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looked, at the same time that I would urge upon you the im- portance of discarding from your counsels the bad and designing men who would lead you into difficulty-who would seek notoriety at a cost which would involve your own ruin-and who, when the hour of retribution shall come, will be the first to shrink from the consequences of acts committed at. their own instiga- tion. From the consequences of such acts there is no escape. It is not, as some vainly profess to think, that I have a right to appoint tribunals for the investigation of cases where there is real or probable cause to suppose the law has been violated. The Constitution and laws, which you are bound to support as well as I, have appointed the tribunals before which they are to be heard. It is not in my power to take it out of their hands, but only to see that their mandates are faithfully executed. In conclusion, I have only to express the hope that prudent coun- sels may prevail, and again to warn you of the consequences of a violation of the laws of your country. Respectfully. H. R. RUNNELS [Endorsed] Govs Proclamation to quiet the difficulties on the Resel'\·es [H. R. Runnels, Executive Record Book, Numbe1· 36, Pages 276-279.]
No. 212 LETTER FROM J. THOMPSON TO J. HEMPHILL
Department of the Interior March 30th, 1859.
Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th, inst, in relation to the removal of the reserve In- dians from Texas, and to enclose for your information a copy of the report, with accompanying documents, of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to whom your letter was referred. Very Respectfully, Your Obd't Serv't. J. THOMPSON Secretary, Hon. John Hemphill Washington, D. C.
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