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action may be upon il, Mexico will see the I'M
portance of deciding the matter by resort to
peaceful expedicnts, in preference to those OF
arms. The decision o! the People and the
States. on this great and interesting subject, has
been decisively manifested. The question OF
annexation has been presented nakedly 0their
consideration. BY the treaty ITSELF all collateral
and Incidental issues, which were calculated to
divide and distract the public councils, were
carefully avoided. These were left to the wis.
d III Of the future to determine 1t presented,
repeat, the isolated question of annexation
and in that form it has been submitted to the
ordeal OF public sentiment. A controlling ma
jority of the People, and large majority of the
States, have declared in favor of immediate
annexation. Instructions have thus come up
to both branches of Congress, from their re.
.spcctivc constituents in terms the most EN-
pllatic. 1t is the will of both the People and
the States. that Texas shall he annexed to the
Union promptly and Immediately. 1t may be
hoped that, in carrying into execution the pub
lie will, thus declared, all collateral issues may
be avoided. Future legislatures can best de.
eide as to the number Of States which should
be formed out Of the territory, when the time
has arrived for deciding the question. So With
all others. by the treaty the United States
assumed the payment Of the dcbs Of Texas, to
an amount not exceeding $lO0O0,000, TO be
paid, viii, the exception of sum falling short
of $500, 900, exclusively out of the proceeds Of
the sales of her public lands. We could not,
with honor, take the lands, without assuming
the full payment Of ali membranes upon them.
Nothing has occurred since your last session,
to induce IA doubt that the dispositions of Texas
remain unaiered. No intimaion Of an altered
determination, on the part of her Government
aud people, has been furnished to the Executive.
She still desires to throw herself under the
protection of our laws, and partake of the bles.
| sings Of our federatve system; while every
| American interest would seem to require it.
| The extension Of our cOastwise and foreign
] trade, 10 an amount almost Observation-Disclosures
| enlargement of the market for our manuac.
iurcs-a constantly growing market for our
| agricultural productions-saetyto our frontiers,
and additional strength and stability to the
| Unon-thcse are the results which would rap.
idly deveopc themselves, upon the consumma.
| ton of the measure of annexation. In such
event. will not Doubt but that Mexico would
| find her true interest 10 consist in meeting the
advances of this Government in spirit of amty
Nor do | apprchcnd any serious complain,
from any other quarter: no sufficient ground
exists for such complaint. We should inter.
ferc in no respect with the rights of any othcl
nation. There cannot be gathered from the
ACT, ally ueHIuu 1H our part 10 uu So WIN tUclI
pos sessions on this Continent. We have inter
posed no impediments in the way of such acqu
sl,inns of territory, large and extensive as many
Of them are as the leading powers Of Europe
have made, from time TO time, in every part q
the world We seek no conquest made by
war. No nr' que will have been resoried To
or acts of diplomacy essaved, to accomplish The
annexation of Texas. Free and Independent
herself, she asks to be received into our Union
1t is question for our own decision, whethe
she shall be received or not.
The two Governments having already agreed
through their respective organs, on the terms o
annexation, would recommend their adoption
by Congress in the form Of joint resolution, %
act, to be perfected and made binding on thu
two countries, when adopted in like manner b.
the Government of Texas.
In order that the subject may be fully pre-
scented in all its bearings. the correspondents
which has taken place, in reference to it, sine
! the adjournment OF Congress, between the Uni
ted States. Texas. and Mexico. is herewit
, transmit cd.
3 The amendments prnpnsed BY the Senate t
the Convention concluded be'ween the Unite
I States and Mexico ON the ooh of November
1913, have been transmitted through our Minis
/ ter, for the concurrence Of the Mexican Gov
eminent; but, although urged thereto, n
| action has yet been had on the subject; nor ha
i any answer been give which woud authorize
favorable conclusion in the future.
!, The Decree of September, 1913, in relatio
to the retail trade. the order for the expulsion
y foreigners, and that of more recent date
{ regard to basSports-al of which are considere
d as in violi lion of the Treaty of Amity az
= Commerce between the two countries, har
+ led to a correspondence of considerable lengi
hat tha Niui,tor fprE ,roiru Radiation N
: our Representative at Mexico. but without an
l. satisfactory result They remain still unat
! jusiet and many and serious Inconvenience
. have already resulted to our citizens in const
i qnence of them.
Questions growing out of the act of disarn
. ing body Of Texan troops under the comnar
a of Major Snivey, by an officer in the service
lie the United States acting under the orders
n our Government; and the forcible entry I'M
IF the Custom House at Bryarly's landing, on Re
l. River, by certain citizens Of the United State
II aud taking away therefrom the goods seized |
n the Collector Of the Customs, as forfeited und'
., the laws Of Texas, have been adjusted so f
e as the powers of the Executive extend. III
J, correspondence between the two Governmen
n in reference to both subjects, will be fou,
3, amongst the accompanying documents. 1t CO.
lie tains fall statement of all the facts and ci
n and the principles on which the questions hay
:, /" been adjusted. 1t remains for Congress TO NAL
N the necessary appropriation to carry the a
,e rangement into effect, which | respectful
rs recommend.
!. The greatly improved condition of the Urea
Nc ury, affords subject for general congratulate
II. The para ysis which had fallen ON trade al
10 commerce, and which subjected the Cover
to Inent to the necessity of resorting to loans, a
IS the issue of Treasury notes, to a large amour
u" "r has passed away; and after the payment of Il
lie wards of ss7OO0,OOO, on account of The iniere
ur and in redemption Of more than S5,O00,000
to The public debt, which falls due on the LIST
m January next, and setting apart upwards
' yo $2,O00,O00 for the payment Of ou,standi
ily Trea- ury notes. and meeting an instalment
,es the debts of the corporate cities of the Distr
ted Of Columbia-an estimated surplus of upwar
es' Of $1,000 600, ovei aud above the existing
n.y.. propraions, will remain in the Treasury at
he close of The fiscal year. Should the Treasu
zen notes continue outstanding, as heretofore, Il
us surplus will be considerably augmented.
be- though all interest has ceased upon them, a