Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-11-14
JOHN W. swNDELls, PUBLISHER.
Indians.

Since our last issue We have heard
many conflicting rumOrs ia regard
To the Indian raid into Denton eoun-
". There was quite panic for q
few dsys, aud a number of families
broke up and moved further east
We have learned that Il party oi
citizens pursued the Indians from
Denton, numbering about 40 per
sons, but on coming up with thS
Indians were forced TO retreat on
account OF the superior numbers oi
the enemy,
A Mr., Porlenberry was killed
and another person was wounded
We also learn n man was killed by
the Indians at Chisum's rancho, on
Clear Creek, but We have not
learned the name of the deceased
In another column, will be found
an order from Col. Starr allowing
the people OF the frontier 10 organ
izo for home protection. We sin
cerely trust tho military will give
full encouragement 10 the frontier
people tu organize and defend them.
selves. Indeed, without such per.
mission the people of Wisc, Mon.
tague, Cook aud DcEtcn will be
forced 10 give up their homes. II
the military authorities Wi. .aulhor.
izc il, we feel assured that "ambCrs
of our citizens will thcer.Glly go TO
the assistance of our suffering
ncighbors. Wchavc learned through
the Sherman Courier, that Judge
Weaver has been arrested and car.
ried OIL, because Of his efforts to
arouse the citizens of Cook to the
necessity Of organizing for the pur,
pose of selfprotection. On this
aud some other accounts we are
really afraid to say more upon the
subject. But the fact that an In.
dian war is imminent, and that our
frontier is likely to have all the
hostile Indians, driven by Gen.
Sheridan from Kansas and New
Mexico, turned loose uIon them,
makes this most serious question.
Since the surrender Of the Conicd.
crate forces, INC Texas irontlc. las
been gradually giving way. Our
information leads to the conclusion
that onc.half Of the population Of
Wise county has left it, The same |
may be said Of Montague and the
western part Of Cook. And now |
the western part Of Denton must !
follow suit. The same remark APP
plies to other frontier localities
farther south. For many months
past, the Indians have been more
bold and daring than has been usual
with them. They have come into
the settlements in larger bodies,
and penetrated to neighborhoods
where they have not been seen for
twenty years past. Heretofore, the
and Kiowas have been
The deprcdators. But now we may
look for the Chcyennes, Arapahocs
and Sioux that have been forced
INTO the Pan, Handle region Of
Texas by the federal troops that are
pursuing them from Kansas and
'urther west.
The papers inform us that three
columns Of U. S. forces will make
I, vigorous campaign against the
hostile Indians this fall. 1t is pos
,ible that these forces are now on
The move. 1t would be fortunate
'or our people if Gen. Reynolds
would organize an expedition of q.
). forces and volunteers from the
rontier and move against them at
he same time. II a column of
roops could move from Texas and
% operate with the forces from
Kansas and New Mexico, the
.hances are that the hostile tribes
md bands would converge together
n the region Of the Wichita noun
aims where they might be over
aiken and destroyed, or severely
punished. We hope some such pol
cy will be adopted, or that some.
hing will be done that will forever
,ut stop to the murders and rob
,erics of these red devils.