Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-11-09
DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS NOVEMBER 8. 1859


ceruins the lccrnt fight with tho Indians, ih
| Ihr,i,ulars of which | ia NOT now rccnlloct.
toll Captain Ross our object in visiting th
agency was 10 get some information on certain
important points, and SEQ whether ur MT thvr'
runll he an honorable compromise effected bet
Wern the officers at tho agency and tho citizens
NO wished ~ know the probable time before th
Indians could be removed FROM the State, hi
notion oi keeping tho Indians on the reserves un
III they were removed, aud his icclings and views
about keeping up hostiitirs with the citizens,
TOLD him "" had just LETT the vtiErn's camp that
morning, and expected To- return thorc and report
all OF tie Information we could get, and farther
told him had remarked before and would again
repeat II, IL IL wasa fact that the Indians of that
Reserve were stealing On the citizens, while they
were at the Same limo being fed, clothed and
armed 10y the government, they should every one
OF them he killed; hc agreed With NO. cxoc,ti
he said tho government did not furnish them
with guns; that they bought their own guns
Capt, Ross appeared 10 hc very frank and willing
10 give all the inflammation IN his possession.
lilo remarked hc WAS not ot the opinion that II was
the Indians belonging to the lower reserve COM
mltting the dcpredations, but lao thought il was
white men connected with other Indian \, aud he
hrthcr said he was the first man 20 recommend
tho removal of the Indians, aud that no was OK
pecling an order every mail, before il stopplu To
remove them, aud 50 soon us he did receive the
order lac would loose no time in getting them or
lie also said he would keep tho indians ON the
reserve, except in such times rs when there where
There WAS iarga bodies of the citizens, campal
around the reserve presenting hosticnNyemcnts
lat such times hc would send snma Indians to spy
aud find ont what was going on as he had lcnn
doing; and as for keeping up hosiilities with tho
citizens he said he wanted il 20 b, tho last act of
his life 10 raise arms against the citizens of his
own country, his acquaintances and old assaci.
atcs, and was willing to make any honorable
arrangement TO bring abouta compromise and
stop the then hostile movement but remarked he
had been put there by the Government authority
with his instructions. and orders, and them he was
bound to obey aud carry out ut all hazards, and
If nothing would do the citizens but fight, he
would DO the best he coull. lie showed mo his
means Of and preparations for defence. | saw
some pieces of cannon and rifles which he said
would hold up to an accuracy for six hundred
yards; lie also had about one acre and n half of
ground enclosed 10y double row Of pickets for
his breast work in case OF an attack. jlc further
said there was between eleven and twelve hun
drcd Indians there, und between one hundred and
twenty and one huudrcd and fifty U. s. Troops
lie further said if another attack was made by.
the whites, the Indians would not fight until the
L. ). Troops are whipped, then to protect their
women and children whom they esteem and love
rs muchas the wlito DO theirs they would fight
until death.
also had conversation with Capt. plunmor
OF the U. $. Army, who found to be Il gentle
manly, high-mindcd honorable man. His feelings
towards keeping up hostilities with the citizens
was pretty much the same as Capt. Ross; he re.
marked it was thing he least desired, but he
was put there with his Instructions for the pro.
lection Of tie Indians OF that reserve from large
bodies Of armed citizens of Texas ard his orders
he was bounl to and would obey. Capt. Ross ask
ed orue while there how many of the citizens
there was collected at the camp. | told him there
was thought about two huudred and fifty or
three hundred as well as could Judge, which
think was all OF the information Capt Ross de-
sired to know concerning the movement Of the ci.
tizcns and think was about all the CONVERSE
ton we had on that subject Parson Veal and
myself left the agency on Monday morning and
returned immediately to the camp, and reported
the above to Capt. Nelson, Cart. Baylor and :.
number, think majority Of the Captains who
was then in camp.
Should this communication meet the eye ofany
person who wishes II farther explanation on this
subject they will do me favor by addressing me
at this place, on the subject, rs | am prepared
THINK to satisfy any unpreiudicod mind upon that
subject. j. A. FORTUNE
MARLIN, Falls co., Tex, .f@}y 2lst 1859.