Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-29

To~., has s,yed The whole Of this and the ahJacehE
onniIv fnear four hundred miles in extent along t
unmarked and for some distance OF inc way '''s |
lin. timn an Ird:an war, tomcnted oF PERSONS n"
I,n, tn lav. aclsd under the authority 81 tFsS.'
S,, g,,a not wlbs,aning he was the acknowledged
ha,d of the Government" Il Mexico, and h.:cG so'en''y
hrud n resncct the treaty requiring The u S!ales anu
N,,co tocnpIny force tn restrain the lnoa"s i o'
r,;,I;nu nets Of hostility either side OF the le
GA that the rcpor TO which The capture 81 inc re
i.r, SaDla Anna gave RISE that the tedfPchHc".c VI
Texas would be Immediately ackno"edgPc " ''ie -'
ian Cnvernment is not n0w confidently creH'ea III
j, was when last addressed you lie "1.". ','"y f
therefore again hc required TO act against lEat Eo'"i va
rr i,lpLunts residing within the disputed tCrrIl'y
In this apprehension cannot but feel some fcp'Ia
iha, should so hastily have denied myself r lc"'"'
NJ receiving at this place and returning II! the service "
th. rub!ic until every difficulty among the Indians ana
,I,r niles had been permanently settled the p''G"uE
Of Tennessee Iouuteers. This painful iceing "ou "
greatly heightened Ivy any disaster Which MAJ pGSSp!
result from their absence IL 'hry were mere e
vccd that the neral effect of their presence even s'u"
there be no fighting, would be OF more value to the county
and the servicr than ten times the amount oi lir pay
and That comfortable well ptdb!c tour OF ser
vice u,rht be calculated We occupy h1gh hca'Iy
country having excellent springs and pure arr, without
musc,lilrcs with abundant supply oil excellent '"nr:
rcrk but sugar amt cGfrc, with com Tor o horses '
81, months or for fifteen hundred horses Tor : months
To which may add The important consideration, mat
have nowhere better instructed troops, particularly
the 9th IT, $. Regiment Than those no" win ne lh-
d.ed Ibis frontier should have some active move
mcnts in the presence Of enemy, or even III rc"hh'
trnr the military school, where a lew io"'ls l"ur VI
service would give to the Tennessee volunteers, per-
feet knowledge Of all the acticS, and other dulles o INC
c0mpany and the battalion necessary I" make mem IN
the hiers: degree efficient in battle Hcy would et
when added 10 the regular forces. under any pToanr
change of circumstances afford complete rnoTECI icE;
that sort of protection which guaranteed by The Con-
sltuon Of the IT, S. to the people OF the Un'sru 9ars
the whole of lie people. including the pioncer tfc
orpan and the widow inhabitants ct tie i!"!!t!ci camp
OF cabin as we'll as the polished and wealthy citizen "i
the great emporium of party politics. &" cHucrc" ana
,shinn-tat protection Which snud if possible, cnir'-
nence before the work of destruction on the Tonl'er
has begun-pro,cclirn to The hct"g c-'"S Ia'HeF LII"
| u The aShcs Of the Si"'n ,,
| The Tennessee Volunteers wcnd moreover nave uc
advantage of studying ard acquiring knn" 'e%r 81 w:
topography of this aii.imrorlant border "i "nr n"ha!
domain which, with their military knowledge ana known
powers would lit them rcrrGrS lnr great iuuH useful
ness when foreign power IN order |" grippe OF o.
vide U.S. shall again anpcr with our Indians, rF Sem 10
TEXAS an overwhelming force to operate against US Uh-
der all the circumstances Of the service, thnk IL my nu'
y 10 request your Eycclicncy, tn auorisr lie hi9adr
Of Tennessee Volunteers enrolled agecahy to your pro:
clanann 10 cucunte the pr"ban lily "l another call
Ia lhs lrrulrr Should have nrcasion for volunteers,
as apprhpnd shall, those enrolled unGer your Prcca'
nation shall have Il preference TO all others.
Accept. pray you, renewed ASSURANCES OF my respect
and friendship.
EDMUND p. GAINES,
.Hajar. GcnI Commencing.
! His E1eeilcucy Governor CARSON.