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into fancied security which as a natural consequence has but had a tendency to increase their losses, and aggra:vate the misery of their unfortunate position. The undersigned further state as an established fact that many of these incursions are made by Indians resident in Mex- ico, and as the Settlement in our district are Confined to the Rio Grande 'tis but an easy task to cross the river (ordinarily fordable) and after perpetrating their blow recross the Same, where in a few moments after the accomplishment of their de- signs they are shielded from punishment by being within the limits of a foreign Republic. The complaints and appeals for Succour and protection to the Genl Govt, by the people of our district thus harassed have been long-loud-and continuos-efforts have apparently been made to alleviate the condition of this people, by affording them ostensible protection but, it grieve us to say that the mean have signally failed to meet the end- Many other facts might reasonably and truthfully be em- bodied in this Statement but we conceive that sufficient has been alledged to place the condition of our constituency in a proper light before the Com. RUFUS DOANE of the Senate J. F. CROSBY House [Endorsed] . Statement of Hon. Doane and Crosby Nov 1855. No. 160 LETrER FROM R. H. HORD AND .E. BASSE TO E. M. PEASE Brownsville, Deer. 10th 1855. Sir: We find ourselves constrained to bring to your notice a griev- ance under which we in common with many of our fellow citi- zens have suffered for some years past-- In 1850 we established our Rancho known as "Sal del Rey" situated in, now the county of Hidalgo, then composing a part of Cameron County and about 75 miles distant from this city-
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