Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-03-12
Gov. Davis 10 President Grant
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We have been permitted to make
public the following important let
Ter Of Governor Davis 10 President
Grant
EXECUTIVE OFFIcK, Austin, Texas, !
February "a, 1870. !
SIR, The Legislature ofthis State
at its recent session adopted the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments with great unanimity, aud
has in other respects shown n dis
position in good faith, and with
great alacrity TO follow the require
ments of Congress in the matter OF
reconstruction, II has elected Sen'
ators Of excellent personal chanc'
ter, and ia sentiment fully In DO
cord with the majority in Congress,
Under the circumstance / think
the process of reconstruction may
safely be expedited by the prompt
admission of the State. But while
this should be done without delay,
| do not think il advisable TO imme'
diately withdraw the United States
troops from the State, ] have TO
request that this bs7done gradually
and by concert with the State au'
thorities rs soon Us the new organi-
zation is prepared TO maintain pub
lie order, which, / trust, will not DO
long hence. In connection with
this matter, / believe our Senator
and Representatives in Congress
will coincide with mo, in requesting
that General J. J. Reynolds be lci'
in command hero. As you will per
ceive from the resolutions OF The
Legislature transmitted in anoth'
er enclosure) in relation to that of
ficer, the members of that body have
high appreciation Of his servicel
and integrity, and in this opinion J
fully agree. -.
Whilst IL Is advisable to rctair
United States troops in tho interior
for the present, the frontier calls
for considerable addition to the mil
itary force for the protection of the
settlers, or else the adoption Of some
now policy that will put an end to
the harassing warfare that has dis
turbcd the borders of Texas since
annexation. / believe it has been
suggested by the military authori-
tics of the United States, that the
territory of Texas known as the
"Pan. Handle" bc added to the In.
dian Territory as reservation fol
those savngos which infcst Texas.
Some such measure, or war of ex-
termination, seems necessary to Sc
cure permanent peace here, and re-
licve the Government of the great
expcnse attending the maintenance
ofiarge bodies Of troops on our from
tier.
With the re-establisRment and
maintenance of law and order,
promptly and permanently, as we
hope, the suppression of Indian dc,
prcdations, and the encours cement
of a system of internal improve
menls that will directly connect oul
State with the rest of the Union
we have reason to anticipate thai
our State, with it's cheap and fertile
lands, will offer tempting field td
immigrants from the older States
and from Europe. We invite then
TO free occupancy of our vacan
territory and propose to make then
secure in life and property.
Asking your kind cooperation
in securing the early reconstruction
of our State and your valuable az
sistance in carrying out the rq'-
poses above indicated, l renal,
Respectfully, your obt. sv't,
EDMUND J. DAVIS,
Governor Fled.
His ExcelIency U. S. GRANT, Pre'i-
dent of United States, Washing
ton, ID. c.,