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be has not yet attained: inclination) bccanse he has not a single aspiration for office. \Vith these Yiews, and the firm determination to adhere to them, he most respectfully declines being a candidate.
Blead Quarters, Victoria, Aug. 31, 1836.
No. 413 [18361 Aug.?], [NEW YORI<?] EVENTNG ST.tlR. TEXAS A.. ·o MEXICO Texas and ,llexico.-Tbe opposition journals have no occasion to go out of their way to praise the Presiden for disbanding the troops required for the fr.ontier, in consequence of any remarks in the Even- ing Star on· the subject. We said nothing but what was just in rela- tion to his avowed motives in preserving the neutrality of this country towards Mexico. Our complaint was that he improperly censured Gen. Gaines for making a call for troop when he bad given him the necessary discretio11 so to do; and, in dismissina the Kentucky volun- teers, he goes further in his censure, by calling the order of Gen. Gaines '' an unaccountable requisition.'' And pray when did Gen. Jackson first discover that the call for troops on the part of Gaines was "an unaccountable requisition" Y 1 ot when he left \Vashington. -He had given discretion to the commanding General-he k11e11• he would exercise it on the approach of danger-he was willing that he should do· 110-he wished it, and had no objection, if the ~Iexfoans attacked the Texians in great force, for Gaine , under any pretext, coming to their aid; he was avowedly in favor of Texas, and against l\Iexico. What produced the change, if any, in hi mind-what made him so suddenly feel uch deep yearnings for the 11e11trality of the United 'tates Y He has been a sured that the So nth would not vote for his candidate· he soon a certained that nothing wa to be hoped for from Kentucky and Tenne ee on that head; he was vexed and fretted that Lamar, a nullifier, was called to the head of the army, as he thought af!ain t Houston, although there was no intention to superccde Genl. Houston; and all at once he pretended that he saw danger to the Union by annexing Texns to the Confederacy. If the South refused to vote for Van Buren, the outh should not be tren~th- encd by new States. We know hi motives, and understand his move- ments; he who thinks that ,Jackson is not a cunning and adroit intriguer, knows nothing of the man-he wbb helil'vc that he will remain true to Mexico or to Texas longer than hi own object arc to be achie,·ed, have not profited by the example of eight ycal's of hi public services. He is mi taken however, if he think he can make Gen. Gaines his scapcg-oat-tliat he can blow hot and cold with the same breath in !'elation to his public concl net. II is or<lers al'c full and comprchcn. ivc ; nnd if the Pre idcnt i · nd<lcnly i11oc11latell with a new-born zeal for the neutrality of the country, it must not be clone over the fihoulclc-1·s of Gen. GainN1. As fo1· those of l1is oppouents.who praise him without knowing his motives, they may ns well take off the ma k at once, ancl av.ow that they arc against Texas, ancl in fa,·or
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