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has already been made In this Gazette, At the
'sme time, saying that he had not produced tho
letter q1oisd bslo~ without making himself GER
lain OF the entire Propriety Of doing so. What
J, suojoisod will be read with great Interest.
.h,IaadTis Gazette.
There is an extractto be compared with
the letter OF Instructions which / have re-
ierred TO. and with the OTTER made AT the /
same time To purchase the Province OF
Texas The one is a com mentary upon
the other: and the two. taken together.
furnish full demonstration of the truth OF
the charge that there has been on our part.
towards the Mexican Government. q series
OF duplieiiy and hostility. accompanied by
a secret design TO wrest from her posses
sion portion OF her territory. ! entreat
gentlemen TO Compare these documents;
to examine them; and To see the gross du-
phcity which rs even avowed m one para
graph OF thus paper. and which, though
less openly. pervades the whole oft
shall now present TO this House, and
to the country, . document which is not
OF public nature. But, before doing so.
, musi refer 10 n letter from DIR. Mayo, a
confidential officer Of the Administrator.
TO President Jackson, dated the I'd of De-
cen'ber, lS30. one year after the date OF
the instructions have re ad TO the House.
IL begins thus:
TO Den. AsD'w JApKsoS, Prssilsnf eJIhe l. s.
Z The enclosed - the scheme of a secret Al
phabet, IN The handy ritinE OF - which
came INTO my possession ~ the manner herein.
alter mentioned, asd which conhde to YOUR
eAeeheney, together with the follow ing Stale
ment ut facts. 10 be used IN any way your ex-
ceHrncy may deem proper. " riIicn out the
alphabet stands thus: 3" Here follows an Gu
CRAVING explaining the cipher alPha bct referred
to
Some tine in ,hc month OF February last.
rs nearly ss can Tscollect. certainly very
shortly after Gen Samuel Houston arrived m
ths city. ! was introduced To HIM at Browns
Hotel, where both OF Us had taken lodgings
Our rooms were on the same floor, and conve-
nlent Tor social intercourse; which, from the
Generals courteou. manners, aud NV own de-
sire To be enabled 10 do hun Justice, IN nv own
estiinSuon, relative 10 his abandoning hi, (ami.
~ aud advocating the Government OF Tenue see
readily became frequent and intimate. Upon
what lac, perhaps, deemed . suitable maturity
OF acquaintance, he spoke freely aud miuutel j,
OF hs Psat history. lie spoke OF has separation
from Mrs III with great sensIbiiiiy, md bepre-
Gated The injurious opinion II had u, ade upon n
eonsid-rsbie portion Of the public mind, ia, par
aging the sanity Of ms intellect or rectuude OF
hn moral character Judging fayorabiy, no
y.
and the prePos,essIpg impression II haj made
on me IA relation 10 the salubrily aud gen.
ersi competency OF his intelligence. with rsCti.
'uuo OF impulses, he complained OF the made
quaie defence volunteered ~ his behalf by tn.
editor .of the Richmond Enquirer and solicited
me 10 write communications for the columns OF
ih9t paper, aud use INV friendly interest 18th the
editor Tor their publication. l promised 10 make
a sketch oi someIhns non, nous re pecling m ,
favorable impressions, and show II to LIN
before had time or full plIsnCy OF MUD 10
digest any thoughts upon the subject, our fre-
quent interviews, and his c.n fdence ~ nv ser,.
ing hls ends, doubtless, Induced him to ayow "a
me more particularly the ground OF his solci.
tude 10 have hIs character aud mental con, NJ,
'eheJ elevated before the public. lie dIscsnt.
ed on the immense field for enterprise m the In
dian settlement beyond the Mississippi and
through that, as stepping stone, IN Texas. and
recommended me 10 direct my destines ths
way Without making any promises or CON.
mitments, did not discourage, at this stage, hi,
inflated schemes for my ad lnce n,ent, % I had
acuriostty, nov on tp.toe, To- hear bis rom ant &c
projections Tor hIs manner aud his euihu,iasm
were ut least entertaining. Accordingly he
"eGt on TO deNelopc much Of systemat tic ente r.
prise, but not half what have since learnt from
another source, perhaps because lie discovered
that my interest IN this subject did not keer
pace with the aniicipations he had formed fol
E The progress OF his disclosures. ! learnt iron
him these facts and speouist,ons, VIZ;
THAT he was organizing an expedition agans
Texas; to afford 4 cloak To which, he had ss.um
ed The Indian costume, habits, aud associations
10y settling among them. IN the neighborhood o
, texas. That nothing was more easy TO accom-
Piish than the conquest aud posses, ion Of that ex
t,hst'e aud fertile country, by the co-ope ioT
Of tie Indian. IN the Arkansas Territory and re
eruiis among the citizens OF the United States -
That, IN his view, II would hardly be neeessar,
"A iD Tew.
That Is was ample for the establishment ans
maintenance OF separate aud indie pc ndent GO
vernment from the United States That the sx
Pedhion would be got ready with al possible des
patch, that the concentration would and must b.
made ~ about twelve months from that fiy.s -
That the event Of success opened the most IN
bounded prospects Of wealth To- those " no ,roul,
embark ~ IT, and that II was with 9 view TO IA
cIiiiate his recruits, he shed to elevate him.eI
~ tho public confidence by the aid of my com
muniesiIons 10 the Richmond Enquirer Tha
should have surgeoney in the expedition aoJ
recommended me in the mean time To rcp,ov,
along with him. and practice phy,ic among III,
Indians in the territory.
There is much more TO the same gene.
raj effect. but as these documents are al
contained 10 printed pamphlet which !,
accessible To all. and has been some time
IN print, iorbear 60 read further. Blu
print. II isa letter from the late Presi
dent ofths United States 10 William Full
ton, Esq. then Secretary Of the Territor,
OF Arkansas; and the endorsement upon I
shows that similar letter was addressec
to the United States District Attorney in
Florida The paper hold in my hand /,
, copy. have seen the original. IN the
, hand writing Of General Jackson. II is now
IN this city. and can be seen by any gen
lleman who has a curiosity 10 examine i.
'IsrHfcTIY CoNTtpENTIAL)
"NssntSCros, Dee 30. i-lO
, "DeaF Sir " las been stated to re that ~
extensive expedition against Texas - organ liu,
20 The United states. wub vieW TO the est.b
. Iishment 81 an tnde pendent Government 10 tia
Province aad that Gen. HoIston - to be Il a.,
hsad 81 q FROM ell The eifcumstsnces comm o.
h'csied To- me upon this subject. and whieh hat,
IAiien under mJ obtervatiIn, 1 an induced 9,