NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

A LETTER FROM THE HON. JOHN G. SPENCER.
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THE EDIToRs OF THE NATIONAL rSTELL1eEscEn.


GENTLEMEN: Your daily paper of the 9th in
slant contains the reply of Ex-President TYLER to
to an address of Senator HoUsToN, of Texas, on
the subject OF the annexation of that State In the
course of his remarks Mr.. TYLER makes one obser-
vation which, although not SO intended by him, is
calculated to mislead, upon point of personal in
terest, in respect to which | wish the exact truth
known


Speaking of the support which that measure re-
cieved from General JACKSON, Mr. TYLER says ::
/" His name was undoubtedly tower of strength
to any cause which he espoused but there are
other auxiliaries who deserve to be noticed in con-
nexion with the matter | omit the names of Mr..
UPsHUR Mr.. NELSON, and Mr.. CALHOUN, who sue
cessively filled the chair of the State Department,
and, after them, of my entire Cabinet" The want
of precision in this remark as to the time of which
he is speaking may induce the belief that at the
several periods when Mr.. UpsHUR, Mr.. NELSON,
and Mr.. CALHOUN occupied the Department Of
State, his entire Cabinet was cooperating in the
scheme of annexation. AS | have no desire to OBJ
tain false credit or unjust censure for acts in
which did not participate, nor to avoid response
blty for sentiments honestly entertained, | have
deemed it proper to trouble you with this note for
publication, merely to say that never assented to
the course pursued by Mr.. TYLER to annex Texas
to this country; that as stated by him in his first
communication on the subject, the incipient steps
towards that measure were taken by him in con-
junction with Mr.. UpsHuR, without the knowledge
of any other persons and that when the matter
was brought before the Cabinet, Of which was a
member, my opposition to it was decidedly mani
tested. This opposition to the views and policy Of
the President was the immediate cause of my re-
signation of the Office of Secretary Of the Treasury,
and of my retirement from Mr.. TYLER's Cabinet
on the lst of May, 1874. That the " entire Cabi-
net" subsequent to my withdrawal were " auxili-
aries +" in the plan of annexation, | do not mean
to deny. Respectfully, yours,


j. c. SPENCER.


ALBANY, SEPTEMBER r. lS47.