Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-06-29
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MoRE DocuMENrs--There appears to
be reluctance Oh the part oil the President,
a. cop,municate the documents relating 10
the proposed annexation Of Texas. They
have TO be rawn from him piece.meal by
resolutions Of the Senate. The Nation
alIntellgencer of the Sd inst. contains
new parcel in compliance with call from
the Senate; among them are papers of the
very first course et conduct on the part
Of our Government.
The first paper communicated is note
from Mr.. Van Zandt, charge d'atfairs of
Texas, to MIR. Upshur, inquiring wheth-
or, after treaty for the annexation o.!
Texas TO the United States should be sign
ed, but before it should 60 into operation,
the President of the United States would,
ifTexas should desire or consent to it,,
order such a disposition of the naval and
military force of the United States as
would be sufficient to protect Texas
against foreign aggressiona
No reply to this note has been furnished.
No. 2 is a letter from Arson Jones,
Texas Secretary of State, TO Gen. Muir
ply, charge d'ahairs Of the United States,
dated February IA, 1914, stating the con-
dilions on which the President of Texas
will consent to send minister to Wash
ington to negotiate a treaty OF anneXa,
tiOn. From this letter we make the fol-
lowing extract, to which we beg the Sc
Tious attention Of the reader.
ali, Therefore, General Murphy will,
on the part Of the Government, give as
surances 10 this that the United States
shall assume the attitude of u defensive
ally OF Texas against Mexico-that the
United States will maintain naval force
ia the Gulf of Mexico, subject to his or
ders, able successfully to oppose the ma
rine of Mexico, and also dIsposabIe
force on our eastern and northeastern
frontier oil five hundred Dragons, with
one thousand infantry at some southern
station OF the United States, whence they
may be conveniently transported to our
shores, in the event Of necessity, the
President will have no hesitation in forth
with despatching minister, with ample
powers to the Government OF the United
States, TO cooperate with our minister
now there in negotiating for the anneXa-
ton Of Texas. In the event Of failure
Of the treaty of annexation, it is also ne
cessary that this Government should
have assurance or guaranty of its indie
pendence by the United States"
Here 1t is required that the U. States
shall not only protect Texas against Mex,
leo pending the negotiation, but In case oil
failure to annex them, we are TO guaran-
tee the independence oil Texas. So that
we should be involved in war with Mex
ico in either case.
No. is the reply Of General murphy
tothe above letter, dated on the same day
lin which he says:
"Slr, have no hesitation in declaring,
on the part Of my Government, that mel
Their Mexico nor any ether power will be
permitted to invade Texas on account OF
any negotiation which may take place in
relation TO any subject upon which Texas
Is or may be invited by the United State:
tonegotlate: that the United States, ha
wing invited that negotiation, will be
guaranty of their honor that no evil shall
result 10 Texas from accepting the invita-
ton; and that active measures will be i'm
mediately taken, by the United States, /
prevent the evils you seem to antic!pat
from this source.
"With regard 10 the assurance or guar
anty of the Independence Of Texas b
the United States, in the event Of the Gai
ure Of the proposed negotiation for thu
annexation of Texas 10 the United States
the undersigned has no authority frol
MS Government TO make such assuranc
or guaranty. But he proposes to MI
Jones that the Minister of Texas shall b
iuIly satisfied on this subject by the Gov
ernment of the United States after h
shall arrive at Washington city, and BE-
lore entering upon such negotiation"
The next paper is letter, dated ii
ION OF February, 1914, from MT. Jont
10 MI, Murphy, stating that "the assurar
Ses gwen by Mr. murphy, on the part
ms government, are of so satisfactory
character, that the President has concl
ueu 10 despatch without delay, speci
ageAt Uhe Hon. ]. P. Henderson \ to /!