Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-10
GIN GAiNfS'S VIEW

nan 81 tennessee, dated Carp SABINE, iasHs
- complaining very hais,llt OF the Pres
a'nl order, connlcrnlanains his requ,silon 10
additional foors, to proceed To the frontier q
i'Na>. ten. Gaircs takes l,ir ground, thai. il
e'ANlhg Hat l. qfi>ltion. hr acted IN entire con'of
h'''N I" tn Discretionary powers with which In
had hrrn invested. and hr seems 10 think tina, III,
i9rce called Tor will still bo necessary for the pro
ir'iton OF the settler, upon that frontier. lie anti
clPaie>, from information in III, possession. that
rs Soon IS tn rrNian war shall hccNended t,
the left bank Of the Brazos " from 10 10000 In
daus Will beempoycd against the inhabitants %
the dis pntrd territory" unless the, should be de-
TERED by the appearance OF an American fore,
sufficient To cha<tl>c them; and that II will be 10,
late 10 call fer the force after the asscmhlaec n
such body of Indians shall have demonstrated it,
Necessity. lie conclude, his letter by saving
Since sal down TO write this letter, an cx-
press has arrived with positive declaration tina,
he had and conyctscd with Mexican officer
AT an Indian village forty miles 10 'he north west
ri NacoadochcS, who understood by the lndl-
dams to be engaged in setting on foot an exI :
ton against Nacocdoclcs. Til, hrlir,o 10 be
statements oil several persons who entitled
To credit"
Appended to Gen. Gaines's letter TO Gov Can
non are several letters to himself from the War
/ Department. clothing him with extensive dscrc-
,onary powers, and fully jusliivinc his call for
additional troops whenever he deemed it nccessa-
~ for the defence Of the frontier. Whether tia,
nrccs>it, had actual, arisen, is another matter.
We do moi believe that il had, and therefore
proved Of the order Of the President counter
manding Gen. Gainc>'s reqnisliion,
Gen Gaines also publishes a letter addressed
10 the commander of the Texan and, the Mexican
forces, respectively, which deem of interest G.
nough to copy AT length, inasmuch rs it shows the
position which the L. ). commander has assumed
toward, the bclgcrrn,, in Texas:
IlE,p-QrAnrrRs, Western Department,
Clmp, Ea>totIhe Sabine waters, \ piil25, 1896. I
GrNER,L-Thc undersigned, Major General
Commanding the United States Western Depart
mrni having been ordered nv the President OF
rho United States, to the Western frontier OF
Ion;s,na for the purpose OF restraining the lndl-
ms ,o. din = thin our limits, from crossing tin.
,,,,,,le oil line /, .wccn the United States and
Mr,ico. and from con. ~ ting drprcdations upon
Inhabitants ON the Mcxica' or ieNas side "'
the unmarked line; and for ne purpose Oh
maintaining the neutrality of the United States
turing the disturbances which uhappilv exist n
mong onr western nelshborS Of Mexico ana
Tcxas-bcing DESTROYS to correct error and
ohviatc uisconcrpon in reference 10 the oh cr's
of hi, late and intended movements, has drcmcd
il proper to authorisr Major +. \. illclcock, ac-
ting lnspr ctor General, rhr henrcr hereof, To
plir To the interior of Texas, accompanied bN
Surgeon Findl,v, and Lieut.. Griffin, with u small
escort of mounted men, bearing illg. to see and
confer will IL cnnmln hers AT The Mexican and
Trxan forces in that quricr; 10 each one oi
whom he will freely communicate the powers,
views aud purposes Of the under signed, particular
" guarding the said commanders against
movement in arms the Sabine Bav, or
any If the principal watrt COURSES empty
inc into that Bay. across the country "
IN, north thereof, and between the SAID va
ter, AMI the Red liver near f1rr Tov<nn. or IL
cross any Other part vi the sal unmarked or sup
POSE boundary line between the Uau,d States
and Mexico, and more especially guarding the
sid cnmmand,is against the employment, by Ell
Their ofihrm of any of the indians belonging to or
usually resident with the nations or tribes resi-
ding ON the Cnil"d States side pi the above mon
toned national boundary line and he will dis
linctlv say to them, should any such Indian warri-
ors be found in hostility AGAINST the inhabitants
residing upon either side of the said unmarked
boundary linz, that the undersigned will not hest
tate 10 nsc the force condrd In his command, IL
inllici on the Indians rs well as those who may be
found acting Will, and aiding lh"m, such summary
punishment shall afford II the said frontier IN
habi,anis tina, protection and security against the
crnelries of savage war, which the laws Of war and
of civilized nations warrant, and which is express
" provided for in the 33l article Of the treaty
between the United States of America aud Mex
co. | have the honor Ia he. e..
EDMUND r. GAINES.
P.S Since writing my letter, of which, the
j foregoing is copy, | have heard runors OF bat
/ lie in Texas, which suggest the proprietv Of the
remarks which follow.
Should the fortunes Of war place ,ou in sn-
ainn requiring r'nd ring desirable the humane
offices of = friendly nrighbor, will take
crra, pleasure in extending to Won any act of
Kindness in my power, not Incompatible" with the
/ lius governing the conduc, Of neutralS. F.. p. G..
" The President of the United States reach
ed Washington on the l,t inst. and is said to
he in excellent health. Secretary FORSYTH has
ronr to Gtorg,, in tins for the November cleo
tions
NJ The September No. Of th- Southern Lit
erarv Messenger is received. Among the contrib
utors wc notice the names of Bulwcr, Smns, Car
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