New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-30

.he BORDERS, which the secretary o. " di -
ende avoriEg to bring into operation. it then
proceeds
CorresDOudeuce q The n Trtaoe
EAGLg Pass. : .iura8y, Dec. 20, lsJi
In slrc vast area lnc Ose1 bet Heen tNO rivers,
the Nutces and BIevo, walled ia a. the rOrth BY
ranges Of mountains aa1 s,ere deserts. and resting
az the south Oa the CUT OF NtKco TINS region,
extending Elk hundred miles nom norih TO sonin ano
yaTyllg +. Oh ore 20 t~O Luh1fel iDifs IN pIet'il
is friBgec with settlements above the lower hall u
both s essiern and western eoee, ana these settle
ments the United States Is bound 10 project shose
on the Mexican edge, BY treaty Obligations and nose
on the An orcan, by Us obvious dptyt It's own GU
zens The enemy thai tHreatenf aud keeps wastetn s
exteisye region of fair ard turGl soil, are numoer-
less clans OF weLrmOurted sayage warriors, VINO
have their lodges and DeyoDi TINS rugged hIe 81
lasneetts g the norih, from "hcb lh'J - oep 1SH
al vi snd carry death and oesolation mo Ine ooI
der settlements. Fromths norm ana the norm" ess
comes the fatal tOrTelt At me south IS the
sea At tire scu,n-~est an am 81 Mexicah ioWes,
eompe'eI' for tier o~n deicnsf and worthy OF me
covafds tate If they DO not MAKE II GOOD NJ lhe
east is thriving, sell pIOt,CCrg Texas, VINO ncecs
no soldiers 10 guard town % hrs alter II counts
twenty men who own a horse ana ran use a rihe.
It's clear, then. that tns iine somewhat notth OF
the settlements. becomes TIE main Inc OF defense
that with well placed and ~eii-conneete1 range
OF pOs's only temporary ones iof %, more tlan i've
or six yeats occupation are Lsc- cd-anj placed ~
such IN eivas as party % m)Intet men cpuli tf&'
verse IN a day asuth lea, ani Impossible DafIeI is
raised against che entrance % hc savage desponers
in All fIe region btIOW. w III ~ ue DbHtNeO the'
two years ago. when leaving Washington Tor
distaIi anu unknown nome on TINS indlau-ll'esiec
border Inquired OF the chief with It's pro'ec
ton What ard where were It's ''aBs % deieuse-iha
nothirs W the way OF regular system had been &C.
yisedi 1 sas shown Or the map d cJnuseo sCAtlef,
ing o. military stations, "lh no settled l1eas OF
communicsuOE with each O'ne-, win the coast
with the depOts o. supply. with suV"nefe inlla'F
chance medley "HOw OyOu reach For, Duncan auo
Eagle Pass from their GCpO. q supply ~ inquired.
Tbev beiered by wav Of san nflA'S-t 20 sldcs 81
triangle 20 Of the dSt 20 te oy goo1 naturai
highway from Arkansas Bay This road hal ALREADY
been Indicate by privfe sattrp l-e an1 thhs was
enabled 20 tell The Cnlef 0l au import m. onre an
whose business IL was tc knew, hot who Old not,
that Il vas l4O miles 30 L5TsiI from that bay TINS
fact which they Only nos BEGINNING 10 discover
saves or SHOULD save, the Government one thro OF
the time the distance. aud me ~ o. HahspOrunS
their snpp les 20 this point No0ody h3Q seen III 70
EXAMINE INTO this duty or seemed even 10 c)mpre-
herd that iheio was any Ie,et'iy ior uolhg IL,
THOUGH every thing was IuDn!pg Wild, thrOusn lhS
default Not post on this upper Inc the Dragons
nowhere ~ particular the SIoAgst oo1ieS OF
infantry near or III the towns "heTe thele Vas
nOthirg % Ccieud the superior puctIs qudIleled
at p0nLs ffo,a which they could meyer at IN time
or 10 aGVaD,age far from thr scenes OF action from
their supplies, from cOmmurlcatr4n they could
neither reoiate strength supervise plans. or com
bine operations they could ao nothing ont ENJOY
gay arc CCllehtful secret ~ INC most thcuAhtthS
town of Texas.
All his is changed, or VIII DO, IL the Sesfet'ry o.
War haC MS way Gnest struggling poSs are - d"
The useless interior ones VIII DC sEddually removed
10 this upper line and "a chc 1--WE CONTINUOUS oar
aer Iun across the north edge OF ms endangered
country, ff0ru the head w4tef5 OF tue COLORADO 20
the Upper bid}o. The cen'er ~ nucleus posi- oil
this bsrrier - now being pnuiel on ne Iialoi an
affutIt ~ the Colorado. ~ - iOcious duu l0Vvy
cite In Ouen times selected Oy those aim'raNe
pioneers the JCSuis for one %. tner missions, and
wheH the country has done sih u for mutt hy uses
nmby AGAIN become school FOR the red m an -
Frou his post Will be found. perhsps tae best and
sho!tesi route 10 Santa Fe, and II rs so much OF
piece with the rest OF the plan that am eXpe,lm
to hear a reconnaissance ordered Tor thS enc rus
system u oflhern ba'rer WI BRING us, III vo or
three NeoTs 10 the end o. tnS Indian warfare ahu
vhst , - 10 shght valut-though tndt prone o. Is
benz fs paS let at all been tseh-eo 10 puoc VIC"
1t vii cover an defend troublesome halt OF the
route ffsln ire Mississippi 10 the gold mines OF the
CHA rts,dts OprI Ing arch mineral region, "hch
have 81 uCtc 1, before Wtnln MS own range OF pro
lection /, viii open ne~ avenue lIom 'le spu.h
10 the vast mineral domain OF Ne"-NeAlco' winch
car ,.- 6nd settlers or purchasers until this way
hcltsier b, fore them. snd through them the coun-
try Viii be repaid for the primary olIlays OF puf-
chase. .sH6C and survey. an TO-,
IL s,csiiug of the new post on the Lldno as a
center the system or hoscer defense, winch IL Is
presuuNu.c Mr.. Conrad - adopting, ony CedH
wifi n n dect and ImInt date felsOn 10 the cntn
ofpos's ncm that point WESTWARD, bus ~ mas an I'M
portsLi come ton with the cntn' zrne OF tonIef
opeTaic's from the Mississippi 10 l-r Tac!hV' nun-
ming eastward the same range % u hYOitD pCsH,
witt mounted companies covering aio etenllns
the CONTINUOUS line, will finally le'1 on 'ne heu
Rive, and thus from that naeis abe bfauca OF the
NlssssirV 10 the Bravo @nd ine.ce OF u lAt UllaJ
will hf a national highway 10y eng atom, creating
on i'S immediate course bst O. settlements 20 as
place he eceSsty OF forts, sGi rearing steady and
uniform Inc of strength FOR iGe whole country south
OF A. IAiS complete work vii net cost hall as
much as the shred and patch %J'S We nave hitherto
been abiding NJ with Sucn ptuu results Inc same
expenditure as now incur e 4, better distributed,
woud sull &C to make The whole region safe aud
pIosItlVus This is wha' "e hope from tue new
system, sud come what may II cannot be more
worthless than the old.
Tuih Ne low TO the perpsNct question OF the
posts Il Bravo, there o;Gec side OF the
angle 10 De ceitnced presents Itself, ana II has some
features Ct grave and peculiar atCIesi From Pre-
sidio de- Note down 10 ForI Duncan the country is
uniIhab'ed, ana the IivoT fci to- most pIt, broken
by rap ;, ana hemued iu by Inaccessible paidpsts
ofrock kanglng companies ana temporary encamp
ments, ~uh the mi Tar, Ire : am mau escorts, OF
better than all. a bsnd OF friendly lniians. would
&eep his quiet enough, 'or hs focAy and sterile re-
gion Of CrS and prsclpiceS ls nc mIch tfaVerseioy
INDIANS, IS the deep, swt current ana steep casei
lated banks Of the offer them fcw safe asses
and the bills are equally un'nvlung - their horses
owlpy 20 The rough paths aud S'anN VeiduTe. ms
nnprOp OuS region faIkS ON tAe vest Of he line OF
posts which to fence the savases rom the fertile
and iNha5ed district AID w0src the mountains
pavewa Font Duncan steps IN 20 lock against them
lhe love raises which are thus tolela Nv well com
msI6ed TO do It thoroughly and properly there
SHOULD be sufficient force statioaei there 10 send
out strong scouting paties 20 Wasch the approaches
mere Is the most dangerous ilct - tit un-
protected Mexican fIonUeT, aud yet Just here there
"a 10 mounted force Whatever. repeat ina Tor
sp%ct VI tony or fifty m.les, of which Fort Duncan
ntft cea.tr-thai Is ron lust 5tioN Me Island Ka
PICS th'nssbury's FAILS lup 10 waere tbs Impossible
mountains. close down upon me INer. Is the main
POINT TO ee deienCtd, and Ia Ce'eudlng that al is de-
teL0tc down to he This Is Tue western gate.
way ~ the hostile ssVages close II well upon them
and there rs little need OF past further down the
tiveT TIE force planted al LarelOs loaid have been
sznouet - the Is and Rapids sad held c0mmuaica-
oon ~tekit with Fort Duncsn ~ mounted scou,s for
ptt~een those points all the large parties of Indians
cross mo Mexico, There they break into smaller
osncs, 10 ueaG the kIc3SidGs and y;tsiios u the
SCUM and vest and return Win trains OF caDtiyes
sh9 ooo.J, unchecked by our uDprov.ds1 aud vide
~ olsccnnecied posts Nth ,he force that ouch.
70 De Stationed at Font Duncan, re aase no bls,.
ness 70 hear OF Inoian maraudt-s as ios ,io.n as