New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-20

predaons of the Camanches, kyawas and other tribes
living east of the Mexican boundary line and when they
hear Of the peace made with them and the annutes paid
10 them by the Government of their neghbors they ask
whether thousand children of Mexican families held ~
captivity by these tribesdo not remind that Government
of its duties to Mexico and 10 humanity Aud, Wtno'
investigating the political side Of the question eyeiyVcuy
who is acquainted with the immense extent Of .nr hn
of slavery has right, believe, 70 rePes IL III '"o
general sense
know full well that with the same right me OPPOSITE
question canbe put.-the question: whe,nei : : G
of its people should not rouse tne neAioa"
ment from its letharpy and remind II vi ls own uuIies
This question: however, in its uii ineaigi eau on ne
asked in respect TO the Apacles LIVING on 'oiIl
tory but not in respect to those VINO nave hc
in the confines of NevMexicO nor to the tribes OF the
Mains roaming over thousands OF miles OF territory I'M
der the authors, of the United States To take eiiec-
tual measures against these and to oerate their Kid
manned sons and daughters, who are IN slavery among
Them the Mexicans would have to follow them to terri
tories to foreign sovereignty and this being
possble from reasons, the Mexican Government
Is derived not only of efecu& of arms, but in
the same time of those powerful peaceful means
which putin action by the North American Conede-
ration
Undoubtedly the Mexican Government could adopt
measures more eectual than those hitherto adopted and
the most eie ctua would be- think, establish strong
and well disciplined militia throughout the country pro-
yidng it with good which are seldom 10 be found
in the hands of the Mexican population, and almost
never in those OF the people, who not only
more exposed to danger but generally undoubtedly
drawer than the higher classes But such ap
pears to be mpractcable from political well as from
financial reasons The question: however, whether the
Mexican Government itself is doing what ought to do
and could do does not interfere all with the obligations
OF the neghboring Republic which, even without par
tcuar treaty Obligation should feel itself at least as
much bound to reprcss the nrOads OF savages from It's
own territory into that of Mexico as to prevent Cuban
expeditions.
At different times, however the Government of the
State OF chihuahua has adopted different measures
against the wild Indians of its well OF the North
American territory. II will be OF some interest TO give
short history of these trials which though not entirely
without effect at least in most of the cases. have not
answered the expectations.
About ten years ago the Government engaged party
of Shawnees and Delawares, under an lrshnan JAMES
KIRKER. They remained several years IN the STATE,
making war OF determination the ApacheS, and IN
the same time on deer anelopeS and all kinds OF game
till at last they themselves declined in number so as no
longer be able stand against the more numerous and
equally brave Indians of the country. They long ago
disappeared 80
In 1850. one GIANroy Texan desperate, with
number of similar characters intending to go To CaliOr
na and passing through this State were engaged mere to
hunt Indians business for which they were amply re-
Warded without doing it in very successful manner
we except that they shared and performed the chief part
in piece of reachery by which whole Apache tribe
was exterminated How long they served the State in
this manner do exactly know. But certain IL Is that
they became nearly as dangerous to those whom
they Lad to protect to those against whom they had 90
do it. They turned out to be killers in general, without
making scrupulOus distinction of races, and ultimately
their leaving the country wasdeemed to be more profit
than loss GlantOn with his troop, were afterwards
killed by the civilized Indians of the Colorado of CaOr
MA whom they attempted to drive out OF their occupation
of keeping the ferry that river which had become
very profitable by the Immense number of travellers
the way to California.
At the beginning of the present year, Colonel LAM
BERG Dane by birth, who had been in the military SER
vice of the Mexican Republic, and especially in that OF
the State of chihuahua for many years, made military
reconnaissance of the whole Eastern frontier Of Mexico
the result of which go deal of valuable information
in the form of notes well as of maps which are now
being executed at Ell PdsO, under his superintendent
in very beautiful style. In COahuila he found Wild
Cat with his tribe of Semnoles and the famous Florida
negro COVER JONES He took the whole party the
vice of the State of Chihuahua and brought them here,
for the purpose for which the Shawnees and Della
wares had been engaged before. They certainly would
have proved the most successful force ever brought
against the Apaches and other hostile tribes of Indians if
this Government had not refused either from fear OF the
SemnOes and native Jealousy IN respect to Col Lamberg
foreigner for want OF money to keep the engage
mentS Lamberg had made with them in its name. Thus
these heroes who are classical in the history of Florida,
left chihuahua with Indignation declaring that they had
not found i'll the whole Government single gentle
man"
Next, / have to mention the military colonies
>
In establishing them, the idea was to protect the
country by forming along its frontiers population, which,
being military and agricultural, should fight the
Indians at the expense not only OF their blood but also
of the fruits of their own labor The Austrian sySemOta
dierpOpuatiOn esabshedaOng the Turkish boundary
seems TO have been the original copied by the Chihuahua
Government But as limitations, IN general are seldom
successful it appears to have happened in this
Agricultural and military pursuits have proved unable To
agree iii the particular circumstances under which these
colonies are placed Being obliged to neg ec the former
for the continual and more urgent duties OF the latter the
soldiers, with their families, soon began To starve and
when our train passed OF these military villages, stu
ated near the little town of Guadalupe, on the Rio
Grande, some so miles below Ell Paso the soldiers had
been driven mdny by hunger and want ofevery kind
Some of them f0rcbly took lot of cattle belonging
the Government, while others deserted, passing the
river which, from FL PasO down, forms the boundary OF
Texas.
70 all this have to add that this Government pays
for every full grown male Indian, killed taken alive,
reward of $500. A scalp and pair of ears form the
official proof in the first For full grown Indian
woman alive suppose, it is understood the reward is
$50, for boy taken alive $50, for boy killed 800
Indian children taken captive placed by the Govern
ment in good families, where they well educated
as under the common circumstances here can be ex-
pected
The girls generally remain and become good servants
the boys generally away they have attained
an age which enables them to do so.
This is all OF the measures of the Government of Chi
huahua calculated TO protect the country against the
wild Indians, that has come TO my knowledge In judg-
ing their merit, the political disSenSions of Mexico the
want OF any power of public opinion the wretched
state of the finances caused partly by most
vicious system, aud partly by the deleerious eff
ecs of that very unhappy state of things, which is to
be mended-all this together with many other unfavor-
able circumstances which in their origin, doubt