Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-08-09
SECRET HISToRY-TEXAS.

Teceht speech ON the subject OF Texas, l.
made the following singular disclosures, 4
which reference has already been made il
Tins Gazette, at the same time, saying tha
he had not produced the letter quoted below
without making himseli certain ofthe entir,
proprieiy of doing go. What is subioine,
will be read with great interest.
Aler. Gazette.
| shall NEW present 10 this House, and Il
The eountry,a document which is not OF Z
public nature. But, before doing 80. mus
| refer 10 letter from DR. Mayo, confiden
,i"' officer of the Administration TO Presi
| Iooa Jackson, dated the I'd Of December
io''O, one year cf,~.-.i.- J.+~-,s .,.--i.ef rue
tIon' have read 10 the House. !. beglne
thus:
| 10 Zen. ANDREW JACKSON,
President ofihe Z. States.
"The enclosed is a scheme of a Score, AL
rhaeet, in the hand writing OF
which came inie my possession in the man
ner hereinafter mentioned and which con
noe 10 your eXcellency, with the follow ing
statement OF facts 10 ne used in any way
your Exceliency may deem proper Writ
ten out, the Alphabet stands thus" There
ioiiows an engraving explaining the cipher
| alphabet referred to-
Some time in the month of February
last, as nearly as I can recollect. certainly
very shortly after General Samuel Houston
! arrived in this city, I was introduced To him
at Browns Hotel, where both OF us had IA i.
ken lodgings. Our rooms were on lhesame
floor, and convenient for social intercourse :;
which, from the Generals courteous man.
Defs, and my own desire to be enabled 10 de-
nm justice, in my own estimation, relstive
TO his abandoning his family and Indicating
'he Government OF Tennessee, readily he.
came frequent and intimate. Upon what
he, perhaps, deemed suitable maturity OF
acquaintance, he spoke freely and infinitely
OF his past history. He spoke of his separ>
alton from Mrs Ii. with great sensbiliiy,
and deprecated the injurious opInlens i! had
made upon considerable portion of The pub
Inc mind disparaging the sanity of his intel
iect, or reCtitude o: his moral character
judging fnvorably, no donbt, ofthe III ogress
ct cur acquaintance, and the pros ressing i'm
preston II had made on me in relation 10 the
salu0rity and general competency of his in>
teliIgence, with rectitule of impulses, he
Complained OF the inadequate defence voIun-
| teered ia his behalfby the editor of the Rich
mond Enquirer, and solicited me to write
| communications for the columns OF that pa-
per, and use my friendly ,nierest Nth the
ed:tor1ior their publication. promised 20
make sketch Of some thing anony u,nnz res
pecing my iav orabIe Impressions, and show
II TO him. But before 1 had time or fill
pliancy OF mind 10 digest any thoughts upon
the SUBJECT, our frequent interviews, and his
confidence IN my serving his ends, doubtless
induced him To avow 10 me mare particular
ly the ground OF his solicitude TO baye his
character and mental competency elevated
before the Pubiic.-He descanted on the i'm,
! mense field Tor enterprise in the Indian SET.
Elements beyond the Mississippi, and through
that as stepping stone in Texas and re.
commended me to direct my des,nies that
commitments, did not discourage. at This
Stage, his inflated schemes for my advance.
meDt, as had curiosity now on tip toe, TO
hear his romantic projections, for his manner
md his enthusiasm were a, least entertaining.
Accordingly he wen. on TO develop much Of
asysiematic enterprize, but not half what
nave sience learnt from another source per-
haps because he discovered that my interest
in the subject did not keep pace with the an
iicipations he had formed for the progress OF
his disclosures learnt from him these
facts aud specuations, viz.
THAT he was organizing an expedition
against Texas, to afford cloak TO which. he
bad assumed the Indian costume, habits and
associations, by settling among them, in the
neighhorhood OF Texas. That Nothing was
more easy TO accomplish than the conques
and possession of that extensive and fertile
country, by the co operation Of the Indian.
in the Arkansas Territory, and recruits a.
mong the citizens OF the United States
That IN his view, it would hardly be peces
sary 10 strike blow TO wrest Texas from
: mexico. That IL was ample for the eslab
.ishueni and maintenance of separate an,
} independent government from the u States
nat the expedition would he got read,
with all possible desproh that the demon
sIraiIon would and must be made in abor,
twelve months from that lime Tha, The e
) vent OF success opened The most unhounde
prospects of wealth 10 those who would en-
bark in il, and that IT was with a view {
7 facilitate his recruits, he wished to eleval
Z himself IN the public confidence by The al
g Of my communications 10 the Richmon
. Enquirer. That should havea surgeonc
= ID the expedition, and recommended me
the mean time 30 remove along " lh him ~
practice physic among The indians in IL
: terriiory."%
There is much more 10 the same Cener
is effect but as these documents are all cor
j., tanned in printed pamphlet " hich is acce
\ sible 10 all, and has been some time III prin
:. |! forbeaF 10 read further. But the paper
am now abou, to read is rot IN prini-It
e letter from the late President OF the Unite
- States 10 William Fulton, Esq. then Seer
= tary Of the Territory of Arkansas, ard {!
= endorsement upon it shows that sjmi
I letter was addressed 10 the United Stat
20 District Attorney in Florida The paper
hold in my hand is copy. have seen Il
original, in the band writing of Geper
Jackson il is now in !bis, and can tie Sc
by any gentleman who has curiosity TO c:
I'd anime il.
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