▁and ▁a ▁new ▁Miller ▁County ▁constit uted ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁n ort he astern ▁Texas . ▁Miller ▁County , ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁territorial ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁compr ised ▁all ▁the ▁present ▁n ort he astern ▁Texas ▁count ies ▁of ▁B owie , ▁Red ▁River , ▁L amar , ▁F ann in , ▁and ▁D elta ▁plus ▁parts ▁of ▁eight ▁count ies ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁these . ▁ ▁The ▁Mex icans , ▁naturally , ▁were ▁fear ful ▁of ▁the ▁ever - enc ro aching ▁Americans , ▁and ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁feelings ▁ran ▁high ▁between ▁the ▁susp icious ▁neighb ors . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁for ▁example , ▁when ▁the ▁Miller ▁County ▁milit ia ▁was ▁called ▁out ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁Shaw ne es ▁from ▁P ec an ▁Point , ▁Mexican ▁officials ▁rem ind ed ▁the ▁Ark ans ans ▁that ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁claimed ▁by ▁Mexico . ▁Ark ansas ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General ▁R ector ▁war ned ▁the ▁Mex icans ▁not ▁to ▁inter f ere . ▁R ector ▁threatened ▁to ▁hang ▁the ▁Mex icans ▁officials ▁" on ▁a ▁tree ▁by ▁the ▁neck ▁like ▁a ▁dog ." ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁Mex icans ▁rub bed ▁salt ▁in ▁the ▁wounded ▁pride ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ans ans ▁by ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁move ▁Mex icans ▁sett lers ▁into ▁the ▁disput ed ▁Miller ▁County ▁area . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁Colonel ▁John ▁Clark