The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-16

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During The Inclplcncy Of The rcyoln.
ton september, 1875, "a Aprll, lHm
grave opprolonsions were lclt lcst
through MoXican emlasarlcs, known
to be alnongtben, III 80 Indians might
be hurled upon slm In ll,c rear, ihec
feets Of which would have been disaA-
tI,oup TO our cause and destruction 10
lnrgc portions Of our families.
To prevent This, Sam Houston, John
ForhoatstHlof Nacodgochcs. and Dr.
John Cameron were commissioned by
the provisional government 20 treat
With thcin, and, II possible, secure
their neutrality, They succeeded, but
not 10 such mn extent 10 inspire conf
denco In the fidelity of the Indians,
As Houston retrcatcd east our families
were strung nlonethc various routes In
his front, completely nj the mercy Of
these tribes. II was AZ this critical
momcnt--llouston, with eight or nine
hundred men, falling back beloreSanla
Annn, with seven or eight thousand
-0r families, from The Trinity 10 the
Sabine, dragging unprotected through
rnin and snow, along the margin of tile
Cherokccs, that the noblc-hcarIcd Mn
jor General Edmund y. Gaines, t. :.
A., with five hundred United States
drugroons crossed the Sabine, and took
position at Nacogdoches, determined
If one Texas woman on child should
fall by these Indians, to throw his force
upon the nssaimnts, II Is certain, no
matter what the Indians intended, that
this bold move Of the fearless old sol-
dicr and patriot, al once determined
them TO remain neutral. A few days,
and the victory at San Jacinto, removed
all immediate danger, and Gaines
Withdrew 10 Fort Jcssup, Louisiana,
reporting his conduct, and the reasons
therefor 10 President Jackson, whose
glorious old hent responded amen !!
The memory of Gaines should he dear
40 all Texans, and il will he as our chill
drcnJpcconlc Gnniliar with our history.
But We seeds of suspicion and dis
cord, between the whites and Indians,
still existed. Isolated murders and
lesser o,tmgcs began to show them
selves soon afterwards The PcMcc
family, the numerous family of the
Killoughs and others, were ruthlcssly
murdered. General Houston inter.
posed his potcntia! voice and influence
to allay the excitement, and preserve
pence, Tliu had great influence With
The Chcrokccs, and did all in his power
to stay the tide. But, just as his first
Presidency was drawing To a close,
General RuslS, chief militia officer
of tltc"thc Republic, fought and won n
bloody victory over the Kickapoos and
Others, IN November, 1888. General
lamar cunlc into the Presidency Il little
later, alrcn,y in deep sympathy with
the feelings Of the people, which bad
been lanued inton jlameby the savage
niussncrc of the I(illough family, and
other acts Of atrocty,
Mirahcnu II. Lamar, like SAM lIous-
tom though differing 50 widely, Wns n
Imam ot Intense feeling To protect
women and children, he would sacri-
flee All else. Houston's hoyhood in the
mountains Of East Tennessee, spent IN
daily proximity to the Cherokccs, re-
yiycd by four years residence among
them IN the West, Just before his COM
ing 10 Texas, had cstablibcd in his
mind'an cquipoiso of Judgment and an
insight iniothc errors of his own pco-
ple on the borders, which hadc him in
vcstigate, calmly and decide justly
Nothing less than his own personal
popularity could have calmly and sue
cesslully maintained the almost nett
trail position he occupied.
EXhausting all rcasonabls efforts at
reconciliation, or, instead the removal
of tile Indians from the very heart of
East Tennessee, President Lamar re-
solved on war; Once determined, no
time was lost. Gen. kelsey II. Doug
lass, OF the East, was ordered to raise
the militia, Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, of
Nacogloches, called TO his standard II
band Of volunteers. Col Edward
Burlcson, with u regiment Of regulars
and some volunteers, was ordered to
move from the West.
He was accompanied by Vice Prcsi-
dent David G. Burnett, General Albert
Sidney Johnston, Secretary Of War,
and Colonel Hugh Mcleod, AUutanl
General, WHO, under instructions, made
a last effort to avert Il bloody issue, but
in vain. Charles A. Ogsbury, of the
Indlanola Bulletin, was also in the cx-
petition. -
On the 18th of July, 1880, this COM
bincd force Of regulars, militia and
volunteers attacked the associate In
dams in strong position. The con-
test was long and stubborn, and many
acts of heroic daring were displayed
on either side. The Indians at length
yielded, hut only To fall back and Sc
cure better position. On the 18th
they were pursued some miles. and
found ready for battle in heavy woods.
The scenes of the previous day were
r-enacted. "rhe Bowl was slain,
and many Cherokee and other Indians
fell. The Texan loss was considerable.
President Burnett General Johnston,
Colonel Mcleod and Major Kaufman
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