The southern press., 1850-10-31

sentence prlited TO snow now the progress OF
the anti-slavery feeling is overwhelming all
other considerations of public policy. If these
men are not the true disunionists, we should like
some one to show us why. H.
.*~& Defence Of Texas.
We extract the following from the Republic
Of yesterday: y ~ sSu .aya.s: -..
TEXAS AND THE FRoNTrERs.-We have seen
in some of the Southern Democratic Journals
paragraphs in regard to the exposed condition of
our Texan and Mexican frontiers, and assailing
the Administration for omitting to make proper
and necessary efforts to repel the Indian depre-
dations. a6a~- g.-sy.s 81. f.., .,..a ....
We have no doubt that there is much reason
in the complaints, but the fault is with the
Democratic committees in Congress, and Dem
ocratic Congress, and not with the War Depart
ment or the Administration.
Soon after Mr. CONRAD took his seat in the
Cabinet, he addressed letter to Mr.. JEFFERSON
DAVIS, the Chairman of the Military Committee
Of the Senate, enclosing copy of a letter from
General BROOKE, stating the condition of affairs
in those quarters, and calling for the necessary
relie'. A letter to the same effect was addressed
to Mr.. BURT, Chairman Of the Military Com
mittee in the House of Representatives. BY
these communications, and in repeated conversa-
tons, Mr. CONRAD endeayored to impress those
gentlemen with the great Importance of raising
two regiments OF cavalry for that service. The
Camanche Indians can be met by none other
than an efficient and practised cavalry-infantry
mounted for the nonce will not answer the pur-
pose-but the Democratic majorities in the COM
mittees, and in the two Houses, withheld the
means from the Administration of raising the
only force that could be of any efficiency.
We are aware that the particular wing of the
Democracy to which Mr. DAVIS and Mr. BURT
belonged, We're not much in favor of strength
ening the military arm of the Government, but
we think that they rather overshot the mark in
leaving the frontier in state so entirely defence
less. The responsibility for this defenceess
state belongs to the opposition, and must not be
transferred to the Administration. &.-.&..
1t is not very surprising that when President
FILLMORE threatened to repulse Texas from
Santa Fe with United States troops, that Messrs.
BURT and DAVIS should decline furnishing rein
forcements for that work of love and concilia-
ton. And if they had given the aid requested,
Texas would have been the last to thank them
for it. s.. .... ... ...r.-.
We were told about two months ago by one
of the most distinguished officers of the army,
that about 2,2oo United States troops were then,
or shortly would be at Santa Fe. We suppose,
however, they or their officers, have been too
much engaged in manufacturing constitution
for New Mexico, and converting her into a
State, to attend to the defence of the frontier
1t is to be hoped that their civil duties being
ended for the present, they will be at leisure to
attend to military service. ..s..
We were informed not long since, that in a
single county of Texas, one hundred and sixty
persons were killed by Indians, in about one
month. Yet late number of the New Orleans
Crescent City, gives the following account of
the forces stationed in that State:
"There are at this moment four regiments
QackiDg two companies) Of regular troops, be-
side two companies of Texas Rangers. BY
passenger in the Fashion, we learn that General
Brooke has called for four additional companies
OF Rangers. These troops are stationed in the
line of posts extending from the RIO Grande on
the West, to the West fork of the Trinity on the
East, and from thirty to eighty miles apart.
There is also line of posts on the Rio Grande
from its mouth to the Paso del Norte, where six
companies are stationed.
These military stations are:
San Antonia de Bexar.
Fort Brown, opposite Matamoras
Fort Merrill, on the Nueces river 60 miles N.
w. Of Corpus Christi
Fort -, at Corpus Christi.
Rin2gold Barracks, opposite Camargo.
Fort Mcintosh, Laredo
Fort Duncan, Eagle Pass
Fort Inge 90 miles acest of San Antonio.
Fort Lincoln on Rio Seco, 55 miles pest of San
Antonio.
Fort Martin Scott, Texas, IS miles N. w. of
San Antonio. = ,"
Austin, Texas, Headquarters Second Dragons.
Fort Croghan, 60 miles north of Austin. |
Fort Gates, 10 miles N. 4. of Fort Croghan.
Fort Graham, on the Brazos, so miles N. f. of
Fort Gates
Fort Worth, on the W. fork of Trinity river. 30
miles north Of Fort Graham.
a glance at the map will show that these
points are admirably selected. ..s ~,
. FUGITIVE SLAVE MovEMEsT.-P Pilsburg, Oc-