162 chief of said Lipans, who although he denied, that the depreda- tions were committed by his immediate band, but acknowledged, that they might be Lipans whom he was unable to control, did acknowledge that Trinidad Ramos does know his men-- this evi- dence in the opinion of your committee is conclusive of the guilt of the Indians.- They ask to present the following Resolutions and ask their adoption. Resolved, that the proceedings of this meeting be forwarded to his Excellency the Governor of our State, with the respectful request, in the name of the people of our County, that he will have the question of the guilt, or innocence of the Lipans en- quired into in the most speedy and effectual manner, That he be respectfully requested to bri:ng the facts of this Report to the knowledge of the Government of the United States, and urgently appeal to that source for a sufficient Mounted force, for this frontier, that its citizens may be protected in the enjoyment of the humblest priviledge of an American citizen-the one of earn- ing a support for himself and his family. Resolved, That we recognise as a right, the power to apply in the name of our County to the Civil authorities, for a process to arrest the murders of Bela and other of our Citizens, and the robbers of our goods, and horses, and if they are found to be in the Lipan Camp, and their delivery resisted, That we would be authorised to use force, to take them, even should it involve the destruction of the whole tribe. Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to correspond with our Fellow Citizens of the Counties of Bexar, Nueces, Star, Hidalgo & Cameron to ask their aid in organising a force of not less than two hundred men, who shall be prepared at their own expense, to carry into effect, the civil process, of our Court, against these "tame pets" of the United States Resolved, That the agent resident among the Lipans, be respect- fully urged, to enroll if possible the names of the warriors of the Lipan tribe at his agency, (not believed to be more than one hun- dred) and see that they are not absent from camp more than a few days at a time, for we warn him that the innocent will have to atone to us, for the deeds of the guilty- Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be rendered to Col. Loomis, Comdg Ft McIntosh, for the promptness with which he has ever
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