A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . n gathered at Copano, as he haddirected. On January 20, Colonel Francis W. John-son arrived at Refugio and informed General Hous-ton that the council had deposed Governor Smith,arid had appointed Colonel Fannin and himselfagents to raise troops and supplies and invadeMexico by taking Matamoros. Houstons con-duct was simple and natural. One branch of theprovisional government had assumed to destroythe other, thereby practically destroying itselfIt had ignored the military organization estab-lished by the Consultation, by supers
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . n gathered at Copano, as he haddirected. On January 20, Colonel Francis W. John-son arrived at Refugio and informed General Hous-ton that the council had deposed Governor Smith,arid had appointed Colonel Fannin and himselfagents to raise troops and supplies and invadeMexico by taking Matamoros. Houstons con-duct was simple and natural. One branch of theprovisional government had assumed to destroythe other, thereby practically destroying itselfIt had ignored the military organization estab-lished by the Consultation, by superseding the commander of the army with independent agents of its own,and all discipline, unity, and intelligence of action wererendered impossible. General Houston at once returnedWashington and reported the facts to Governor Smith. By a previous order of the council. General Houston, JohnForbes, and John Cameron had been appointed to make a treatywith the Cherokee Indians and their associate bands, for thepurpose of carrying out Xhe solemn promise made by the Con-. JoHN Forbes. to Treaty withthe Cherokees 204 A COMTLETE HISTORY OF TEXAS. Pkriod IS32TO Santa Annamarches toTexas sultalR)!! in reference to securing the Imlians in the title to theirlands. By order of the gtnernor, General Houston was granteda furlough until March i, and directed to proceed on his missionto the Indians. He and Forbes went to Chief Bowless village,and, on Iebruary 23, 1836, entered into a treaty in acci>rdancewith the action of the Consultation. Tliis treaty was neverformally ratified by the go\ernment of Texas. Turning now to Mexico, we find Santa Anna at Sallillo inJanuary, 1S36, whence, on the ist of February, he set out forTexas at the head of six thousand men. He reached the RioCirande on the 12th, and sent General Jose Urrea to Matamoros,whence the latter, on February iS, marched with about sevenhundred men to attack Johnson and Grant at San Patricio,arriving tht^re on th
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