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The great length Of ibis lettsr will prevent cur
giving II entire 10 ouKcolumbs. Its 10 reply 10
letter from The Hen. Wm.H. Hammet,a mem.
Der Of the House of Representatives., who endea-
Yoled to draw from Mr. Ten Bufen.ihe express
SIGN OF an opinion fayora bic 10 the anEexation
Of Texas: He asks bis opinion of Htbef cpnsti
stu,ionaity aud exped,ency Of Immediately am
mex AZ Texas 10 the United States, so soon as The
scaaseni II Texas may be had 10 such Annexa-
ion;' expressing his belief s'ihat a full aud
& sank declaration from you GMr. V. 3 favora-
Ale to this great object, will Ue of great service
Be cause, at a moment so critical of It's dess4
Id reply Mr. Vhn BurRn goes into full
nation Of The cohstitutonal point, and ar
rtlhe conclusion, thai "no remarks are
SaryNo show ihst theTsscan be no possible
\nce produced in The cs-situhopai ques-
relative posiliSF, Of the Territory
E.opniana, the Eloridas, ana Texas,
Inc lM United states.i' lie then
applicable fer annexation nude BY
his presidenty-- extracts
j. az Mf.Fofsylh, Secretary Of
z the proposition, aud adds Il
sdal mee$ese we as wereInot altogether
sat 1ssssstet5fy 10 General Hunt nor proba-
bIz.to his government, has been seem
Srt +ssfek Imay safely say, lhaNseldon.
if ever, haS The .decisior,ihy this goyefn-
meat, Of a question Of equal magEil1Ie,
been more decidedly or more unRnimousS
ly approved bx the people Of The .United
States. The correspondence was, very
soon after il toos.plsEe, Communicated ID
Congress and although he public mind
was 4! the time in . state OF the highest
excitement, add the administration daily
asssiled through every ayenue BY which
/: was deemed appEoachsbie. / am yet 10
see the first sentence. Of complaint upon
that point, ID any eusrier 9th Union.--
Even resolution offered in the Senate.
declaring annexa ion whenever ii could
Be effected consistently s4lth tas public
faiih md treaty stipulasionS' csf the United
States. desirable was.ordpred 10 Be laid
upon the table and similar disposition
was made IN the House Of ,ths papers up.
on the subject. which had been referred
10 ibe Committee ON Foreign Relations.
aud that committee discharged from the
further consideration Of thle matter, upon
is own application. Nor we're The ifiend-
! " relations then existing between that re-
public and the United States TO IFS honor
i be Il ssid-in. any perceptibIe degree In-
paired byttis decision
nersFoI.oms general review OF the suhject,
embracing he relative positions or Mexico, Tex
| 8. and The United States. sad the probability
aud consequences Of war between Mexico and
ibis coueily On Ibis Pafs e ihe subject he
SAYS
| God forbid that an Anefican citizen
should ever count the seoss q any. appeal
10 what Is appropriately dsnomina.ed The
/ last resort OF nations, whenever that re-
sort becomes necessary either for The safe
IL or 10 pindicsie the honor Of bis coun-'
Itry THERE'S. trust, noF ons' 50 base as
not is regard himself. and all he has, 10
be forever and a. all iinsslsnb, eel 10 such
; requisites. But would war with
Mexico. brought on undss such eircums-
Stances, be coEtest Of That cbanaeter2--
Could we hope 70 stand perfectly justified
10 The eyes Of msnkind Ecr entering int
il more especially il electromagnetic
conriudsd e. IL faartfi rsgr