The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, July 1912 - April, 1913 Page: 90
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dozen of these Smugglers, we will have no more of it; only let
me execute them, Sir, and we shall get our revenues quite stead-
ily." I said that I did not pretend to dispute that hanging might
be a very good thing in it's way, but I remarked that a very vener-
able Sovereign in whose Dominions I had passed several years
of my life, and where the Laws were generally respected to the
full as energetically as they are disregarded in other places, had
tried the experiment of hanging, drawing and quartering for this
peccadillo, wholly without effect. I believe He would be disposed
to admit on reflection that the history of the whole world had
found that Smuggling had always beat various fiscal systems, after
immense loss, and great mischief of other kinds to the Govern-
ments and people where they had obtained. He shook his head
at this, and was not prepared to agree with me-the truth is that
General Houston has two sides to his understanding, one very
clear indeed, and the other impenetrably dark. Let him speak of
men, on public affairs, or the tone and temper of other Govern-
ments, and no one can see farther, or more clearly. The moment
Ie turns to finance or fiscal arrangements, you find that he has
been groping on the dark side of his mind.
I feel that I should offer you an excuse for troubling you so
long upon this topic, but I cannot but think that it is an object
of very considerable importance that this Country (situated as
it is), should be launched upon sound principles in this respect.
With Mexico upon one side, and the United States upon the other,
it is much to be wished they should establish their own Commercial
footing upon a sound basis.-A subject upon which General Hous-
ton's policy and personal feeling is particularly honorable and wise
is the treatment of the Indians. He has adverted to, it with his
usual liberality on this occasion, and I cannot help thinking that
it would fortify him in such purpose, and be attended with good
general consequences, if Lord Aberdeen would notice that point
in any manner that might seem suitable to His Lordship.-The
most tremendous crime of these modern times is the treatment of
the Indians on this Continent. Robbers and Murderers pronounce
that the civilized man cannot live in peace with the Indian, and
the whole Christian world accepts the precious falsehood, as one
of the undeniable and inscrutable truths of God's way upon Earth.
In at least eight cases out of ten, the first perfidy as well as the
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