The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-09-02
GEN. JACKsoN's LETTER.
Hrmitage. Avg. S. ls36

H.rmitege, Aug. S. 1896.
Sis:-I hsvs received your letter of the 2yth,
rlt. and the 4'h inst, accompanied hy the copies
OF communications vhirh were addressrd 10 YOU
on The 9Th Of n " and 25ihJaiy by the Secretary
OF War, and also sscoipani by yuur Pruc!aiIra-
tion Of the 20ih, Eundeo M the rcqui.iion made
by Gen. Gyines, besring date the ash June last.
The cocaafec's referred TO IA The cofnnui icaIi,m
to you of the 25ih uli. from the War Department,
hsv- not YET been rec, istd.
The obligation. Of our Tresty With Mexico 4,
well as the principles which govern our int. rcour.e
With foreign powers, require us 10 maintain II ii
neutrality in the contest Which now sgiates
portion of that republic. So long 90 Mexico ful.
bis her duies n u as they are d, fined by The
Treaty, and Vi ates none of The rights which are
secured BY 1t 10 CITIZENS. any act on the part
of The Government OF the Cu'cd S'sics. which
would tend TO foster spirit ofreisiance to the Gov.
ernubsnt and laws whatever may be their char.
scfer Or form, when administered within her own
h.nis and juisdiction. would be unsuhori.ed aud
highly improper. A scrupulons sense Vi these
obligations has prevented me thus far from doing
any thing will can authorize The suspicious that
our CosernmentiI unmindful of them and hope To
be equally csuiious and cireumspecl in all my fu.
tBre conduca L is in reference to ,ne.e obliss
ii 'as tina, The requisite ~ of Cen Gaines in the pre-
is stronger n.re,.i for IT, il should not be sane.
TONED. Should this necessity not be mai est,
when il is we known that tire dispo-: n to b,..
fend The TEXANS is common feeling it'll The
ci'iz ne OF the GIFTED Safes il IL obvious that re-.
a'ii-ltinn my furnish reason 10 Mexico for sup.
poi x that the GOycrnnen OF the L s stes n,ay
be induced By inadequate causts u Uyetrtep the
Ii les Of the neutrality ~hich 1t p.oissses 10 main.
lsil
Before let Washington, Gen. Gai1e. 1i na.
ted 10 th- Dep.gimeut Of Wpr that soule indi.
cation. of hos'i'; frsln the Ipdians nn ouI Wss.
err fron,ier had been made, aud that, Il ii bccame
necessary he should make call Tor tbs II ilitia
lie had also informed the Department Of his i'll
health and asked 'ur fuflnugh 10 enable han to
visit the White Sulphur s rings | 3fecied the
S-crstary nj War to grant Ii the iurough and
tn ilarm III q nflhe spi-,rtionmPn, which had been
mad Of the 10000 ni liza under the =, ceut 20.
lua,eer act, aud il tLe emergency should sii-e
which would make il necessary 10 increase the
foree aud his command, that thousand volun
tesr- 10 Ark aud snoher in Missouri raised
agreesbly this act would be enrolled and held
ready Tor The service.
This force, aided by the portion. Of the Dragon
Regiments that -haald be stationed IN thai ouar
ter, and tiose Of the Regular army slresdy there.
dceued amply sufi leut for The protection
of the froIdier near the Indians reirrfedtn There
are M reasons set iorih Ia The req0isiiian which
the General has ii made uls,s ypu 10 iu.iiiy
the belief that the .orce abve enumerated will be-
Insufficient, ana | eanno, therefore sanction It al
the present II ne. 10 sanction thai reou.i I0u
for the Hhirh accompany would W =
rant the belief thai was done 10 aid Texas and
not from desire 10 prevent an Infringement Of
our TrrrilorisI or National rights.
7 ae,njv thar tL1 u
whose proves and pat, iotsm are displa, cd o.
promptly all occssions that threaten the ., &C.
safety of their beloved country have been call.
ed out m this occasion without proper cousid,ra.
lion. They can for the present only be nu aered
into the service and ii charged. II there are
funds appropriated out of which they can be paid
an order 10 this effect " III De given.
The ten thoasand volunteers suihorized under
che late act Of Congress tcuded fDr the year.
service. and must be- emplp, ed +, meet sIl nece.
.ary calls fof the defence Of frontier border.
Should the occa,i ~ ari.e for greater numbsr OIL 1
the wesiern frontier. the call will be made m /
Ohm. Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. There i, .
however no information 10 jusl y the apprehension
Of ho-ties IN any serious extent from the Western
Indians. Should 4 necessity arise, the volunteer Z
brigade from East Tennessee will be ordered to
the Western frontier som a. their seri e. en- .
be dispensed with where they are now employed.
would hereby add further, aha, the authority
gisea you BY the order Of the fourth Of NAV. hay.
ing been satisfied, by yielding To the reqni~iii0n
VI CsH Games, Dew authority iron The Depart.