The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-23
John FoRsYTH's LETTER.

gOhN FOkSfIHsS LETTER.
To General MKxucAs Hrxr.
The Indss.sasd. sscssssry Il slsis 81
ihs Unlled States. has bad me honor 70 re-
rsiss me nsts d bis sareilsney tssneFsI
Hpnt. easoy Extraordinary and nisssr
plssiPolsniisIy % Texas. d.hd the sth
lnssni. Prapofisf nsgoas,iun Coz ihs
psfPoss oi snnszing Ihss eeenssy 70 lhs
uaiisd Slslss.
That communication bad been laid BE-
fore the pns,dehl. ~ha has considered 10
sIih issisensbsl.ss. In sssias 10 The no
dsr'isard insif.elioas le present IN reply,
prompt and dsesiss ssdiesnoa Of ibs
coarse % has besH drsasd necessary 10
ABORT The psssidsni indslsssshs eoa6dsni
szpeel.tiop that 90 saisiendl, spirii 20
ssrds The Governments o. NE people Of
Texas viii % can be inpa.sd 70 he uni-
h5 States.
Neither Inc duiies nor The ssilled poli-
~ Of the United States permit them 90
snisr INTO an exsninsison Of she accuracy
oiths historical fsris rslaled BY General
Hsnt, nof 70 allow them. even II admit
we'd 10 be correct. 90 control the dseision
ofshs question psessnisd BY ban. The
lUsised States we're foremost IN scknos-
lsssIng the Independence Of Merieo. and
hsse uaifofnly sndsavored and dssjfed
70 cultissis relations Of lfissdship ~ith
that power. Having slwsys. sisee he
iormstion Of their government beraiex-
enpt from civil wars. they have lessnt the
value Of in,ernsl quiet. and haze Gomez
qusntiy been anxious yss passive spec,s-
iios 81 The isuds 9th which their neigh
Dor has bern afflicted. Although ia the
eopuo,ersy between Texas and MEXICO,
cirrumttances have existed and evenis
have occurred. peculiarly csleIlsisd tosn.
lisslhs sympathiea Of our people, The e.
foh OF the govsrnmen, has been 20 look
,upyn ,hsl dtspuie with he same rigid im-
partlslnI gin Which II has regarded all
other MtSssn esnmoiions.
o d%,e,pining iih rsspeci 70 the To-
de- lendencs VI other countries. The United
Sl3ss hayssnsver taken the question Of
ush belwssS the .contending parties into
confederation. They have deemed il .
dictate Of duty aud policy to decide upor
The quesuan-aa-one-ol lacimfrslx.- Thu
wss The eoufse pursued with respect 4
Mexico hefselk IL vas adhered 10 wheI
analogous events rendered il proper 10 TO-
vestigais the QUESTIONED l,exs;4IskeiGol
dence. That inquiry vas made viii Do
circumspection, and The result was pot
arrived at until rs probable consequences
had been accurately weighed. Tue poe
sibili,y Of collision Of interests. arising
Iamong other causes. from the alleged 81.
perior spti,nde Of The climate and soil Of
Texas los the growth of some OF the STA
Piles Of The United States, was not over
looked. A sense Of duty and reverence
for consistency, however. il was consi.
dered. left the government no alternative,
and il therefore led The way in tcogn q
ing Texas. A hope was certainly enter
tanned ihet this ac,, and The motives that
conduced IT. even IL no other considers.
lions we're TO have influence. would point
on, to the government Of Texas the p,o-
priely no, only Of chenshing intima,s and
amicsble relstions with this county, but
of Sustaining from other connexions
abroad ~hich might be detrimental to the
UaIied States. Apsr, from THE, how.
ever. u was presumed that government
would enter upon the execution Of the IN
,en,ions animated by il. ENJOY extrso'di-
nary, with respect to con1e xions with 10
reign powers, with full understanding
Of the JUS, and liberal commercial siipnla-
lions existing between The United States
and other nations. pervadlng princi-
pie Of those compsc,s 10 impartial 'rea-
ment Of the cl,izens, sessels. and produc-
tons Of The parties in their respective ter
rilories. As il was no. TO be believed that
he commercial allies of The United s ates
would swerve from The ir engagenen,ss no
apprehension vas felt that the interests Of
the country would suffer from The arrange
ments which Texas might enter into nth
them.
The question Of the annexation OF To-
reign independent. STATE 10 the United
States was never before presented TO this
government. Since the adoption OF their
cons,i,u,ion, Two large additions have been
made TO the domain originally claimed BY
the United Safes. In acquiring them,
this government was no, actuated by .
mere ihiss, Tor sway over broader space.
Psrsmoont interests Of many members Of
the coniederscy, and The permanent well
being Of oil, impera,ively urged upon this
government, The necessity oil an extension
Of lis Jurisdiction over Louisiana end Flo
rida. As peace. however. was our chez
rished policy. never TO be del aired IRON
unless honor should be perilled by sdher.
ing to il. we patiently eadu,ed for long
time serious inconvenience and priva-
lions, and sough, transfer Of those re-
eions by negotiations and not by con-
quest.
The Issue Of those negotiations was a
cond,uonal cession Of those countries to
the IT ktates The circnu,. tanre how.