Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-05-25
NEW ORLEANS BEE, MAYS.
THE TEXAS NEGOTIATION AND ANDREWS,
THE ABOLITIONIST.

In the correspondence accompanying the Treaty OF An
nexa,on the Of ANDREWS cuts conspicuous figure
The importance of this individual is magnfed in manner
quite peced by him. and the consequence which now
attaches 10 him will be held in grateful remembrance the
contamination Of his proudes hopes which year ago scarce
y yenured beyond respectable standing with the aboonss
of England. This fellow passed through New Orleans in
Aprl ls43 He had just been driven away from Texas in
Of attempting to address the people OF Galveston
upon the propey OF concilang the protection OF England
by adopting system Of gradual emancipation His object,
from late Developments to have been 10 acquire
oriety that would be passport to the good opinion OF the
fanatics Of Europe whittier he gonghaving no other
recommendation the Of his ieowmen. He reach
ed this city before the intelligence of his mnuGuvres
rived, and the first to give information OF projected
scheme procure the abolition of slavery in Texas through
the fundamentally of the London Society. He in this
Office and detailed the plan Of operations by which the
Texans he brought into the SNARE and the induce
mens that had been preached to them make them favorable
to the He represented to us that the measure
was looked upon very favoraby by the large andhoders
who made believe that the institution OF slavery had
kept back emigration and that if it abolished the
try would be speedily settled and the lands vastly enhanced
in value He avowed himself opposed to the MEASURE and
proessed animated by desire put the people Of this
country on guard in making the disclosures he had DONE
shortly after the publication Of comments upon An
drewss disclosures received letters from gentlemen oil The
first responsibility and intelligence in Texas informing Us Of
Anrewss movements, from which learned Tor the first
time that Andrews himself the originator Of the treason,
and that he had been driven from Texas in consequence OF
it, These letters gave understand that the people Of
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them and although written for the most part by President
Housons personal and political enemies, entirely acquitted
him of any participation in the plot.
Upon the receipt Of this information, caused Andrews
TO be diligently sought after dangerous person; but he
had left the city.
The double scoundre however, had accomplished
his object The Northern papers commented upon the con-
tents Of the Texan journals doubtless at his instance and
thereby became sufficiently notorious to visit Europe The
comments Of the American press substitute for letters
OF introduction and there quite enough OF them to form
nm imposing recommendation.
The moving OF the negotiation that resulted IN the
Treaty Of Annexation is apparently the operations Of th,
Andrews IN London Mr. Upshur, the 9Th of August
ls4s, opens the correspondence follows
lDKrARTMESr OF STATE
ii WAsHtNGToN, AUGUST g, 1874
fir; private letter from cizen Of MARY land, Lon
don, contains the flowing passage:
learn from entitled the fullest conf tina
there here Mr. Andrews depued by the eb tions
7, negotiate with the British that hos
Lord Abedcen, and submitted his project fr abolition
In Texas which s that there shalt organic
In England, who sh vi advance sufficient ih
slaves Texas and receive In payment Texas iaus
shall be paid
abolition savey, autho ICED by the TIE Min
that Lord Aberdeen has that the British Go
will guerany the payment Of The interest this
upon condition that the Texian Government will abolish sav
4 Andrews was in New Orleans the 2lst day Of Apr
10 our certain knowledge He must have gone to Europe
maured his system Of action, obtained the patronage Of thu
British Government with incredible expedition, as, Tire