The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-23

letters Of MIR. an Buren, and other distinguished meu
Of our country.
HrsnirAcr, May 10, 1874.
To The Editor Of the Union:
SlS ! am induced to address you this letter, be.
cause have, within few days past, received letters
from many Of my friends, who have expressed de.
sire to know whether my views in relation TO The Do
Icy OF annexlng Texas TO the United States Y.
been changed by the light VIII CHI the subject has re
ceiyed from the recent letters Of MIR. Van Buren,
and other prominent citizens and because il seems
to be necessary that should answer or be misuo.
derstood.
Having no connection with the question except the
interest which, in common with s&hcr ci zens
take IN all that concerns my country, what have
heretofore said upon it dictated by no desire ia
be prominent actor. II certainly far from m y
expectation that there should be an effort in an =
quarter to make the question mere party one =
H' nee, when ii was brought 10 nv notice som.
twelve months ago, by the honorable Mr. Brown OF
tins State, answered his inquiries with promptness
and frankness.
had not forgotten the principles By which nv
administration had been guided when attempting 10
obtain Texas by negotiation with Mexico, nor the
care which was taken to convince Mexico after
wards, that this Government had agency directly
or indirectly, In the steps resorted to by the
Of Texas to establish for themscyc. an independe,t
government In the reference which Mr. Van Buren,
has made TO my conduct as President en- these re-
spects, be has stated what is entirely true and has
deiineaied WI the ability and perspicuty which SO
eminently distinguish him, the general principles
which characterize the course Of our Cove nment in
MS intercourse with foreign powers. But lust and
accurate ne he Is, and subscribing, most fully as
do, to all that he alleges applicable TO the aue..
uon as u stood in my administration, and as il did
under bis own, still think that the circumst,nces
are so far altered as 10 give a new aspect 10 tie
whole question, and TO authorize a correspondino
change IN the discretion with which our Govern,
ment may now act upon IT,
Al The present period, il cannot be doubted thu,
Texas IL able 10 MAINTAIN her independence Of Mex.
CO, " eac State Is le 10 its own resources uni, A.
enc-d and unaidrd by any foreign Power E,b,
years have elapsed since the memorable baul. nj san
Jacnto, and There has been serious aempt ON tho
part OF Mexico 10 occupy the country and IL is ceraio
none can DE made with any prospect Of success In
ths state OF Affairs, Acknowledged by ourselves and
the principal Powers Of the world as a N ipde,.nI,
nation, and treated such, Texas rcpeys 10 ms th
tlnost unanimous sh OF her citizens To be oil
to the United Ststes--teng Us substantially that II
now repuised she must orni such alliances elsewhere
as will beet enable her TO improve her t,source mi
repair the disasters which sue suffered from 90
tracted ssas war. She u sensible that her bano 90.
WI be best secured Ivy incorporation into our Unon
that The disposition and pursuit. OF her peope b,,
homogeneous with those Of the United States, can re-
S.re no adequate protection frobi any other quarter
We admit the truth of these assertions and fec, b.,
they Constitute powerful motive for ac,,on indenn
deot OF the considerations which are suggested bv
prudent regard tor the stability Of our own n.t,to-
lions.
in reference 10 Mexico, | would use the f,llow;,o
snguage We have carefully abstancd from an i,,
reference wrh your relations to Texas eroep 20 ,r
knowledge her independence in The same mann., AMI
upon The same principles that we d,s your ,nde,,,
ience when you selaraled from Spain. w. 10 |
lted, been moe scrupulous with you than whL |
SPAN Tor without consulting or respecting The feel,
ngs OF The latter Power, our Government d;d No, |
hesitate to open negotiation with you for IN. rc,o
esson OF Texas, and that, too long bei re- YfnJ.
'endsnoe was ACKNOWLEDGED by Spain. Blu, m. linn,
las now come WHEN we feel that this deIicscv onob,
10 longer To restrain US from treaty sith Te,,, M,
oularly svc know that our failure 10 do a. IN
reduce results Which may endasger the .aety Of on,
On c'nfederscy. " ou'
! cannot think there is discrepancy bcts,en ,b,.,
lews and those svo~ed by my ADMINISTRATOR when
roper allowance Is made for the change az c,,,rna
snoes, or that they contain any we'll founded o,uss
q complain, on the part of Mexico.
II may be now stated as fact on which
W WIN the greatest confidence that IL T,.,. h. ~,
ee.diy admitted into our oonfeJersoy she mus, md
~ be inevitably driven into alliances. and oonr.,. ,
u regulations -ith the European Powers, of cha.
'u highly injurious, and probably hos,il, 10 ,b,s
unity What would then be our CONDITION, NJ
'sans and the whole valley Of the M's...ipp would