Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-28
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.

instant The item Of chief interest is the following
proclamation Of President JONES relative TO the
cent gotiations with Mexico
By The President cfthe Republic Of 7eras.
A PROCLAMATION.
The Executive is now enabled declare the people of
Texas the actual of their affairs with respect TO Mexico,
to the end that they may direct and dispose Of them they
shall judge best for the honor and permanent interests Of the
Republic
During the course Of the last winter, it reached the know
ledge Of the Executive from various Of information,
unofficial indeed, but still worthy of attention and credit that
the late and present Government Of Mexico disposed TO
peaceful settlement Of the difficulties with Texas by the
acknowledgment of Independence, upon the understand
ing that Texas would maintain her separate existence. No
action, however, could be taken upon the subject because
nothing authentic known until the month Of March last
when the Representatives Of France and Great Britain
this Government jointly and formally renewed the offer Of the
good Offices of those Powers with Mexico for the early and
peaceful settlement of this struggle, upon the basis Of the
acknowledgment Of our Independence by that Republic
1t would have been the imperative duty Of the Executive
at once to reject these offers il they had bean accompanied by
conditions Of any kind whatever But with attentive watch
funess IN that respect and great Discrimination enangng
alliances OF any description, with any Power he de-
clare, IN spirit Of justice, that conditions have
been proposed by the two Governments in question:
either of them, the consideration Of their friendly inepo-
sition
Maturely considering the situation of affairs at that time
the Executive felt that incumbent upon him
ec this opportunity Of securing the people Of this country
unrammeed by conditions, PEACEFUL honorable, and
vanageous settlement of their difficulties with Mexico if they
should see fit to adopt that mode of adjustment
Thus influenced he accepted the good offices of the two
Powers which, with those Of the United States had been pre-
/ by dplace in he hand ,ei,
Representatives statement of conditions preliminary to
treaty OF peace which he declared he should ready to SUBJ
init to the people of this country for their decision and action
as soon as they adopted by the Government of Mexico
But ne emphacay reminded those functionare spe-
ca notice Of their Government that he than the
agent Of the people that he could neither direct CONTROL nor
influence their decision and that his bounden duty was to
out their determination, constutionaly asceraned and
expressed, be ii what it might Our representative the
Courts Of France and Great Britain addition the task of
Strengthening the friendly dispositions of those Governments
also especially instructed press upon their attention.
that the people of Texas should determine put an end
the separate existence of the country the Executive SO far as
depended upon his official action and would give nIne
date and full effect TO their will
The circumstances which preceded and led TO an under
Standing with Mexico have thus stated and the people,
speaking through their chosen organs will determine
they shall judge right But in the meantime, and until
their pleasure be lawfully and constuonay asceaned
the duty OF the Executive secure to the nation the ex
ecise of choice between the alternatives of peace with the
world and independence, and its contingencies
and he has therefore, to issue the following proclamation
WHEnKAs authentic proof has recently been laid before me
to the effect that the Congress of Mexico has authorized the
Government TO open negotiations and conclude treaty with
Texas, subject TO the examination and appreciation that
body and further that the Government Mexico has accept
lad
nary to final and definite treaty Of peace
Therefore, ANsoS JOKES, President of the Republic Of
Texas and Commandcrin-chcf of the Army and Navy and
Militia thereof do hereby make known these circumstances
the citizens Of this Republic, till the be fully
communicated to the honorable Congress and Convention of
the People for their lawful the period of their as
sembng the 10th June and 9TH July next, and pending
the said action, by virtue Of the authority vested do
hereby declare and proclaim of hostes by land
and by against the Republic Of Mexico or against the %
zens and trade thereof
In testimony Whereof have caused the great seal of the
Republic to be hereuno affixed. Done Washington
this fourth day of June the year Of our Lord ono
thousand eight hundred and forty ve and of the indie
| pendencc of the Republic the tenth.
T.. 81 ANSoN JONES
! By the President
| EBEs'R ALLEN,
Attorney General and Acting Scc'ry Of State.
| The above proclamation does not disclose the
terms of the proposed treaty between Mexico and
Texas. The Houston Telegraph of the 18th in
slant says of it:
We learn from high authority that the propositions lately
received from Mexico vague and indefinite, like those that
offered by the Commissioners appointed few months
since by Gen. Wolf They merely convey
the part Of Mexico that she is willing open negotiations with
Government independent nation, but they contain
admission that the Mexican Government is willing
cosnse boundary the Rio Grande Il appears that this
old question Of boundaries remain unsettled be
feuei for settlement to European Powers Such terms
Of inadmssbe and assured that President
Josrs who has already been appzcd of their character
siders them Of too little importance to his Cab-
net and act upon them"
The National Register has an article in reply
TO the Galveston News, which attempted to induce
the belief that President JONES had opened anew
negotiations with Mexico for independence for the
purpose of defeating annexation, and that he had
actually proposed such negotiations would in his
opinion obtain that object The Register says
'Now what are the facts Of the They are TO this
effect Immediately after the passage Of the joint resolutions
and the signature of the President the known in
Mexico rather considered probable, the
Mexican Government submitted this Government to know
what propositions would be received and acted To this
President replied that proposition other than that Of