The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-03

under resolution adopted at the present ses.io, .
Congress they could claim the amount from the ssu
of the United States. bill has passed the senate Of ~
passed the house, in which they assume the AN, rs
have not paid it, Therefore, il became necessary 10 10y
10 Congress for relief II was considered in the Com~as
Tee on Military Affairs, and these facts will pessns.
the Senate The prominent ones that before t6s
In the State OF Texas, during the Mexican war; there Vs.
employed certain number OF voluntary militia :"
" rangers" Is they We're called % hold the Indians
were discharged al the close oil the war; seems ,A
neglected 10 consider the case OF the borders OF Terra
These rangers employed there should not have been an
banded until the regular troops could have supplied ks
places But forgetting this special case, they came md
the general orders which dshanded the troops which ws
called into service during the Mexican war The Com
sequence was, that the frontier OF Texas would hsS
been exposed 10 Indian depIedatlons in every po;n,
but for the TACT that the governor OF Terra.
ordered the rangers TO remain IN service, and tbeS
did remain in service until General Brooke arrived y
stated by the senator from Texas when portion Of h
were disbanded. and another portion Of them ordered
the very post which they had occupied before the tro
arrived The whole question now is, whether we Mn
assume the services Of the volunteers Of Texas thai wen.
retained in service by order OF the governor when III
general order disbanded the volunteers OF the MeYas
ltseems TO me that there can be no question about
the proprety OF that They were necessary 10 RESTRAIN
the Indians shown by their having been ordepd
into the service anteriory and being required subsequently
to the arrival OF portion oil the troopa It is further
shown that even now, with the addition OF troops 10 tb
service addition is still required 10 keep the borders
free from the Indians. Az regards this claim, i re-
mains with the Senate to decide whether they will
put il upon the appropriation bill not. have nodouh
bur that il would have passed il we could ever have
been able to get up before the Senate We have failed
to get up for their consideration and the senator from
on BILL conformity es with the Joint resolutions s ypr ppaD
the table of the Senate.
Mr. PEARCE am not certain in this matter between
Texas and the United States Our authority the In
dams OF Texas is not recognised believe by Texas Al
least not admitted to exercise the authority
over them as other Indians. We have not claimed
authority over their public lands. II seems to me that
whenever we act upon this subject, II would be good
way to settle this matter OF authority the Indians Of
Texas. Ii may be that we are under obligations sup
press Indian hosllites here in other cases, but that
thing is unsettled Ii seems 10 me that ought to con-
slider this matter when the bill of the committee comes
Mr.. RUSK will not detan the Senate long, butt.
OF the observations OF the senator from
Maryland The commissioner OF the United States places
the Indian tribes in Stale under the exclusive control
and jurisdiction OF the United States OF this there can
be no question-none on earth The only difference
would be in regard to the lands When the title shoudbe
extngushed to the land in Texas, it would belong 10
her instead of TO the general government think that
there another thing beyond all doubthat the duty
of this government protect the States against all enc
mics, Indians as well as others And when she did not
perform this duty, owing to the general order for dsban
ing the troops the governor OF Texas had the RICH! todo
and did do i himself Now Il is clearly shown BY the
officers OF the United States that this was abso
luteIy necessary for the defence Of Texas. II was
the duty of the government OF the United States per-
form these dutes they were in condition to do so bu
did not do it; and the question now is, whether or not
Texas having done what the United States hound to
do The general government will pay the troops who De
tended he frontier | had hoped there would be no
question upon this subject have not complained and
do not intend to- But sir, the news receive from The
frontiers of my State is heanrending in the extreme
The is not made upon men-it is not carried on in
open days but those who suffer the women and
children, at the hour OF midnight, and suffer such
infections of savage barbari,y would be improper for
me 10 mention in the Senate OF the United States, but
which, if mentioned would. think, make the blood Of
all oIrun cold Ii is now only question oil tme-when
you will pay for these services. ] know IT is Just
claim; and have never entertained doubt but that
would be paid These men have performed the service
the frontier ready TO do again il necessary The
to pay them now.
The question upon the amendment being taken, it was
agreed TO.
lTo BE CONTINUED.