The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-15 00:00:00

A PROCLAMATION.

" The Executive is now enabled to declare to the people
of Texas the actual state of their affairs with respect to
Mexico, to the end that they may direct and dispose them
as they shall judge best for the honour and permanent in-
terests of,the republic.
" During the course of last winter, it reached the know-
ledge of the Executive from various sources of information,
unofficialqndeed, but still worthy of attention and credit,
that the late and present Government of Mexico were dis-
Tosed to, as peaceful settlement of the difficulties with
exas, by the acknowledgment of our independence, upon
the undersfanding that Texas would maintain her separate
existence..l.

" No acsgon, however, could be taken upon the subject,
because n9.thing authentic was known until the month of
March last, when the representatives of France and Great
Britain neat' this Government, jointly and formally renewed
the good offices of those powers with Mexico, for the early
and peaceful settlement of this struggle, upon the basis of
the ackhowledgment of our independence by that republic.
" It would have been the imperative duty of the Execu-
tive at once to reject these offers if they had been accompa-
nied by conditions of any kind whatever. But, with atten-
tive watchfulness in that respect, and great disinclination to
entangling' alliances of any description, or with any power,
he musteleclare, in a spirit of justice, that no terms or condi-
tions ha sever been proposed by the two Governments in
question or either of them, as the consideration of their
friendly Itiarposition.
" Matuvely considering the situation of affairs at that time,
the exewtive felt that it was incumbent upon him not to re-
ject this op.portunity of securing to the people of this country,
untramifielled by conditions, a peaceful, honourable, and ad-
vantageatw settlemSnt of their difficulties with Mexico, if
they shogd see fit to adopt that mode of adjustment.
" Thus Ofluenced, he accepted the good offices of the two
Powers, I,vich, with those of the United States, had been
previouily.invoked by Texas, and placed in the hands of
their representatives a statement of conditions preliminary to
a treaty ,9f,awace, which he declared he should be ready to
submit to the people of this country for their decision and
action &soon as they were adopted by the Government of
Mexico., • ' _ _

" But he emphatically reminded those functionaries, for
the special notice of their Governments, that he was no more
than theagent of the people; that he could neither direct,
control, or 'influence their decision; and that his bounden
duty was,.to carry out their determination, constitutionally
ascertained and expressed, be it what it might.
" Our r'epresentative at the Courts of France and Great
Britain, lin addition to the task of strengthening the friendly
dispositions ,of those Governments, was also especially in-
structed •to press upon their attention that, if the people of
Texas should determine to put an end to the separate exist-
ence of the bountry, the executive, so far as depended upon
his oflicial,action, must and would give immediate and full
effect to their will.

" The circumstances which preceded and led to an under-
standing with Mexico have thus been stated, and the people,
speaking through their chosen organs, will now determine
as they shall judge right. But in the meantime, and until
their pleasure can be lawfully and constitutionally ascer-
tained, it is the duty of the executive to secure to the nation
the -ekerdise of choice between the alternatives of peace with
the world and independence, or annexation and its contin-
gencies; and he has, therefore, to issue the following pro-
clamation :

" Whefeas authentic proof has recently been laid before me,
to the, effect that the Congress of Mexico has authorised
the Government to open negotiations and conclude a treaty
with TeXas, subject to the examination and approbation
of that; body, and further that the Government of Mexico
has accepted the conditions prescribed on thepart of Texas
as preliminary to a final and definite treaty of peace.
"Therefore, I, Anson Jones, President of the Republic of
Texas, and Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy and
militia thereof, do hereby make known these circumstances
to the citizens of this republic, till the same can be more
fully communicated to the Honourable Congress and Con-
vention of the people for their lawful action, at the period of
their assembling on the 16th of June and 4th of July next,
and, pending the said action, by virtue of the authority in
me vested, I do hereby declare and proclaim a cessation of
hostilities by land and by sea, against the republic of Mexico,
or against the citizens and trade thereof.
" In testimony whereof, I have caused the great seal of the
republic to be hereunto affixed.
Done at Washington this fourth day of June, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
[L.S.] forty-five, and of the independence of the republic
the tenth.
" By the President, " ANSON JONES.
" EBEN'It ALLEN,
" Attorney-General and Acting Sec'y of State."

The publication of the proclamation created no little
excitement in Texas. The particulars of the negotia-
tion or treaty did not accompany it, but it was generally
understood that the articles were few in number, and
related only-
1. To the recognition of independence.
2. The refusal of Texas to be annexed to the United
States, or any other power.
3. The establishment of boundaries.
Great
of
t
4. The providing of an arbitration in case of disagree-
ment as to the boundary.
nappointedfor
by opposing
y America the aggressionsand Ga
England and France, it is said, have the merit of bring-
ing the negotiations to this termination. Indeed it is
the most rationalissio wayers
the United States.
Th
Britain to run the boundary line between Canada and the
States ar© still busily engaged in their labours.
The funeral of General Jackson took place on the 04th
June, and on that day, throughout all the cities of the
e Commissioners
Union, funeral processions took place in honour of the
deceased.