Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-03-14

NNNAN' ArN lfF Nf'its lNitfosts ma Ne All knOM
that such funds viii pay for all the supplies de
!, manded on any portion Of the frontier. There l.
|, not merchant In Austin that Va IA not readily
# sell out his whole stock for these warrants,
a is this, then, the sum which Gen, Houston
proposes TO spend In frontier protection 'in less
than two monthsl" What has he already ex.
o pended The total amount paid out at Tho Treas
nry Tor the defense 0rthe Northern frontier 4 Nwn
to lst March 1860, is sl5, ,39l %. This deduct,
ed irom tho S5OO,OOO would leave SISI COS.
which he will not prctNnd il to he consumed in
"le's than two months' by the prescn, compa.
MES of Rangers.
Coy, Houston says the Treasury is "worse than
bankrupt" IL Is no more bankrupt than when
nov Rnnncls was in power, This gentleman
, Ind no $500 600 Mt his command. lIc had no, a
dollar, and he could take out no money from the
treasury but by appropriation Of law, Under
ms administration there were only $T0,00O mp.
proprlated Tor frontier defence. After thi, was
exhausted, hc was called on to raise troops. lie
did so, and incurred debt on his own resnnnsi-
hillty and without any warrant Of law. Yet he
dld not furnish MS many troops as were demanded
by the frontier and what did Gen. Houston tell
the frontier people when they condemned Gov
Runncls' course Read his letter to Mr. Shook
Has he fulfilled the promises contained in that
letter Let any impartial man answer the qucs-
tion.
'HN b'HilNA Icblc LtHhNutu u regiment ut
| TINS session. The Legislature passed hill TO
raise one. Has Gov Houston executed the law
II not, what is his excusal lie cannot fall ha,
upon the positions of Gov Runncls after con-
demning these in his canvass for the Office
we have but one word to say. 1t is this If
Gov Houston squanders the money in the Treas
nry in the abortivc attempt to police the Indians,
without ailordng any protection TO the frontier
us is palpably evident, is tho case now, he alone
. Ia Il, y
any reflections upon the companies of Rangers
now IN tho field They are brave men and will do
thelr best 1t is the plan of operation proposed
oy Houston to be carried out. He dots the coun-
try with squads OF men makes no campaign
the time passes by without accomplishing any
thing and while the money is all being spent, the
Indians are still to fight
The frontier people cannot be cargeabc with
being burthen on the State, by the proligato
and aimless expenditure Of the means placed ut
the command of Gov. Houston for their protec-
uon' That people demandcda regiment: they
asked i0r 1t for the purpose Of an expedition
against the Indians they wanted to follow them
to their hiding places and to strike blow which
would cripple or cicctually dcstoythe redskins
The means to do this were ample Gov. Houston
cannot disguise the fact. lie, however, never de-
signed to wage war of determination against
thchoslile Indians. His whole life and his pres
ent actions are proof strong as hoywrit of the
fact. DC has played the r0's Of anlndiau him
self, and no now only reitcratcs what he has
always asserted Jhat white men uud not lHdi0ns
are the cause Of tho present h0stllites llnrl.
hls onlnous words in lis pronuuciUmeuto on tho
III Fen. last
1.-The Executive has learned with regret that
''9'aag ot @eNe .ior0g8 ws led on jy ,oh.iema .
"iR disenSe"
On the Goth Of January 1855, he soid the same
tmng az We find above, and we set forth in the
tracts for The Peopie' in the last canvass. lie
then declared
"MR. loUsToN.s Mr.. President, the Indians
have been charged with an aggressive and .
"hostilc spirit towards the whites, but we find |
upon inquiry, that erery instance of that sort |
(which has been imputed to them has been |
"i"dNcea and proroked by The ,chite men, either
shy acts of direct aggression upon the Indians,
"or ny his own incaution, allurng them to
"vlo'atlon OF the security of the whites -
(See Congressional Globe, January 90, 1855.
Houston deceived and caioed the people in the
last canvass by his wholesale condemnation of the
course of Gov. Runnels; the people too credu-
lousy believed him, and now that they have Ia
ken Iim to their hosoms he sho,rs The poisoned fang
Of the old scrpcan
But Gov. Houson caa no longer deceive them,
and this attempt to msrepresent Legislature
which has done more for the frontier than any
previous body, will only recoi upon him and in
woke the bitter contempt of betrayed people
upon his head.
To the Members of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, in the Diocese of Texas
DEAR BRETHREN The undersigned, anxious to
communicate with such of you. as may not bo
within the bounds of any organized Parish, takes
this method of addressing you
His object is, to ascertain your address and To-
caity, and to be pat in possession of such facts,
as will enable him to provide for your spiritual
wants, az opportunity may offer. Otherwise,
scattered abroad, as many of you are, at distant
points, it may be years (such is the vast terrific
rial extent of his jursdiction,) before the inlor-
nation here sought, can be obtained by your
Bishop.
lie begs therefore, that the members of the
Church at large, who may be thus situated, will
with him at once and from time :
to time, hereafter, service can be rendered by
by him, their chief Pastor in Christ
Letters in reply, should not be expected. eS-
cept where the particular circumstances of the
case may seem to demand immediate attention.
As occasion calls for it, in matters affecting
the interests Of the Diocese at large, general T
address will be issued. !
1t is earnestly hoped that many who are yet
lnconnected with any parochial organization,
will attend the ensuing meeting of the Diocesan
Convention, to he held at Matagorda, on Friday
the 18th Of April. 1t will make them known at r
once to their brethren, strengthen the bonds of
union, revive the faintiug spirits of many, and
give impetus to the missionary work Of the
Diocese, for the extension of which, some efficient
plan of acticn will doubtless be matured.
Commencing you all "to God, and to the word
Of his grace, which is able to build you up, and
to give inheritance among all them which are
sanctifed," )" am, atfectionately, your friend and
brother in Christ, ALEX. GREGG,
Bishop of the Diocese of Texas. :
Newspapers of the State will confer favor by =
copying the above.
AusTIS, Feb %, 1860.
Milton s. Latham, the new U. s. Senator from {
graduated at jefferson College, Pa, a
IN lS45-a youth of perhaps twenty years. Af-
N, n fa,r ,aars of ma stndv in laNy Office