South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-07

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trail, and to cause their neutrality to Nj
respected-peaceabl if practicable
forcibly if necessary.
! The Esd article of the treaty will
Mexico requires both the coraractipp
parties to prevent, "by force, all hos.
tililies and incursions on the part of ,bs \
Indian nations living within their IT,
spective boundaries, so that the United
States Of America will not suffer Their
Indians to attack the citizens of lhs
! Mexican States" &c.
| The provisions Of this article 1 an
particularly instructed to cause to BE-
enforced, and have, pursuant to In
struclions, taken measures to make
known to the various Indian tribes in.
habiting that portion of the U. States
bordering upon the Mexican territory,
| on the waters of the Red 81 Arkansas
rivers, the determination Of the Gov.
eminent TO prevent any hostile incur
sions into Texas, and have directed
that the chiefs be called upon to incul.
cate upon their people the necessity Of
carefully abataining from any violation
Of the aforementioned engagements;
| and have moreover informed them.
pursuant TO the orders Of the President.
that will not hesitate to use the force
at my disposal for the purpose of pre-.
venting any such designs.
have learned from several of our
citizens, entitled to credit, that one
Manuel Flores, Mexican Spaniard.
but for several years pas, a citizen Of
"Spanish town" in this State, near The
Sabine Ridge, has been lately commits.
stoned by persons protesting to act
by the authority of the Mexican Gov
eminent, for the purpose ofenticing the
Indians in the western prairies on our
side of,he boundary line to join them
in the war Of determination now wa
ging in Texas and that, with this view.
the agent, Manuel Flores, accompan-
led by stranger. has lately passed Up
the valley of the Red river, and has a.
ready produced considerable excite-
ment among the Caddo Indians. And I
have very recently learned from several
intelligent persons in Texas, and 9TH
ers who have lately been there, that
many of OUT INDIANS have gone over to
the Texas sids Of the line.
These facts and circumstances pre-
sent to me the important question
whether am to sil still and suffer these
movements to be SO far ma.ured as to
place the white settlements on both
sides of the line wholly within the pow
er Of the savages, or whether | ought
not instantly to prepars the means
for protecting the frontier settlements,
and, if necessary, compelling the Indi-
ans to return to their own hc"aes and
hunting groondss
cannot but decide in favour ofthe
last alternative which this question
presents /; for nothing can be mors ev-
ident than that an Indian war, CON-
menciug on either side of the line, wall
as surely extend to both sides as thas
lighted quick-match thrust into one
side Of a powder magazine would ex-
tend the explosion to both sides.
But am without mounted men, the
only description of force which will
enable me TO interpose an efficient
cheek TO the daily increasing danger
which every intelligent citizen with
whom | have conversed upon the
subject apprehends. And apprehend-
ing as do that the loss of month,
which it would require to submit the
case to the President of the United
States, might prove fatal TO large por.
ton Of the frontier inhabitants, | have
determined to solicit of your Excellen-
cy brigade, to consist oftwo or three
battallions Of Volunteers-as many to
be mounted as prac.icahle-to repair
to this place as soon as may be conve-
nient, by companies or ba,tallions, to
receive their arms and camp equipage
at New Orleans and Baten Rouges
There may be eight or ten companies
TO a battalion.
Should The war in Texas be brought
to a close without the apprehended
Indian hos.ilities, the volunteers will
be discharged forthwith.
With respect. &c.
EDMUND P. GAINES,
Major Genl. Commanding.
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