The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-21


Sra: am directed by the President To cause the
forces now under your command, and those which
may be assigned 10 IL, 20 be pat into position
where they may most promptly and efficiently act
in defones Of Texas in ihs event 70 shall become ne
eesaary o< proper 10 employ thsm ios that pafpose
The information received BY The kxocntiss Of the
United States warrants the belief that Texas will
shortly soceds 10 the terms Of annexation. As soon
as the Texan Congress shall have given its consent
to annexation and a convention shall assemble and
accept the terms offered in the resolutions Of Con-
gress, Texas will Than DO regarded by the execu-
i've government here 30 far part Of the United
States 20 be entiilsd from this government 10 de-
fence and protection from fvsign invaAion and In
dian ineursioas. The troote under your command
Will be placed and kept In rdstinsssto perform this
duty. No.. VI ...T. -. ..4s i
In the letter addressed To you from the ad jutant
generals Office, Of the 2ls of March, you were in
strIcied 10 hold a portion OF the troops under your
immediate command in readiness TO move into Tex
as under certain contingencies, and upon further
orders from this department In the treaty between
the United States and Mexico, thetxo governments
mutually stipulated TO all the means IN their
power 10 maintain peace and harmony among the
Indian nations inhabiiing the lands their borders
and TO resGrsia by force any hostities and Incur
by these nations within their respective boun-
daries, that the one would not suffer the Indians
within It's mis 10 attack, in any manner whatever,
the citizens ofhe other, the Indians residing upon
the territories OF the Other See the 331 article copy
Of which is herewith uansmitied.) The obga-
tiops which in this respect are due TO Mexico by
this treaty are due also TO Texas. Should the In
dams residing within the limits Of the United Stairs
either by themselves or associated with others, at
tempt any hostile movement in regard TO Texas, IL
will be your duty TO employ the troops under your
command TO repel and chashse them; and for this
purpose you will give the necessary instructions to
the military posts the upper Red river, although
not under your immediate command } and, with the
appreciation Of the Texan authorities, make such
movements, and take such position, within the lin
its Of Texas, as in your judgment may be necessa-
ry. You are also directed 10 open immediate cor
respondence with the authorities Of Texas and with
any diplomatic agent Of the United States, (if one
should be residing therein,) with view to informa-
non and advice IN respect TO the common Indian
enemy, as well as to any foreign power. This
commu nlcation and consultation with the Texan
authorizes, &C., are directed with view to enable
you to avail yourself OF the superior local know-
edge they may possess, but not for the purpose OF
placing you, or any portion OF the forces or the
United States under the orders Of any functionary
not in the regular line Of command above you.
Should the territories Of Texas be invaded by a
foreign power and you shall receive certain intei-
gence through her functonares of that fact after her
convention shall have acceded to the terms OF an
nexaIion contained in the resolutions Of the Con-
gress Of the Uned States, you will at employ,
IN the mos effective manner your Judgment may
dictate, the forces under your command, for the de-
fence of those territories and to expel the invaders.
It's supposed here that, for Lha mere purpose Of
repelliag a common Indian enemy, above pro-
vlded for, it may not be necessary that you should
march across the Sabine, or upper Red river, lat
least in the first instances with more Than the par
ticular troops which you were desired, in the in
str uctons before referred 70, II the2lst Mareh to
hold in immediate readiness for the field but il is
not intended restrict you positively TO that par
tieular amount Of force. On the contrary, accord
ing to the emergency, you may add any other
corps, or any number Of companies within your
department deemed necessary, beginning with those
hand; and in the contingency of foreign
invasion Of Texa<, as above specified, other regl-
ments from distance may be ordered to report to
you.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
VIM L. MARCY,
Secretary Of War.
General Il. TAYLOR,
Fort Jesup Louisiana