New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-04
By This Mornings Mai.


The Texas Treaty-.Missing' Documents.
The Tntelligencer of Saturday contains Mes
sage from the President to the Senate, in reply
to a resolution of that body calling for inforna-
ton OF the agreement or understanding by which
detachmenis Of the military and naval foscos Of
The United States have been ordered by the
Executive to the frontier Of Texas
This Message is accompanied by Letters from
.Ir. Calhoun 10 The President, Mr.. Van Zand! 10
Mr.. Upshur, Mr.. Jones Secretary Of State Of
Texas to Mr.. Murphy, with Mr.. Murphy 'srepiy,
sc. Sc These documents, kept back until the
present moment without any good reason, toF'n
ono OF the most important features IN the history
OF this most extraordinary negouation' and sho"
most conclusiyeiy that conditions were eraefea by
Texas and granted by the President BY which the
Government of the United States bound itself 10
the Government of Texas to take up arms for the
protection of Texas against any movement on the
part Of Mexico; and that the agreement OF the
United States TO these conditions was siae qua
son to the signature of the Treaty by the Com
missioners of Texas. Even before the negotiation
was commenced, on the part OF Texas, this pledge
was exacted, as Will DC seen By the following,
from Mr. Van Zandt to Mr., upshw.
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I, !. known to you that an nrnstce has becn pro
claimed between Mexico and Texas thn, thAt amstce has
been tetS and ta, nego,slons afr pow pending
hyis or object settlement OF the difficulties hereto
90 .,s,inc between the coHntrles. proposition Ike
Wis having been submitted BY the President OF me United
states through you 10. The ibe ns gaa o e I b eoy
which the President OF Texas may direct TO be made TO ,h
pI treay Of Annexation be concluded, Mcx,co
.bns nrnue u once terminate the aIsce Dedk ON al
nrniSt os for peace and agan 'eateE or conne9ea nos
,es against exrs and ho some OF the other 1oyeta
ments who have been nsttien,al N ooL,'ns se
# tbcy do not throw their influence ,nto 'e NeAIam &
NAV ethe, Withdraw their good offices oil edlalon us
osr TO texas their readsp and expSas @ ef 80 M ,bn
re,.ine rneuaces OF Mexico In yew, ue, " @ !,e
dr To submit through you TO MS ESceency me rfgue,
of the United states IN. lnay SnUu% ntn r onId the
President OF the Unied States. ne: the signing OF uie eS
ad of'oe of both Governments IN Texas should de
or with her consent order such number OF the military
m AM r p"n the territory or borders Texas be Gnltoi
Meyco rs shall sufficient To protect her against oeieh
I'm. Communication well the reply which yon MAJ
IN he embraced m my regular otca correspondence 10 my
Government but enclosed diEecto the President OF Texas Tor
Win assurances Of my great regard have the honor to be.
respectfully your 0hedtn' 'eF'a1;i SiaAC VAN ZANpT
Hon. \. P UrsHuR, &c.
The reply to this modest and moderate demand
on the part of a Government so weak as to be
avowcdIy unable to stand alone was given, and
was quite satisfactory to Texas: butit was given
orally, and therefore did not appear upon the re-
cord in the State Department after Mr. Upshur's
death. The Texas Commissioner, discovering
this hiatus in the documentary record of the ne
gotiation, and no doubt instructed to demand the
pledge in tcriting addressed letter, previous 10
the signing Of the Treaty, 10 MIR. Calhoun, de-
handing the written pledge Of protection from the
United States That pledge was then given, and
is below-but the letter of the Texas Commis-
sioDer is not among the documents transmitted
to the Senate This is yet to come.
Mr. Calhoun says
Crxrtyvrs The letter addressed by Mr. Van Znndt To the
late Secretary State Mr. upur TO which you have called
my attention. dated Washington, Eth Of January 1884, has
In repy to T. am directed by the President to TINT the
Secretary Navy has been Instructed 10 order strong ma
md that similar orders hive been ssued by the Sc
crcary OF WAR move the dsposube military forces on our
irnter for the same purpose should me ext
gency ,e which you refer your note 10 Mr. Jpshur,
further directed by the President to say nm, d anRE @ ne
" to all the neans placed within his power Oy the 'o"
have the honor 10 be. &c. - c,1uotrN
To 'Is,'f'. !. !. yAH y iizsSHa:os zASnr: and
Ministers from tie Republic 81 Ie1ds.
This peage, it will be seen, is dated on the
etercnth of April, and on the nsrt day the Com
miss toner's, having obtained the written pledge of
our Government to all they demanded, condc-
scended to sign the Treaty. What chapter III
onr hist