The companies lo continue in service for six months from the day they reach their rendezvous, lo be discharged at any time by the United Stales. l have the honor Lo he, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, Edmund P. Gaines, maj. gen. com. To his excelJcncy the governor of Kentucky. (3560] [HAMILTON to AUSTIN]
Charleston June 28th 1836
Dear Sir-
I had the honor to receive some short lime since, your most kind and friendly favor of the 22d May from Washington, which I should more early have answered if I had not expected, in compliance with your advices, Lo have seen Dr Archer here on his way to Louisiana and by whom I had proposed writing you.- The profound iutcrcst which we of the South feel in the success of your cause has made your favor exceedingly acceptable to me.- I consider your independence as placed beyond all question and I trust that the establishment of social order and an effeclive system of justice will assure lo you the blessings of liberty and self governmenl- I deeply rcgrellccl, when I first heard of the invasion of Sant, Ana that my domestic engagements, resulting from a large family, and mulliplied occupalions of business should have prevented my going, al the head of a Brigade of South Carolinians (who would have been ready I am sure lo have followed me) to the rescue, hut you have all done more for yourselves than your friends have done for you.- Gen. Houston has left nothing for any one now to do, as his reapers literally went "down lo the harvest of death'' and have lefl no gleanings behind lht\tn.- You have won Lite country among yourselves, and arc cntillcd lo it.- In allusion to this subject pcrmil me lo advert to the report which has appeared in the New York papers and which was so well calculated lo do your cause prejudice, thal l at once put the seal of my own disavowal lo it-Thal the Commissioners of Texas were engaged in "a Plot" Lo supersede Gen: Houston by placing me al the head of the Tcxian nrmy-As I ncwr received the
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