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all occassions to be worthy of the protection of our Govt, and the benefit of our Laws, - that many of these Citizens have been forced to Sacrifice their property, and abandon their new homes, and that they are now daily being compelled to leave the limits of our State.-That the American Citizens residing at El Paso and in that vicinity have suffered very great losses of property and are subject at all times to have all that they possess taken from them. To give to your Excellency a correct account in detail, of the sufferings of the citizens of the upper Rio Grande, would require more space than our limits afford. It is also represented that the Indians are roaming in the Vicinity aforesaid in numbers, and that either, or all of the villages in the county aforesaid are subject to an attack by the Indians at any moment, and that each of these villages are perfectly defenceless,-that but a very insig- nificant portion of the citizens residing in these villages have even the means of defending themselves and families ;-We therefore feel no hesitation in making the general assertion that the condition of affairs in our section of the country is deplor- able in the extreme, and calls loudly for Governmental aid and protection. We would respectfully ask a due con- sideration of the above facts, and that your Hon. Excellency would make an official application to the Commander of the 8th Military Dept requesting an order stationing at least two Companies in that section, that in the event said Commandant has no authority to make said order,-that your Excellency would order into service for the protection of said frontiers, such a number of troops as your Excellency might deem ad- visable.
All of wh.ich is most respectfully sub-
mitted,
W. L. SMITH JAMES BUCHANAN W. T. WILLIAMS R. A. SIMONTON TH. PAHLDIECK DB JENKINS WM A A WALLACE R. WINCHESTER PRESTON R. POLLORY
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