Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-11-30
Whole Number 1856.

u a. the Indians should bs removed without a.
;. limits Of the Stats, or further ordered. Tie mus
ter roll &C., OF the company have all hssn recsiv
Il ed in paopar form. and are on hle Ia tho 'omI
4. troller's office, Estimate of pay for .aid eoinpa
Q nv, $4,000, There viii be required an spprr
pria,ion Of $3.50 - cents for expenses Of oomni'
n sion Tor all Of which respectfully ask that 81
pr0prations b. made at a. early period 40 pr"
tic,be. after the subject shall have baen sstisia
t)riy investigated. II 10 not expected that tls
citizen should give his time and labor TO the pnl
lie without reward. and IL is therefore right ar
proper that liberal compensation should he tsi
dered the Commissioners Tor the highly 'ailah'
and difficult service rendered.
I | submit herewith, marked "F' the report ~
I the Board Of Peace Commissioners sent 10 IL
/ Reserve. This r-pnrt discloses facts which s
very far 20 prove that our citizens were not witl
GU, Just cause fir complaint, as much As she VI
LEM measures of redress adopted BY them may D.
regretted. II IL % be observed, Of the two -
organizations ma de hy the last legislature. tirl
IN addition 10 the payment of the three mont'.
mGn--callud 0ut by my predecessor, Ihi those 81
Capt rd-i authorized John Williams to ralt'
twenty men for sixty days. On the 2oth Nav. isS',
who have also been paid, AMI that Capt. Inrd, ~
my authority, left twenty men IN charge oi Lsi'
". y. p. Marlin. near the Indian Reserve. o.
disbaudng this company. in the summer of ths
| same year, capt. Ford was appointed piymaStri
with instructions 10 pay OF and diSeh.Tse th'S
company ..Te"ns'ah'rN "o'"'t."
ms S'N,ms u imuauh'e PERSONA "''o"''o"'
" o. Nnghn'rS WAS irq"e,'e" !" n"S'e, t"r'
out this was refused hy the company uh1, ""
mao reserved .he,r pay by my ih'.Iue'io.
'heI nave iSco'ea ho"" AFTER '"e "''' WV "''''
/ was given them.
The State Government is in no manner r-spoE
shc for the unfortunate and neplorabls state ~
affairs when has eNistc1 on the frontier III
remedy h;ia NOT been within the rstrh I'll It's y
thorltIcs. found u I" dlihculty ana perhaps u"
most serious with winch should nave 10 eonteti
on coming into Office. his proved to no
and II 1t has been impo'sihle, for most ohvious
rcisons, to give satisaction. II has seen Tor n
want OF tho most faithful ehd-svor To meet ths
difficulties which 1t has presented IN view OF te
oohSiti'ns aud responsibilities OF my po'ltisn-
N'th these remarks ami 4 r.snsettnl referen''
to my correspondence with the Federal author
Ties on ths SUBJECT. on ise 10 ths state Depar''
ment, Am content to leave thH iurthsr aotutt".
and management oil thir question to tho Legisi
ture and tho able gsntieh IN who has becu chjse-
to succeed ma.
Before the meeting OF tie last Congress-, FOR
warded to the Secretary ot war, ~ well as
each oi your delegation NJ asnin:'on. an a.
stract prepared at the Comptroller oihce, con
tanning distinct account OF the several amount
appropriated by the State (and due by the Gem
raj Goyernnent) for Indian protectnsn, and ash
ing that they might be inclu,ied in the estimate
OF the Department Tor tho ensuing year hay5
to report that this was not done by the honora
bic Secretary. in consequence OF winch. n"t"'e'
staining every sH',s On on, "s.,E ."''' 40 "iP'
prt,irn in part only Wac obtained r,il5nces
tan justice %. the claims, i1 possession gt q.
su.s authorities, wcr. lrrglrdcl e. susa
g4,.p. ex.mntng only tae ruu stcr rolls. ,yhiy. h4
u,t neru usual, unLn t.alnle7 el.-r "a uNpr.
rlr.e,..r bras hrgn ualc IN no. aware, no
.,.g ..rrr. ,,,,er,c, OF auv sl.Ingr. teE.l:aa
.r..r .-anrg nnl rl.,r.,. than ,,a.r -a,,g.
w ..'..' -. I,. ,,. ..e,n win .f',r.f
". .: r,h, ,,nJ;,;,, or tI,, T-..,
r"f l'oini.'I ri ~ VIII b., ,;a. =, ,.rnrtsnr,b-
ry' ro'er you.: a; '"n.. r,n,, ,.,,;,, os ,.-
proper accounting o'n'o! .o' .r "..'n ". r..
Inmates, the baahee IN li'e treasury o"oioeNoS'
ordinary expenses OF ota.e e'overn'aeae, Oh III"
3 lst Of August, lSOu WIN DC Si',iof / !, a"I
3lst Aug, 1861, S5l5,lIo ~, Inclusive OF Sio',-
sos Ii due by the Federal Government for Indian
,n.t,prs an apprupriLtiOn fer only about fly
tbnusand dollars Of which has been maze
rha subject Of taxation and revenue is awsy4
'r H.. ',[r,,,,..t nom.nt t, y.,vernr.nt mil
til o'D ,n, T., nvarl,n s6 ut this timo TIN, ST..
'.@ .Ln C,nntrnler dsseryes your u.,.5
G's''''' VI az Ih,ro ia ,n ,rnr,o;ti,
serious cohs!o''%n''''' % h 40 ;G ti'
more tIuo thah ehuI "l' "n2 Pa! 1tpI'o az ."'
blessings oi HoFtF'''ho,' ,.nt 'I'n; in; wy
| o! its Laws. should contribute 'ne'f oAe l'p ''
ton to Its maintenance anu support. ou' ,",,
stitution especially provides that taxation tl'.i
be equal ani uniform on all ptoerty, in proprf-
ton to its value That object is nos attainei NJ
the present system of assessing and oJlIeotns taa
revenue, and acts most uueguay On the pzo-4
!: =: -
~. safely estim,.ed tn At near three 6fils OF
, s,,h If our citizens consists Of real estate ny
rat il viii he found paving little more than one bri
tha annual rsycnue ,oecte, by tax ltion, while IA,
IIsrs 'Io ars Joiy vino large profits frou the capt, in
] -" rIs ,.ii d;ifarnpre arises chiefly fro,, ,o
n,s Of assessment the absencs Of mill,
n r,,s hsInw which lands should not be assesss3
nI i,s,,v from the impossbility OF rendering tbc m
".i,,bIs under sales Of the Collector, from The int
s,,,oss ~ tLn titlca which they convey TIL rr