CALENDAR
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PAGE To Washington D. Miller, June 30, 1853: puts the collection of the Ward note in Miller's hands; mentions various political heart-burnings; gives family news-a seven-year-old daughter was studying Latin__ 450 To James Buchanan, July 1, 1853, introducing Thomas S. Lubbock_______ 453 Extracts from a speech at Nacogdoches, July 1, 1853: true policy of Texas is to concentrate energies on a Pacific railroad____________________ 453 To Guy M. Bryan, August 3, 1853, thanking him for a copy of the letter for which he had asked.____________________________________ ____ 454 To Washington D. Miller, August 24, 1853; tells of intention to remove the family residence from Huntsville to Independence; instructs Miller where to obtain papers concerning the Ward case; other personal affairs ·-·-----··· ----·-···--·---·- ____ 455 To Washington D. Miller, September 13, 1853: details relative to the Ward case; description of the new home at Independence; friendly matters ___ --------··---·-··------·-····--- 456 To Washington D. Miller, October 7, 1853, concP.rning the settlement of the Ward case ---·····-------·-----------------458 To Guy M. Bryan, November 1, 1853: a review of his relations with Stephen F. Austin, and the unfriendliness of the Austin family to himself -------------·--------- ___________ 459 To Mr. Sarla, November 28, 1853, concerning furniture damaged in transit ____________ _____ ----····-·----463 JANUARY, 1854.-MARCH, 1854 Remarks, January 16, 1854, concerning remuneration for the rescuers of passengers from the steamship "San Francisco"---····----·-····--·- 464 To Washington D. Miller, February 6, 1854, concerning land deals__ 46.6 Remarks, February 7, 1854, concerning a speech to. be made on the Kansas-Nebraska bill; Houston gives notice that he will make a speech on the subject__________________ ---- 467 A motion, February 8, 1854, to admit ladies to the floor of the Senate__ 468 Speech, February 14-15, 1854, opposing the Kansas-Nebraska bill: an- nounces hims~lf to be a champion for Indians in general, and for those in Kansas and Nebraska, especially; reviews relations between the Indians and the United States Government from the Hopewell treaty with the Cherokees of Tennessee, in 1785, showing that the United States Indian policy has always been one of broken pledges and exploitation; he proposes a more economical policy--one based on redress of Wl'ongs, honest dealing, and the keeping of pledges; argues that Indians secured in the possession of their homes and land holdings would quickly adopt the arts of peace and civilization; 1·everts to his former discussion of the Texas-Ne,v Mexico situa- tion; proposes. removal of all United States troops, and the appropriation of the cost of such troops to the Indians; states that Ben McCulloch with 1,000 soldiers and adequate appropriations could civilize every Indian east of the Rocky Mountains in ten years; asserts that annuities, and strict observance of treaties will prove to be the only solution of the Indian problem; gives reasons
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