The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-17
To the PsssrDEsr or THE UsIrrp STATES.
EI,raci Of a letter, dated

EIyaei Of letter, dated
HoUsros, April 30, 1874.
You may rely upon the following as the necessary
result Of the rejection Of the treaty.
l. That the negotiations between England and
Texas will be Immediately resumed.
2 That free trade treaty giving great advantages
to England will be Immediately concluded.
Tha, England will guaraD'y the Independence
Of Texas, upon condition that stpuale to remain
an independent power.
Such are the propositions made by England and
they will be consummsied the treaty is ie-
ected This Is the determination Of President Ious-
ton, and he Is sustained by secret act OF Congress
passed with almost entire unanimity, providing FOR
the contingency Of the failure OF annex alton.
You may ask me, will the people OF Texas consent
to this' answer, yes fJr the President aud Con-
gress have already sssenied and the people will as
sent, when we are sPurned and rejected by the Gov
eminent Of the Union.
This treaty and alliance with England, Captain n.
liot has long been endeayorng TO effect; aud II
would have been closed ere this, but for the inter-
ven,ion of the present negotiation With the United
States.
We are offered, also almost Unlimited loans Of mo-
ney in England, and the ro-es,sbishment Of our e..
nances upon mortgage Of public domain which
we are encouraged TO believe, would soon after the
treaty, be sold to Eogsh enigrsnt.. The free trade
treaty with England would compel US To raise the
duties to the very highest revenue Standard upon ali
~ u l.
&c and these duties, together wth som. email aug
mentaton OF the direct taxation now authorized BY
law, would support the Government when permanent
peace restored by the guarantee Of our indie
Jence y England. We would then incur no ex-
pense for armies naves, the guarantee q Eng-
land would stand in lieu Of both.
j communicate these facts, to use as you q ink
proper end confer with Ministers and YOU will
find that they cannot deny them; but my name mus,
not be divulged TO them, unless IN the event of the
ratification of the treaty, which, from our nforma-
ton, is almost certain.
Extracts Of apriro letter from gentleman residing in
Teras 10 the Secretary Of .Sta,s.
Housros, April 20, 1874
DEAR SrR write you at this moment because I
am sure there is here wi do IT a. most OF
those in the confidence Of the President here are bit
teriy opposed t. annexation IL Is now certain that
we can now form such commercial treaty with
Great Britain will insure immediate ipdepen.
dence. General Houston had an interview with
Captain Elliot on the day he left Galveston for New
Orleans. Monsieur Saligny, the French minister
is now at Galveston. The President Is stropcl,
urged and importuned TO break off the treaty wtb
the United States, and listen to their propositions
We are all prepared, II are spurned again
from the Union, 10 enter into a Commercial fire.,
trade treaty with Great Britain and Fraco. on
guarantees Of our Independence, which We can
have and The advantages II promises us IN
the cotton trade render 1t very desirable The en-
cmies Of annexation urge upon the President that we
cannot get good terms after annexation fails and
hat il IL his duty now to receive propositions and
you, beyond doubt, that when 1t shall. b.
known here that General Henderson shall have mad.