The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-14

heroes and the wisdom Of ssges
Truly your friend
RICHARD BRODHEAD.
Messrs II A. MuHLEEBERo and others
Outrages ON the Rio Grande.
We have received the Rio Bravo OF the 10th june pub
shed in Brownsville Texas, and extract from it the fol-
lowing from many other items Of news of the deepest in
ierest These things prove the indispensable necessity
for the prompt action OF Congress in providing for the
defence OF that frontier. We have repeatedly called at
tention to this subject and cannot refrain from again
pressing upon the consideration of Congress The exec
uve has the power, or il has, refuses TO exert it
in this emergency and to Congress alone can the people
OF this exposed line look for protection. We hope will
not be delayed single hour The people OF that quarter
have called the governor of Texas for aid We trust
Congress will perform it Duty and maintain the author
ty OF the government. and the honor of flag, and
put an end 10 the rayages of these hodes OF Mexican
bandlt.
From the Rio Bravo, June l6.
STATE OF THE FRONTIER.
We publish to-day the memorial OF the citizens OF
Brownsville 10 the governor OF Texas calling LOT TWO
companies OF Texas rangers 70 defend me lon5er from
devastating and ravagng the whole country and murder
ing the Inhabitants wherever met with.
The memorial sets forth, a strong and toclbe true
light The acis committed by these barbarians II is also
SUPPORTED by the afdavts OF number OF citizens, well
known in this vicinity good and true men, The ahi.
davts Of several more citizens, who reside at distance
will also be taken upon other points, which will prove
conclusively, by their own admissions that the band
are acting directly under orders Of the military COM
are divided with him. II will also appear that reward
ispromised for the right hand OF every American pro.
duced at headquarters From the great length OF these
papers, precluded from making many remarks we
had intended upon these extraordinary events The docu
ments. however. sufficiently explain themselves
CoNsULs AT MATAMoRAs--The dislnterested and noble
&C ,ho Ara and
al Maamoras, connected with the late ohcal assassi-
nation in that city, deserving OF all praise Every meas
that feelings humanity could suggest was resored TO
by these gentlemen TO the lives of our murdered
countrymen The American consul. MIR. Waddell-a his
post in the hour OF need-noby discharged his Duly and
demanded in the of his country that their lives
should be spared This gentleman The agent OF our
al Maamoras, for his pains, was personally
nsned, and his demands treated with insolence and
contempt. MIR. Uhde. The English consul, called upon
General Avalos, in the name OF humanity and religion, to
spare counuymen and when he found this military
yant and unfeeng murderer bent upon his foul purpose
he did not hesitate openly in the quarters, aud 10 the
face of General Avalos to pronounce this eacherous
and unprinciped villain AN ASSASSIN The other con-
sns of this place lent their influence 10 Consuls Wad-
del and Ubde, but without avail Our counTymen
were basey and baTbaronsly shot, without legal
trial before the proper tribunals OF the country allowed
no defence in time OF profound peace and our govern
ment, its flag and representa- re, insued and treated with
contempt When will the language am an American
citizen" protect us IN foreign land
The STArE OF Texas, County OF CAMERON On
this 10th day OF the month Of June d. 1852, before
Francis +. Latham, clerk OF The county court in and
for the county of Cameron State aforesaid and by the
laws of said State fully authorized 10 administer oaihs
personally and appeared Andrew g. Porter, lsrea
b Bigelow, p. X. Byrne, James l.. Hanson, Thomas
Richards, John .. b. Dunning, Henry Weaver, an
William Burton, all residents OF the county OF Cameron
IN the Stale OF Texas TO personally known, and who
being by me sworn according to law declare, on oath
and say that at public meeting, held in the town oil
Brownsville, the 9Th day OF june 1852, by the c
OF said town. in consequence OF report that several
Americans had recently been murdered in Cameron
~ rancho called Rosario II was resolved that
committee of twenty-five persons should proceed 10 SAID
rancho OF Rosario, and ascertain the facts 10 relation to
sand repoTls and true, bury the bodies of said persons
and that. in accordance with the aforesaid resolution oil
said meeting the aforesaid atlantis proceeded the 9th
day OF June A. D. 1882, from the Town OF Brownsville
the rancho called Rosario in said Cameron county fol
the purpose of making the necessary Inquiries in relation
10 said reports that on the 9TH day OF June, A. d
1884, these atlantis arrived at said rancho OF Rosario
said county and that after making The necessary ngu
ries. at about o'clock, D. OF the same day, SAID
atlantis commenced returning 10 their homes in said tow
OF Brownsville, and that while proceeding quietly on
their said place. down the left bank OF the RIO
Grande, they fired upon from the right Mexican
side OF said Rio Grande by large body OF persons where
by one OF our party was dangerously wounded by a
ball shot through his neck and the horse OF one a these
atlantis crippled TO be unable TO proceed, and
whereby all the lives OF these atlantis seriously
dangered. these atlantis state and verify believe that
from one hundred and fifty TO two hundred shots
fired by said persons upon the Mexican side OF the RIO
Grande upon these atlantis, upon the American side oil
said river. distance of from hundred and fifty 10
two hundred yards, and that without the least cause
provoc3on OF any character from these athanis--said
atlantis having proceeded from the said town OF Browns
vile to said rancho OF Rosario for the aforesaid object
aud for other, and having strictly confined themselves
TO said object
A G. PORTER
ISRAEL B. BIGELoW,
p r. BYRNE,