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AL AMERICAN

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FEXAS AND NEW ME

Ten frontiers of Texts, Mexican į from and sange, were gounded, prior to land a the outbreak of Secession, by a thie of oy forts or military post stretching apavi | signBrownsville, opposite Matauoras, to 16 2 ho Red River. These forts were forme. feated at average distances of one ins hundred miles, and were rally led by detachments of a 50 to feel fry 15 of the regular army Air Auto and indiry by 150 miles inland frofit Indianche,exed hun on Matagorda Bay, ass thos hent | til the unse quarters of the department, whence, enl be teilles

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the most remote post--Fort Bliss, on and vendika the n-ual route thence to New Mex-in 90 days when box call at full--was distant 675 cites. The Fanola, he had any adeed the entire lle number of regulars distributed force at and ante San Antonio, with roughout Texas was 2,612, compri- all their arms, munitions, and supsing nearly half the effective force of plics, to three persons acting as "Conamissioners on behalf of the

ur litle army. When, soon after Mr. Lincoln's election, but months prior to his in-cretly appointed by the Convention aguration, Gen. David E. Twiggs was dispatched by Secretary Floyd

Ceremittee of Pabile Safety,” se

alber 5, 1960.

ry 13, 1961.

No immediately and Kokoned that the Union could not last warned officers, if they had pay to drew it at once, as this would be

which had just before assumed to take Texas out of the Union." The

*Feb. 1. The Convention met this day at Austin, and at once passed an ordinanza Secession, subject to a vote of the people election to be held on the 23d inst. nance, if approved, to take effect o March. Texas was therefore stat even according to the logic of S

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THE AMERICAN CONFLICT.

VOLUME II.

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I.

TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.

from New Orleans to San Antonio, and assigned to the command of the department, it was doubtless understood between them that his business

THE frontiers of Texas, Mexican savage, were guarded, prior to the outbreak of Secession, by a line of forts or military posts stretching from Brownsville, opposite Matamoras, to in Texas was to betray this entire the Red River. These forts were force, or so much of it as possible, located at average distances of one into the hands of the yet undevelhundred miles, and were severally oped traitors with whom Floyd was held by detachments of from 50 to secretly in league. Twiggs's age 150 of the regular army. San Anto- and infirmities had for some time nio, 150 miles inland from Indianola, excused him from active service, unon Matagorda Bay, was the head-til this ungracious duty-if duty it quarters of the department, whence can be called-was imposed upon the most remote post-Fort Bliss, on and readily accepted by him. Withthe usual route thence to New Mex- in 90 days after his arrival' at Indiico-was distant 675 miles. The anola, he had surrendered' the entire whole number of regulars distributed force at and near San Antonio, with throughout Texas was 2,612, compri- all their arms, munitions, and supsing nearly half the effective force of plies, to three persons acting as

our little army.

When, soon after Mr. Lincoln's election, but months prior to his inauguration, Gen. David E. Twiggs was dispatched by Secretary Floyd

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"Commissioners on behalf of the Committee of Public Safety," cretly appointed' by the Convention which had just before assumed to take Texas out of the Union. The

Feb. 1. The Convention met this day at Austin, and at once passed an ordinance of Secession, subject to a vote of the people at an election to be held on the 23d inst.; the ordinance, if approved, to take effect on the 2d of

March. Texas was therefore still in the Union, even according to the logic of Secession.

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