TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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Yr. Mo. Obt. Sert. T G W [ESTERN]
S. I. A.
( Endorsed J
Supdt To Washington
Aug. 23-184.:i
Torrey a1_1d Bro. Houston p1· mail
No. 296
LETTER FROM WILLIAM G. COOKE TO THOMAS G. WESTERN (Private) Austin 25th Aug. 1845. My dear Major, I have the pleasure to receive your official and private communications in due course of mail- The President insists upon the appointment of Smith, and there is no chance of changing his determin&tion -so you had better notify him as the time for meeting is approaching-Morehouse will start for the council ground on Thursday-Sloat left here a few days since-he forwarded a report to you which I presume you have received- The Convention will adjourn tomorrow-The attempt to overthrow the present Govt and establish at Govt. ad-interium has been made and re.suited in a failure-an amendment to the bill which empowers the present offices of Govt to retain these situations until we pass into a state Govt was carried-ayes 40 noes-7 The bill was then passed to its engrossment, and the vote will be the same on its final passage-so the seven gentlemen who were so anxious for office will be disappointed-and I ex- pect feel rather mean- Genl. Taylor has ,:oncentrated all of his troops at Corpus Christi, so the Dragoons will not go to San Antonio as antici- pated. He expects to be reinforced by an additional regiment of Infantry The last information from Corpus Christi report the troops at Matamoros to be busily engaged in fortifying- 5000 said to be on the march from San Luis Potosi and Mon- terrey to that point-There only object appears to be to act on the defensive, fearing an attack on Matmnoros-The damned
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