, 1859-10-06

tSew Orleans Correspondence Of St Lods epuhc,n
The Indians continue their depredatious upon
the frontiers Of Texas, not only in the north
west but in the southwest along The Rio GEande.
party from the other side of that river at
tackled three or four isolated families living
about thilty-iiye miles IRON Eagle Pass, few
days ago, and committed the most horrible out
RACES aud murders. The whole savage baud
rarlshed Il Mrs. Hunter and her two daughters,
one SIX and the other nine years Of age, and
then beat out their brains. They murdered a
Nr. NORMAN, who was at work IN his field, and
carried uway his wife and her infaut, get the
cowardly devils we're afraid 10 attack another
man Of the settlement, Mr. Laifsrty. Who
sheltered bis family in aravine and stood over
them with dooble-barrelled shot gun. One Of
tile Indians, more daring than the others. crept
10 tic mouth Of the ravine, near enough to
slightly wound Mr. L. with arrowe, and was him.
self wounded By d shot from LafIerty's gun.
4 snial1 party collected and pursued the
u,arauders nearly to the Rio Grande. Where
they had stopped for dinner. they had amused
themselves by numbering Mrs Worman's IN
fant, probably before her eyes, 1t was found
lying in hole bY the side Of brook. f4ce
downwards in the mud aud water, With
stone.across its back. Ia late paper from San
Antonio, l see it stated that, instead Of at once
making good their escape into Mexico, these
Indians returned next day and danced aud
rioscd about the scene Of their outruyes, and
ttiat party was then sent in pursuit, obtaining
from the Commandnute Raj piedras Neyras}
| suppose, written permission to follow then,
into Mexican territory About forty well.urmcd
men were upon the trail, and should they carry
the chase into Mexico, they will, in all proba-
bility, be resisted By u mixed force Of Mcxcans
and Indians, A. was once before the case on a
similar occasion.
l5atbarous mud cruel a. we're these wild
sarages, their deeds have been matched, ui-
most, By band of white men in |ern,iliou
and Lafayette parishes, in this State. These
men, some time ago, organized themselves
into what they called ''yigilance commit.
tees" for the arowed purpose of driving
ffusn their parishes class OF men whom
they accused Of being horse-th thieves, despcra-
does aud scoundrels generally, against whom,
they user. tile law has always prored power
less. The tifst acts Of these selEcoustitted tri-
buras we're characterized by q certain degree
OF moderation; but rs they increased in strength
mad confidence they began to inilict the most
inauu,an punsshineuts, proceeding frequently
upon bare suspicion pf trivial offences, and in
many cases committing greater oursyes than
any that they bad previously complained Of.
=. The class Of men ugainst whom these opera
tons were directed, undertook to concert meas.
ures Tor their own protection, but they were
surprised by large force at one Of their
meetings, and sixty. or seventy Of them
~ NV "St9 IHpkusINt NEIE 1A3ueu an1
" padded" almost to the limits Of human
endurance. Indeed it is reported that several
OF them hare since died iron, the effects Of
the injuries received tn that occasion. Last
week Governor Wicklife visited in person the
kcene Of these Disturbances, and held interviews
with the leading men Of the Vigilance Commit
tees. lie listened attentirely to their rcpresen-
lations Of the ineticency Of ttc laws, and tue nc
cesslfy Of extra judicial proceedings, and then
informed them that their lawIc.s measures had
been carried quite far enough aud must be stop-
ped;, TIC is Known to be very rcsolute mar, and
ltndinE that he was not likely to be deceived by
heir sl'ecous tales nor in mood to be triaed
sltb, shcE reluctantly agreed to disband and
ease operations, ut least for the present. The
Governor earnestly cnjoincd upon them the ab-
Ioute necessity Of doing 50. declaring That upon
be first renewal Of their prosecutions be would
'lacs the Offending parish or parishes under
martial 1aw. His position was as unyieldins and
as that Of old Lan,bro-
Il: him ..arn,. cr. b. my f.lbe1, heal |
His eva shal 4 be!or: yoa L. . lai. =
mt. if reports be true, bis back was hardly |
urncd beforc scveral persons were seized by |
members of one Of tue committees and hups.
slthout even the forms usually attending trial
y Judge l.yncl1r II this did really occur, l |
b'nk the Governor will quickly givc them a
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