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CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY May,7.

Defence ofthe Western Frontier.
MIR. CAMDRELENa moved The sus
pension Of the rules for the purpose Of
going into committee Of the whole on
the State Of lheSUniou upon The "bilI
making appropriation Cf one million
of dollars for the protection eflhe ives
tern frontier"
Mr. c. said this swas a subject which
couldnot be postponed. The dagger
OF hostIlileS on The western frontier
was imminent. A month ago he had
given it Os his opinion here, that We
were s'umberlng at our posts; and a
month hence.wOuld,. he believed con
-VinCe.us OF tito our cost.
On molten Of Mr.. CAMBRELENG,
the House then wentint0 committee
Of the whole on the Safe the Union
(Mr 4. WhittIeSSey in the chair,) on
Ihe above mentioned bill.
Mr.. c. sent 10 lhe chair, a number
Of Documents from the War Depart
ment, embracing all The information
in The possession of that Department
on This SuRjec; and they wereread.
rhe'i0slructions TO General Gaines
rsGuire:him to preserve the neutrality
OG lhe United States on The western
frontier ,-byforceT necessary to re
strata iheIudianswithin our boundary
from entering the Territory of Texas;
to warn any body Of Mexicaas erin
,diaUs who may approach our frontier,
TO retire; and if they persist, TO meet
attack sndsrcpeEthem. Gen. Gaines
calls for a-(orce of eight ten thou
sand men, mounted volunteers, which
force will, he thinks, be requisite to
enable hin 10 prevent the lHcursion
of the Indians, aud cause the neulr4Ii
iy Of the United Slales TO be respected
In The conversation between Mr..
Forsyth and the minister Of Mexico,
the views Of The latter were not Civ
.co,l
Elr C. also referred 10 The fact,
(Which was not officially communics
ted that Santa Anna,,i his bulletin
announcing the capture Of The Alamo
aud the massacre Of it's defenders, had
called for an additional force Of 5000
men and 400 officers and "a further sup
ply of money.
Mr. J. G ADAMS was willing he
said, TO 90 10 any extent for the protec
lion Of The western frontier. but he
disapproved Of Ihe character Of the in
struelions, which he said, by COunte
uancng Sn Invasion tf the Mexican
Territory, pGnpoSed war measures.
lie insisted TOO that a more perfect &C
count Of our relations with Mexico,
IN regard 10 this subject, should be
laid before Congress. lie thought
that the subject ought to be approach
% with great caution, unless we wish
I'd 10 plunge bIindly into a war in de
fence of"oH Te2ians," as General
Gaines 10 his letter denominated them.
OuI citizens had gonetO Texas aud
proclaimed their Independence, aud
Wade war, aud we have been called
upon 10 acknowledge heir indepeO
deGce. He did not wish 10 make this
Government party in tho soUTover
syi but the instructions and General
GIime's letters seemed to contemplate
war in behalf Of "Our Texans" "
Mr. CAMBRELENG said there was O
manifest error in The copy which the
clerk he'd read. The original was
"our TeEian neighbors."
Mr. ADAMS said, if he was correct
ly Informed this war Of sour Texans"
was undertaken 10 re establish slavery
10 The Republic of TeKOs, which Mex {
'co had abolished, and the cause OF The {
war was a resistance 10 this abolition
OF slavery. There was also an at I
tempt making 10 acquire il for The pur @
pose Of anOexing II 10 the United c
9iales. lie was 10 favor Of no such v
war aud Of 40 such addition 10 the Uni r
led States, 4