Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-14

10 excite tones and expectations winch VIC sM' ~"
the sure means of fulfilling. cannot Wil'h9N w III"
,.u,ni in producing on this border. such rs
have occurred in East Floridau frontier faragea ana
desoa,ed before trocps for Its protcc'o" nave oeeh
marched or authorized TO march from Their homes
In inv letter to the Secretary OF War c! !ic Nh u
J,nc acknowledging the receipt Of his letters nj the 2ol
Of pr and 9TH Of May concluded us follows: " A.
lhourh have upon the whole Of this frontier about $50
regular troops mostly infantry, yet will be Fecoi!rc
Cd that this force has 10 guard extent 81 'iUG mics st
frontier, unsupported by any other an very sparse sell
temcnts and tiat tho clvary 0! h"x'ch rRy be expect
ed soon 10 y the rescue Of their pErS1rn and cln-
insa.c his red allies, and inspire them viii! spirit o!
revenge agains, their white gbns recently screened
from licir babar<m Under those impressions, have
deemed it proper 10 request Governor Cannon 10 auho'
rize the brigade Of Tennessee Volunteers, cmr!cd TN
dc. has Proclamation Of The 2o OF April lasl To cacu-
late on the probability Of another cal! at this place
and that. should | have occasion for volunteers as |
uuprr!cnd [ shall those enrolled shall have prefer
cncc 10 al! others" In answer to which, ! rcc"lv-
cd, on the sd Instant letter from The Secretary o!
War dated Tic ! llh Of July, (ol which annex copy,
No. - III which YOU will perceive no expression dSap-
proving my purpose 10 call Tor brigade Oh tennessee
Volunteers The Secretary, however, expressly autho-
Iizcs me to call the Executives OF hissnuri and AT
kansas lo- Thousand each. Bat i'iS authority
dd not reach until the Sd of this month"; Wien had
reason to beevc the regiment OF Mounted Gunnirn.
requested Of YOU l@d been raised, ard would be here
before could have suspended their movements, ii III
deed, hid dccmcd 1t proper 10 do So lh'S, however,
did not appear to iHc proper on the contrary deemed
Arkansas the two Thousand authorize as adai0nGi
t.rc rur rcaso;,s set forth my letter to Gcu Arbuckr,
,of which annex copy, NJ. 81 OF these measures
The War Erparlr!cnt has been regularly advised.
Some of our fashionable party iCGdcrS, editors and
others seem very much shocked al my preparatory ca-
sures 10 little muddy branch Of the Sbi"c GHy
(which branch some pleased 10 call the Sabipc, what
others Of more literary pIelenson call 1t tie HattcOn) 10
hold the savages check merely because SON" few isEs
men liz yc been killed by hcu and some women anh chill
drcn; tie wives of the slain, have been Iacn prisoners
and carried Oh to the hoSum ui the wildIInrs5!
In rcv such silly illusions OF the selfish slaves OF
rartv | need only remark, that in deciding upon The
course OF proper or TO pursue. reference
TO the outragrs committed by the Indians near me:
iuk my duty consider the poorest frontier family
lncnaccd with the Indian Sc0iping knife entitled 10
the attention, aud tic same vIgant measures oil
protection, The most fashionable of our interior cltI-
zcus. II capable OF making all invItLous dstnc-
t!un IN such between the rich aud the poor lie
IoIly jol;t;cian and the humble i""cer, and Of taking
more Or less Of Tie than OF TIC other, sroai
thereby prove myself TO be wholly unworthy Of the l7Gat
Trpn&ru
But am cxul,inry reminded by some, that the pcn
pic killed. aud those menaccd by the Indians no, c.
t:tns Of tic /. Suites | reply that most OF them arc
citizens Of the L. States; and that whenever " nation
al boundary line is established in the manner PROVIDED
for by treaty many if all of those who find them
selves left upon the Mexican side o. the line viii return
to beloved country. But, uni! then, we mast
protsct Mcm IrO'a sGrGgc massacre.
Since down 10 write this letter al express has ar
rived with positive declaration that he had seen and
couversed with Il Mexican officer at Indian village,
forty miles 10 the northwest Of Nacogdoches, who was
understood Ly Tic Indians be rngHgrd in setting foot
an expedition agans, Nacogduccs. This believe 1" be
true because it is in accordance with The prG"iouS slate
lrcmls Of several persons who entitled TO credit.
have the honor TO tie; with great respect your obedl-
cnt servant ED. =. GAINES,
.iGjor General Commanding
Ills Excecrcy y. CANsoY,
GOrcrnor IF Tennessee, Nashville.
Tc,yrLIIyG-1hc increase of travelling through this
place. within few months. really astonishing. What
il NAV he Il ycar two hence WhcD continuous Rail
Road viii! stretch from the Potomac TO Raleigh,
not venture 10 predict BY advertisement Of W"ol-
folk d Co. We find that Increased expedition is about 10
be gren on the great Southern Route After the 10Th
inst the Boat will leave Washington. Immediately after
the arrival of the evening train from Baltimorc say
about o'clock, and passengers he landed the n?xt
morning at - past 10 in Richmond. The Cars for this
place viii leave Richmond at - past :, Instead of -
past \. NJ, and passengers thus gel TO Washington in
time for the afternoon Cars 10 Baltimore, where they
will be landed before sunset. An evening Boat, be-
tween Baltimore aud Philadelphia, Will o. Indispensable,
aud hope friends of the baltimore Gazette will
their influence 10 get mp the line rs speedily Us poe
sib!e.-F fredericksburg .3rcna.
Nrw Colxs-I is stated that the Government intends
10 furnish substitute for the Copper Coins in
Tie New York Post sayS:-"Ihe nrw Coins will he
posed Of that mixture Of copper and silver common III
lauy countries Of the conI!ncn: Of Europe, and which
ouU use has demonstrated TO perfectly we'll The
purposes rcnnred Besides the cent which will be Of
The very convenient size Of the silver dime, halle
aud pieces Of tho value oi Two cents and half will be Ut
the same metallic composition.
The Albany Argus has letter from Dayton, in The
State of Ohio dated September IS, from whic! We take
the following paragraph:
Thc Treasury circular o.! course received by the
'Whigs with lamentations but it was because they fear
cd lis effect. which is being felt. 1t is highly
ccptablc 10 the farmers End do much good II is
an excellent. and so Ear can Judge, popular
SLonII the State election result. anticipate
and believe. in DIR favour the Presidential question
it will 20 for The Baltimore nominations by 2UU0
majority. To this Issue affairs tending rapidly.
Judge Jesse BcdSoc, formerly distinguished mem
her oil the bar III Kentucky, Secretary OF State under
Governor Scott, mci5rr Of the State Senate, and III
the United States sena!" during the war. died 18th June
last. at Nacondochcs. He of the highest clas
steal aItanment< profound urst, and OF the abIcs
and most eloquent debatcr his country every produced.
Gl0JC.
We omitted 10 Slate in our paper of the day before
yesterday lIa, the Hon. g. F. Butler is expected
nrn to this city, and enter upon his duties. Acting
Secretary Of War, about the t! inst, and that until he
arrives, the Department will be in charge of c. a. Har
rs, Esq, the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs III.
Eashingtonii riM.-By Francis Glass,
a. NJ. .Vtnr Iorh. Harper L. Brothers. 4 third edition
Of this curious and much commended work has been
published, with the addition Of cIariS glossary
cupyng GO pages; whereby the and comfort Of the
reader greatly promoted.
Gr0rec BalcUmbc.-A novel .Nt,c York. Harper &:
Brothers. Decidedly clever; Of the bcstthc very
bcs-novcls we have read for months upon months
As picture Of Western life and people SUI passes all
have seen, in spirit and interest and we have
doubt, in accuracy Us well-exccpt Mr.. IIotmans
:: Winter III the West" We perceive that some
jrclure has been hazardcd touching the authorship We
too, eutcd 10 guess, and there is that
we know Of why the public should not reap the benefit
Of il, if there is any. We guess, then, Judge Tucker
Professor Of Law in William and Mary College.
1.N. \. Com. .3drcrtiScr.
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