Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-27
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bIHFN Ahc 'uilt "a W l'.piit'
a PROCLAMATION.
The Executive is nov enabled t. declare 10 the
people Of Texas he aciua, sialc III their ahaiis
with respect 20 Mex:.o, 10 the end that lhey lnay
direct and dispose them as hey shall Judge hest
i0r The honor and pcrlEaueG, in,e!css al the Re
public
During The course of,lc idsi winter il reached the
snow ledge 81 The iGxecu;ire iTcm various sources
OF information unofficial, inocei ta; Still worthy
81 attention an; credit haI "a. late an! present
Government Of Mexico we're disposed 10 Z peace
mi settlement q: the c;ii!ca!ics with Texas by The
achnow cdCpeul q. or indcren'cnrc. upon the
understanding that Texas would maintain heI
separate existence. " action. however, could
he rakrn np0n the subject. i,ecausr no:la" au-
hen;c was kno ua,ii III" month Il March
last. whe3 the Representative Q. France and G.
Britain ncaI his Government, jointly and for
italiy wed lie oi,t Of The c1 o:'ices d hose
POWERS with aicxico IL lie early ana peaceful
settlement Of Ills struggle. rion liz ha>i, o; he
acknowledgment! 81 or Independence b. that Re-
public
|, you'd have beea the imperative dr': ii the
Executive al once 10 reject these ofttrS il they hal
been accompanied :; conditions of any kind
whatever: hni with attentive walchiu!ness in that
respect and grea! dissemination 70 enianaliug Iii
anc.S o any description. OF with arr power ie
must declare. in a spirit OF justice, hal no terms
Or conditions have e:er been proposed ~ the Two
Governments in question, or ether q them, Is
the consideration Of their friendly in'frPosiii"n
Aaiurc!. considering The situation al affairs a;
thai time. The Executive i.li thai i, was incun-
bent n2on him no, 10 rcleri this opportunity al s.
curing 10 he people Of this country. rnramlnel-
led b. conditions, 4 peaceful, honorable and ad-
vaniageous settlement of their difficulties with
Mexico if they should see I'll 10 adopt that mode
OF adjustments.
Thus influenced he accepted the good offices
OF the two powers. which, with those 81 the u.
States. had been previously invoked b. Texas,
and placed in the hands OF their Representatives
statement of conditions preliminary 10 treaty
Of peace. which he declared he should be ready
10 submit, 10 The people ci this country Tor their
DECISION and action as soon as lher were adopted
hv The Government OF Mexico. But he empha-
iical,y reminded these functionares for the s!"-
cial notice Of their Governments that he was no
more Than Tie agent oi The people: that he could
neither direct. coatrol nor influence their deci-
sion: and that MS bounden G:;iy was 10 carry out
their determination consli,u.iondlIv asccriained
an eynre,sed, te il what il might. Our Repre-
sentative a, the courts OF France and Grea! BIZ
tain. in addition 10 the task Of strengthening the
friendly disposi.ions Of those Governments, was
also especially instructed 10 press upon their al
,enlion tina, il the people of Texas should deter
mine 10 put an end 10 The separate existence oil
the country. The Executive, SO lar as depended
upon his official action, must and would give
immediate and full effect 10 Their VIII.
The circumstances which preceded ana led 10
an understanding with Mexico have thus been
s.a,ed and the people, speaking through their
,r,ll Jprp = hp
iudoe righl. bat in the Meantime, and until their
pleasure can he lawfully ami consIi,nionally as
cerlaincd. il is ihe duly CT the Executive 10 So
cure 10 The nation the exercise OF choice beiween
The alternatives OF peace with The world and lnd"
npn1ence or Annexation and lis contingencies;
and br has therefore, 10 issue the following pro.
Wur.s.S authentic proof has recently been
laid haGnr. me. 10 the effect. that the Con-
orcss of MEXICO has authorized The Gnrern-
,ne,., Ia omen negotiations and couclnde a trea-
~ with Texas. subject Ia The examination
ana annrnbalon oi that body; aud, further,
,h., III. Government ii Mexico has acceple!
,he conditions prescribed on the part Of Texas.
* nrel;minary 10 final land dcllnilie treaty OF
peace:
Therefore /. Anson Jones, President Of The
pon,,bl;c III Texas, and Commander in Chief
Of the Army ard Navy, and Militia thereof DO
ho,.Lr malc known these circumstances 10 The
ci,;zens Of Ills Republic, until The same can I've
,nnro I,ll, communicated 10 The honorable Con-
eros and Convention OF the people Tor their law
ri ,c,inn q, The period OF Their assembling on
The i,;,h of June and 4h Of July next: and. pend
inc The said action, hy virtue OF TIE authority
in me vested do hereby declare ana proclaim
cessation If hosliies, by land and by sea,
againsl The Republic Of Mexico, or against the
citizens or trade thereof
In testimony whereof, have caused the Grea,
Seal ~ ,be Republic to be hereun;o affixed.
Dnna al Washington this fourth day of June,
in The year Of our Lord one thousand
+, 81 eiobt hundred and foriy-Eve, and Of the
T. Ind,nendepce Of lie Republic the lenh
ANSON JONES.
b. the President: .c
EseS'R ALLEN, Auy Gen.,
and Acting Sec'y OF Stale.
This nroclamation contains sentences that in
dea,e clearly enough the opposition OF The Presi-
Jsni - annexalion-such as the presentation Of
choice between "Independence and peace, or
Annexation and its contingencies" The PEG
nia ~ Texas, however, understand the Presi-
dent,s nosi,ion Truly enough; bui the document
ss,ablishes certain faels 10 which we have en-
de,vored 10 awaken public attention in their
nroore.s. which NC were lei TO know We're ger
,n;naiine long before they spfouted above ground
TO viii: tha, President Jones was engag-
ed in a secret Intrigue 10 defeat the popular
will. and ,ha, Great Britain, or her Minister,
,hrus, herself, in an ofcious, insulting and steal
Inv manner, into the affairs OF The United States
and Texas; and that negotiation untriendly 10
this Nation hostilep;o our policy, and sub
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