform
ace OF the duties which have been assigned them that
they can placed where they are, exercise any influence
over the Indians either upon the frontier of Mexico or
Texas! Ii is preposerous Santa Fe is 800 miles from
ne line from the Rio Grande across to and down the
ella, and 500 miles from the frontiers of Texas How
then, can an agent at Santa Fe protect the latter or
prevent the crossing OF the former by the Indiansi
Yet, absurd as this is what must any one who re.
Lake, TOO miles from the Ga TO 'scarry out our
obligations to Mexico" and prevent our Indians from
crossing our line into her territory TO lay waste her set
Elements murder her men, old women, and little children
and TO carry of helpless mothers and daughters into cap
tvy thousand times horrible than DEATH and too
revolving to the sensibtes of Christian people dwell
upons
The subtehuge is transparent to need argument to
expose IT. Whatever may have been the object in
ting these agencies, whether hunt gold buy up
lands, do not pretend TO say but that II not "o
carry out our obligations 10 Mexico" is clear.
notice, too in yesterdays Republic, extract from
speech OF the governor of Texas in which he says that
she had made frequent representations TO the War De-
partinent, but without success, in relation TO Indian
depredaions upon the frontier of Texas Why is this
so The papers. too, for months past have been filled
with accounts OF Indian depredaiions upon that frontier
property 10 large amount has been stolen; have
been murdered, and helpless carried off into hor
nbe captivity Citizens have pettioned; the governor
but all in vain Our obligations to Mexi-
CO" have been neglected and fellow citizens in Texas
TO be murdered and their wives and daughters carried
IN captves by the savages yet far can learn
steps have been taken for the accomp hment OF the
object the other Why not efficient troops called
out and placed upon the frontier OF Texas in sufficient
numbers with Indian agents. TO protect her citizens! This
the President is certainly authorized do Texas is
member OF the conederacy, and the laws Of the United
States have been extended over her territory And why
not troops, with the necessary Indian agents. placed
upon the Rio Grande and along the line OF the ella
carry out obligations TO Mexico p Can il be pos
sble that General Taylor does really possess that bitter
and vndctve spirit which has been by many attributed
TO him, and that he INDUCES his hatred towards the
Texans 10 such extent be swerved from his duty
towards her as a State OF the Union hope for the
sake OF national character that this cannot be true
hope that justice will be done to Texas and that real
and effective measures will be speedily adopted to "cay
out our obligations to Mexico" Justice, every princi.
pie Of humanity and the character OF the nation, demand
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