Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-08-21

We are indebted fof Tue move uclalla u
: Cyous W. Fields, Esq General Supe'intend
> ent Of the Atlantic Telegraph Line.
The Texas Regiment.
; A general expression Of disappointment, anS
Indignation has gone forth at the refusal o
the War.Department 10 call out the Texn:
Regiment OF Rangers, for the protection OF oni
llfroniier. Il amounts 10 almost nothing that
1.-THE Government may keep large force OF
regulars on the frontier; that they are not the
description Of troops requisite for the peculiar
service is very evident. One conmpany o!
Rangers, under Capt. Ford, and like number
Of friendly Indians under Capt, Ross, have
lone more actdal good IN brief campaign,
| than the whole Of the 5000 regulars, who liTe
| in comfortable quarters and are only ssUre'
able in keeping up "Iho pomp and circun:
stance of glorious war This was and is the
opinion Of the Representative In Congress from
this District. When the Presidents uiatT
Message was read IN the House on the laIh oi
June, two days previous to the adjournment OF
CONGRESS, Judge Reagan made n last effort to
secure protection TO our much neglected ana
exposed frontier, by the calling out OF the Tex.
as Rangers authorized by previous act OF
Congress. we quote from the Globe:
Mr.. REAGAN. desire 10 sny word TO
the House.
Mr.. PHILLIPS, ! rise to question Of fordeT.
wish to know whether there is not an order
Of the House tc 90 into The Committee OF the
Whole on the state Of the Union, and whether
the committee did not informally rise for the
purpose of receiving message from the Presi-
dent of the United States.
M. nU' lIAN Tho ran le man will
not interrupt me now desire 10 call the at
tention of the House to that part Of the Presi-
dents message which refers TO the organ'zi-
ton of regiment Of volunteers for Texas.
Mr.. PHILLIPS. Il object.
Mr.. REAGAN. = tru the gentleman will
not .takeSthe floor from by this means.
a message from the Senate, by Mr.. Dick
EMS their Secretary, announced that the Sen
ate had passed bill e. No. 21Sj concerning
the cou,is of the United States i'll the district
of Arkansas; and resolution Is. No. 2o) Tor
the benefit Of the nearest male heir oi 'he late
Major General Towson, United States Army;
in which he was directed to ask the concur
renee of the House.]
The SPEAKER. In reference 10 the point
of order raised by the gentleman from Penn
syvania, while it is true that the Speaker re.
sumed the chair informally, the message from
the President was, by unanimous consent OF
the House, received and read, and the Ghar
is of opinion that it must be disposed Of.
A message from the Senate, by Mr.. DlcHINs,
their Secretary announced that the Senate in
sisted on its amendments, disagreed to by the
House, to the post Office appropriation bill, and
asked for IA conference on the d!sagreeing votes
Of the two Houses
Mr.. REAGAN Mr.. Speaker know the
inpatience of the House, and nothing but n
sense Of duty which dare not snrinis rom,
in view of the condition Of my State would
warrant me in rising now to occupy the atten-
ton of the House for few moments. Ia the
special message the President sent 10 the
House day or two ago, notifying US OF tie
probable termination of the Mormon war, be
informed us that there would be no necessity
!or the appropriation for TWO regiments OF vo!-
unteers authorized by the bill which lately
nossed Congress. He then suggested also that |
it might not be necessary TO appropriate Tor the
regiment of mounted volunteers for the de-
fense of Texas. In the message Just read he
again makes the same suggestion III manner
which must attract the attention oil the House,
and which, fear might influence the action
of the House upon the subject unless soniF
statement were made by me or by some o her
gentleman who knows the condition OF The
frontier of Texas.
The special message which was sent ~ a
few d,ys AGO seemed to contemplate the fact
that the troops which had heretofore been as
stoned for the protection of the frontiers ol
Texa. were still there. | Gesire to say that
thai must have been based upon very naccu-
rate information. The infantry regiment is
still upon the frontier of Texas, but til mount
ed regiment of regulars heretofore upon the
frontier the most efficient portion OF the force
there for the protection of that tron'ier) has
iopp since been ordered from the frontier.
have been informed, in conversation with the
Secretary of War, that that order has neen
but my colleague aud mys II
have been receiving information from the Gov-
erpor and citizens of the State, and through .
the newspapers Of the STATE, and throngh ev-
ery other medium through which we bould ex-
pect information, of the fact that this force mas
already gone from from the frontier, and 'elt
it entirely unprotected.
A few ays ago received a letter from |
distinguished citizen of my state, Genefal Tar
rant, informing me that in consequence OF the
withdrawal Of the troops oslhe United States
Mr.. J. CLANCY JONES. Ii the gentle
man will allow me, desire 10 say to hln 'Aa'
the House has already passed the bill Just as !
he desires it, and ii the Senate wi!i only take
up the bill they can act on it as they see ut;
Mr.. REAGAN. was going on TO say tnat
the frontier settlements are now being assailed
by the Indians; that quite a number OF euis
ysns have been killed, and that ab9at thou.
sand horst. have been stolen.1 Two families
have been lately murdered in the vicinity of
Fort Belknap.
Slr. BRYAN, Will my colleague yield TO
me fer moment'
Mr. REAGAN, No, sir: not now. My