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the public conferences held with them on the 23d & 26th of July 1868 at the Court House in :Musquis. 3d-That as I demanded a catagorical reply to my ques- tions, the above considerations and other reasons left the indians no alternative, but to decline another public conference, as "they (could (had) no more (to) say to ne" "While their heart~ were touched at the prospective generous proffer of the U. S.", circumstances forbade the farther expres~-ion of their feelings. 4th.-As a people, they are in a state of destitution and poverty, dependant upon the Mexicans-, though it can be demonstrated that they have brought into the country more than one hundred thousand dollars in value of property. 5th-That in my intercourse with these peonle, other than in the confe1·ence, the universal wish & desire, was expressed to return to the territory of the U. S. where satisfied they could do so in safety and on terms of friendship. 6th-That they are distrustful, and cannot realise the changed state of things, and that peace prevails through out the United States. 7th-That it is the universal request of all these peoples, that a delegation of Chiefs from their former homes & reserva- tions in the United States shall come to them-through whom they will arrange and determine all questions between them and the U. S. and make friends with the people of Texas. 8th-For general information particulars and details-, statistics and condition of these people-, Mexican and Indian relations and affairs, be pleased to refer to explanatory letter marked "A'' and to statements respectively "B" & "C" and cor- respondence with Mexican authorities marked "D 1 " "Dt'' and extracts from official Mexican paper "E". In conclusion, I presume to suggest, as a proper, efficient, and definite solution of the present grave difficulties and well grounded complaints of our people, and to provide against their recurrence, that the Govmt of the U. S. immediately propose a treaty stipulative with the Mexican Govmt in effect as follows, viz, That the Mex. Govmt will permit no tribal peoples Entering her territory from the U. S. to be harboured-located or settled in a Mexican boundary state between Mexico and the U. S.; and on the other hand, that the U. S. Govt shall permit no tribal peoples entering her territory from Mexico, to be harboured located or settled in an American boundary state between the
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