The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-22
THE U UNION.

lated TO use all his constitutional power as commander
n-chet of our naval and military forces, 10 protect the
then foreign State OF Texas "om oil foreign mrasjon
and
4th. That all this was done while Mr. Calhoun going
into the Department of State expressly to take charge Of
the relations then existing between the United States and
Texas, had assumed and exercised the direction OF the
whole matter
Thus much with regard the concentration our forces
in and about Texas, Mr. Calhoun saw fit to do in the
spring OF ls4i, pending the negotiation of a treaty with
Texas and-lefore il signed The treaty was soon
after rejected But the spulations OF Mr. Calhoun and
his determination in the matter remained The follow
ing documents throw light upon the course pursued in
the matter under Mr. Calhoun's direction during the
summer aud autumn following, while Texas was still
Independent republic, and the question of its anneNa
ton to the United States altogether undecided The fol-
lowing communication made to the Texan Secretary Of
State by the Texan Secretary of War the 9th of Au
gust, lsil was, the day. communicated by the
Texan government to General Howard, the American
charge dafaires in Texas:
''DErARrMsyr OF WAR AND MARINE
Washington, Texas, Aug 6, 1874,
''SR am directed by his excelency the President to
ask the attention OF your department 10 the facts recently
made known to this government, and contained in
recently General Adrian oil,
OF the army OF Mexico aud Col John G. Hays command
ing on the southwestern frontier OF Texas, copy of the
transmitted.
THE facts contained in these COMMUNICATIONS, taken in
connection with other intelligence which has been received
@acc no doubt Of me OBJECTS and ,feattons the rican
goretnmeni and that considerable military fore is be-
ing concentrated on the RIO Grand nth the Grooed object Of
imedaty foocing the attack Of The cqcaly aied 10 BIZ
C@ond Hays by that OF more Formidable force, No doubt
placing Immediately on our southwestern fonter for the
deince of the naon, all the troops the disposal of the
ted States.
81 have the honor to be your very obedien servant,
Sc. w. HILL.
Secretary, of War and Marine.
"Ion. AysoN JONES, Secretary OF State &c"
This document was received by Mr.. Calhoun at the
Department of State, from General Howard, and its re-
ceipt acknowledged on the 10th of September, ISL
Seven days afterwards, the nth of September the
following order issued from the Adjuant Generals
office at Washington TO General Taylor
CONFIDENTIAL
"ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFIcE
Washington September II, 1874.
"SR: The gencraLnchlct has eceicsd instructions through
the Dsgarne Of psJ 1 me Erss'r Ghod The tgo2s
of rsquisiton being made by The United state chargG
aars rs n Saf Or Go s0 Of T@e q Ia a 70 se
may Designate in order restrain any hostile nc,rson on
the part OF the border Indians, required by the provisions
of existing treaties.
''You will please take such preliminary measures as may
be deemed necessary put the of the
der your command, designated above, in march for the
above purpose, at short notice.
'houd the apprehended hostiltes with the Indians nj.
luded break out officer of rank (probably yourselD
will be command the United States forces placed in
tie field and who will receive hence further nsc tons
for his government.
81 have the honor to be- sir your obedcn servant
81. THOMAS
Assistant Adutant General
BRIG. Gen. l.. TAYLOR,
commanding first department, Fort Jesup, Louisiana. -
There are other documents of the character bear
ing upon the same point. But these suffice They show
the stipulaons entered into by Mr. Calhoun respecting
the march Of troops into Texas, to protect Texas
while Texas was yet independent foreign State
They show, aso the orders issued TO our military and
naval commanders at that time in consequence of these
stipulaons Our readers therefore in condition to
Judge for themselves of the reasonableness OF Mr. Cal
houns present condemnation of the advance Of General
Taylor the Rio Grande in March last in order to pro-
Texas after Texas had become one of the States Of
our Union, and was represented such in Congress