The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-10-21

lEHtN DC iuslIutHGutul Nv pIouuSiii1 vi tulS
border scenes such as have occurred IN East
Florda-a frontier rasaged and desolated
before troops for its protection have been
marched or authorized 10 march from their
homes.
In INV letter to the Secretary of War of
the 9TH Of June, acknowledging the receipt
Of has letters oil the 18th OF April lth and If
Nav, | concluded as follows -" Although
have upon the whole of this frontier about
/ 900 regular troops, mostly infantry, yet
II viii be recollec!ed that this force mas to
guard an extent of 400 miles OF frontier,
unsupported by any other than very sparse
settlements and that the chiyalry OF Mexi.
co may be expected soon 10 ily to the res
cue of their President, and relnstaie his red
allies, and inspire them With spirit Of re.
yenge against their white nelah5ors recent.
Is screened from their bafbarism. Under
these Impressions, have deemed 1t prop.
er 10 request Governor Cannon to author
lze the brigade of Tennessee Volunteers
enrolled under his proclamation OF the 2Sth
OF April last, 10 calculate on the probability
Of another call at tins place, and that should
| have occasion for volunteers, rs | appre.
bend | shall, those enrolled shall have a
preference to all others In answer 10
which | received on the 81 inst, letter
from the Secretary Of War, dated The lib
of July, (of which annex copy, No p
IN waich YOU will perceive no expression
disapproying my purpose 10 call for brI.
gade OF Tenn. Volunteers. The Secrela.
~, however. expressly authorizes me 10
call on the Executives Of Missouri aud Ar.
kansas for one thousand men each. But
this authority did not reach me until the 81
Of tins month, when had reason to believe
the regiment OF mounted gunAen, request.
cd OF YOU, had been raised, and would be
here before | could have suspended their
movement, If indeed had deemed II prop
er 50 10 DO. This, however, did not ap-
pear TO me proper; on the contrary, deem.
ed It necessary 10 request Of the Cover.
nors OF Missouri and Arkansas the two
thousand men, authorized as additional
force, for reasons set forth IN nv letter 10
Gen. Arbuckle, ,ot which | annex copy,
No. B. OF these measures The " ar De.
parInent has been regularly advised.
Some Of our fashionable party ieuderS,
editors aud others, seem very much shock
et at my preparatory measure TO cross a
little muddy branch Of the Sabine Bdg
(Which branch some are pleased 10 call the
Sabine, whilst others OF more literary pre-.
tensions call II the Rubicoa.) 10 hold the
savages 10 check, merely because some few .
rhte men have been killed Ly them, and
some women aud children, the wives OF the .
slam, have been taken prisoners and earned
off TO the bosom OF the wilderness
In reply to such silly ellusiuus Of tic sell
FISH slaves Of party, need ouly remark
that 10 deciding upon the course Of measures
proper Tor Ine to pursue, III reference 10 the .
outraaes committed by the Indians near me,
| think II my duty 10 consider the poorest .
frontier family menaced wiih the iudan
scd}ping knife as entitled to the same al.
tenlian, and the same yigiiant measures off
protection, as the most fashionable Of our
interior citizens. 1t were capable Of mak.
lng an iuyldlous distinction 10 such case
between The rch and the poor, the Iorily
politician and the humble pioneer, and Of
taking more or less care ol the one than
OF the other, ! should thereby prove myself.
to be wholly unworthy u Tie trust ieposed
IN NE.
Bat am eyultingy reminded by some,
that the people killed, and ,hose mcnaced
BY the Indians are not citizens ofthe Tatfedj 4,
.StQleS. In reply that most - =" ne
c,,,,o,s of .i,r tnIteG States; and that
whenever The national boundary line IS IS.
IN the manner provided lor by
treaty. many, If not all Of those who ind
themselves left upon the Mexican side Of
the liGe will return TO car Own b"tn'ed
country. Bot, until then, we must Fr0teet
tkem from sdsage massacre.
Since sal down to write this letter an
express, has arrived, with positive decla'
ration that he had seen and cousersed with
a Mexican officer at an Indian village, forty
miles to the northwest of Naco2doches,
who vas understood by the ludausTo be
engaged 10 setting on foot an expedition .
aualnst Nacogdoches. This believe to
he true. because II Is 10 accordance with the Z
preyious statements OF several persons who
are entitled to credit.
have the honor 10 be, with great re-
specs, your ob't serv't. /
EDMUND ?. GAINES,
MAJOR General Commanding. /
His E1csllency y. Cannon,
Gov. Of Tcuue-see, Nashville.
Who IS Rich Not the posseasor OF
shining pounds; not the man VINO makes
Office slnecure not the Character who,
ike Iudas. woud betrav the public good