WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1837 us Let them wear a White Badge on the heads-and march under a Flag with a Single Star,- so that they may be known and may recognize each other. Within the space of Twenty days or less- I expect to be in Nacogdoches- Every thing must be done for the protection of the Frontier, and to chastise those murderous Hordes of wild Indians- See Goyens, 4 and say that I will write very soon, and to do all in his power to forward matters. Sam Houston [Addressed] : To Genl. Thos. J. Rusk, or the Chief Justice of the County of Nacogdoches Texas [Endorsed]: Sam Houston June 7, 1837. To Gen Rusk. Northern Indians to be employed against the Prairie Indians 1 R11slc Pa.pe1·s, The University of Texas Library. 2 See "An Act for the better protection of the Northern Frontier,_" Gam- mel, Laws of Texas, I, 1334. a/bid. 4 See Houston to Robert A. Irion, January 23, 1837. To THE TEXAS SENATE 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, 7 June, 1837 I take pleasure in nominating General George S. Mclntosh 2 as Secretary of Legation to the Hon. J. Pinckney Henderson our Agent and Minister to the Courts of St. James and St. Cloud, and solicit the concurrence of your Honorable body. Sam Houston. 1 E. W. Winkler (ed.), Secret Jounzals of the Senate, Republic of Texa.s, 1896-1845, 64. Gentlemen of the Senate: 2 George S. McIntosh was the Secretary of the Texas Legation for Great Britain and France, 1837-1839, and acting cha,·ge d'affaires, 1839-1841, and charge d'affaires, 1841-1842. TO THE TEXAS SENATE, NOMINATING ASHBEL SMITH SURGEON GENERAL OF THE TEXAS ARMY 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, 7 June, 1837. Gentlemen of the Senate I take pleasure in nominating Ashbel Smith 2 Surgeon General of the Army of Texas, and your concurrence is respectfully solicited. Sam Houston 1 E. W. Winkler {ed.), Secret Journals of tho Sonate, Republic of Te:'C<ls, 1896-1845, 64.
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