South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-11-05

National Intelligencer. IN reference to
the assertion that imminent danger from
Indian hostilities was to be apprehen
il is said that "the commander at Nacog
doches reported to his general that rot
the shadow of hostility existed. that none
had existed, and that not a murder has
been committed (except that two Caddo
Ind ans had been shot by the whites If
teen miles west Of bis camp since early
last SPRING" AS General Gaines, in
crossing the Sabine, used his own discre-
ton, he is bound to make out justifi-
cation of that movement. Had he acted
undor positive orders. the case would
have been different, and we should have
laid the responsibility at the. proper door.
Thus far, encouragement to the Texan
cause from which, be il good or bad, we
ought scrupulously to have abstained,
seems to be the motive by which the
commanding general has allowed him
self to be ectuated, and every particle
of information we can gain induces the
belief that the large volunteer force cali
ed for by him would have carried some
thing more to that cause than couuten-
ance and good wishes, had it not been
seasenably stayed. Yet the Govern
ment still persists in its obnoxious usur-
patton of the territory of friendly Pow
er, even to the point Of breaking off its
relations with the minister of that Pow
ar, and the official newspaper treats all
representations on the subject with in
deeencY and coRtumely."
Every succeeding day furnishes us with
additional proofs that we have NOT been
deceived in attribu,ing the violation Of
the Mexican territory, by the occupa-
ton of Naeogdoehes, to the most unjus-
tifiable motives. and that there has been
q systematic connivanee, as far back as
1894, on the part of individuals connect
ed with the Government. with the
schemes of the Texan spectators. The
articles which we insert above, will. we
| think, satisfy our readers that we have
| not erred in prenouneing this unfortu-
! nate movement of the U. States troops
deliberate violation of the treaty with
Mexico SO recently sanctioned BIZ the
| highest authority Of our country, and
that the public reasons which have been
given in it's Justification arc a mere pre-
text for making the American flag sub
servient to the cause Of the Texan ad-
venturers. IF this b. not the obisct,
! why is our national flag planted on tbs
territory Of friendly Power, without
its consent, upon a plea Of defending the
frontier against the Indians, when all the
communications which have been receiv.
ed from persons On the spot, assert in
| the most positive manner that thate ne
yer had been any ground to apprehsnd
danger from that quarter. aud in the alb
sence Of all proof of its existence The
truth ofthe statements we have hereto.
fore published from our own CORE spon .
dents on this subject are, we are happy
| to parceve, fully corroborated g. sustain.
ed by the article which we extract from
the National Gazette 1; and it now ap-
pears by that extract, that even "the
commander at Nacogdoches reported to
bis General. that NOT A SHADOW OF HOS
rILITY EXISTED, THAT NONE HAD ExIs.
TED, and that not murder has been
committed (exeept that two Caddo In
dams had been shot by the whites fit
teen miles west of his caRp) since early
last spring"
But the letter of the Commercial ad-
vertiser, from Nacogdochss throws new
light upon the subject. 1t appears that
General Gaines, in his extreme hurry to
| execute the part that had been cast for
him instead of bringing the United
States detachment from Fora Towson TO
Camp Sabine, along our shore of the Rod
river. through Arkansas, aud then march.
ing it across (what he may perhaps say
he was instructed to consider disputed
territory to Nacog doches, -openly CROSS
es Red river at Fort Towson, and march
es through the undisputod territory OF
Mexico for two hundred miles. We con
fess. hitherto, we had supposed TIM. this
detachment had crossed at Camp Sabine,
| and that the movement at laast would
have had the benefit Of some claim To
territory, however undefaed and unin-
teiilgible. The words of the writer, as
will be seen by reference 10 the letter,
are, speaking Of General Gaines, land
what is worse, directs the troops to cross
the Red river above, and march through
the country to the placa of destination (;
so that the troops came into the Mexi.
can domlnioas at least two hundred miles
from Naeogdoches, and, having arrlvsl
there. are ordered to fortIfy and erect o.
Their buildings"
That the violation would have bsen
the same ia either case, we have no
doubt but as it is now represented,
there Is no excuse for it. 1t Is the 6rst
time thai We have been made aware OF
the fact. that the troops crossed at Fort
iowson. We trust, If sueh should have
been the case, and the President has
hitherto remained ignorant oft, that he
will think 1t due to the honor Of the
country he presldes over, to withdraw
those troops at once within The frontier
limits. We quote passage of his cele.
DRAFTED letter 10 the Governor of Tennes-