Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-27
GRANT VS.. TEXAS.
To the Editor of the EAGLE.


25th inst is an article from q Mr..
Hutchinson, purporting to be a reply
to one from me in the Beacon of the
End inst.
am certainly obliged 10 Mr.. II for
according TO me an honest belief that l
had made out my case. l still think
so. He lights upon certain typo
graphical errors concerning land
terms, which he very kindly corrects.
Now let him turn to his OWE article
and perform the same very much
needed service. AT least let him turn
'shis friends of the constitution into
ats friend.'' But Mr.. Ii. ought to
know that the printers keep their lit
tie guns loaded ready TO fire at any
man having the temerity to write for
the press. wonder that they do not
fire at us oftner.
NY article was divided into three
sections, in agreement with ex-Presi-
dent Grants idea.
First, "Settlement"-I do not see
wherein Mr.. H. differs from me unless
he wishes us to understand that his
imaginary army of pioneers and SOL
diers discharged By Harrison and Jack
son in 1647 @ and scattered as hunters
over Louisiana and elsewhere COM
posed the great body of early settlers
in Texas. of which there is very little
proof. There is only one point COM
ing in here needinga word of notice.
Mr.. ii. duplicates General Jackson
with Aaron Burr III attempting to
found Southwestern Empire. l
wonder if any one but Mr.. III. ever
heard Of General Jackson in such con-
nection. 1t is new to me.
Second, Settlement-I do not see
that Mr.. III. even attempted to contro-
vert single one of my facts, agreeing
with my article that it grew out of
the overthrow of the Mexican consii-
tuition by Santa Anna. After recount
ing the disastrous defeat of the few
remaining friends of that constitution
north of the Rio Grande, Mr.. H.
crosses that river to renew the fight.
But they did not renew the fight for
the constitution. For the three chief
battles at Goliad mot Solian) Alamo
and San Jaeinto mentioned by
Mr.. Ii. were all fought in the
interest of Texas independence,
and were all fought by Americans on
the side of Texas, except one company
of Mexicans under Saquin who stood
with us for liberty. As to the rela-
tive number of persons thus engaged,
il is true that most were from the
southern states. Governor Pease was
from connecticut; the writer of this
from Vermont.
SLAVERY IN TEXAS.
Mr. H. afiirms all my statements i'll
regard TO it. Indeed there was no law
to uphold il. From the time Santa
Anna suppressed the constitution there
was neither law nor constitutions.
Santa Ana was the only law-maker in
Mexico and by means of the death or
refusal to serve on the part of the COM
missioners of Texas, General Samuel
Houston was by request of the Texans
absolute director in Texas until the
adoption Of the Texas constitution,
and he was obeyed by every body in
Texas
Houston came into Texas at the
time it proclaimed its Independence.
Johnson came in after the war was over,
fighting only duel withFe.ix Houston.
Houston had spent the two years from
the time of his resignation Is governor
of Tennessee to the declaration of
Texas independence.
ANNEXATION.
/ do not discover ANYTHING in Mr..
HIS. statement upon the causes leading
to annexation, where there is even
semblance of dissent AS TO General
Grants soldierly qualities, leave
that to the military critics who are
very abundant As 10 the history of
the Texas revolution, | had better
than either General |
Grant or Mr. Hutchinson. In regard |
10 the terms of annexation, they are |
all matters of record.
Only one word is needed about the |
Texan army and navy. Sedgwick |
county would not find it burdensome
to support all there was left after the
in 1887, and if we only had
a little larger frog pond we could take
in the whole United States navy with |
that of Texas. j. {. Posi-.