The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1844-05-04

c,,s ,bs cession or Texas. 10 his letter
ors;o.,ruc,ion, Of IFal dsse, % or minis
nta, Mexico, he says: The pfsslpsRs
Aasshou6hs the present mig b 6 e aug,
eoicious period for urgins 9 negO'ia''0I
MEXICO, to ssttls slss
two republics. .If We could obtain suen
!. boundary as We desire, the govern.
,nen, Of the United States might Y dis.
.ao.sd 10 pay q reasonable pecuniafy
aonoansation. Tie boundary we pr.
3, isihas which, ibsgianiag q 1'he Hoa'', -
or ,be Rio del Norte il the sea- sos'' -,
s..sDd .tbasriyer 70 fhe Tiolif, Of. @ ans -,
A. n,,..sa. f,,euce ascending this river
: 49, !. 'sonrce. and from iis source Dy :
lie due norah 10, strike tho Arkansas;
,ssncs her following the southern bank e e
~ Astsosas to its source, in latitude
ace ace north. and thence By that parallel
g latitude % tha South sea- And be
adds. the treaty may provide for the
incorporation Of the inhabitants iuto the.
Uniop.'
Mr. Van Buren, in his letter, as Sec.
,s,ary Of State, TO our Minister Al Mex
leo. dated August IS. 1895, says: II
.;..ibs wish of the President that you
should, without delay, open q a.negotia-
ton with the Mexican government for
the purchase Of so onuch Of the province
Of Texas as is hereinafter described.
He is induced, by deep conviction Of
the real necessity Of The proposed ac-
QUESTION, no, only as a guard for our
western frontier, and the protection OF
New Orleans, but also to secure forever
20 the inhabitants Of the valley Of the
Mississippi the undisputed and undistur-
bed possession ofAhc navigation OF that
river The territory, Of which 2 ces'
sion is desired by the United States, Is
all that part Of the province Of Texas
which lies east Of line beginning at the
GaIfof Mexico, in the centre Of the de-
sert, or grand prairie, which lies west
Of the Rio Nueces.' And Mr.. Van Bu-
rem adds, the treaty may provide 'Eor
the incorporation offhe inhabitants INTO
the Union Aud he then enters into a
long and powerful argument Of his own,
in favour Of the reacquisilion of Texas.
On the Goth Of March, 1888, General
jackson, through Mr.. Livingston, as
Secretary OF State, renews TO our minis
Ter at Mexico the former instructions on
the subject Of the proposed cession.' On
the Cd July, 1885, General Jackson, thrO'
Nj. Forsyth as Secretary Of State, re-
news ,he instructions to obtain the ces-
sion Of Texas, and expresses 'an anx-
ious desire TO secure the very desirable
alteration ia our boundary with Mexico
On the 9th Of August, 1885, General
jackson, through Mr.. Forsyth as secre.
tary OF State, directs our minister a.
Mexico 10 endeavor 10 procure for Us
from that government, the following
boundary, .beginning a. The Gulf Of Mex
leo. proceeding along the eastern bank
of the river Rio Bravo del Norte, 70 th'
s7th parallel OF latitude, and thence a
long tha, parollel to the Pacific Thi
noble and glorious proposition Of Gen
erai Jackson would have secured 70 y
mol only the whole Of Texas, but ais
.he largest and mos, valuable portion 9
upper California, together with the ba
and harbour Of San Francisco. the bo'
on the Western coast Of America, an
equal 10 any in the world. Il, then,
was deemed, as il IS clearly proved
mos, desirable TO obtain the reannexi
ton ef Texas, down 70 q period as la'
as August, 1885, IS ii less important
this PERIOD
We find the administration Of Messr
Adams and Clay. in 1925 and 1927, az
that Or Jackson and Van Buren,, in ! s.
and subsequently, in 1888 and ls3
making strenuous efforts 70 procure 4
remuneration Of Texas, BY purcha
from Mexico, at the expense Of milliol
of dollars Let US observe also the dat
OF these efforts: That Of the first,
Messrs. Adams and Clay, in March, l8f
was within three years only after 4
recognition Of The independence Of Ne
leo by this country, and prior 70 its fu
recognition BY other powers; and i v
within less than FIVE years subsequent
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