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your communications. well those the friendly
the n,sy Of been @ aeosyea conveying your wishes Tor
10 make stand against the pirates adj
ing you have been exposed occasioned by the rebels
VINO sun Keep possession OF the Mexican territory against
he VIII Oh every good cluzen and friendly tribe Of In
dans.
| The supreme government authorizes you to take com
mand, Tor which purpose you will invite all the principal
tribes ihnt are willing TO carry the all hazards
you will me by an e1traodinay courier SO thai
may be enabled TO send my troops your aid and to the
siblo. fN' - 'o'' - pos
All All no horses mules. and spos Of whatever description,
| shaai be divided equally among all
The supreme government thar the families
should not be killed inued but conducted to and kent
a the villages where the general-n-chi will himself
dispose OF Them on the termination Of the campaign
Copy Of letter Of Col Hand Ce6ee dated eity Of Houston
| December II, 1885,
DKAR sRi Atyour request inform you that while a,
Fon Gibson in July las. was in conversation with Gen
had laid before him letter from Bolls, the contents o
which were to this amount requesting the Cherokees
could to assist in the conquest OF Texas that General
sola the Mexican commander. had offered give them
the country they conquered it, and assist them in doing
So saw the letter; but its contents were Represented
TO me by General Abuckle The letter stated that por
on was to be gwen to each bs according the strength
This information gave to General Rusk as | passed
through Nacogdoches, and to President Houston my ar
| Your obedent servant,
| HOLLAND COFFEE.
General FELIX HUsTos.
Undei these circumstances what did the United States
they rebuke Mexico' Not word of it. Bat will Tell
you what they did do. AT the head of Texan force
crossed the United States line. captured and dsarmed
portion OF these Indians and this government complain
ed of that act and demanded an apology from Texas
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
washington, January 3, 1889
sE d Ths t. paper. will aesuaint tha,
under command OF General Rqsk has crossed the acknow
try and has encamped soil for the avowed purpose
OF Furnishing certain Indians Of the Caddo tribe alleged
depeda'ions within the limits of Texas Against this in
suit and outrage you viii promptly and in strong
monsa,e demand satisfactory explanations the subec
quae will be adopted by prevent recur-
renee OF such acts which, II repeated, would vaby
which there would be great rea son to depore.
Your dispatches to No. H. inclusive have been
am, sir your obedient servant,
| JOHN FORSYTH
Charge dAhares of the United States, Houston
Nor was this all Under the stipsations of the treaty
10 which have referred, the UAted States had posses.
sion OF what are now three counties OF the finest lands in
Texas and claimed jurisdiction them, because an ar
OF that treaty provided that each party should retain
possession OF what previously held until the boundary
could be run and marked Texas unable run and
mark The boundary Tor several years after the revolution
| broke out The United States not only permitted and
suffered, knowingly, their Indians TO 20 upon the land
and render our public domain utter vaueess and render
our very existence as nation probemstical but also in.
sisted that. until the boundary run, they would no,
give up The territory which comprises three or four
OF the finest counties in Texas Under such circum-
stances being totally unable TO use public domain,
the only means we had, which rendered valueless
by the United States by violation not only OF good
sory notes went down. We had not the means Of
meeting them. II then thought by the fnanciers
OF Texas that iDasmuch as the first promssory notes
which were issued had been worth eighty and nine.
y in the dollar, if they could be withdrawn from
circulation, new issue would rise again. and accord
ingly they passed law authorizing any who held
promssoy note 10 come forward and fund it, and receive
ten per cent bond in lieu OF IT,
This is the way in which nneienihs OF the bonds have
been issued and yet the question has been argued all
over the United States, n books, and speeches, and
newspapers, as Texas had done just Ohio Indiana
and other States have donessued her bonds sold them
in the market, obtained the money for them nd used il
Such was not the case sir but the bonds issued TO
redeem the promlssory notes which had deprecated in
very short tme-some 10 twelve and half cents on
the dollar, and some even TO i've cents. As an induce
ment 10 withdraw them from circulation, the holders
were allowed 10 fund them and receive in return bonds
at eight and ten per cent interest Notwithstanding this
the promissory notes shll went down. This in brief
s the history OF the manner in which the deb, OF Texas
originated, have various authorities support the po-
ston which have taken. but do not intend to con.
sumo the time oil the Senate by reading them, Tor am
anxious 10 come 10 a vote.
shall vote IN the first place for the amendment, OF the
honorable senator from Virginia. and the effect OF tha,
amendment will be Just this TO prevent the creditor
who chooses hold out from keeping others who are
willing 10 come forward and take the amount which is
offered to them, and be content with II. from doing so
one Will be cOmpeiIed TO accept
the proposition offered by Texas II will be a voluntary
matter, and the fund upon which the others have right
TO claim will not be exhausted
Much has been said about Texas repudiapg and
ling her debts. do not mean TO into that question,
but mean TO say here that there half million of
dollars which have not been estimated fifty, and
al one hundred per cent than Texas realized
from them. None OF the scaling has been done lower
than twenty cents on The dollar Many OF her proms.
sory notes sold a, ten cents, and below that
Mr.. PRATT. | desire to understand this matter
recty and therefore wish 10 ask my friend from Texas
a question understood him say that promis coy
issued by the State OF Texas subsequently, to
fsil. i understood him to state afterwards that
when Texas hfs issued romissory notes, she realized
were subsequently,, believe, by the law OF Is45.
changed for ten per cent bonds
| MIR. RUSk. The honorable senator from MARYLAND
totally misunderstood In 1897 Texas issued her
first promissory notes They started ninety per cent
soon went down to seventy then to fifty, and finally
three TO one, and some lower. Very after they
were down as low twelve and half per will
pretend to be certain about the dates al which
they went down. but il had time to refer the author
tiles before 4 could give the dates precisely When
the notes went down. Texas was anxious TO with
draw them from circulation that she passed a law au-
thorz,ng all holders OF them TO receive bonds bearing
eight and ten per cent interest This law was passed
early 1885, that pAons went into the market al
New Orleans and other places and bought promissory
notes rates varying from TO 6fty per cent, filed
them in the stock commissioners ONCE, and obtained
bonds from them, rating them at their face value.
According TO the amendment OF the honorable senator
from Virginia Mr. MAsos,l those who are willing to
take the proposition which Texas has made 10 them
go forward and receive the amount due to them those
against Texas and hc United States precisey they do
| now. But n that propoaon does succeed shall