The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-04-12

Late dates state that the upper
border continued still to be infested
by bands Of wandering Indians. A
letter from Roma thus sums up their
doings:
80 far as heard from, fifteen
Mexicans and one American have
been killed by the Indians, beside
several Mexican boys and women
captured. Several parties are in
pursuit, and we are beginning to re.
ceive good reports from them. A
wounded man come to Mier yester-
day, and reported that Jesus Garcier
Ramirez, and party from Laredo,
under command OF Benavides, nnm
berlng in all about sixty men, at.
tackled party Of Indians while they
were resting at a place called the
Salado, and killed four Of them,
taking two Mexican captive boys,
and all the horses with the exception
ia few on which the Indians es.
capped. There was supposed to be
about twenty eight Indians and two
squaws. In the fight one Mexican
was killed and three wounded.
The Indians killed were differ
emily dressed from any they had
heretofore seen; ono had very large
earrings in his ears, beside a great
many small ones, completely lining
his ears all round. They can form
no idea as to what tribe of savages
they belong, as their dress and size
are different from any that have
heretofore Leen seen.
"If detachments Of troops are not
placed at dit itferent points above here.
the whole OF the ranchos will be de.
populated in a short time, and the
country from here to the Nueces
River left a desert. A great many
are now coming with their stock to
the river, and some passing to the
Mexican side"
The Providence Journal publishes
the following extract from a letter
recently received in that city from a
friend in Texas:
There is truly o reign of terror
Strangers are taken before Vigilance
Committees. examined and theaten.
ed, when there is not a shade Of sus
picion attached to them. Uncle Hen
~ voted this morning against seccss
ion, and thereby incurred. tcmporari
", the ill-will Of many. His life has
been threatened by a drunken crowd
in a groggery. Ofcourse the threat
was an idle one. and resulted in no
injury to him; but il will serve 10
! illustrate Go what an extent onr po-
litical troubles have robbed the pop
ulace of reason, when man, bv
birth a Virginian, by education and
principles, interest and associations
true Southerner, for years a resi-
dent OF this place, and legislator,
elected by their own suffrages, and
firmly and unseltishly advancing
their interest, can be denounced
and liheled because he ia not an
ultraist or extremist, and advocates
the cause of reason instead OF wal
and hloodshed. There is one CLEAN
of light in the fist gathering dark.
nesa. Such q condition cannot long
exist. Our mails are no longer
running, and this is written with the
hope of sending it awav, to be mail
cd by private hands. We arc almos
frightened at the prospect Of star
vation here. Poor people are reall,
suffering, and since the tariff laid OF
flour by the Southern Congress, tn,
sntferings will be greatly increased
: Our crops having failed entirely
owing to the unpropitious seasons @
, last year. we are wholly dependen
on the Northern and Western state
for food. Uncle Henry, belonging
, to n party termed here Opposition
, that is, not ultraists and fire-eaters
, and | naturally espousing his side {
the canse, we regret the difficulties
and feel them perhaps. more keenl
, than even you Nor,herners can, q
, they not only conflict with our prir
ciples, but may possibly cause IL
physical suffering"