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the highest military or civil authority of the place their passports, and receive permits to trade. 4th If the acting authorities of the Mexican States bordering on the Rio Grande, shall declare that all articles of Merchandise or other things, carried by citizens of Texas into those States for trade and commerce, shall pass free of duties or exactions of any kind, then the same liberality shall be extended to Mexican traders in Texas, and their merchandise and other articles of trade, shall be declared free of duties and all other exactions; but if such benefits are not extended to the citizens of 'rexas in :Mexico, then the same duties will be required on all merchandise and other articles of trade, brought in by the Mexican traders, as are required by law to be paid upon similar goods, wares or merchandise imported from their foreign places. ' . . 5th And if any J\Iexican trader should be found at any of the aforesaid places without a passport, and with horses or cattle for sale, such horses or cattle shall be taken by said authorities and retain until information of their capture can be communicated to the l\1exican authorities aforesaid near the Rio Grande. And I do hereby enjoin it upon all officers civil and military of ,. the Republic of Texas, to afford all propper aid, countenance and protection to such of the peacible 'inhabitants of Mexico as may come into the Republic of Texas, for the purpose aforesaid, and conduct themselves in accordance with rules and regulations herein prescribed. Given under my hand and the great
seal of the Republic of Texas at the City of Houston this 21st. day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hun- dred and thirty nine, and of the Independence of Texas the 3d. l\Iirabeau B. Lamar. By the President
James Webb
Secretary of State.
No. 1080 1839 F'eb. 21, M. B. LAl\fAR TO [J.] REILY, [HOUSTONJ
Houston 21st Feby. 1839.
Exe.cutive Dept.
Major Rile:y
Dear Sir The frontier is suffering for want of protee--
tion-adequate protection cannot be extended by the Governme;nt without money- You will therefore without delay accept of the proposition made by the agent of the banks to purchase five hun- dred thousand dollars of the government bonds; the Bank paying- for thhe same three hundred' thousand dollars in the bills of any specie paying institution-after effecting, this ~le you will pro-
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