Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-11-30


for similar work lfthe construction given
for the mast two years Is u wrong one, thcni ha
been equally 30 tor the past six or seyen and "
fault doos not lie with tho Printrr, hut with ~
/, Legislature and those who have preceded m' !
ulEce, in not bringing it /, their attention
The amendment u the State Constitution pfg
posed hy the last Legislature, giving to she yarl
Qua counties embracing school lands within thelI
j limits the power 20 sell said lands, &c, was Sub
mittei Ia the pe0pe, and 1t viii he soon ny 10
port ofth Secretary Of state. herewith submit
iei, marked ["C'l that the nnionlneut MAS last
i The smrsity nf the vuta east upon this amend,
mont resulted, perhaps from tho want Of general
intcrcs, in the minds oE the people, which ia'ght
I Rave induced an examination into the merits Of
the prurositinn, aud thus fuller vote both Tor
! aud against it,
/ submit herewith, reports OF the Blind, Luna.
/ tic aud Deaf and Dumb Asylums, marked I"D J
/ tn wch respectfully refer for Information o'
/ their mlnag ,mrnt, and wants vi the Legislature
/ The diSntrrcstci and tender caro- with which
! these institutions have been watched by their
/ trus res and auperintcndents, IL entitled 70 tho
| highest praise and cJmmaniation; while ltatihr
sule tinIa offers the strongest and hest assurance
that the interests Of tho State and the institute
tiors, have alike been thG constant aud only aim
of those in whose charge and direction they have
been placed, ihe charitable and heneiicient rur'
poses Tor winch they nre established will no dnnbI
iusure TOR them the kindesl consideration anl lib
eraliy. For am persuaded there can be no
higher or hOlicr purpose to animate the mimi OF
legislators thnn thar of restoring By the State IS
! own bounty, the stricken and lost ruIniac to rea
son 10 society and friends, of redcGriing her un-
! fortunate children from the abyss OF perpetual
darkness and Ignorance to light. knowledge, pic
ty and virtue, and Of teaching--iF not the blind
to see, and the mute To speak - the finger marks
pointing the way to communion with hpd ana IN.
tercOurse with .,leIr more fortunate teAVc 5singS.
Col Edward Clark, Commissioner Of Claims,
resigned that Office On the 1th % July, 1852, and
the Hon. Joseph Lee WAS app inted To iiil The va
ci,ncy until the limit prescribed Tor the contnu'
ance of the Office should have expired. The pa
pers were then turned over to tue Comptroller,
as directed by law.
commissioned II. G. Hendricks, Z. p. Nchol-
son and John g. Burks, Esqrs., March 9th, 1898,
under the act to ascertain what land certlhcateS
have been illegally issued in Peters Colony, APP
proved February 4th, 1858. The duties Of the
commission were performed and report OF their
proceedings made to the Commissioner OF The
Land Olico. rs required by the statute. EN-
close herewith n copy of Instructions forwarded
from this Office marked ['E t. james D ItoOin-
son, District Attorney Of the 10th District, wh'
is required to represent the State IN all SUITS
growing out of the sta ute where the state Is
party. There has been no provision mnHe Tor
cvmpcnsating that officer Tor the additional du-
.;,y i,rros.r On him NV the net. ! therefore res
ucctiuily submit the oploIor shat a.N- si"o.4 "r
u.udn.
( l.a with feelings ur dis.ngojosmeu. and reHe0
,rlt ana unable lo give 'n3ra i4yGr"y,o ."An.
althpataif .ei -nn ''uo'irr, .9d nor 20 -..
rir1.. u. aur --,.rr which HfEe t.0 gt"H ., "a.
g.v.5 3. .,ug .wg 'uas "t ,b iH3'.n". -.-
most 10, auut iu'ralssiou, ines tnt a MN
b . e.ff b. .H
nv hast Efforts to suppress tne.. ".l t. i'oi%.i
our citizens. The appropriations made by the
| last Lcgis! ,ture for this purpose haze been e1'
/ haustcd and additional liability OF about may
ei-ht th0usuhl dollars incurred by the Executive
for the same object. without. it is believed, efict
ing any permanent good. Tho line OF frontier IL
80 long, the settlements 50 sparse, and 50 badly
prepared fox defence, that If defended at one
mint the Indians, from their thorough KNOW"
ledge Of the country, have been enabled to o'reci
their incursions in another quarter-such lnncon
is its reorra aphical character that il five or ton
times the number of men had been stationel on
the frontier the same result would have ensuHu'
II Forseeing this difficulty and believing the only
i mode by which the incursurs could be fnHi!'
prevented. would ho to pursue the Indians 70
| their own homes, Capt. Ford "as instructed 10
make an expedition into tho Indian territory ~
inr north Of Red River during the spring o l'5N,
AS could have been reasonably expected from 80
! small 81 force Although it was not c1pectcd
that Il single victory over one 0t the numerous
! bands which had hitherto iuund in lt Il retreat
from all danger, would give entire security 10 tnc
border, vet il was hoped that 50 tvorabI1 ne'
ginning BY the State would be the means OF IN
ducins the General Government to adopt similar
measures and pcrscvcre in tAom WIN an aI'c'4'"'e
force, until the Indians could he ct:ctualiy SUP
/ Ia hath
! has followed The Federal Government has faii-
ed in its measures to meet my reasonable eAPec-
tatons, in spite Of every effort on my part To IN
duee its authorities to give us protection
Having received reliable intelligence. in the en-
J snnp fall of the renewal OF depre1at'oHs, des-
watched on the 4th of fOctober, by express, oom-
y mission with instructions 10 Col. James Bour-
Iond, Of Cooke county, authorizing MN, u expo
diept to muster into the service OF the stare Il
company of seventy-fve men iof ,hree '',""'"s' ="
n,rt;,n of whom were however, by subsequent
pprdar continued for six months. Depredttons
o,,tinuinc, to increase with the approach oil VIM
rev 7 again authorized Capt. Ford to rasea com
j nanv of eighty nine men for the SANE purpose
'1rha order bears date November 2, 1853. The
comrany was continued in service Tor SIX months
and although doubtless with the greatest possi.
ble exertion of both officers and men, it was found
4 imnossibl, to prevent the incnrsions ot the In
dian enemy, even from the u'sfi'' vi S'u',c ~, )
within which the company was stationed Th
aupropriltion required for the payment OF thes'
Il t,rn c1mranies, as estimated by the Comptroller
is 500. 900 for that Of Capt Bourland, and S25,
600 for that of Capt. Ford, there having beer
drawn by Capt. Ford. out of the appropriation
already made, in part payment of his company
Sl3,232 OS.
Again, serious difficulties arose between , th
Indians occupying the Blazos Agency ana 'n'
citizens of the neishhDring country, growing ou'
, of conviction of the cemplicity "i the iorme'
with the depredations then being tuh,si as the In
On the night of December q. party OF the IN
a. .,,-., attack ii and number Of them killed
S in their @ camp without the Reserve, Upon receiv
~, ~ ;nf,rnntou of Capt. Rosss sub-Agent, Of fur
tbsr hostile demonstrations, ! issued an address
:" the neopIc Of the nsighboriug counties, warn