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INDIAN TWARS AND PIONEERS OF TEXAS.
to be delayed in order to obtain counter-information
to uorrect them, but every effort was made to
get our men on as rapidly as possible, and I gave
written information of all done, to Gen. Chambers at
Nashville, where he was stationed, and to President
Burnet, through the Texas agent in New Orleans,
and as fast and in the order in which I progressed,
but I am surprised to find that nothing exists in the
archives of this government to show that I have
done anything or communicated any information to
this government.
i' My own communications may have shared the
fate and miscarriages of those of Messrs. Carson
and Hamilton, who I am fully sensible addressed
the government frequently and from different parts
of the United States, for I saw their letters; but,
like myself, I am told, not a word has been heard
from them.
" Shortly after my effort before the public in
Cincinnati, I fell sick and was confined with a fever
and painful illness for near a month. During this
time I received orders to proceed to Pittsburg, to
purchase some cannon, and from there to Philadelphia
and New York and, if practicable, to effect
a loan on the credit of Texas for fifty thousand
dollars to complete the outfit of the division then
being raised, which order is herewith submitted in
a true copy and marked No. 5.
' In obedience to the last named order, I set
out from Cincinnati on the first of June, that being
as soon as I could travel, or information from this
country would authorize it; passing by Pittsburg
but found that no cannon could be procured at that
time, inasmuch as the only foundry which made
them had a large contract on hand for the United
States, and would not make any others before fall.
From there I proceeded to Washington City on my
way to the East, and for the purpose of learning
the disposition of that government in relation to
Texas; thinking at the same time that such information
might be wanting, on my attempting the
loan I wished to make, and my anticipations proved
true. In Washington I found our commissioners,
Messrs. Hamilton and Childress, making every
possible exertion for our cause, and with happy
effect, Gen. Austin, Wim. H. Wharton and Dr.
Archer, the former commissioners, then being on
their way home, and all as I found having produced
by their able efforts impressions of the most encouraging
character in favor of our cause. From
there I proceeded to New York, by way of Baltimore
and Philadelphia. There I made propositions
for the money I wanted, and with the aid and under
the auspices of S. Swartwout, Esq., and James
Treat, Esq., two of the most noble and devotedfriends that Texas ever had, or ever will have, I
was told that the money could be had if the government
of the United States would recognize our
independence, or take action upon the subject,
which would be tantamount thereto, or manifest
a favorable disposition; and at this point did
my negotiation for a loan cease for a time. Also
one other proposed loan of another commissioner,
Mr. R. Hamilton, for five hundred thousand
dollars, and which had been set in operation by the
first commissioners with a heavy banking house of
that city. During this suspension I was advised
by some friends of Texas to return to Washington
City, and see what was likely to be done there,
which I did, and had the gratification of meeting
our Secretary of State, Col. S. P. Carson, there,
but in bad health, notwithstanding which he gave
great aid and assistance to the cause of Texas, and
much credit is due him for the successful passage
of the favorable resolution in the Congress of the
United States concerning Texas. From Washington,
Messrs. Carson, Hamilton, Childress, and
myself went up to New York, for the purpose of
concluding, if possible, the two 'loans which had
been proposed previously. In a short time after
we reached there, and as everything was assuming
a highly favorable aspect in relation to our business,
there appeared in public prints that famous
proclamation of his Excellency, President Burnet,
denouncing, without distinction, all agents and commissioners
then in the United States and announcing
that Mr. T. Toby was the only Texas agent.
The same mail which announced his appointment,
also brought the intelligence of the failure of
Messrs. Toby all of which was well
calculated to produce what followed, namely, that
state of confusion and distrust in the public mind
which prevailed in the United States, after conclusion
of the late administration of Burnet, and a
loss to Texas at that time, of more than half a
million of dollars, which aid she was on the eve of
obtaining.
"Immediately on seeing the proclamation, before
alluded to, we withdrew all propositions for
money and made no further exertions of that
nature. In a short time after this, which was about
the latter part of July last, I set out for the South
on my way home, and met Gen. Chambers at Cincinnati,
to whom I communicated the result of my
mission and who I found had sacrificed a large
portion of his private fortune to advance the cause
and aid the country. I found there that another
famous proclamation of his Excellency President
Burnet, had issued that no more volunteers were
wanted from the United States, which I found had
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