Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-03-30


Ds,sf. iofmsry " hi, place. bot noe resident u
jaos county detailing the .fungs aud susfinss the
people " tl<i .Ouniy have undergone from Indian
ispreia,ions The eommuhioaton Il % much more
respseifal In tone than the missi,s. Ne some times
receive from persons IN that region. whose blind pre-
JUDGES are aroused against us. aud coming too. from
one with whom for several years sustained social
relations. thu, We Eel, strongly inclined to give IL
place, notwithstanding II be,rsys strong excitement
aud violent prejudice. hut Il IL too long In the pres
cut crowded state u columns Besides, itdsiails
on the authority Of anolhera charge u inIamy-re-
dieulous enough Il Is true, against a gentleman,
whose honor stands above sPrVaeh, Who for twenty
year. has been identified with the history Of Texas,
whose high character anil unsullei honor are known
aud acknowledged far beyond the limits Of Texas
gentleman whom esr proud to rumber among
our friends Our paper cannot he made the vehicle
Of circulating Islander so Ridiculous that 1t would
excite smile Of contempt, with all to whom the gen.
tlenan in question is known.
We do no, doubt that Mr.. Deeler's statement Of
the hardshps and wr ngs the people Of Jack county
have suffered, are in the main true. We know their
humanity murdered their horses and stock stolen and
drove off, and the people kept in a continual state Of
alarm, and It's prosperity retarded. Heaven knows
this is bad enough. We have lived long enough on
the frontier to enter fully into and appreciate their
dcporable condition. They have now, and have ever
had, Ous warmest and most cordial sympathes. The
designing men ignorant dupcs that have repres, ned
ia n tha MI pin will
have fearful account to settle with their
some day. For nine year have We called on the
Government to afford that protection to our frontier
which its adventurous pioneers had right TO expect
For nine years without Enumeration, without the
hope Of any other reward than the consciousness Of
having discharged our duty, hayewe defended with
wha, ability VIC possessed and with all the zeal Of
citizens. They have never had right, that as pub
lie journalist We did not claim for them, never suf-
fercd wrong that did not demand to be rcdresscd,
never an interest that we did not advocate. We
think We may say without egotism, that the fame Of
Northern Texas the garden spot Of Texas, is more
attributable to u.s. than to any ether person. because.
We had the means Of giving celebrity Are there
not scores of those now on the frontier counties, that
are cursing US loud and Deep who trace the cause
Of their immigration to the accounts Of the country
published in tie Dallas 'IIeradi' Welcaye others to
say whether oar humble efforts have been of any
avail. We leave it TO an impartial public to cay
whether the condi ton Of Northern Texas nine years
ago. contrascd with its condition now, IL attributable
in any d, gree to any thing that we have done We
abide the verdict of an intelligent public, and by the
".ober second thought of the people of the extreme
frontier counties themselves.
The !lte operations and movements Of the people
OF the frontier, NE deemed rash, inconsderate un-
lawful and calculated to involve them in nextricabe
dicutiea We did not hesitate to say 80 We had
information that thought reliable, that the killing
Of the party of Reserve Indians by Capt Garland and
party, was wauton and cruel. We published the in
formation we had received We said that Capt. Gar
land ought to submit to the legal authorities for trial.
that the courts were the only tribunal that could de-
eide whether he and his mon were justifable or not
| "The very head and front Of my offending
Hath this extent,-no nore:'
For this VIC are accused being friend to the Indian,
and an enemy to the frontier settler of advocating
the cause Of the rcd against the white man We
have never justified an Indian in wrong, and never
shall il We know it. We did say and say yet, that
Choctaw Tom and his family (some of whom were
killed on the 9th Decr had always been the stead
fast friend Of and had raised their hand against
the white man. That is fact that cannot be contro-
verted We confess we could not see what humanity
or justice there was in shooting such Indians down
like dogs. If they had been of the parties that
nit the depredations the frontier, we should have
appauded the act. This is all have to say on the
tiyes, incorporating our course and dcnouncing
us, have csrte bianche.
We shall give that portion Of Mr.. secler's letter
detailing fight with party Of Indians, in which he
was engaged, in our next.