1586
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
RICHARD ELLIS ET AL. TO AUSTIN
Colo. Gross's Lower plantation
22sd January 1827.
Sm, \Ve have the honor to report to you, amd through you to his Excellency the political Chief of the Department of Texas-That we have failed of success in the hoped for object of our mission to Nachadoches-vVe proceeded with all posible dispatch to the Na- che[s] river where we meet an Out post of the insurgents stationed in the house of Col 0 Bean; they had taken possesion of the Boat, and all Beans property and declared it conliscated. On our arrival ut said post, the soldiers infonnecl us that the country was revolu- tionized from that to the Sabine River. ,ve therefore deemed it important to our safety to make known to those people the object of our mission; and to inform them of the generous, and friendly propositions of His Excellency; That Justice -was, offered, and mercy would be extended to all that would return to their duty at which they seemed well plesed, and expressed a wish that we would succeed in the hoped for object; "re reached Nachadoches the next day and directly made known to the principle men of the factionists our business. They informed us that the Laws of war had been •declared in Nachadoches and that they should expect us to be governed by them "re were therefore under the necessity of meeting the principals in private, which we have done. (Viz Hayden and Benjamine Ed- wards on the part of the white people, and one John D. Hunter and - Bassett on the part of the red people. (This Hunter said he was the representative of twenty three tribes of Indians and further that he was the absolute agent and attorney in :tact of Dick fields) "\Ve delivered the official documents, to those present, and those for field.5 were delivered to Hunter; we then went into a friendly discussion by way of exertation to them founded on the proclamation, and am- nesty Granted by His Ex~llency. and urged the same with all our force; that it held forth to view the Justice and mercy; the bounty and munificence of this our beloved, and adopted Country; we argued that this highly benevolent Act on the part of the :Mexican Government must place hir on high and very exalted Grounds with and in the Eyes of all the republics of the Earth, and gives at one view every assureance of warm Hearted, and affectionate step mother; that it was a proof and sure Guarantee of the Republic rest- jng on the Broad basis of Justice Liberty and equal rights. To all of which we received for answer That they would never concede one inch Short of an aclmowledgement on the part of the Govt of their
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