The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-13

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Sia,--Ths War IN Texas, Which has OF late a.
sumcd a sanguinAry and savage sslsel, has indpc.
ed the President OF the United States to require
a considerable augmentation Of regular force 10
BE- concentrated upon tbs section 81 the national
frontier, TO which my attention has sccn pArtcu.
arly directed Tie deems !, 10 bg the duty OF the
United states 10 remain entirely neutral, aud to
cause their neutrality 10 BE- respcctea-peaccably
II practicable iofcibly It necessary.
The sd article Of TIC Treaty with Mexico re.
qufes bolli The contracting parties 10 prevent b.
iofec al h0siliitcs and lucuniona on the part u
the Indian nations living within thelr respective
boundaries, 70 that the United States of America
will no, suffer their indians TO attack tie citizens
OF the Mexican states" SC.
The provision OF tins article | am particularly
Instructed 10 cause to b. enforced and | have
Pursuant 10 instructions, taken measures TO make
known to TIE various Iudan tribes inhabiiinr that
portion OF the United States bordering upon the
Mexican territory, on the waters Of the Red aud
Arkansas rivers, the determination 9l the Govern.
mcnt 10 prevent any hostile lncursi0us INTO Tex.
as, and bage directed that the Chiefs be called DO
on 10 inculcac upon their people the necessity oi
carefully abslalnlng from any violation Of the a.
boyc mentioned cngagencnts-and | have more
over informed them, pursuant 10 The orders oil the
President, that will mol hesitate TO use the force
a, my disposal for the purpose Of preventing any
such designs.
! have learned from several Of our citizens emit.
tied 10 credit, that one Manuel Flores, a Mexican
Spanlafd, but for several years past a citizen OF
spanish town IN this State near the Sabine
Ridge, has been lately commissioned by person.
protesting to act by The authority Ul the Mexican
Government, for the purpose OF entlelGg The h..
dams IN the western praifies on our side oil tho
boundary IHe, TO Join them in the war OF eSicrmi.
nation now raging IN Texas and that with this
yiew the Agent, Manuel Flores, accompanied by
stranger, has lately passed up the valley Of the
Red River, and has already produced considerable
excitement among the Caddo Indians And !
have very recently learned from several intelligent
persons IN Texas, and others who have lately been
there, that many OF our Indians have gone over TO
the Texas side OF the line.
These facts and circumstances present 10 me
the important questlon-wbether | am to SIT still
and suffer these movements TO be so far maturcd
as 10 place the white settlements on both sides Of
the line wholly IN the power Of these savagcs--or
whether ! ought not instantly 10 prepare the
means for protecting the frontier settlements, com.
polling the Indians to return to their own homes
and hunting grounds
| cannot but decide in favor of the last alterna-
tive which this question presents for nothing can
be more evident than that an Indian war, com.
mencing on either side Of the line, will as surely
extend to both sides, as that lighted quick match
thrust INTO one side Of powd der magazine would
extend the explosion TO both sides
| But am without mounted men, the only de.
scription Of force which will enable me 10 inter.
pose an efficient check TO the daily increasing dan.
ger which every intelligent citizen with whom
have convcrset upon the subject apprehcnds. And
experimenting as ] do that the loss Of month";
which !! would require 70 submit the case to tn,