Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-24

WuJrx SrLruuk SrRiSas. Va, Z
September I, ISIS.

To Hdtcs of The Alexandria Gazette;
Dear Sir; column OF your Gazette OF the ID Of July
last. headed "Poes contains letter, which the Edi.
tor OF the "unon" il refused publish. The let.
my possession recently the Jour.
OF several thousand miles. imposes the pain.
ful necessity OF requesting you to publish correction of
several errors uo which the author has doubtless
uensy faen in speaking Of contract between General
Houston the late President, actng behalf Of the Re-
public OF Texas" aud myself sand such associates
may choose"
These appear the following paragraph OF tina,
letter The writer says OF President Houston that "by
contract made with Charles Fsnioa Mercer, efAoat
terfy Of lap he he. endeavored locate the emig
ton coming into the Republic, strengthen his personal
and political influence, by "fraudulently granting Mr.
Mercer and his British associates the right to eoonze
large district OF the fines, and beet lands in Texas said
contain twelve millions Of acfes." grant made,
repeat "whoo the authority OF law. aud closing the land
Office to those who had right claims, and military bounty
warrants and which illegally deprived the old settlers,
who had conquered the county OF their just rights and
granting millions Of their best lands Mr.. Mercer aud
B,ifish absiifioaisfs."
You will readily perceive. that. whilo much la
Dor. and at heavy expense, yet wholly unrequcd and
by the offer Of half square mile land any emgrant
family, Tree Ut cost but tor the tces survey diligently
complying with the contact referred 10, could not, IN
justice the 224 families have eoonfed. TO those am
inviting follow Them my respectable associates
self, unnotced the injurious remarks that have
quoted.
In replying to them, allow some labor to
BOTH by requesting To rePubsh al the cnd OF this let
ter enclosed from the New York Journal OF
Commerce, Of the 2Itn OF August
To the further sndcaon ct contract Is but proper
To add that have no associates under II who are not ma
tive Americans; not one among them VINO was ever IN hu'
rope That they all reside la the United States, and South
Of Maryland, except one originally from Virginia. but liy
ing ut present. on Red River, IN ieAas ana 'hat none OF
them nor any oher person interested IN my contract haa
any knowledge OF IT, pnor 10 us hnai execution Among
them all, number. III which send you list,
there Is not am eonhdeh'' single aoonion'sI
It's p1ssioe housh mprooaoie that Tue au'not OF me
letter nave here noueeH' mas eohounaTa my oi
which send you copy, win one OF January Io's' IN
which was reluctantly persuaded !" 'aAe an 'neter'
lol2 with hIs interest parted year ago IN aSOr VI
company IN Louls'hie' VINO a''"eu me TOT " o' u mo
derae compensation Tor much LABOR IN Europe no small
expense IN AmeHca' and i"o journeys exceeding Tour
moosanu miles.
Inc 'mp'ooso'hp ma' my pans'psuou III "is eon"ae''
was 'he "oJe.'S ". es a'e 0tn ~ ,p' a'i'es
rom tue iaS, IN" uu'e oeloe "e sPp"''' p,iu'eu ih
London, ia lsi5, more Than two Yeas ago. na'nns an
extract rom anohei eue' % 'n' % ''' y a s
oe' OF IN. sao'"s' o. ies1Sn' Lanai III use '1'oSine
"o'es, Addressed 10 Que % ELEVEN sense" =" h"uon'
"oo' whom were ',"eHs1n' anS n'"e ~ '"e'' o'.'tsn
SUBJECTS Oh nav oe'h 'nio''"eu soy o ',' ulS'
m- contract No' io'il "as oeeh e""su'eu' oy Tue P'"
per au'houes lhu 'na' mourning 'eas '"'i !" we uohe'
on the part the COMPANY nut 10 carry out IN good sh
Us PROVISIONS. am s'ea,! u opn'op' ' "a" NIuSs I'M
oefs' rs seee'eu oy W. ofoNhhs' anu guaranteed 10 he
company oy contract Tue h's' ue>''ao'e Seei"hs OF
eoen'ry sei'ed OF u"'e'uea' -. ,
NoN' u ~ huPPSns, '"a' NY 'e'PeN 'O' Ne "'i''' VI
ms letter. conuloued ae''s'N' 10 o'e'e"e my ooIee-
uohs 10 uh'uhe IN an enterprise win u ocuy VI men o
whom knew Out one, a nauN' OF MarylAhd ne IN Lon
don anu Iaooring 10 preserve from forfeiture aS"huacln
"heh ne was one oa OF the twenty original contractors
All OF "hOm are haeo IN 'ne ae' 81 le ieAAn congress
oi he +'h O reo'uasS' iot', eni"eu IN het sH"M-
eeiHs LHH1s 70 Eh"sIa"'' ans aS' C'hie''i sPe-
ela power on Tie ffesuen' was '"aae se"e's a' tue nea'
session OF Congress ahu ua"e' many eonuaes ~ Hse
TENOR my own i"e'uue0 n-'e pee" h'eou,.eu WIN .e
saHe Ne"-oi increasing "e P"pu'"oh % eN-s' inis
was no new po'cy' IL V''s'''sd "''h 'e gov
eminent OF MeNe' ana was continued l." 'e 'oh OF 'a'
~ o4i ana since 'HAt Ea'e' t"' 81 os' contracts nave
hau Tue" ""ics eN'e"ue!' S"u ".'' s'"'s '"oureu "
tue leAai OUnseSs 'O' Tue oent"t % certain herman
cohuae'Sis WIN one o 'ie"' So Flshe'' Tue russian
prince vI So'es as uhieu d Gu par'ne'' ~heh e'
ieSas' reorusy' iot4'
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