Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-07-27
letter from Cap. Baylor ,,.
DALLAS, July IS, lSj.

M. Editor; ,.u,,., M.
alb Extra. containing letter oil X, B. Neigh
hrs, S, p Ross, and an eStrtct ot Capt, Plum
mers, official report of the fight between the In
dams and citizens under my command As nei'
tber of tho SO individuals seem to have the slight
est regard for the truth, and have published to
the world the most unblushing falschOods, res
pectlully ask permission through your columns
to reply to those men.
Its wholly unnecessary to 90 back to the
commencement of the frontier troubles, and give
ANYTHING like minute detail OF the outrages
that have been perpetratcd upon our deienseless
frontier. 1t is well known to many citizens IN
your county, that the same Indians now on the
Reserves who arc pronounced guilty by the peo.
pie, and by the Commissioners sent hy tho Gov
ernor. were before they were located on the ke-
serves, pcaccahlc and harmless, it is well kn 'wn
that they hunted and traded with our
citizens, and the kindest feelings existed he
tween them and the whites. Since their settle
ment on the Reserves there have been complaints
against them, and the agents; the charges con,
tinued o grow louder and moro frequent, until
finally the citizens determined to rid themselves
of the nuisance by Il resort to arms.
The result of that attempt il before the pub
lie. Whether there was victory gained or not.
(, immutcrial rs to tho result. it was the lmme-
dilute cause of the Indians being removed ana
the agents being dismissed from olhce. An ln-
tolerabG nuisance has been removed IRON our
frontier, and the ngunts who for four yours past
have WINGED at the viainy Of tho Indians, ard
protoctei them in it are removed from Office, and
rendered powerless TO injuro or annoy us any
longer.
Not content with what they have done, they
have published the most shameful fnlsehoOdS IN
reference to the fight, From neither Ross or
Neighbors, | expected nothing else, as they have
never written the truth in relation TO this matter,
could not expect them to depart from u habit
that from long use has become second nature
But that Can't. Plummer is novice in misrep-
resentation ia apparent from tho bunging man
ner in which he has fixed up his statement ol
facts, and he will pardon the community trust
for refusing to credit his statement in reference
to tho killing Of an old indian 95 years of age,
deaf and blind, who he says was entlced "by
signs and tokens" to como to US, and was 'inhQ
manly dragged to death and then sc&lrcd." II
the gallant Capt. will only inform tho scientific
world what kind of signs are used to attract the
attention Of man that can't see or ha.T, he VIII
confer favor that will hand his name down TO
poeor1ty Who will tho public believe? CnPt.
| PIummer says this old Iudinn was dragged t.
death and scalped. My whole command Will
swear MG. il is false, aud that the statement il
my report of the fight is true. The gallant Capt
charges me too with killing an old lndfGn SQNgM
and scalping her. This my whole command VIII
swear ig false. This squaw the Capt says was
working out her garden, and wmie engaged IN
this innocent past-tme was killed, &c Does
any sensible man believe that Mt the time there
were 800 men under arms ready to attack the
agencY, and when 'the squaws and children were
inside the pickets'' ucoording to ut. Burnettt
letter, that there would he an old squaw at worf
in her garden So absurd charge would no
need denial, but that it is the Official report o
} the army, and has been sent to Washington city
One other statement of this gentleman and an
done with him. lie says that we took shelter
the ranch of MIR. Martins during the fghS, an
4" Red from there 10 Belfnap." This is false
waited nearly all of next day for the Indians tt
return, as every man in my command Knows
How could Capt. Plummcr know all these act'
il he was Mt his post, in the discharge oI MS uu
ties, when the circumstances oil which nc writes
J occurred some miles from where ne ouSht TO ntVt
= been; or was he fighting with the Indians II
not, he has based his statemen on the report o'
some who was there! AS ne states 'ilo'. pU0
itively that these things are so, conclude naIu,
ralIv that he was there, and l have no DOUBT VIII
be hrevetted for his gallantry. ..,.
Myself and Cant. Nelson are charged Win
! eating up this war will merely state In an
swer to this charge, that the visit to JacNpo'
rough by that military yearling, 1t. burnett
accompanied by 100 Indians, whom ne thrcaleneo
to turn loose on the town. in case tney Ieiuseu
to rive up the Rangers who killed Mr. Fox, an
Indian, was the immediate cause OF 'ne fisins
~ the citizens. And it is we'll known that there
were four hundred men encamped, and that they
sont several expresses after me, ana elected me
;, to the command of the expedition Lhis as
tinguished popinjav says he went shere Itus, J ~,
de,S from Cant. Plummer, ii 80, sucn oruers'
;. sending 100 infuriated Indians to take d Co"ii
! that is to kill the men, women ana chlluFen anu
burn the place. such orders would disgrcce P'
! rate have bcen told by Capt Pollard; IRON
Palo Pinto, that one of the Peace commission W
ers, told him that Capt. Plummer denled giving
such orders, that his orders were to go t"G,ve eve
miles from the agency to where the Indian =, noS
was taken by the Rangers, and no farther. lhls
believe, as I cannot think Capt Plummer
would be SO foolish as that There is diScrep-
ancv to say the least of it, in the statements o.
Burnett and Plummer, the public can iorm tneir
own conclusion Any one who has ever seen II
, Rnrnett will at once excuse him for the part ne
has taken in this affair, his looks sufficiently in-
dicate that he was pulled before he '0as 'tpe..
The report of the Peace Commissioners IN ret
erance to toe guilt Of the Indians mas Doen Iuo-
lisbed-thnse men say the Indians are guilty
That o,,ost;m then is settled. If the public can
r conclude that the Indians are guilty ana q.
: agents innucent, have nothing to say: Ohe ol
, two things is evident 10 my mind, tho agents
have shut their eyes to the villainy OF the lnui-
ans and thus made themselves accom- nphces. Ut
they are more stupid than the management o'
their present affairs would indicate.
This Mr. Editor ia the last time l shall tres
pass upon you or the public in my defence OF
: that of the frontier settlers. feel that am
{ justified in all that have done in this matter,
and have nothing to regret. If it is treason TO
fght FOR nv home and fcr tha honss = the
-E7er-s-7 h9re committed L, and VII 10 So