New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-20

mt ht nom tue oefense OF iDnoceL Zensl IL the
cotcnreft option OF all persors vel informed upon
this subject that It required mOu ted men, good riders
pDd expert mMbsmeo--msn accustomed to border
l1e accustomed 10 tfailng-msn who can move 70 the
direction of the ard by the stars ano natural for
nation OF The country 10 operate successfully against
the IrdisIb. This force can be organized at oooe
Such force Is now ready 10 enter upoo campaign
against The InolsDs, and TO destroy them as they
ought 10 be destroyed The Summer season Il the only
tiuo that bey eau be operated against and the coming
Summer ought TO be taken advantage OF iof suAl pu
rose. Tie wsr must be CARED ~ the villages ana
bones a these Indians, and such puoishneht n'
feted upon them a. will keep them IN oIoer "a al uIe
TO come. Independent OF the state OF an airs aon he
Te1ss frontier, they found becessty Tor addis'oha
troops in that quarter, from tue eonouon ol NM to
aorg the RIO GIan6e. From izst ccounts rom Tue
Mexican border, they learned that Cortms ano MS
band Of msrauders were committing oepreoan'1s'
an ericsn rangers had entered upon Mexican son iof
the purpose Of capturing him. Cortna wAs Psolec'eo
by the people en- the Mexican boroer and could not De
arrested without a violation OF Mex can Rights onoer
these circumstances war with Mexico was
imminent. The condition Of things on tue iron
tjer IL reate1s IT, The act of the yernnent III h'tack
inc and capturing two Me xcan ehips belonging to Mir
anon threatep s it, aud this latter act Vii make liseit
5et along the Rio Grande, and excite che people to
take Dsrt With the people Of the capital IA reseDtng
n 10 ac& ard war mut be the reenlt. An attack By
Mexico viii inevitably be made and he woad ask,
Was the Govern ent ready 10 repel II? Were the
noops on the Ne xian border capable of repsrg such
an aitack Are they strong enoue to discharge ther
dnty 10 protecting the frontiers against the assaults
that will PROBABLY be msde upon il? The force there
wss not capable Of meeting the danger. The result
viii be- as Swallowed forth by Gov. houston, thtt a
volunteer force will have TO be raised TO chasise the
lncsDs, and to- repel the attacks oil the aexeaos
What elfe will follow When this has beea done,
when the people OF Texas have taken The matter into
their own hands, after carrying the war into me In
dian territories and into the Mexican territories aud
bav performed this outy according TO their own aus
10 aopia If Tcy vyIli
a bill of eosts which they wCulo have 70 pay. Yes,
tley wi be boand 10 foot the bli. Knowing thus,
would it not be better to give Gov Houston the power
10 ralse the regiment Of mounted TeXHnB as propO.eui
Every eopsideIation Of economy required that they
should take the defense of the frontier into their own
hsndr ana not leave in the hands OF the Texans lie
hoped the House would agree to the SENATE amend
meni.
MI. McRAE Dem, Misa.) made few remarks in
favor OF the amendment.
Mr. STEVENS Rep, Pa was opposed to the
amendment seeing that Ii recommended an increase 70
the sruy, which he considered was already strong
epcut Tor the protection Of the country. lie could
not possibly understand why II was that the army was
not 20 die posed 10 place sufficient force on the
frontier for the proteeuen oil the lnhaonan1s. As W
the Indian hostit there was nothing to he appre
beudeo from them. He believed that there was
greater necessity 10 keep watch over and cheek the
ouirapes and crimes of white men, than there was 10
exercise these precau " keep do IN the INDIANS
IL had been asserted that Iecessy bad long oxlseo
for greater force the frontier Of Texas tran was
station ed there. Ii this was So how was II tha1 tae
troops that were sent to Kansas where they were not
wanted were not ssIt to Texas Why DO tdey oot
end tins troops that ere cent Utah 70 Texas This
force was sent Utah at az immense coet ana sent
there for other purpose, he beneye1 than 20 Wateh
the Intercourse between Brigham 1Oung and MS
coneubines. Laughter That curiosity Dslng 10"
eatufed let the troops be cent as quickly as
possible 10 the Texan frontier, anu when they
have arrived there, surely there VIII Do gum
cent force 10 protect the people rpm au hos-t1s,
4rTrt II
wanted the force in Texas to be supplemented by
United States troops, who would not be acuAted by
spirit Of craftsmanship, WHO would not be lmPeled Dy
the pTeudices and revengefnl feelings winch actuie
the border mon, who known to entertain singn-
lar amnesty and hatred 10 all Indians, and VINO acted
ppop the doctrine OF manifest destiny THAI Toe
Indians must be eXtermeated. lie would vote, II
bectfsary for the raising Of two additional regular
regiments but he thought tie plan proposed, oil mount-
ing tw IT GIN Of infantry was the one when too
House ougns 10 adopt IL would DO dangerous tn'ng
10 raise eqsp, and arm regiment Of Texan Rangers,
To Operate On their own frontier, and oihcered from
among Themselves. the border men were lmpe'uods
srd rash, and would soon plnpge the county INTO
war. Gentlemen siid that var with Me@ieo Nas IN
miuent. Why, war could DO falseu AT any uuo'
War was at the prtsent time at their very gales
They had men murdered - order 10 get np Gauss
of war Ii war with Mexico Is iInnuent 10 Is DO
cause q party OF these very men VIII entsr MEXICO
n search OF q person, the Mexioans VII ressi,
hey will cone 10 blows, ana then we VIII rave
q war declared, and 1t will be announced, 1ua',
whereas, exists with Me xlco oy reason OF nef
" own act, therefore sun oil S1O"oVVgo sall De 20
" rrcpriated to carry it on They had ieaers reaa
seinr forth the horrible cruelnes OF Ehe Indians, gay
II .be indians could write letters and supply us WIN
heir versions of these TRANSACTIONS, Whai horfole PC
uTts of Christian men cruelty anu torture "ouu NC
revealed You wOuio have more terrible ACCOUNTS
gwen Of outrages and MURDER aud atlon III III
are set forth IN these letters jas, read and wlcu come
up here Sc oppOItunely OH tbs oeeason but ne hAu
NOT Jet zen upon what authority the United States
a, paiie
against these Indians, until the Texans themselves hao
exhausted all their own means, ana were tnsh com
Ieed to call upon the Government TO come 10 thsr is
lief Ii they set example OF TINS klnd, tney VIII
have similar demands made upon them from all quar-
teri He would vote against tie amendInsLt'
Mr.. OTERO delegated from New-Msxicoj offered
an Amendment, that Like sum, nearly million ol COZ
laIs he appropriated 20 rai:e mounted reelihehs y
volunteers foT the suppression Of lndan hosltes III
Now-MeX co. lie though that hen this question was
IL Ken up when the necessity OF rElslng NoluISer
rt pin ent for the protection OF the Texan lfohheI pre-
tenied sel that some consideration "Ouu nave Oeet
tao 10 the projection OF the people OF the frontiers OF
New MEXICO. lie thOUgbt that two volunteer
reein eLts would have been recommended, one
Zoe r. yas and ore for New-Mexco Tue
House some time $50 refined to agree 10 the
Recommendation for TIE Volunteer bls, when II
Wac believed that II this regiment hah peoh
rased the frontier would have been properly proece1
AGAIN they were forced TO cCme before Congress ana
sB for aid in consequence Of the numerous dePreca-
lions and uuroers q uDoisIdug women anu children
When these enoImites brought before the attention
of Congress instead OF their exciting Indignation they
fonnd lie gentleman from Pennsylvania sir. Ste7eos)
eulopizipg IDoian warriors. Such mea as he, such
bunaIitaTiaDs as he hateful TO the Indians
themselves than their open foes were. lie fe sensi-
lively upoI the question: for he mad mad MS own re
tivcsi blood sLed ON the sol OF New. Mexico by these
savage Indians. HIS mother had been sur
rocIdcd by them, and bis brothers blood had been
spilled by Them since the annexation OF Now MeNco
TO tie UIiitd States. They had suffered more tnan
ttey had While under the iron heel of Mexican despot