Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-07
From the National IateMgeacer.
DOCUMENTS
ACCOMPANYING TIE MESSAGE OF THE
PRESIDENT.
From The. Secretary Of State to Governor
Claiborne.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
October II, 1910.
STR,


President of the United States you VIII
perceive his determination 70 take posses
! sion of the territory therein specihca, ~
The name and behalf of the United States ;
+, the considerations WhlGh have constralned
! him 10 resort to this necessary measure,
and his direction that you, as governor OF
| the Orleans Territory, shall execute the
same. OF this Proclamation, upon your
arrival at Natehez, you WILL without delay
cause to be printed as many copies, in The
English, Preach and Spanish Languages, as
NAV be deemed necessary, and you vii!
cause the same 70 be extensively circulated
Throughout, the SAID territory.
You will immediately proceed by the
nearest and best ,outc 10 the town OF Wash
ins,on in the Mississippi Territory. From
the secretary Of war you viii receive an or
der to the officers commanding the several
frontier posts to afford you such assistance
Ia passing the wilderness and IN descend
ing The western waters as you may require.
And, as despatch IS very desirable, you are
uihof.sed, IN case your horses should tai
to procure Others at the public eXpsnce.~-
Alter having made a, Washington the ne
cessary arrangements with gov. Holmes
and with tic commanding officer OF Tx re-
pular troops, you will without delay pro-
coed into the SAID territory, and, in virtue
Of the Presidents Proclamation. take pos
cees,on OF the same In the name and in be-
half OF the i. S.
AS the district, the possession Of which
vou are directed to take, Is to be consider
ri as making part OF the Territory OF Or
leans, you viii, alter taking possession, lose
M lime in proceeding to Organise the mill
=, 70 prescribe the bounds Of ,,rishes. to
establish parish courts, and 6na,ly TO do
| whatever your legal powers applicable to the
case will warrant, and may be calcuia I'd 70
| maintain order, to secure 10 the inhah ftan's
the peacsable enjoyment Of their liberty,
property and religion, and to place them,
! as far as may be, on the same footing WITH
! the inhabitants Of the other districts undr!
your authority. AS far as your powers may
| be inadequate to these an! liner reo'''s'''
! .J-~-~, legislature OF Orleans, WINCH
! it is understood will soon be in session.. will
have an opportunity of making further pro
| visions tor them, more especially for giving
| by law to the inhabitants Of the said Terri
| tory Iuss share in the representation Of
the general assembly; it Being desirable
that the Interval of this privation should not
be prolonged beyond the unavoidable ne
cessity of the case.
Ii, contrary 20, expectation, the occupa,
ton OF this territory on the part Of the q.
States should be opposed by force thu
commanding officer Of the regular troops
on the Mississippi will have orders from
/ the secretary OF war to afford you, upon
your application, the requisite aid, and
should an additional force be deemrd ne
cessary, you will draw from the Orleans
territory. 3 will governor Holmes from the
Mississippi territory, militia in such num-
b:'s, and in su proportions from your re,
/ spectvs territories as YOU and gov. Holmes
may deem proper. Should, however, any
particular place, however small, remain in
possession of S spanish force, YOU will no,
proceed to employ force against it but
you will make immediate report thereof to
this department.
You will avail yourself of the first favor
able opportunities that may occur to trans
nit to the several governors Of the Spanish
provinces in the neighborhood copies of the
presidents proclamation with accompanying
letters of conciliasory tendency.
TO defray any reasonable expenditures
which may necessarily attend the execution
of these instructions, the President author
Uses you, having Que regard to economy, to
draw for sum not exceeding in any event
10000 dollars:
From the confidence which the President
Justly has in your Judgment and discretion
he is persuaded thas III the execution of this
trust, as delicate as i. is important, your