New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-16
Voc. Nv. NO. HI2.

The purpose of enlis,ing or entering into the ser
vice OF any foreign prince, state, colony, district,
or people, as a soldier or seaman" Also against
every person beginning or setting On foot, with.
in the territory and jurisdiction of the United
States, or PRECEDING or preparing the means for,
any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried
on from thence against the territory or domains
OF any foreign prince, or state, or any colony,
district, or people, with whom the United States
are at peace"
The following is extract from the letter by
which Houston summoned his confcderates 10 the
field. 1t was addressed 10 Gen. Dunlap OF Ten.
nesSee, curing the successful progress of Santa
Ana in Texas. Let it be borne in mind, that
this letter was from the person who went to Tex
as for the purpose OF revolutionizing it : who
gave out FROM his arrival there that he In
possession OF the private views of the President
Of the United States > and whose messenger
awokc the samo President at midnight, to an
aounce to him the victory of San Jacinto. The
extract may beaound in the Newly Sun OF
March 22d, 1896, as follows:
:" For portion OF this force Unnecessary to oppose
the AlrAicansj we must look 10 the United States.
Ii cannot arrive too There is bet feeling
II iexas, i'll my opinion and tha is 10 establish the
undergraduates OF Texas, and TO he attached 10 The
United States"
In The lace Of the law ard the treaty, and with
the full appreciation OF The President OF the United
Ststcs, hn is sworn " 10 take care that the laws
be faithfully executed" these things were done.
Not an effort was made to arrest punish them.
Nay more-a United States army, under Gen
Gaines, was marched INTO TEXAS under the false
pretencc OF suppressing Indian hosiiIi'ics on the
frontier, when there not Indian in tie
field. Hear on his suhject, officer of that
army, who writes from Ndcogdoches. The letter
may be found in the Amy and Navy Chron-
iclr' lie observes, Us to The object of the expe.
dition:
"lt is 10 create the impression in Texas that the
Government OF the United States takes part in the
controversy. Ii is III fact lending In the cause Of
rsxae, oil tho aid and 'uPPort which IL .an 'io-'""
from the cOun'enance and apparent support OF the
United Stues beside placing our troops IN situa-
hon 10 lake an actual part in the aid OF the Texans,
i'll case reverse Of their affairs should render ad
necessary. The pretext OF the anticipated INVASION
from the Indians in that quarter, IS unsupported by
| The least probable testimony, although Gen. Hous-
| ton has issued proclamation. dated al Nacugdo-
ches, ordering out body of 900 Texan militia, 10
sustain the United States force at this place, until
reinforce,nents can arrive from Gen. Gaines"
Can State policy be more Perfdlous and ma.
chiavelian Many Editors uttered on that &C.
casion indignant remonstrances, and appealed to
the people to correct this nefarious procedure
By the doctrines OF the day, they were guilty of
treason in so doing, for was not only In
| tended, but was considered as actually begun
with Mexico; and war it would have been, If
means en- the part of Mexico had been half equal
to the provHcailon on ours %
This was written soon nfer Mr. Gddngs censued by
the House of Representatives. md charged by Mr. Cushing
with approximation treason. for expressing opinion I'D
the ofho Government IN the Creole case.
CorrER REGION OF LAKE SUrERIoR.-By
law of the last Session. $4,000 was appro-
prated to q survey with reference to minerals, in
tho Copper Region south Of Lake Superior.
The contract was given entirely to DR. ilaugh-
ton of Michigan, late Principal of the Geological
Survey of that State. The Surveys are to be
made in the usual manner: laying of the mineral
region into townships and sections. The returns
to comprise, in addition to the Surveyors minutes,
representation of the Geology and mineral value
of the land.
For this service DR.. Haughton is to receive the
sum of s. per mile-the whole to be completed
in January, l647 The territory known as the
Copper Region of Michigan lies between The
Point Kewcena and the Montreal River, the lat
ter being the western boundary of the State. Dr.
Haughton, while in Inc service of Michigan, has
partly explored this tract, and determined the
general limits of tic copper bearing rocks
They occupy space of about 6O miles by ~
|
rise again on the north side, still containing rich
veins of copper, particularly in the Isle Royal.
Government had authorized locations of land
under leases, and several entries were made last
year.
The present survey is intended to fit the land
for sale or lease by mathematical decision, and to
ascertain it's value for copper ores. The land sur
veys of the upper peninsula have not yet reached
the region. From st. Marys, westward, the
township lines are run as far as Chocolate River,
or about l2O m les. Thence base line is to be
extended through the mineral lands upon which
the meridians will be predlcated. Probably the
Government could not have selected more cnm-
peient person to make the desired explorations
than Dr. Haughion. His present Wedge Of
the country is considerable, having traverscd it
several times. When Captain Cram ran the
boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin from
The mouth of the Mennm'nec River, up the same
to the Lakes, TieuE desert, ard thence to the
source of the Montreal and the Lake Superior,
DR. Haughton was Of The company.
This survey determined the curious fact that
the law describing Tins boundary gives to Michi
gan a small triangular Tract of iand on the nor h.
crn shore Of tue Lake at the mouth of Pigeon
RIVER.
Tie rocks of the Cooper Region, dipping be-
meath the surface Of the waller and redpgearing
on the northern shore, are supposed 10 be equally
rich III ores through the bottom OF the Lake,
where they may be worked in process of time
We are informed that but little will be accom-.
plishcd this season on account of the lateness of
The appropriation. A letter TO a gentleman OF
this city from Copper Horbor says that one COM
pany has arrived there and projected TO the scene
of operations. And also that troops have been
ordered to that place as permanent station. 1t
is situated at the extreme of Point Revenue.
Cincinnati Chronicle.
SENECA LAKE.-A Correspondent OF the journal
Of Commerce, writing from Geneva, n. Y. tells some
marvellous tales respecting the famed Seneca Lake.
He say S first, that This lake has regular Tide in
ether words, that il rises seven years and falls
years. Also that frequent attempts to ascertain lis
depth have proved unsuccessful. In 1910, several
gentlemen ent out for this purpose, and found to
!. their as;onishment, upon letting down bottle filled
with fresh water, corked and sealed, on examination