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government. If individuals make demand upon the government for the payment of their claims, and it is unable to meet them, it is a most fruitful source of denunciation and abuse of those who are enhusted with the administration of the laws-creates discontent- is attended with disappointment - gives rise to dis- affection, and hence active employment to demagogues. These evils are certainly to be deprecated, and the Honorable, the Sen- ate, will cause this communication, with accompanying documents, to be transmitted to the House of Representatives. . Sam Houston. 1 "Messages of the Presidents," Conu1·essional Pape1·s, Seventh Congress; also Exec1ttive Reconl Book, No. 40, pp. 188-190, Texas State Library. E. W. Winkler (ed.), Sec1·et Jom·nals of the Senctte, Republic. of Texas, 1886- 1845, 260-263, The Red Lande,·, February 24, 1844. Telegra7>h cmd Texas Register, January 17, 1844. The Mo1-iiing Sta1·, January 13, 1844. 2 See E. W. Winkler (ed.), Secret Jom-iials of the Senate, ReJntblic of Texas, 1836-1845, p. 263 for these letters. 3 See Houston to Commodore Moore, March 11, 1842. •Lieutenant Downing H. Crisp was commander of the San. Bernard of the Texas navy. See The Quart.erly, Texas State Historical Association, XIII, 97-127 passim; E.W. Winkler (ed.), Sec1·et Journals of the Senate, Republic of Texas, 1836-1845, 263-264 for the letter mentioned here. ~Read G. W. Fuller's sketch of the Texas Navy in The Quarte1·ly, Texas State Historical Association, VII, 223-234; Dienst's Navy of the Re1>1tblic of Texas, XII, 165-203, 249-275; XIII, 1-43, 85-127; and E.W. Moore, To the People of Texas. George W. Fuller was second lieutenant on the A1tstin, Moore's flag ship. To THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 Executive Department, Washington, January 4th, 1843 To the Honorable, the House of Representatives: To the resolution of your Honorable Body of yesterday, re- questing information as to what steps have been taken for the removal of the public archives, during the sitting of the present Congress, the Executive has the pleasure to reply without delay. On the 10th of last month he addressed Major Thomas I. Smith and Captain Eli Chandler, a commission, authorizing and empowering them to remove the archives from Austin to Wash- ington, where the Congress was then in session; a copy of which will be found accompanying this communication, marked No. 1. On the same date, he sent them a letter:., of confidential instruc- tions as to the service assigned to them; which is also herewith
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