New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10

ere,s fully understand them and can y;,, ,S.v not
:, ,,,ncb better light than we can. WI" '"''
act for us inumedidteisl
~. d, go and HoB.s Of Repressatafi1e'
0"' NV" Tie Ualfed sta Is Of d""e' 49,.
VIZ the undersigned, living upon the eA"emo
We w o,Ssy of the State of Missouri and, from
"I'ooal,,v most intimately acquainted WIN 'n9
nlar relations existing betSeen TINS ota'e AZ
w, Mexico and other countries ~est"stu, W.
resnectJully represent, that there mas eAs''7I
tween the State of Missouri and Mexico io' ..L
vcara past an a;tive and lucrative taue' 49,
Iss been carried on by our enterprsing o....I
cross the Plains We would also represent 'u's
The nolitical connection now existing between 'so
,erritories westward and the State 10 suou :,
make A safe communication an imPo'auss ,,,,,h
alton and that there is nov M ief C;I 60 In
the United States q regular monhy , IAu ,vbi,h
SeDendence. No to Santa Re, N. 81 through III,
PTunNoo &c y;tst ;moortance must necessary
Dss, that the probable annual oil goOoS Ii.,s
f-r,s a. plains i, about one million OF 49,,
s~d;s the source from which New Mexico "''''
Isrse norton OF her necesssres OF me- no,, hare
ASd Ue would also state, that the rOau sndsnos
/ n santa Fe. about 80 miles rom 10 the Paw
erters nlain inhabited and lnieseeu ~ Iyoun want
en'eI sionv tribes of Indians whose
zee e SI 80 their oft repeated treaty Ia
H. ,endered them a by word Ihrous onr f,end.
n@ J ,,,bo have robbed and murdereu r,sIing
yybile the chiefs in solemn o'"''"'O
neauss ~ within the borders OF the Pawnee coun-
- he road necessarily passes through tue uauu
ay,ba wandering Camanches, who are every yeS
S,nnd ppon these plains In vast NUMBERS anu
- arc known to be the bravest land most oar
a. warriors the most accomplished horsemen,
"a 10 be in possession OF the finest horses oil
-, NJ the Indian tribes: and that the OUT
raSss If these Indians have been, in years
nsst too numerous to begin to partlcularIze,;
TIE road passes over desert plaln' covered
NTH innumerable herds of buffalo and other game,
which attracts all the rowing tribes from the Dor,
ders of Texas to the head Of the Missouri ana
,honob many of these profess to be at peace, yet
al ere noted for their treachery. Leaving the
plains the route enters the Rocky Mountains and
rms for about 200 miles through country infested
bv the Eutaws, who are now at war with THIS GoV,
eyynment: the Apaches, who live by murder ana
robbery and who are ever on the alert Tor some
small marty Only last Fall the startling lntel
oence came that a company composed oil MI
lanes NJ White, a respectable merchant OF Ia
depepdence, and several others, were bruta!y
murdered, and Mrs. White, an interesting lady
well known TO many OF us, with het nIsle
daughter. carried off to suffer treatment more
horrible than death; and we now receive the
startling news of the butchery OF an entire
company, composed Of 7. w. Flournoy, James
Claw Frank Hendrckson, John Freeman, Moses
Goldstein, Benjamin Shaw, John Duty, John w IL
lsms, Mr. Brenton and one other man, with the
robbery OF the United States Mail And this nor
rid deed. committed within eighteen miles OF the
settlements of New.Mexico, has met with no re-
buke and this in view of the odpm we have al
WAYS beaped upon the imbecile Mexicans VINO
never while they held the country, permitted such
outrages to pass unpublished and also, In view OF
our<oemn treaty stipUlations to iurnlsh protecIon
against these savages, murders have now become
go common there that we are scarcely over one
If. nfa
impels us most earnestly to solicit the Government
for protection upon this r ute
And we would respectfully represent, that the
force now in New.M Mexico is entirely inefficient iof
the protection sought. We would also represent
that, in our opinion, regular army is not the most
effective force for that country, as experience
shows We would therefore recommend the EN-
ployment Of Volunteer Corps, OF one thousand
men. selected from the border of men who have
been familiar with Indian character and Indian
warfare all their lives, with instructions TO scoui
| the entire country.
And we earnestly urge upon Congress the ne
cessity of at once placing permanent military Posa
nj different points on the road, from the w esterI
line of this State to the Capital OF New-Mexlco
| which. after those Indians shall have been once
successfnllv scourged will we believe, be suihcien
to hold them in check; and we would susges
Walnut Creek or Pawnee Fork as the best locator
for the first post Here the soil is fertile tmoe
and water are suficient For the location OF
second post we would suggest the Big TImber'
on the Arkansas River, about fifty miles below u
site of Bent's Fort, which was burnt down las
Fall by the Indians and for the location OF a thur
we would recommend the Point of Rocks, or he
River, which is within the Apache range:
In support of these views, we state that man
whose names are subscribed hereto have been er
guged for years as traders and travellers acro, tn
plains, and are perfectly familiar with the rout
and its difficulties and we have endured long al q
patiently the cold neglect manifested heretofore .
our Government in relation to the protectlon Oh 20
tons of our commerce much less important Du
now in view of the facts submitted, enduranc
ceases to be virtue, aud we shall not cease !,
urge upon our Government the adoption of Ii
measures recommended as long as 1t remains
AXIOM that ali Governments are bound to Prote'
their citizens in the lawful pursuit OF nsPp.Ies
ard as long as commerce conunue' " "N''''''
to the happiness of man.