The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-06-27
IMPORTANT INDIAN NEWS.

By the following correspondence,
furnished us by friendly correspond
ent, it will be seen that, at the solicita-
ton of brevet Major General j. w.
Davidson, commanding at Fort Sill,
the war department. has granted per-
mission to the army to follow Indian
raiders on the lands of the reservation.
This will have a most wholesome eff
feet in lettering raiders from depre-
dating, as ii lifts the mantle OF impu-
nifty under which they have so long
acted.
General Davidson will be remem-
bered by the people of Texas for his
noble conduct in the premises. The
officers of the army are steadily gain
ing the confidence of our people, and
with such splendid officers in the field
as General Mckenzie and Davidson
and the late lamented Lieutenant Hud-
son, Texans are coming to realize
that American soldiers are once more
the protectors of common country,
and no longer the unwilling instru-
ments of political persecution. Would
to God how many McKenzies and Da-
Wilson's there might be OH our frontier.
Read the documents below:
DEPARTMENT OF THE iNTERIoR,)
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, :
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May II, lSIi.)
SIR have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt, by department refer
ence of q communication from the Sec
retary of war, forwarding report of
Captain Carlton of the tenth cavalry,
To Colonel Davidson, commanding
Fort Sill, in which Captain Carlton
states that Indians from the reserva-
ton fired on his camp OH the 9th ulti-
mo, from a distance of eighty-five
PAGES and retired, leaving one revolt
yer, one saddle and three saddle-bank.
cts, and that this is the second in
stance in which these Indians have
committed this act within three weeks.
The trail was followed the next morn
ing upon the reservation leading to-
ward Fort Sill.
Colonel Davidson renews his appli-
cation to the war department for au-
thority to follow Indians in such cases
upon the reservation and punish them.
In connection with this report, l beg
to state that information from the
agent at Fort Sill leaves no doubt that
the Comanches are frequently raiding
into Texas, Notwithstanding their re-
iterated pledge to cease raiding. |
deem it a special hindrance to the dis
cipline and attempted civilization of
these Indians that they should be al
punity and make their reservation q
refuge for crime.
The difficulty which the service has
labored under heretofore, in furnishing
these raiders has consisted largely in
that we cannot strike the guilty par
ties without making indiscriminate
slaughter among the innocent, but it
will be seen that i'm the case as stated
By Colonel Davidson this difficulty is
Obviated. Ally band of IndiInds
found along the Red river can be there
only for mischief, and if they commit
across the Texas
line, and can be followed
upon 6 hot trail and struck
by the military before reaching the
camps of other INDIANS. believe such
action will be in the way OF protection
to the settlers and will enfofee the
growing sentiments among the CO.
manches against raiding.
The main part of these Indians are
peaceably inclined, but declare that
fhqv cannot restrain some of their
wild young men. If COlOnel Davidson
could strike some of the marauders in
the act, OF before they join the main