Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-06
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Hanger NtsiMtht'
Now that the angry passions have SOME
what suhsi!.l, hope "a membcr 81 that
corps Will be parlouei for attempting to
faui III some Of the unjust and bitter Ds-
-igl's uf various writer's, and can with
luth assure an Ialt.es, | shall do So With
uu. thc least bitterness ui feeling o. amy
man living, The, line Regiment, composed
.s 70 WAS mi brave, handy, paTiulic men,
commanded l- q HJu whose bravery never
las and never can De called ia question by
any man living friend or foes all auima-
led by uu earnest sire 90 defend lEe hun-
tier, and chests lle Indians who were
committing Ihc depTrigi'uus,- what other
motive enu.l have induced meu like my
self o. have len "a comfortable home ior an
LiGH GHaI.r.pU cot an others the most mis-
orablci Fiibosi hsts, frequently very scarce
0t the cummonesl n0l, and nothing for our
horses bWl lAa very scaniy grass ntihe pra-
jrle, which had been eaten M hy the liuhalo
lg,ure migrating nUrlh--aui owing 90 ihc
unprecedented droNlh and hot weather
the thermometer lli', had not uppa'evlly
grown hIt SINCE lhe iiuialn lr,I lla rvUn-
i.y. Unlcrnll these d'scuuu sing cilcTm-
stances laa Regiment continued in the field
aud certainly did wcll Nigh ,iiecually pro-
lecl lhn frontier, for all ihc Indians except
% very 49, Wanulmg bands, smgll .n uun-
beE i'cl rynul tie Wu-hiiaw anal runa-
dian Rivers, hot q single track ui "a hostile
Indian being discovered In ull our scouting
until iu ihu Rll, The 4 gimcul reduced "a
about l'H msr, made un FaIii'nn west uf
the Indian .r-fnr, iu wha O. ryI, the Pan
Handle, The anon were Worm oUt ly cone
sinut disappointment gnl fatigue, lhr l.g.-
os broke down hy constant muryl., nr frr
W0E'is, U'ma.i ranW ,urL .fgrgU.HNv ..r
.rl.HI .f,r -HhD EHiF q bmUny llf frn,
sr-h ~ HGihtr re- m-H IN horses bat Hr, b.
fare ryFs' rUcaR and he crUolcsi nj. AN, when
the mtn hccamn 20 reduced hy fatigue and
wan, or fool, they were unable 10 keep APP
an clcrual rnuld, aud their Mriu's were
ont ur lost, they hnl uu alternative hul io
iun their horses lose every night Whom
the lnlilLs finding ont their condition,
s.gmpplvd them NJ tho hour ut midnight
and lcii half the devoted baud on foot, so
mites from tie ncnIc.' settlements, TO which
they now turned lhrir weary sicgs--mnmy
of them LgrJap, rgQJoR aud all hW,yFM
having not even 50 much Gs a dust Of Hour
lci,-all suhsis'Mg ON Buffalo meat which
was very hard to get, that game being
scarce and the horses unfit for tho chase
yet passing strange, these noble fellows 'g-
turned home to "swcct home, NOT TO hear
even q faint praise for their suiIcrings, hut
cXccraii0ns from many quarters for their
not finding Indians whore hoy was none,
and Ton moi going and attacking the Gre
serve Indians who so far as We were able
to learn were living penccably in their o'ra
iotrns, ON the lands assigned to them by
solemn treaty, strictly guarded by U. :.
troops, commanded nv intelligent officers,
brave men and gentlemen, all Of them to II
man assuring us that they could produce
every Indian warrior, or show his grave,
that moved to the present R's.rrc. Now, is
/ it likely. is it indeed possible, that such n
body of gentlemen should lie unanimously ,
| Surely not. Captain Huston, Capt. Cnbcll,
| Lieut.. Farrcn, Doctor Potts aud MIR. Cabcll,
/ Asst. Qunrtcrmastcr all educated men and
| gentlemen, to which add some ten Urtwclvc
/ civil inction0rics who knew all the war
| riOrs and some OF them nearly all their
stock. all testified to the impossibility OF
the Reserve Indians proper committing
/ dcpredutions ON Il frontier 200 mites from
MCw, without liz being known to them and
the officers: and vet Col. .lohnsonS Rcgi-
mcnt has been severely delt with for not
destroying those Indians in their own
homes. with all that weight of testimony in
their favor as well rs guarded by L. s
troops. well armed highly disciplined aud
nbundcntly supplied with all munitions OF
war, and to whom IRE were Frequently under
obligations for some OF our greatest ne
ccsSitics even ammunition! Is all this reason.
able Allow me to make a comparison, n.
thou~it is said they are odiots; WE'LL
be patient and generous to me in this in.
stancc-I am writing for a little army o
brave abused men, your ncighbors, rcla
tiycs and friends. Suppose our Regimen
had come up with Il party of kickapoc
Warriors and captured them "Car tie iron'
tier, not in their country, but in oHr coun'
try--ncar our Cabn-doors, and then turn
them lose and give them their horses tC
ride to do so ngain,-our abuse would
still have been worse j Poa$'6te, | think
but will not speak single hard word
beyond saying that those gentlemen on the
spot ought to know better what to do III
such emergencies, than those atar off sit
ting by their tirc-sidcs in safety All hon
or to the brave and suffering Ranger tlti'
zcn-soldicr, or in State service, hcshaIl never
be uphraided by me. Lay aside all malice
and chickering's. and unite for frontier de-
fence in the only rug IL can be donc egectt'
Red river to Colorado rs or 80 miles apart
and % miles off from the frontier settle