Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-04

ent upon him not to reject this opportunity of
securing to the people of this country, untram-
meed by conditions, peaceful honorable and
advantageous settlement of their difficulties with
Mexico if they should see fit to adopt that mode
of adjustment.
Thus influenced, he accepted the good Offices
ofthe two powers, which, with those of the IT,.
States, had been previously invoked by Texas,
and placed in the hands of their Representatives
statement of conditions preliminary to treaty
of peace, which he declared he should be ready
to submit to the people of this country for their
decision and action as they were adopted by the
Government of Mexico. But he emphaticaly
reminded those functionaries, for the special no.
tce Of their governments, that he was no more
than the agent of the people; that he couldneith-
er direct, control, nor influence their decision
and that his bounden duty was to carry out their
determination, constitutlonally ascertained and
expressed be it what it might. Our Represen-
tatve at the Courts of France and Great Brit
ain, in addition to the task of Strengthening the
friendly dispositions of those Governments, was
also especially instructed to press upon their at
"SiA'iOi1 'Hot IL LHC PCbplC VI L CAuD cIOulu uG-
termne to put an end to the separate existence of
the country, the Executive, so far as depended
upon his official action, must and would give i'm
mediate and full effect to their will
The circumstances which preceded and led to
an understanding with Mexico, have thus been
stated; and the people, speaking through their
chosen organs, will now determine as they shall
Judge right But in the mean time, and until
their pleasure shall can be lawfully and constitu-
tlonaly ascertained it is the duty of the execu-
oVe to secure to the nation the exercise of choice
oetWeen the alternatives Of peace with the world
and independence or annexation and its con-
tingences; and he has, therefore, to issue the fol-
lowing proclamation
Observation-Disclosures proofhas been laid be-
fore me- to the effect that the Congress of Mexi-
co has authorized the Government to open ne
gotiations and conclude a treaty with Texas,
subject to the examination and appreciation of
that body, and further that the government of
Mexico has accepted the conditions prescribed
on the part of Texas as preliminary to final and
definite treaty ofpeace.
There fore, I Anson Jones, President of the
Republic of Texas, and Commander-in-Ch chief of
the Army and Navy and Militia thereof, do
hereby make known these circumstances to the
citizens of this Republic, till the same can be
more fully communicated to the Honorable Con-
gress and Convention Of the People, for their
lawful action, at the period Of their assembling on
the 10th June and 4th July next, and pending
the said action, by virtue of the authority in me
vested, do hereby declare and proclaim a ces-
sntion Of hostties, by land and by sea against
the Republic Of Mexico, or against the citizens
and trade thereof
In testimony whereof, have caused the Great
Seal of the Republic to be hereunto affixed.
Done at Washington, this 70 nth day of June, in
f~NN the year of our Lord one thousand
L. S. eight hundred and forty-dve, and Of
wv ; the independence Of the Republic
the tenth.
By the President, ANSON JONES.
EDEN'R ALLEN, Attorney General and Acting
Secretary of State.