Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-28

lnE IS peculiarly SaVOfdOic lOI SaCrCU VOtpoSc
for which il is intonded-it has considerable ex-
tent-It has outlets leading TO every part Of :he
town, and it commands a magnificent view OF the
surrounding country.
EXTRACT OF A SPEECH DELIVERED IN
CONGRESS BY J. q. ADAMS, ON THE
TEXAS QUESTION.
l shall now present TO this House. and to tho
cOYntry, document which is not Of public ma
turc. But before doing 20, I must refer to a
letter from Dr. Mayo, confidential officer OF
the administration, to President JACKSON, dated
the I'd Of December 1880, year after the
date Of the instructions have read to the House.
Ii begins thus:
ITO Gen. ANDREW Jackson, Prcsideat Of the
u. S."
1.-The enclosed is the scheme Of q secret Al
phabet, i" the handwriting o.
which came into my possession IN the manner
hereinafter mentioned, and which | confhde 10
your excellency, together with the following
statement Of facts. to be used in any way your
excelIency may deem proper Written out, the
alphabet stands thus" Here follows an engra-
ving explaining the cipher alphabet as referred
too.)
''Some t;mc in the month of February last, as
nearly as can recollci, certainly very shortly
after Gen. Samuel Houston arrived in this city,
was introduced TO him at Browns Hotel, where
both Of US had taken lodgings. Our rooms were
on the same floor, and convenient for social ia
course; which, from the Generals courteous
manners, and my own desire to bo enabled to do
hm justice, in NV own tion, relative to his
abandoning his family and Indicating the gov
eminent of Tennessee, readily became frequent
end intimate. Upon what he, perhaps, deemed
suitable maturity Of acquaintance, he spoke
freely and infinitely Of his past history. He
spoke Of his separation from Mrs. Houston with
great sensibility, and deprecated the injurious O.
hal Pf1nn
OF tho public mind, dsparaging the sanity o: his
intellect, or rectitude Of his moral character
Judging favOrably, no doubt, of the progress of
our acqua intance, and the prepossessng impress
sion 1t had made on me in relation to the saiubri
~ and general competency of his intelligence.
with rectitude Of impulses, he complained Of tho
inadequate defence volunteered in his behalf by
the editor Of tho Richmond Enc"::ccr, and solicit
ed me 10 write communications for the columns
of that pap"". .sin use nv friendly interest with
| tue e.itor for their publication. l promised to
| make sketch Of something anonymous respect
ing my favorable impressions, and show II to him.
But before had time or fall Pi.:ncy Of mind TO
digest any thoughts upon the subject, our fire.
quent interviews, and his confidence IN my ser
wing his ends, doubtless, induced him to avow TO
me more particularly the ground Of his solici-
tude 10 have his character AMI .,aeaaal -conspe-
tency elevated before the public. He descantcd
on the immense field for enterprise in the Indian
settlement beyond the Mississippi, and through
That, as a stepPlng-stone, in Texas; and recon-
mended me to direct my dstinies that way
without making any promises or commitments,
dad not discourage, at this stage, his inflated
schemes for my Announcements, as had 4 curiesi-
~, now on tip-tee, hear his r..::.niic projcc-
! lions, ior nis manner and his enthusiasm were
at least entertaining. Accordingly he went on
to developc much OF a systematic enterprise, but
not half what have since learnt from another
source, perhaps because he discovered that nv
interest in the subject die not keep pace wi,a
the an,i cations he had forined for the progress
Of his disclosures. learnt from him these facts
and specuations, viz:
'That he was organizing expedition against
Texas; to afford a cloak to which, he had as
sumed the Indian costume, habits, and assocra-
tions, by settling among them, in the neighbor-
hood Of Texas. That nothing was more easy 10
accomplish than the conquest and possessions Of
that extensive and fertile country, BY the coop
GRAFTON Of tho Indian. ~ :::.s Arkansas Territory,
and recruits among the citizens Of the Un,'e,'
States. That, in his view, II would hardly be
necessary to strike . blow to wrest Texas from
Mexico. That it was ample for the establish
ment and ma lin tainance OF a separate and Inde-
pendent government from the United States
That the expedition would be got ready with all
possible despatch; that the demonstration would
and mast be made in about twelve months from
that time. That the event Of success opened the
most unbOunded prospects Of wealth to those who
would embark in it, and that it with view
to facilitate his recruits, he wished elevate
himself in the public confidence by the aid Of my
communications to the Richmond Enquirer
That should have surgency in the expedition,
and recommended me in the time
move along with him. and practice physic among
the Indians in the territory"
There is much moro to the same general effect;
but as these documents are all contained in a
printed pamphlet which is accessible to all, and
has been Tor some time in print, forbear to read
further. But the paper | am now about to read is
not in print 1t is letter from the late president
Of the United States to William Fulton, Esq. then
Secretary Of the territory Of Arkansas, and the
endorsement upon il shows that a similar letter
was addressed to the L. 9. District Attorney in
Florida. The paper hold in my hand is a copy
l have seen the original, in the handwriting Of
General Jackson; 1t IS now in this city, and can
be seen by any gentleman who has a curiosity to
examine il.
DISTINCTLY CoNFIDENr1AL.)
WASHINGTON. DEC. 30, 1880.
Dear Sir: 1t has been stated to me that an ex-
tcnsve expedition against Texas is organizing in
the United States. with 4 view 70 the establish
nssnt Of independent government in that
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