NEW YORK, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY II. 1s45

From the Texas Nat Register. June 49,
Correspondence with Texas.
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From the Texas Nat Register June 1871


Correspondence with Texas.
accompanying President Joness Message Of June IS


Mr. Doneison to Mr.. Allen.


WASHINGTON, TEXAS, March 81, I8a5


Tho undersigned, charge d'aiaires Of the United
Ebenezer Allen, Attorney General of the Republic Of
Texas and charged ad interim with the direction of tho
Department Of Foreign Affairs. the joint resolution
which has been recently adopted by the Congress Of the
United States for the annexation of Texas to the Union
This important has thus been brought to the
consummaton so confidently anticipated by the under
signed in his communication of the 10th December last
to this government and he trusts that ii may be
ed just response to the wishes Of the people Of
Texas alike honorable to both countries and worthy Of
demanded it.


as by their acceptance and ratification of the provisions
contained in this joint resolution finish the great work
pendent equal and sovereign member Of the American
confederacy the constitutional requirements
usual In the admission of new States be complied
with.


Anxious to execute the trust devolved upon him. by
the resolution referred TO- in the best calculated
to secure its Objects and with the least inconvenience
and delay to Texas the President Of the United States
has instructed the undersigned to inform this govern
ment that he has selected the basis Of the action yet
necessary the subject the first and second sections of
the resolution-leaying out of view the remaining or
third section This last section the Hon. Mr. Allen
aware was added as mendment, and leaves it option
al with the President to creates for
an adjustment Of the terms Of annexation basis diff
OHered
which constituted the bill it originally the
Senate from the House of Representatives. II was
doubtless intended to place in the hands of the President
the means OF obviang such objections Texas might
possibly make to the details of the propositions contained
in the two preceding sections but, in doing So COM
plicates the process and is otherwise productive of dis
advantages considerable induce the President
not to rely upon the most appropriate practicable
mode Of securing to Texas speedy admission into the
Union.


is obvious that if the discretionary power conem
plated by the third section was resorted to- the action
the part OF this government which settle the
question of annexation would be deferred until the new
negotnonto be made by commissioners ministers on
the part OF the respective governments could be known
But this is not all. The negotiation thus made,
when ratified by Texas, would not be conclusive 1t
would still have to undergo similar reference to the
government of the United States where would sgain
be liable to alteration amendment; and this its turn
necessarily reerrabe back again to this government
might involve the subject in inextrcabe confusion and
could not fail to be productive of danger to the measure
and of irritation to those friendly relations in other re-
tries


Such difficulties will be avoided by adhering to the
proposals contained in the first and second sections By
those proposals. the door is at opened for the ad
mission Of Texas into the Union in the manner that has
been customary with the other Territories Of the United
States varied only by the peculiar relations which the
two republics have maintained separate nations. If
Texas now accepts those proposals. from that moment
she becomes virtually State of the Union, because the
faith Of the United States will be pledged for her admis.
sion and the act of Congress necessary to redeem the
pledge is obliged to follow, she presents re-
publican form Of government AL then that is





sing Its assent to the proposals submitted to it. to call
convention Of the people to clothe their deputies with
the power necessary to amend their constitution and
adapt the government created by it to the crcum
stances under which it will be placed by
the Union.


On the grounds therefore, more drectness and SIM
pcity in the process, whereby time ard much expend
ure of money will be saved and of the entire avoidance
Of all further risks resulting from possible differences
attending efforts to obtain terms more suitable to the
separate views of the respective governments, it has
been thought by the President Of the United States
ag he tha Mt
ton, as it came from the House of Representatives
which contains propositions complete and ample an
overture to Texas and which, adopted by her. places
the reunion OF the two countries beyond the possibility
of defeat


depends upon herself whether she will be restored
the bosom OF the republican family and taking her sta
operate with them in advancing the OF free gov.
ernment whother standing aoof from them she is
to run the hazards Of separate career at period in the
affairs Of the world when the friends of different sys
tenn Of m I'M; urged ID sy the mSs


The undersigned doubts not that there objections
to the terms proposed which, under ordinary crcum
stances, ought to be obvated before basis which ad
mts them is adopted. But the circumstances are not
ordinary and the objections when weighed in the scale
of importance, with the magnitude Of the interests in
voved in the success OF the measure become secondary
in their character, and may well be postponed until the
natural course Of events them If xation
should now be lost, it may never be recovered. pa
triotc and intelligent people, in the pursuit Of
Of general utility, if they commit partial mistake OF
indict temporary injury were never known to fail in



stance, made proposals OF union to Texas terms
which deprive her of that should be
hers to enable her to pay the debt contracted in the
for her dependence it has been accidental and no
assurance from the undersigned be needed to give
value to the anticipation that such will be
rected whenever ii is communicated to the
OF the United States.


It's objected that Texas in surrendering her revenue
from customs parts with the ability to put into efficient
result from an undue examination OF the expenditures
which the United States the other hand will make in
the many improvements necessary on the seacoast OF
Texas to protect and facilitate her commences in the
moval of distractions in her numerous bays and rivers
and in the military organization necessary to guard her
extensive frontier against the nroads Of foreign
my. When expenditures for these aud many other in.
ernal objects are drawn from the treasury Of the Union
and not from that Of Texas, i will be seen that the
naming for the support of the State
will not only be great they are but rapidly
creased by the influx of population and the growing


&c. also the part of the United States it was OBJ.
ected that the cesson Of the unapproprated lands ought
to have been made by Texas for fair consideration to
enable the federal to extend her Indian
cy over the various tribes within her limits. The right
to extinguish the Indian title to these lands al.
most necessary consequence of the obligation regu-
late the trade and intercourse with them and to keep
them at peace with each other and with U.S. and the ab
posed constituted serious obstacle in the minds of
many sincerely friendly to the measure Yet strong
O dsss nS 10 to the
gng her national debt that they nevertheless recorded
their votes in its favor.


But reference is made to such objections not to ascer.
tain their business unustness this OCCASION but to
remark the part OF the United States that much was
conceded to obtain the passage of the resolution And
1t was also believed that like spirit would induce Tex
as to overlook minor considerations relying that
high sense OF honor and magnanimity which governs
both the people and the representatives Of the United
States to to her hereafter all that she
ably DESIRE to place her the most favorable footing
with the other mombers of the Union II this belief
that mainly induced the President of the United States
to give the instructions which have controlled this
muncaon from the undersigned adopting as the basis of
action for finishing the work Of xaon the joint
solution as originally passed the House of Representa-.
tvcs.


With these observations, the question is now submit.
ted to the Hon. Mr. Allen under the confident hope that
this government will the necessity Of prompt and
cisve action whereby the may obtain the
sttuonal sanction OF Texas And the takes
this occasion to to Mr. Allen expression of the
distinguished consideration with which he has the honor
to be His very obcdient servant.