Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09
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'co Tor the compliment to US, involved In a
portion Of the following interesting letter,
which came to hand yesterday. We have but
endesvo- ed to discharge plain, ard, to our
mind, imperative duty, in urging Congress to
remember its obligation to look to the we'll
being and protection of all quarters of our
vast country alike:
SANrE FE, New Mexico, Jan l, 1855
Gsnttemsn: Please find enclosed a draft
for the sum of thirty dollars for subscription
to he Weekly Star, in behalf of the following
named gentlemen Saml d. Sturgis, U. S. A.,
Joab Houghton, U. S. A, Cary II Fry, u. s.
A., Henry Mercurc, W. c. Mitchell, Gen. J..
Collins Chas. Blumner, Edw Cuba, A. P
Wilbar, Henry O'Neill, Elias Spiegelbera. 8.
J. Spiegelberg 4 Bro, c. ID Scofeld, Webb
d kingsbury, James S Gray, T. Bowler,
Isaiah Smith, James Hunt, George Carter, G.
Clever, z Beck, Charles S. Thayer, D. J
Miller, Samuel Ellison, and Gas. l. Thayer,
Of Santa Fe; DR. II Connolly, Hon. Sydney A.
Hubbeli, and Santiago l.. Hubbell, of Albu
qucrque; Hon. - Lucas, of Las Cruces, anc
Capt Henry Skillman, Of Ell Paso Texas.
Your correspondent Is q subscriber to tn 9
"Star," and would not be without It on any
account, because whilo il is replete with in
teiligence, he has always fouAd it to be sus.
tanned by truth in its statements, and sagacity
and wisdom in its predictions and sneoulations
1t Is hard that we get 1t only onoe in month.
Our condition here entities US at least to a
semi -monthly mail.
These gentlemen have been induced to sub
scribe 10 your paper on account of its indie
pendent tone and the fidelity with which il
gives the news from Washington and the gen
eral Intelligence Of the country We have
lad oh Al
tbs far OF and neglected country, that you
have spoken with manly ard commerdable
hrmness Of the cruel manner IN which Con.
gress has wlthheld from the frontiers the pro.
tect,On necessary TO tho preservation of the
life and property cf those whose destiny hss
thrown them on: into these exposed post ons.
The Indians are literally eating this county
IN. New Mexico, of al the Territories is the
most numerous!y and savagely infested with
these marauding murderers and robbers II
something is not soon done we shall have to
withdraw from the Territory, and leave it al d
ne native population to the mercileSs rapaci y
Oh the Red man, who every day becomin 2
more emholdsned by the IMMUNITY with which
ne ls permitted 10 spread desolation over the
fields and death over the homes OF cur peorIs
The military force now stationed here is not
strong enough to do anything toward the sup
preston of Indian hostilities
The officers and soldiers are brave, ener-
gctic, and faithful, but their numbers are
totally inadequate No man in the whole
country is more reliant, patriotic, and faith
iui than the commander of the forces in this
Territory, General Garland-none more es.
teemed and beloved than he; yet the force
under his command is inadequate, and Con-
gress is bound, by every consideration, to
make provision before it adjourns, for the
Increase of the means of defence and redress
of these people, who have already fered 60
much, and whose suffsrings are not yet at an
perform its duty toward them
The people here are sadly in need of arms:
and Congress, in addition to the increase of
the military force here, should place at the
disposal OF the Governor of the Territory
thousand stand Of arms, to be used by
the citizen troops Uhen occasion should
demand their services Sharps rife, with
Sharp's primer aud a thirty bore, is the
weapon that we want One of these arms
saved Capt. skillman, and several Of his men,
against party Of fifty Indians, while en-
gagged in bringing party NJ from San An
tonic.
Although the Indians were we'll armed with
Mississippi rifles, the force with which Sharp's
arm, III the hands Of the intrepid Skillman,
threw its balls into their midst, deferred them
from coming within its range, and, conse.
quently the lives of bis party were saved
Sklllman killed three Indians at distance
of six hundred yards. Young M. Smith, son
Of the late James NJ. Smith, of your city, re-
ceived several spent balls from the Indians,
but they were harmless. Capt. Ewell, Of the
Ordnance Department of this Territory, thinks
such arms the creates; arm ever invented ::
and such Is the general opinion in this couu-
try.
By next mail L hope to send you q large
al iition 10 the iist of your subscribers Our
supreme Court commences its session to dav,
VITA full bench-Cbief Justice Davenport,
and associate justices Brocchus aud Bepdict
Our Legislature is in session, but has not as
YET enacted any laws of public Importance.
AMIGO DEL Pals.
The Feasible Plau.-We recently conversod
with the Commissioner of indian Affairs upon
the proposition of Senator Gwin, for the es.
adjustment of an overland express between
st. Louis and San Francisco, and found him of
opinion that it embraces precisely the plan,
which, In his judgment, will give peace to
that quarter of the frontier, and immunity to
the overland emigration from the SO eploIable
and disastrous attacks of the savages on our
borders. He remarked that the business of
cutting and curing the wild hay alone, reoui.
site for the proper supply of tho animals of
the immense emigration which would 20 over
the route, if it was notoriously safe from mo-
leStation, would furnish sufficient en- pIoyment
for company of 2en every thirty miles along
the line, sufficiently numerous to afford the
protection desired.
For many years we resided on tho frontier.
almost within striking distance of the hostile
Indian range, ard understand from personal
experience the effect of small settlements of
dotted hero and there, in prevent
ing Indian robberies and hostiiities. Hence
our earnest anxiety that Congress may
seize the current opportunity to
assure ssfety to the overland emigration to
he shores Of the Pacific If the Governm en-.
bus holds out inducements to settlers to oc.
'upy points along that already great line of
ravel, they will cause California and Wash