The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-24

two other worms wrong, owing 00oUtlooo b
my careless writing, which howsvtt, an IN
worthy Of correcting now.
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Our western exchanges ars tssmln9 wsA
accounts Of depredations eommisssd b. 81
Indians On our frontier ssttletA We ~
the following from tho San Antonio La
ger, Of May
Mosx lSpiAS DsrnssArsoxs.- We ~
informed by Col. Lott, who has jsst arrived
from Goliad, that the Indians havv aHala
visited that neghhorhood, and committed
various eicrrvdations. On the l4th aaA
10th Of March, they stole thlrsy.t~d hsal
Of horses, belonging to MssarA Watts, fsek,
and hin, and shot very hns hUrss beloag.
ing to n. I. Hin, which they wsrs uhAbls
70 secure.
The farmers around Goliad, having Aaa
most Of their horses stolen, ars now con.
PEELED to use oxen for working tisslr crops
How long this state Of shings 10 70 n.
main we know not, but we think Il 10 b.
tho imperie :, duty Of the Executive Of this
State 10 interfere, aud at once call OFT
some additional companies Of Rangers, fos
the dsfencs Of tho frontier. No man eaa
doubt that rnder existing circumstances.
the General Government would be justly
bound to pay all expenses.
Hardly wveA raised during the whole
session Of the !ss. Congress-, but thst ~
were compelled to record some hostile dem.
onssratiun on the part OF the Indians; sM1
tho Texas delegation TOOK good care To-
keep the government and Cvnsrsss we'll h.
formed OF the premises. Cpagress, how.
ever, turned u deaf ear to All remonseran.
ces, and so far from increasing, did - il
their power to cripple the efficiency Of ~.
present fo,ce OF the army. The psiva4es
are turned into wagoners; hay cutters. bar.
rack builders, etc, and the officers inte
oversecrs. This might, perhaps. al do very
well, we're not the services Of every one -.
CURED in the field, but MS il is, the reguIa.
ton Is supremacy ridiculous.
Some two OF three hundred Indans h
Florida make hostile movement, and. tosth.
with, nearly one third ct the army 10 de.
patched .h'.het bur whsle frontier 10 aos
only menaced but rnvsged, and We ars, ID
effect, told TO protect ourselves. We ars
n,nch mistaken in ths character of he
Texans, II ahss state VI affairs snail ~
much longer endured.
From the following from tho sudtA. wss
tern American Of April 30, Il viii " sssa
that venye.nce |, .bout 10 IL v,.;Asd 49,
~. J..-.J..... r.. ~. .,... ~i,.h
."' ".i' '""'o'' -. -. WV "'""' o"'" :.
they nave eomm'ttcu'
, INDIAN ExrrDrrtoNi--Wu undsssasne
that an expedition has bcen ossssse - ~
General Harvey At ~ rsassse - - -
ee''sncy. Gov. Hell, eelssa ~ .essse 49, Z
the I"dia" a1shte essa !. Z MI
Stem. Who doubssd tss'x 49,
the commanding cniees NJ = 49,
70 back die@ n shs'r dssnands On ~ -
In,s's " "a. ~. No.a .,'s ~. ...ss.ss
G Tr o. w., w K Ps. 49,
.;',: .. - $780, -. ~ ....i"-..s" ~
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The indian agents seem 70 -.
having raght snaes me lnsscss s
"'.nsd 'hsm' to call GU ess ssinsasy - =
'sfsc'ent force 70 arrest inc Saa''s'
His Escellsncy has promptly ~ -
suggestions Of Msssss. Rcllns a.d Sssas
BY addressing letter 10 Gen. harney -
qdesting that hs will furnish ths rsquls,oe
escort necessary 70 ave the Indians ise44
subWiesi0u 10 tho demands Of the Ind1n04