The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-24
Litter # Gen. Gsiass 70 Gen. 7ayisr.
Had s.snsIa ST. Less, ni'seufs
J1iy ~. 1915

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Jsly ~. lsi,
SIE An ssrsri .or rhs pseitriinn 81
Susfa Fs traders hss btea ssked ior. ssd
,slhorizsd ~ he Department 81 Wsr.
b. lesys Undergraduates. NusouFi. On The
fish 81 Aususi. next nonih, or ss seon
lhsffalirr ss practicable.
sWhsIe making arrangements 10 foFpish
ths desired escori. haze received the
fssosl Of Capt ST. @. Cooke. Of DE rsfi-
neni 4 drsseeas. by ~hieh 1 fAd ,hss.
sFhnueh We had mei wi,h aud very pro-
pfiis dIsstl.dons hundred men prefrss-
ing 70 Be Texisas. shoss atasrd object
Gas 10 sItsrk ana <sp,ure The Msrlrsn
caravans found upon he .Sama Re rood,
YET some Other n.tn pf D. sane sltselF-
iion ere suppsad 10 be stT hosesi-s
about this trading road rsrdF 10 oonnrs |
upan The unrffsndiLg eass.ns.
This must moi be, II is our bonnos.
duty 10 put down sll predatory sass-
meats Of fhis sort Of land prirafeerTng.
such as have 100 long contributed To
marx ihe ehsfseser Of men calling llssm-
stises members 81 Americas Republics
towards each other.
We must dsstrcy, arrest, or disGrm
I'll such Iswless combinations whenever
Ionnd within or near our unmarked t0a5a-
dairy.
In The cause under confederation, il -
very evident thai no such movements or
captures can take place any ichere upon
fhe Santa re road. without jeops.d,ng
the lives and property 81 many 81 our
good ciizens engaged IN This yalutle and
growing trade. Under ,his visw Of the
subject could not hesitate % approve The
conduct Of that excellent officer, Capt.
Cooke.
Tie question whether The pretended
Texans were found within our lerrito-
rial limits or not. was question which,
in the absence &c marked boundary,
Capt. Cooke had right 10 decide. so fsI
40 the government Of his conduc, vas
: conrernsd. while in The discharge Of the
duy assigned 10 him. HIS duty vas &
afford protection 10 The persons and pro-
perry &c The citizens of ihe United State
aud Mexico, la~ fully engaged in trade
upon The SAINTS Fe road.
The sserd character Of This duty 70
.quired perfect impsrtiality on The psrs o
The United States cnmmsnher TO whom
! i, IL coniided, and na,urally constitute
!. him, while acting under The authority o
!. his government. ia and proper jade
|, for The time being 10 decide how f.r b
: ran 90, and where lie should halt. ronss
r len,ly with The vel know n principles Q
, The Law nf nstIans.
: have long acted upon the principl
!. ,ha, for Tie purposes Of protection Of %
! offending c,nzens against savage., as wei
! as against predatory bands 81 cisilizf
i m,n DISPOSED to violate the known law
Of war. or 10 ,inlste The long.cherishe
|, principles of ,ha, free trade and soci
!, intercourse which have done so much |,
!. the great cause OF civilization and ire
or government throughout. The cisilizt
!. u ord, we slpuld not hesitate 10 consids
!. eyerv looI Of land and wa,er near ou
= unmarked boundary, end especially th'
i upon ,he Santa Fe road from the MI,
!, souri, 10 lie Rio del Norfe as neufrt
J. ground, and within The reach OF our "
Is lhori,y, or Il least until The boundary IN
II is marked and established according
- existing uestiss. acted upon this pri
I. clple upon The Sabine frontier in The ye
i 1896, much 10 The dissatisfaction Of &C.
- tam seli-es,eemed aJolifioaisfs. with who
Le these land priuateers may now unite
!. abusing me. But am never 90 well
= ,lsfied viii my own cantuc. as Nh,n
n find my self abused BY political intrigue
j and land priUafeess or pirates.
"a The escort recently authorized by 7
i Department Of War will be ordered 10 :
!. semble as soon after the 6th Of August, NJ
&c month, as practicable, q. or near Ind
:. penl'ence. |, is possible tia, The esq
ii may moi he ready to leave lndepeLdtn
Ia until the 9Th Of August.
:. / am. very respectfully. your obedle
,as servant,
80 az EDMUND P. GAINES.
:. Maj,r Gen. U. 5. Army commando
=. To Brig. Gen. Il. TAYLOR,
Com. The 81 Dept, Fort Smith, Afkans