The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-09-20

The New Orleans Pitayw deserves much
credit for it, friendly eo-ope.e'ion with Inc
r.sas press IN calling the attention 81 the ao-
tl,orit,.. %, Washington to the exposed oondl-
ton of our frontier. In view OF the order oil
Gen. Brooke for three companies Of mounted
Rangers, that paper says
IN. Intelligence from reras announce thai our
f,rf,ssa. Doc At length bgeu fully awakened 70 N.
a,rs.sitf OF changing ne 'y.pn OF ''",,ef "sis'
tstis ti.r in sus ia The valley "i tbs no "faio'
"A f.tr ofrn aid that regular iroo'' are gnilr
m l.,ut ia- De- .u protection uf iiu snd properly
,i.. By. q, .ti,r vt rcrs. We woad ne ir'raci ~
.sm irm The well-.atnet reputation 81 us
.le m any uuc ni IT, branches h.rsc' "il aiia 9fii'
I.. ". halie,r ihrf ar NOT io h. r'eeiirf ~ amy
.Ji.f .ree on To. face ct Nae earta h'ii q Is ~
tI,r a..n,io4. against civilized i9c that their ien'
linz t,rt consists The Indians. however arr hhif 70
b. eh.alaiy innt hy men long sccisni0d 70 We i'i'
I,s Is ffr iitrt nfu urcusuurd " gfnritfe, ~ IN
i'. g..ris F..l-t iu his niiarks un civilized cen
,s..ittsp b. wir H. ,fcrl- on or s-iilemrhs uhdrf
fa,tr af night. and Die great triumph j. a safP'pF
fff sRl- ro.gc iu hNrct Wariir ~ lfNas M f"Ne"
fst i. Canaan, ,.. ihe Iipans, and other irs'', can
iy L. auls!u,l b., l.ru " no are quick rs .liein.
.e,.. in attack and pnrsu'i. who ar" A. Mite uhaef
liz. f,e.-., . e, i,in--af lal and who are A. fehd}
a hl-b hrlluf THE Fenh. Ranger ,~i"fe ihr ~
,,-faraftn IL tic S'Ir state INTO tn ntnn ird ny
.s.t .uir. no liar. McCul'o,h Gillespie. and thesni'
BE- v-fs tl., errlf cod tls rcd man. and whist theN
- o. n o., rld ai heir pets watching ise safety 81
tie a. l.ier the ludau. kepi at respectful distance
The above contains statement o. facts, OF
which the Government has been fully eosnl-
nant. For upwards of sly months our citizens
have been hlrasscd by the Indians and al
though petition succeeded petition PRAYING Tor
relief K ha. only been granted after the e9un-
II, ha, lctn lsd waste, our citizens bulehercd,
and .hcr w,c, and daughters carried off into
captivity And such a eaptlyity-the savage
and the -ll -ne-s, And this, we repeai. ha.
TRANSFERRED with q full knowledge Of the stun
ton of the frontier, derived not only from
proper representation. To the Government but
from actual observation by Gen Taylor while
nj Corpu, Chri,,. where he became personally
acquainted uih the situation Of the country
and the iu,ac.cncy Of regular troops for bor-
der warfare,
But are the troop. furnished sufficient. Of
inviting like sufficient, to meet the exigences
Of the c..-c' Can il be expected tina, the mea-
gre force upon our frontier, however efficient it
may be- can protect 10 for any definite period
Il is ESTIMATED that Texas has wItha her limit,
two hundred thousand hostile Indians among
whom ave fifty thousand warriors. Governor
Wood, in hls speech at this place. remarked
that n less than twelve months IN his opinion
the .,yacr- would make general attack upot
the whole line Of our western boundary. Out
frontier. il must be- remembered, j. several hun
drud miles 80 extent. Suppose the Indians
determine to unite and prosecute hostilltes
Is 1t not {, dent that the frontier viii be again
cans zEed to devastation and p.llagc IL this
view of the case. then, does not pruaencr
require that large and effective force Of
Rangers should be employed TO operate IN thi'
euarior! And. while the Government, Is send
E ing an unusual number Of troops into FLORIDA
= and incufrng so much unnecessary expense II
3 quoting the few Indians that remain there, !
4 would bee well TO iool, to section Of the tnioi
3 where infinitely more is required, before 1t ha
cause TO lament over fresh calamlties,