WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 184,3
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Presuming that Governor Butler~ will be present at the Council, I have transmitted to him a talk, which I hope will be communi- cated to the Chiefs, as it corresponds with the one you bear as well as one I have sent to the Comanches. Should the Council not be held as anticipated, and you should learn that it is held at any other place, and believe from informa- tion that your attendance at it can be of any advantage to the objects in view, you will direct your course to that point; and, as soon as practicable, I desire that you should report to the Executive. Sam Houston. 1 Execut-ive Reco1·d Book, No. 40, pp. 249-250, Texas State Library. For George W. Hill see Houston to Hill, January 8, 1843. :isee also Houston to George ·w. Terrell, March 20, 1843.
To JOHN RoGERS 1
Washington, May 30, 1843
To John Rogers : 2 My Friend - Since I came to Texas I have the pleasure to receive but one letter from you, and that long after it was written. Had it reached me sooner, I would have been happy to have availed myself of the services of your son, in bringing about peace with the wild Indians. But I had taken other steps; although I had great confidence in any person you would recommend. I hope we are now in a fair way to make peace and to treat the Indians with that justice which has always been my wish. I have had no hand in all the injustice which has been done to them in Texas. I have been their constant friend, and it has made me many enemies. I do not regard them: for if I have made enemies of bad men, I know where they are and am not afraid that they can hurt me unseen. You have known me since I was a small boy, and I hope you will tell the Indians of the tribes living in Texas, who do not know me, that I will never make them false promises. Our people are now willing for peace, and our legislators have come to the opinion, and have passed laws that it is but justice to give protection to the Indians. I do not believe that any more wrongs will be done to them, if they make peace. My desire now is to have peace with all people and to lay by the troubles of public life. You and I are both of an age now when we should love rest more than labor. We have both seen enough of the
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