Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-26


The President 81 khe United Stufes 10 he p,
, sRfRi = ne .n,1icdH Ht1tttic.
lilaAiraaE ,SgPrgAnGE !. 1896
! To Cen. ASreNio LarIz % SAsTA ANA;
SIR. have the homer to acknowledge the II
ceipf Of your letter OF the 4lh OF july last, wheel
has been forwarded tome ny Gen. Samuel ,3os
,oD. Under cover OF one from him, trdnsmitfp,
ty express from General Gaines, VINO /, il
oalnsnd Of The Uoned States forces on tt,
Texan frontier. The great obieel Of th, Sc com
/ pualealua, appears 10 be - put IN end 10 In,
al sa,ters VIII Il necessarily attend the evil WI
now raging IA Iexas, aad arklHg the int rposl-
ton OF the Unned States in lurhefIng 50 hu
mane and stable a purpose. Ihat any well.
Intended cl.og al Yoa. ~ aid II thl, ohIeri
/ should have h"ea deteai,d, l. cali hlated t. -
cite tlle fe2rct 81 all hu justly appreciate thr
! blessna- IL peace. and who take an interest II
} the eause, which contribute. IL lie pro -peIily
OF Mexico 10 her domestic a well lis h,r foreign
/ relation.
/ Inc Government Of the Uoitol Statos is eYer
anxious 10 cultivate peace and friendship y ltl
Al nations. Eut Il proceeds onthe principle thai
/ al nations have The night to liter. nthcnd, OF
change th,lr own Government. rs the sovereign
power, the People, GaY dircct. l. tn, rope. /,
It never interfere, With the policy al olher Pow
.rs nor ean II permit any on the part al Others
wlll l. internal policy. Cons steuliy with tn
principle ~ hdcrtf he eau do Ia fe.tofe peace be
tween ronlcndtng nations, or remove the eau.
ses 81 >undct,iandn", Is cheefn.ly st The
service Of those who atc willing 10 rely upon
our coed offices a, a mediator
In reference however. 10 tie agreement which
YOU. =. the representative Of MeXiro. have made
with Texas. and whieh invite, the lntrrpp>Iton
Of the United Sates, YOU will nj once sec that
/ we are forbidden, by the character the COMM
III alians made 10 Us through the MeNlcan Min
Inn Al hat
Ia, notified Us that, Is long Won are prisoner,
no act d yours will be regarded rs binding by
the VI NJ AZ authorities. Under these cirrum.
~lanees, II Will bt manifest to you that GOOD
faith IL McNIro, rs well - the General
principle to which | have adgeted Is forming
/ the bal, Of onf intercourse with all foreign
. Powers, make II nnpo, Tor me Ia take any
( step like that You havn anticipated. IT, hoWcY.
! e. NeNiro should sieniS her willingness To a
yail herself OF our good Office, III bringing about
/ The desirable result Yon have described, nothing
could eve me mere pleasure than 10 devote thy
heat ae.sIrrs t. II. To hr Instrumental IN tcnuina-
TIM The etll- Of evil War Il IN nb=tutlng ~ Then
( stead The blessings 81 peace. /, a divine prFi-
+ Ice. Every Governments and the people 81 all
countries. should feel II their highest happiness
/ 10 caiat an opportunity Of thus anfc, tn. then
! love 81 Zach other, and th,r interest in the pel-
etil ptiacpcs which apply to them all "a mem
bers ol the common family. OF man.
Sonr letter aud that ol General Houston.
Commander iu-thlei Of the Teslan army, will
h. madc the bass, 81 an early interview with the
Neziodn Minister. at WASHINGTON They will
{ hdetea my return Ii Warrington, 10 which place
will sci out III lew day, expecting to reach
, II lY the l., OF Ortal 81. IN The mean time
| hope hlexirc ard Texas, FEELING that war Is the
! greatest Of caamtlrs, viii pauSc before ano.
rhcf ramvdln Is undelakcn aud can add 10
{ he ,b,I, f al I.I
have gwen 50 much PAIN 10 then Christian
friend, throughout the world.
lhis Is sent under cover to General Houston,
who viii give II safe conveyance 10 vou.
an, very respectfully, Your ohedlrut ser
want. ANDREW JACKSON.
The mcsaagc and documents having been
read.
Alr PRESTON. fuhacrvn7 tlat Mr.. DAVIS
! the mover Of tho ahoyrnamcd resolution, wa, not
pre-, cnr, said he would ,ike tins opportunity ol
making Il few remarks. 1t would strike the SC
uate that, since the date If the e>ponienrc
| Winch had lual been read tie situation OF san
ia Ana had greatly changed. lie Nns then Il
/ rtPise, lut had -inee bt,a released Wa, uoW al
/ lar@e aud ~ the city OF N1-hlngtoa. Nutwjth-
Standing The protest 81 the NcHican amhas,.i-
dol. II might bee thlt the President would tllnh
/ SdHtl Aao sufficiently sri jatis 10 act Oh the
hehalf ct Mckee, aud up To A9al next, when
his Presidency would expire, rs haling the ca
paeltt 10 negotiate III frl|tion 10 Texas.
Nj i. did not know whether the Pre- iaenl
would eutri ltto such negotiation undet existing
cIWume tanrr'; non WI. II n all material
" hai deposition The Senator from Ml<si,sipp
! MI NaIkcD proposed to make Of the re,olu
I ton Which he hal offered on thu subject, Mr.
=. dli not know; II Mas IN his OWL discretion
But II app,a,,d 10 Mr.. =. that this mes az,
aud correspondence did not al all change lii,
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