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such should be the case. I must move, and use all means and all intelligence possible for the good of the nation. You will see that Congress will meet on the 27th June. Do you remain at your post and let the discharge of your duty speak your praise. Judge Lipscomb will be here, either in the Senate, or on private business. You have many friends and will have more-none will desert you. Write to me often. Judge Good- man will tell you all. Hockley has given him an appointment. I think it a good one. He is of an honest stock-I know its branches. Thine truly, Sam Houston [Rubric] 111 Houston's Private Executive Record Book," pp. 152-153, courtesy of Mr. Franklin Williams. For Davis, see Volume III, 44, 45-46, 68-69, 134.
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To JAMES DAv1s 1
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City of Houston, June 6th, 1842.
To Acting Adjutant General Davis My Dear Sir, I wish you to present me kindly to Captains Allen and Everitt, and say to them that I would with pleasure have written to them, if I could have found the leisure to do so. I would write to the men in the service in every quarter if I thought it would, or could be of any use; but I feel that all my desires are vain. I foresee the evils which must befall us before we can learn wisdom. At least two massacres must take place, and fierce adversity will then make us rational. How does it happen that men will go out to your post without orders. I allow none to be on the frontier, nor within the limits of your command, but such as are under your immediate orders. All such as are there, not under your command, you will apprise that they will not be recognized as in the service, but that they will be liable to punishment. Such as you wish for spies and for the purpose of driving beeves, you will muster into service and forward a muster roll to the War Department. They certainly are aware that they are acting in violation of law. Unless a company contains the requisite number of men, it will not be recognized as a company, but only as a squad-and the com- mander with the rank suited to the number of men which he actually has for muster. We must have order, and the best time to insure it will be at the creation of an army. I hope you will
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