New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-03
Nem Orleans 1ailv Cresttrt.
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1859.
Texas-Gen. T.vigg.-rhe savages.

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The following letter from Gen. Twiggs, which ii
prefaced by editorial article from the Austin Ga
zette Of the 25tb ult will be found generally interest
ing to our readers. The old hsr, talks " and
CALAMITY, and deserves the gratitude Of bis fellow.
citizens therefor The people Of Texas are Clearly
entitled To the protection withheld from them to the
lasting shame and reproach Of the Federal authori
ties. aG
Here is the Austin Gazette's preface above re-
ferred to: .is
We refer our readers to the able and patriotic letter
OF Gen. Twiggs to the Assistant Adiutant General
Ihomas, in another column. It rebukes IN strong
terms communication in the New York Times. writ.
ten at Fort Arbuckle, by Government officer for the
purpose OF preventing any further expedition against
the Camanche Indians. We direct the attention OF
our readers to this matter because it reflects light
upon the causes which have prevented our Federal
Government from giving us the protection to which
We are entitled BY the sacred provisions Of the Con-
Fort Arbuckle is trading point where the United
States agents distribute arms and provisions to our
savage enemies. These infamous officials make
lucrative trade out Of these transactions They are
willing that our people should be robbed and mas.
sacred provided they can derive profit from our
misiortunes. They purchase at low rates from the
Indians the horses which are stolen from Texas.
These bands collect at the Fort openly displaying the
CORY scaps OF our slaughtered countrymen and ayow.
ing that they are at war With Texas, but at peace
with the United States s, - :,
Our Federal Government listening to her own
agents. deaf to the voice of the sovereign people of
Texas, claiming protection.
The Gazette speaks strongly, but not whit too
strong when the circumstances Of the case are taken
into consideration. We now append the letter from
Gen. Twiggs: AZ aeJ
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
San Antonio Nov. 90 1855 /
sT: Enclosed herewith have the honor to for
ward copy of an article which appeared in the IA.
tonal Intelligencer of October Esd 1888. and aIso
the following paragraph copied from the New York
Weekly Times Of October 9th, 1855 and which WAS
evidently founded on this letter, viz
THE Indian Department is much embarrassed by Van
bringing into the agents Of Department stolen horses
have also herewith enclosed copies Of letters re.
ceved from the commanding officer Of Fort Arbuckle.
both before and after Major Van Dorns engagement,
which show how utterly false are the statements OF
the correspondent to his reatiue in Washington cu
Should any further evidence to the same effect he de-
SIRED it may be found in the report of bis exceency
Governor Runnes, of October 9th, which, with ny
action in the case wasforwarded October Goth giving
an account of the MURDER on the 2lst of that month
BY the Indians, of the jackson family on Pecan
Bayou. 80
Whilst the fasty of the article above alluded TO-
perfectly apparent to myself and the people Of Texas
the malicious effect it was designed to accomplish will
| have undoubtedly been produced. Nv object il
writing is to request that il possible it may be as
certa'ned VINO Is the dirty author of this malignant
publication, and that he may be at once elected from
| the employment Of the United States. He has com
mitted the grossest possible outrage upon the gallant
commander of the Wichita Expedition, and UPON al
who were permitted to share with him the honor
achieved in the fight of October Upon the Indar
Department, and upon the people of Texas-by pro
curing the publication in the National Integencer
Of his slanderous letter of the I'd ultimo
Within the past two years, the troops OF this De
partment have had about twenty engagements Will
the Camanches, in each of which, some were kiIle,
or wounded, to say nothing OF there being man,
more cases in which large parties of them have beef
pursued hundreds of miles without being oyertaken
and 1t ls, to all those engaged in this Cafnanche DO
nee annoying in the extreme to find that after al
their hardships, privations and wounds the Indian
department Is much embarrassed by their opera
tons-that these murderous savages are "being 1,uc
sinned against, and, "if protected" would be emf
nently peaceable.
II negotiations are to be entered into with thes
iawess creatures have respectfully to request tina
the annual issue to Them by the Government, O
thousands Of tomahawks and scalping knives, be frs
suspended, and let them be treated with by person
respecting the interests of Texas so that they ma
be made to feel that it is with Texas as well as th
balance of the United States they are to be at
am, sir, very respectfully your ob't. servant,
,-' Bvt Maj Gen. U. s. A.,
| ,,-, -, Commanding Dept.
the Army, New York. =.