Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-06
THE DAILY TIMES.


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| REIAGY OF WAR
Inc Secreiafy3 OF War, Iii submitting his Report of
The operations OF his Department dur ne the pas, year
states thai the defence OF 1exAs, New Mcytco. and
TIE Mexican territory adjacent to or ovr from the
iacursipns eft hostile lndisn tribes chiefly Engaged
The attention Of the Department. These tribes are
actuattd lsss by hostility to The whites tn hy mo-
uves OF puder. The country is well adapted to ibI.e
mtsaudlng expeditions. AS nfanty, Is of little ,cr
wee, he recommended In his last report an eddncns
mounted Teglmett, eq tipped specially Tor this service
Congress, not having adopted this reconnrntali.
The Department had 10 make such Il position Il ita
torces as would most efsctu2ly protect oor own ter
ftory ara iuf our treaty obligations 10 ArAicc: ard
prompt measures were accordingly taken 10 ccnce-
trate all The troops that could be spared on The con
iiaes OF Texas and New Mexico, The California aud
Oregon Indians being OF unwatlike character and
amlcably disposed, it thought the regiment IF
mou ted rf-men could be dispensed with on tho
Pacific and it accordingly ordered to Taxas and
its commander, Brevet Major General Smith nI,reG
n command Of the 9th military departmen NJ wiil-
breyet Bflgsdier General Hitchcock succeeded lam
| on the Pacific.
In the interval between ths death Of Brevet Major
General Brooke and the arrival of Rreve Major Cen
era Smith, Brsvet BIissdIer General Harvey had dig
played his accustomed activity Ia arresoy The incur
sions OF the Indians and The good effect OF his meas
urrs are already apparent.
With the object Of eyerawing the lie -ce ard rsoent
ttibes Ill the northern portion OF Texas and Of pro.
tecting The ernisrsnts who take that to Texas,
New Mexico or California, the Secretary deemed it
advisable TO establish chain Of military poets on
a, frontier. The fifth regiment of inf ntrv already
hlgn up the Red river and the All snsas were order
ed further into the interior TO establish cha N Of
posts in the direction of the route known s'Marcys
route, and the seventh regiment OF Infantry TO Cccu-
Ply The stations abandoned by the fifth.
In New Mexico the Indens committed fheif depre
datlons within few mites OF the military posts with
lmpunlty; TO remedy which Brevet Coi' mel Sumner
was ordered to the comm zSa,i that department. He
arrived al Santa F'e in July last, AID commenced
making more judic0us arrangement of the military
posts, alter which he set out expedition against
tbs powerful tribe Of the Navajos, and the result of
his expedition is not yet known.
Experience has shown that the most eff.ctual way
to protect our SETTLEMENTS is to oVeFawe the Indians
by constant di play Of IN airy force. For this req
son the commanding ffcers in Texas and New
Mexico were directed to their stations near
the frontiers, and strong hopes are entertain-d that
vines their plans shall have been fully developed the
Indians will be disposed 10 make treaties ana observe
lnem.
The Uaited States have endeavored to fulfil to their
fullest extent their treaty obligations towards MexI-
co 1t WA never contemplated that the entire ex-
ptnse and responsibility OF defending her territory
shond devsiye The language Of the rre1ty does
not admit of IT, and If it did il would require i'm
possibility. The Uni ed States have no ,gh, to
station troops within Mexico All thar we can do is
TO make common canse with her, classe The tribes
who commit wrongs upoa her, and camrei them TO
make restitution OF "A 1'oah pfsonFrs and properly;
in fine to guard the interests Of Mexican citizens az
carefully as we do our ovvn. Oar efforts, too,
be seconded by corirspondip efforts her part.
The number viaiance, activity. and courage Of our
troops and the difference the character Of the iu-
habit nts OF the two countries tends to drive these
maraudrrs from our border inlo that Of Mexico, where
the IttoeBes3 Gf tDe Federal authority enables
| to carry on their depredatlons with npuny.
| The State OF Sonora is said 10 have suffered she
most-t0 send sufficient torce 10 whicE wonid be
attended with tiicuIlrs @most insuferahie a pot.
however, has been established at the junction of the
ella and the Colorado, and tbs feas biilfy Of esab-
fishing another higher up the CHA IS undNr esamna-
lion by the commander OF the Pacific division.
| The d-predat'ons IN Sonora are committed chiefly
by the Apaches and NavJoS; hit 1t uust net howev-
or, De supposed that the Indians that nest HE Mrx-
can emeh's an reside ~itnih our limits, Tor some
OF item have their habual hannts within The limits
OF M xico
Ibere Is reason, the secretary gays to believe that
many OF the rnrnors OF ravages have been grossly
a2geraed; and some OF 'hem entirely fabricated Aa
IDEA that this Governnea was bound BY treaty to n-
'lemnly citizens OF that country tor loses by Indian
depredattons has IN some instances caused sies 10 be
invented with view OF bringing in fetitious claims
| Tor damages VI.
/ The Indiana OF California and Oregon, though Of
peaeestle aud trendlv ds oson, aaye BEEN recently
engaged in several acts OF hosti isy 10 tn whites and.
In some instances there is reason 10 tele' they
goad' 10 such course by the conduci OF our own
people. Irsa'les re4-nt'y nsde ~iih me- OF these
tribes IT Il thought, It faithfully observed our part.
WI 70 Tar towards feconcl'g ms un'or innate race,
and reveu ing future on breaks The Secretary there
lore recommends ina rlEd eni'Fcaheat OF thS laws
fessfclinS intercourse WIN INDIANS ana enforcement
| on their lands.
The Secretary suggests however, that It would not
os sale 10 rely on a pachc Potcy altogether t'f ire
protection oil our ellzcn7 IN tsat region. ne entr:
| miliatv force there now is onl| seven hundred aid
'hftS * men; ana me governor OF OfeSon mas rep
resented me tact ard ureed an Increase OF The force
sno Tue department IS uhame Ut present. LOT me waat
OF m ans 10 comply win 'he demand ne atent on
OF Congressls c,iled 10 The Recommendations OF the
U nefa-ln Cei 10 10 an increase OF Inc mi arY
oLre al.
ne s.o Hu,hus1 oi nsn oolta On ie lui,s
e. aoDo' Wn.o. ooi"ink W u.e ui s's soo whA
When i j, considered, lie Secretary saws. rhat his
am il forc- j, aiarrd over frnn,ier Of several thnu
So "'s' !" eA'en' 'S 'lsu'"0''n'' WIN NC "pp"
RI. S....-v,.r advert. to the enornoou, er,e,s.