The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-10-14

The Governor Of the state Of Tennes-
see has caused 10 be published in The
Nashville papers he following letter from
General Gaines:
HKaD QraRrEEs. Western Department
Camp ssbias. Aagust =. 1855
Sir.-l had ihe honor 20 receive BY
The last mail your Exeellsney's letter Of
the 6gh Of this month. advising me- Of the
suspension. By the President of the Uni-
led States. OF she movement Of the regi.
meni Of Mounted Ganmen. which Won
did me The favor few days previously 10
notify me were about 10 assemble a. lack
son preparatory 10 their march TO this
frontier.
deeply regret The trouble anil dissp-
poin,menl IN The brave AMI PslFinlie sa-
lunleers. and more especially the ensbsr-
rsssmeni 20 yourself individually, which
nv requisiIion has ecrasiohed 3. .,
H0xeyer much NAV hsVe erred in
the hope and opinion which | entertained
and expressed in nv letters Of the 2ssh
Of April aud 10Th Of May last. that this
frnn,ier was no longer in danger Of being
aiaeked. or again mensced BY lnlmida-
bic savage foe. haze the satisfaction 10
End that no great evil or injury 10 the
service has as yes resulted iroln the error
An error into whseh The wisest and best
Of our statesmen appear DO have fallen
and from The same causes which had
operated upon NV mind and misled me,
namely. the apparent prospect Of q spee-
dy termination Of the iDar beftreea the
Mericans and 1sxaas. cannot. how
ever, admit that have erred in requesl-
lag Of your exeelleney The regiment Of
mounted gunner in quesliOn. -
have, during the Last and present
month, been strongly impressed with the
belief thai The whole Of this frontier would
be involved in an lndIsn war as soua 90
tho threatened hoslilnies between our
b!ood.Ihirs,y neIghhOrs Of the West
should be renewed.
When learned from the Secretary Of
War that the President VI the U. States
approved my views. reported TO him in
March and April last, TO assemble upon
this frontier an effective f"rce NJ mount.
ed men. equal 10 that Of eilher Of the bel.
hgereuis-s force that world enable me
10 speak Ia both in = language they cnuld
not fail To hear end Ia hee !; aud when at
tine sane lime found myself expressly
instructed By letter from the Depart.
meat OF War. dated May 4. ls56-tuf
which Q copy Is annexed, No. l)--fhdf
the president triH sanction the EMPLOY.
msat Of trhaisyer force may be Necessary
10 protect the Western frontier If the
United States lrnn hostile incwsions;
and that the Department Of W. az had al
dressed the Governors IL the STATES of
Louisiana. Mississippi. Tennessee. Ken
lucky. and Alabama. requesting them 10
edH info the ssrrics such militia force rs
my find necessary ia carrying iaio
sTect the insiruciions heretofore given 10
me. adding, q" The theatre ul operations 10
80 far distant from the seat Of Govern
ment that much must be trusted tn your
discreuon!" "The Two great objects
you have To slain are, frsl, the pr0tee>
iion Of the frontiers. sno, secondly, az
strict performance If the neutral duties
Of The United States as the grea, object
Of self defence vii permit: and when TO
this is added the Seerelary's letter 10 you
OF the same date, of which the following
10 an extract: - am instructed by the
President to request yuur Excellency TO
call into the service Of the United States
the number Of militia Uhich have been OF
may be requiredty Gen Gainss," there
can be no ground to doubt that was fuI.
ly authorized to request uf you the regi.
ment in question.
That from 1000 " 10000 Indian
warriors vii! be employed sgains. the
inhabItsnls OF the disputed terrItnry, as
! soon as The theatre Of the war between
Mexico and Texas is extended To The lell
bank Of The Brassos, bave no dnub.; un.
less. indeed, the prnspec, Of our having
on this frontier suffic,pn mounted force
or repel the invasion OF the disputed ter
Iiiory. and affnrd TO the drIenceless
inhabI,sBls that protection which we have
Promised to ahnrd them.
am more Than Wiling 10 risk myself
! with 1900 men for the protection OF
thinly seulej frontier Of 400 miles in
exIens but with full authority from the
Department Of War TO call Cor vhatever
force | may deem necessar, and proper
Tor the purpose. am not willing TO have
less force than ! have called; for with
out force OF 1000 men held readg foy
action upon This frontier, the Indians
can IN one month destroy nIne-tenths Of
the inhabitants within the disputed terri.
tory. with a great part Of the adjacent
settlements. including those upon The Red
river from Alexandra To fort Towson,
embracing a large portion of the original
1abilanls when coded To the United
with the. fines. cotton. growing