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THE TEXAS STATE;GAZETTE
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IX OTHER STATES.
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Tho Administration and. our Indian Affairs.
YVq hrtvfj examined trie report of Mr Orltvndo Brown the
Cprnmissibner of Indian Affairs mndo to the President on the
the recom-
measure for the
better control of tho Indians wilhfn our limits. We however
have.-foii nd nothing of this character. Mr. Brown is a Koiiluc
kian ; btitvlike the balance of Gen. Taylor's administration he is
woru lor
lit result to
vjwiuiiiiMMuiim ui iiiuiuu Jumna uiiiui; in mu i iucjiu
30th p 'November last with the'hopo of finding in it
iT$ndiitipn. of some .specific prnctical.and liberal meas
any diOictittyTat nil citlasirAviieixrfierdst of; liis'pnftrcits
"sldqred..' Tlie Presjun't Couldiiot appoiht ajdriljiinr Texnlto
nil5?Of'tllfclrTWhnrl rrinrlrirui-nvleirM-? Tnt tttAiiVnA I - T.; -;r-.
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visio7i having' been ?M
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V..B. Palmer New York Boston Philadelphia;
' H. Mi Lewis Stale of Alabama.
R'. Morris &-Co. Stale of Mississippi.
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C. Erhard San Marcos.
.lames Nicholson Bastrop.
V. B. Coli'ee Loekhart.
W. Basel New Braunfels.
John It. King Seguin.
S. A. J. Haynie Webber's Prairie.
Ejw'd. Mall'ocli Gonzales. '
M. Johnson. Port Lavaca. ''
John Henry Brown lndianola.
Alexander Somervell &ai
W. L. Hunter Goliad. .
B F. Neal. Cornus Christi
James L. Trueheart San AnJnii
vv. J. jones ouiuiiiuus..
J. F. Crosby Brenhum. t '
J. B.'Robertson Independencci
11. It. Cattmell Washington.
M. K. Snell' Houston.
H. W. Raglin Anderson.
J. It. Henry Springfield.
George W. Glascoek Georgetown
C. M. Hubby duneron.
Thos. P. Collins Crockett.
John H7 Reagan Buffalo.
S. G. Newton Dallas.
John Welch Melton's P. O;
S. A. Venters. Alton. .
G. W. Barnelt A. Johnson McKIr.ney.
James in smith uuero.
P. IJ. Priilham Victoria. s
J. W. B. McFarlane Refugio.
'Peter Mnhony San Patricio.
'jit. Howard Brownville.
fA.G. Stakes Rio Grande City.
II. P. Bee Laredo.
uu&6hn Hofimaft Castroville
-Gco. F. Ilolcamp Fredericksburg.
)W. II. Crutehcr La Grange.
" M. M. Battle Richmond.
A. Underwood Columbia.
It. D. Johnson Galveston.
Hugh B. Boston Montgomer'.
Isaac McGary Iluntsville.
John H. Potts Leonaj t
W. F. Henderson Corslcana. '
John Lund Franklinlfc
S. W. Kfjllogg Wliceloclr.
Harvey Mitchell Boon'ville.
W-. W. Hill & W. A. King Caldwell
w. i. wtiggins Liberty.
John P. Kale Livingston.
A.E. MeClure Palestine. .
.A; P.. Sillivant.'Kaufnian.
James Bradlev Greenville. w
JJordan. Jordan's Saline.
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V D.Fijch Sherma.n. '
H.'G' Hendricks Boriham. '
"V.HMilWcelurJsi
G. F. Lawton Clarksville.
S. H. McFfirlar.il Boston.
Jefferson Cooke Mt. Pleasant.
S. F. Moscly Jeirerson.
"John H. M'eNairy-Gilmer.
W. Pi Hill Marshall.
Thbs. J-Hays Tyler. f
Jas. It. Armstrong Henderson.
J. H. Anderson Carthage.
L..H. Aslferoft Shelbyville.L
W. P: Brittain ltusk. vf
Thomas C. Barrett Nslcogdochcs
O. M. Wheeler S.lp Augustine.
Austin & Clapp Sabineiown)
A. C. Caldwell. Marion. ' '.
M. Priest' Woodville... . .
Z. Wins. Eddy Jasper'. '
TlioM J. Booker Burkeiiille;
J. P. Pulsifer. Beauinont??!
C. T. HilliArd Hillia'rd'P: 0.
Rey. John Haynie Rutersvllle
Gto. Burkhan Matagorda.
G.'Eagai'v Wharton.
Eli Mercer Egypt. .
Edw'd Purcell Brazoria.
N. H. Munser San .Felipe.
D. M Preiidergast Sptingfield
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letters forwarding subscriptions lo such publishers. The language W the Post-master-General
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Done iri tho host manner at short notice and upon tho most reasonable term
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'cither fearful of tho responsibility of saying a goot
Teas.or he is at bdarl opposed to anything that mig
her-advantage.. We cannot think'that he is ignorant of the evils
votir frontiers have siiflered'sincethe has been in office; for they
havebeen' forced; u poll his n'Otico through too many channels'
eiiiiuuu u me. jngncsi. urcuii.; yy-iiiij iji;gi5iuiuM;kiuu v-juvu-iiiim
special rriesscjigors and tie petitions of tlie people themselves
all 'however without avail. The Taylor administration in all
its branches bureatlsahd officesj fro.n tho greatest to the least
is thoroughly anti-Texas The subordinates consult the preju-
dices of tht'ir chief andbecqme tlie instruments through which
he executes his .malicious and r. cruel designs against tlie lives
fpropprtyi- and pence of our peo'pUv TJiis report of the Commis-
sioner luriiisheSibi'it tSo'mucli evidence of this deplorable fact.
'Oitr space will n"ot allow. us however to go itUc a Aill review
of the many objectionable .features in the policy recommended
by the Commissioner. ' AVerm- ;efei but to two or three poinls
of peculiar interest to tlie people of this Stale.
It is notorious that the General Government in total disregard
ofspleiriji treaty stipulations with Mexico and tlio late' Republic
of Texasjvas well as of other obligations no less imperative liave
for years permitted 'without notice or restraint large'bndies of
northern Indians settled upon the western borders of Missouri
and Arkansas to. emigrate southward and take up their tempo-
rary or permanent abode within" the. limits oPTexas to the great
annoyance and injury of her frontier inhabitants. These intru-
ding bauds are the Widhitas.'Tow-e-ash Keechies Caddoes An-
adarcoes Ionics Delawrtres .Shnwuees Bilovis Coshtittees
Creeks ' Cherokees fi6wrtiiees; Alabainas Uimtawas CAuopaws.'
TahookatokieV Seminoles Odages Chick'nsaws phoctaws Pof-
tayatornies Qttowas Pawnees MaWhas Arapahoes Cheyctines
and perhaps some others numbering ttliogether according lo the
best'authorities from seven to twelve thousand. These "Indians
are properly termed intruders because they have no right upon
the soil of "Texas and belong to other States and Territories.
They are for the most- part the. most warlike aiid formidable of
all our savage neighbors; and by their intercourse and traffic
with tlfe tribes properly belonging to Texas they stimulate and
encourage forays depredations and murder to au alarming ex-
tent.nll along our entire frontier. U is clearly the bouuden duty
of the General Government to remove these Indians from our
limits. ' Co. Medill the predecessor of Mr. Brown in submit-
ting to the Secretary Ofthe Interior a communication from Capt.
Gallelt ori this subject 'says ?c measures ought promptly to be
adqp.ted lo drive dht of Texas ancl' send tr. their proper homes
willi their own' tr'ibes.on the frontier all the Indians referred-to
a nil puf'ji .stop to the traffic in question and both ouglft to" be
done" for reasons afiedliilglho .welfare of ''themselves mid the
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tribes to which 'they belong whether their residence jn Texas
atld trade there" arc attended wjtli such sei;ioti's results as those
spoken ofor.rot."V.. " ''
Bttt.Mi.Browh' the Tavlor Commissioner of Indian Affairs
proposes to reversa'ihc. policy of his predecessor ; for instead of
urging the. T.cmoval of the intruding tribes hef actually recom-
mends "that the Smaller tribes scattered along the. frontier. above
tho'Delawarcs and Kjckapoo? embracitig the Sacsaud Foxps of
1lissburi:tlie Iowas.flho Omahas the Otloes and 'Missourias ihe
Ponc'aSj.nnd'if; possible the Pawnees. sl(oull L be moved down
among the tribes ofithb southern colonif'-ibus concentrating
them within 'convenient striking distance of the Red Kiver set-
tloments upon which atany momeiit tjiey m.ight precipitate
themselves and. cary death and'desolaiion jn- their path But
is not this iri perfect keeping with Vdylorisrnf as manifested in
every act of th'e .td.ininistration-tqwards Texnsl' " ).-'
. Yet Uis is not'aH! . TJi'e Commissioner suys J. hee'nt1fo want
on 'the part of the.' Mne'ral Giiverlirnont of pi' jnrisdtc-
tioit or control over the country "occupied "by them (the In-'
dians of Texas) and from a proper supply of-local agents to aid
in the management of our Indian affairs h that State not having
bpeq authorised" "this Department should. n.bt beield 'accoun-
table for any .disturbances-or difficulties that may -occur unless
new and more effective arrangements" he soon made;" And also
lhat "until" a .suitable number and description of agents shall
have been authorised for them the Department should not be
held at all responsible for tho proper and efficient management of
our Indian affairs in Texas."
These statements of h..CQrnmis$ioner would probablyin some
degree excuse him' for the uirer inpttention which ho has given
to otirlndian matters did we ndtsqe frOm his report that tho au-
thority to appoint agents which ho could not find when its exer-
cise might boa benefit to Texas was very readily and without
v n" .oyj u mujrMjuA2ommissioner says. ivo' pro-
ing been iMijtm.css for the appointment of Z
Jjl't'hrYtttilini1. fn' flint nfivrlnnti .ifntfiti- lX it.iiZZ'
of the fifth secijon;of'Hli1i acfof June 30 lSaiproi'ng'fortp
organization of.j.h 'Apartment of Intlian "Afiaifs'." Agafnhc"
says : A siminr cotirso had necessarily "lo Be' adopted' tliik'
year with reference tovtlic Indians in--NavvA1.exieo andfc Ca(ifp?-
nia ; no agents for tphighJiavijig- Men .provided by Congress 'f
the Departnientwa8.eitii6ry; witljoht tlieineans of obtaining Wm
information respecti'ig.prof mimaging our relations with .thoslp
Indians. Three subggenfoereJhcrcforetajjpointed') under the
same authority " the; abrfl lS--Arid likewise two agents
transferred from (heippeV-Mi$spui to; ' New' Mexico ' ajid Cali
fornia making in all seVei)ulige$fe appointed by tTie;Pfjfsi19
dent where "no provision I hac bpen niadeby'Congiess)" besides-
the transfer of two full agenciesv '"' -' fyjf'V'' il
Ye naturally aslc why h'is that Gen. Taylor could1 "apntf
nsfeiits for the Indians in Oregon Californiind " Ncy Mexic
where there was not one tithe of the'necessity-for tlieir-prcsence
when he could not do so for those m;Texas? There asprdcis'eiyv
the same authority in each case. If the law of 1&34 gave hiirr
power to appoint agents for Oregon 'Oaliforilia""and1"!STw Mex-
ico" it gave him power also to appoint thchV foi; Tdxti's1? Buf
is too plain to admit of doUbt. that Gen. Taylor' kM'h Gowf
missioner of Indian Affairs have made a distinction againsV "us
with a matured purposo of making us feel the full weightqt'Xlf1
the evils which" belong to savage warfare. They"hiive bebrjl ''wii
ling and prompt as wo lirtve seeti' to protect tile' Tnliaml'Snts
of other portions of the Union while we tho people5 oMexasT
are left to lake care of ourselves if 'we can. If we cannot '$v
must submit to be butchered our women and children carried"
into captivity and our properly destroyed while this anti-.Tvxasft.
administration look on with perfect indifference -if; .noMYithpos;?
itive delight. They can brjpg the northern Indians. down.-upditC
our borders but they vyTfrcTo nothing for our protection . ;-
mo uorucn liisqut. ; . 1(.
We are gratified tq learn as we do from the following iletje;
addressed by Col Stijnner of tho First Dragoons to Maj.fEaj
ton Commisaiy of Subsistence that the utility of the-meEtji
biscuit invented by our fellow citizenGail Borden Jr. of Gal-i
veston has been fully tested and that it is likely to come into ex
tensive use as a necessary article of army provisions. We thijilct
it dueto Mr. Bcirdn .that his.name.should be connected. with'tliisjf
useful inventionand therefore wo;prqppse that it hereafter tak&jk
the name of the Borden Biscuit.. -
' i?8F iLbavbnwoutii Mqy 14th 1850. '
Major I have the ft Meat Biscuit." and fitidat QlLaud".mora2
than the inventor thinks it is. ' " "' - "''" '" r
To satisfy myself I ImVe lived upon it entirely ' fjeVeraT1
consecuiiyo days' nnd felt no want of any other foodj aiid tyvan$
con vinccd.that I could live. Upon it for mouths and 'retaiVmyk
health and Strength. I drought that thonirli it m'wht Rimfnih
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man
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tan at a cost'of abot six. m) !sti pirilniJjtVI t cquld not uso-
itir ounce's a day made into soup.Viih nothin'r .added but n..
per and shit ; and moreover! found ;hat 1 could dispense entire-
ly with tea atldMfieej-Hv.hicliis.'agVeatadvaniage that has not1
betm enumerated. ""-' t . 1 i &
; Itrfny judgtneut this is'a.yery great disdqveryrand-must leifdUol
imporuini results i navejojig UlonglH't.hot the compression ofy
wuuiuun; hiuu into simmer compass was one of the most im
portantMhings.tbat remained tb lie disco vered'in this ae of
veutions. Think of a regiment of 500 mefi cufiin" loose from1
all magazines for two mouths with no-other lSa imin
than 50 or6U pack mules. ALfiv'o Ounces a'day foreach man
the Wei-ntKvttiJd be 0J75 IBs.jwhicli do mules couid'earry In
iniliiary(jrj?rationsffresh meat would'genertilly beVo'uiid. and puia
into the soup 'whiclwould make it more snltnnH!' : Jmu
men could subsist without it and it would not.be necessarvHfor
their health and vigor lo transport-ireari or a:iy other rations
I have no idea that it will be' used tpjhis extent for some time to .
cm n- Kreu u.unges mustqe gradually made but I am deci-
dedly ofopidion thtttve ought to commeffee introducing it into'
the aririy at once and I believe or activb Operations inrthefitid
lheadyantagSstior this food y be so apparent that it will 'co'mrj
into general use m-a few years.
i ininic it wui peneuor to nave it always puvorfzed and kept
in tin canisiersto hold about" 25 lbs. ' -
The inventor had bettor send mo n dbzon of ihRsh p.nriisftrb
before I rnarch6n the plains this sji.nmer--lshal. frequently
send outdetachhientson Ipiig exclirsions audit will bo a good
opportunity to put tllis-iliscovorvto a thorn.rh i ' tb "-'"
Pletisoend this letter toGeueral Gibson.aud will ydu ihtorhi
Mr Bordon of its purport. ;
Very respectfully yourobt. servt
E. V. SUMNER
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