Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 Governor's message... re: frontier defense, relations with Federal government

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GLC#
GLC03172
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
January 21, 1861
Author/Creator
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Title
Governor's message... re: frontier defense, relations with Federal government
Place Written
Austin, Texas
Pagination
32 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Houston opposed secession from the Union. Discusses the frontier protected only by Federal troops, and the advantage taken by the Indians, who extended their "depredations" of whites "to counties within fifty miles of the Capitol."

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