The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-07-18


20 annexation. Aav QUO acquainted WIN
la, Uoa.,oa, viii know tia, he would
not permit msn TO remain IN his poH''csi
family \ day. who entertained views ad'
verse 10 HE, on 80 gfea, question. Hat,
s,J Col. " the people demanded, it. Gen.
Houston wss Ia isvnr OF the sale OF the
Cherokee lands at public sale, when the
s.m. had been settled IN good faith, by oar
own ei,ixen.. Who had fought Tor them
and by th. force of bis nsme. he procured
tho ps,sse. OF lav 10 sell them; but had
no appropriation made to seotionise, and
bsfor. TIM, could be obtained, the peopl"
AGAIN rose ~ their strength, and demanded
a repeal Of the low in question, TO those
who Ind settled on the lands. lie iobghi
!, Oh for sey,rsl years, keeping the settler
In suspense, and fasily, waen the kepfe-
sentative, Of the people came up. instruct
ed Tor it. repeal, he s,ll pressed IT, unui
the I'LL wa on It's hasl passage. When be
s.et IN his message on the subject, recon-
ing i,s repeal snd thereby. took ih' ered-
n Of IT, But Il was the peoples net,
,r,in,, his wishes. Col " further stated,
that Houston was constantly at war VIA
the frontier se,,ists. aud Often hei3 rom
then the appropriations allowed By mo
Congress for their protection, aud haHHy
abandoned the Capital. m i>l3 and called
The Congress to Washington, without ap'
,hori,y. a. there proved - be no danger a
,h.t time. only what was produced by bis
re,read. whieh served to iulimdAis the set
tier, sud encourage the enemy. tie sl'
tempted to move the archives iiom Austin
by force, - hen the Congress bad refused
to act Ia il. Time proved that there Vas
no danger 1t The city Of Austin though
II. liero was the fret to take ~ the line
Of retreat. Al ,lls will be- reeolisetrd by
tn. ds,fessrd l,ontiern~n IN tho valley,
OF IT,. Colorado. GAuds!oups. and san
Antonio
lie also alluded 10 Gen liousioas sys.
ten Of protecting cur coast In 1919, ho
recommended sale ot our Navy, at -
tine too. when we had naval raenY 10
contend seaius, H., only Argument was,
that We were ne, shls to support Il, aud he
furnished the Congress a statement Of one
Hundred Thousand dollars to keep L IN or
binary. apd as on' taxes "oHI1 nave 10 "s
Increased to meet this amount. the mem>
bets thought u best to Nirii !" us p'i'of'
bat did u osly on account OF the immense
,nm. Before the time Of yale The people
again rose 10 Their Strength ana p'e''"'"o
1t. and lhe next wear u was IAN ~ 10 or
dnary, at the small expense 81 Npos' Zen
Thousand, Instead OF o'e hundred 'ua's'
and dollars, rs Gen II. hal stated 70 'oh'
gfess Was It good policy or beneta'sh'P
in Gen Houston To disposses' rs Of enc
oil the strongest anna OF our Government
81 that important etisis. admitting That u
bad required The on9 hundred thousand
dolia's - be stated
Such wns'',n liousion's po,ey "a Nos"
daNs and 't vii he reeoiIeetrd ~ al tue
cd settlers in the country ut that l'ne, and
II was then, aud is NOW plain To he even,
that II General Houston had succeeded W
nccomp lishine hi, design-, that the country
never would haSs been annexed to tue u
. md although BE- claims to be the 'a'h'f
Of the country, yet It VII be seen mat iH'
people ,hemselges, N -r''e OF hrs Efforts
saved the country. and brought It to It's
present prosperity and greatness.
Hon -aaHH H4g. a.