American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-01
Texas, in which office the said Duff Green is

Texas in which office the said Duff Green is
still acting:
And whereas, owing to circumstances known
| to the Executive, the interests honor, and safe
ty Of the Republic require that the authority SC
extended, as aforesaid, to the said Duff Green
be revoked:
Therefore be it known, that T, Arson Jones,
President of the Republic Of Texas, by virtue
OF the power by law in me vested, do hereby
solemnly revoke the excquator aforesaid, and
the same is accordingly revoked, with all the
powers, immunites, privileges, and rights there
IN or thereby conceded, granted or extended to
said Duff Green, as Consul aforesaid.
Done at Washington, the LIST day of Deem
Der, 1874
Three days after the Date of this proclama-
ton, Nh. Green caused the following letter to
be published i'll the Houston TeLegraph:
WAsHINGToN, (Tcxas) Jan. ., 1915.
DEAR SIR: The President of Texas, on ac-
count, as he alleges, oFprivate and confidential
conversation between him and myself has is-
sued his proclamation revolving the exequator
recognizing me as Consul at Galveston. He
is endeavorlng to make it u matter between this
Government and that Of the United States. -
This would be to play into the hands of the
British minister, and favor the purposes which
supposed to be anxious TO accomplish. The
whole matter is private and personal between
the President and myself, and am resolved
that it shall remain SO. AT present the procla-
nation has been suspended, and an effort is
being made by mutual friends to bring about
reconciliation. 1t seems to me that Presi-
dent Jones has Intentionally sought quarrel
without cause; If so, no reconciliation can take
place, because, having taken his course under
the advice of evil counselors, the same inhu-
ence will prevail. In that case | must eypect
to encounter the combined influence of the Bri-
fish Minister and the President of Texas, actinr
in concert for the purpose of defeating the wish
es OF majority OF the people of Texas and the
United States. am aware OF the fearful odds
against me, but am not dismayed. All that
lnow ask is, that public opinion be suspended
until can place the facts fully before the coun-
try, when it will be found that the President of
Texas has not the slightest possible cause for
the manner in which he has treated me-
write this note tor the purpose of saying in
advance that, Wllile lintendto vindcate my own
character, intend to do it in my own way and
at the proper time; that will not, if ! can pre-
vent, permit the personal injustice done to me
to become the cause OF a controversy between the
two Governments, or III any way to retard OF
affect the question of annexation; and to ask the
favor OF you to publish this, if in your opinion
1t becomes necessary, to correct any erroneous
Impressions which may get abroad Very re-
spectiuliy, yours, DUFF GREEN.
Editor Telegraph, Houston.
And, subsequently to the publication of the
letter, another communication from Mr.. Green,
on the same subject, appeared on the | 18th inst
in the "TfraS National Register" paper pub
lished at Washington, the present seat Of gov
eminent:
To the Editor Of the Register.
Sir: The Presidents proclamation revokinp
my erequat,v as Consul at Galveston, has piysr
rise to many rumors; and, as he has said that
it was because the interest, honor, and safety
of the Republic required it, these rumors are
to my prejudice. A regard for my character
demands an unqualified contradiction of the
rumors in question. 1t is said that endeavor-
ed, by improper means, to obtain the Execu-
tive sanction to the measures about which |
consulted him. So far from this being true, |
was acting, as believed, in concert with him,
in promoting measures which, as supposed,
had his cordial appreciation.
The purpose Of my last conversation was to
consult him on the details, there being as be-
lleved, perfect concurrence on the measures
themselves, 1t will be seen, therefore, that |
could have had no possible inducement to in
tlmdate or to use any improper means to in
fluence his official action.
What those measures are it is not now ne
rcessary to explain further than to say that their
chief object was to arrest the progress of Bri-
fish influence on our western and northwestern
frontier, and especially to prevent their getting
/ possession OF the country between Nueces and
the Rio Grandc, for the purpose Of establish
ing there colony of free blacks and runaway
negroes; experience having demonstrated that
their black colony in Canada, like their abol-
ton in Jamaica, is failure. | have many We
| ry important facts bearing upon this subject,
which it is my purpose in due time to give to
the public.
| learn, also, that rumor says that one of
my objects was TO bring into Texas large bo-
dy of Indians; so far from this, one of the
measures which | proposed was to remove be-
yond our limits the Indians that are now in
| Texas.
repeat, that supposed that the President
fully concurred in my views, and am bound
in charity to believe that he acted under mis-
apprehension, and will yet do me the Justice
to say so.
As you have published the proclamation,
ask the favor of you to insert this likewise,
and trust that all who published the procla-
nation will publish this note.
DUFF GREEN.