Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-02

once eOunermand your instructions Lieut. Davis as far
a. they in conflict with these views
"ln emergency that may occur, will be taken
that the commanders OF the naval and military forces
the Uned States shall be properly instructed Your re-
b. gran6cd."
This sve'y constitutional and proper language; and il it
had not been reversed there would have been with
Mexico. But u was reversed. soon after it written.
the present from South Carolina took the chair
the Department OF State Mr Pinckncy Henderson whom
Mr. Murphy mentions a. coming with full powers, the
faith OF the pledge he had given arrived also and found
atpledge entirely cancelled by Mr. Tcr through
Mr. Neson and he utterly refused The
iary was m strait for time short and Texas
had and Messrs Henderson and Van Zandt would
begin TO treat without renewal OF the pledge given by MIR
Murphy That had been cancelled writing and the
cellauon had Texas and had been made on gh
constitutional ground The secretary prouse OF
verbal assurances, and permitted the ministers 10 take
down his words IN writing and read them over to HIM
as was shown by the senator from Texas TGeneral Hous
roN,l when he spoke this subject Thursday
But verbal assurances, memoranda Of conversations
would not do. The instructions under which the
e's acted. required the pledge be in writing and pro-
Pery signed. The then President present senator from
Texas, who had been lawyer in Tennessee before he
went 10 Texas, seemed To look under the
statute Of frauds aud pcruresa sixth case added 10 the
hive enumerated that satue-in which the promise is
not Vad unes reduced 10 writing and signed BY the per-
son 10 be charged herewith by person
authorized by HIM sign him The frmness OF the
Texan ministers, under the President Hou-
'on Prevailed and at last and after long delay the
aN wrote ana signed the pledge which Murphy had
en-, and m all the amplitude OF his original promise
That letter dated the ll,h day OF April slI and
these words:
Mr. Calhoun 10 Nesus. Vas zIHdi aud Henderson
"WAsulSsroN, April H. lS4I. !
GENrtrsrN; The letter addressed By Mir Van Znndt 10
the late Secretary OF State, Nc Upshur which you have
called attention. dated Warrington 9Th January lSII
has been lard before the Prcsdent United Statr.
In reply IT, am directed by the President 10 saw that
the Secretary OF the Navy has been instructed TO order
strong naval force IN the Gulf OF Nexc
meet any emergency similar orders bay, b,.
ssued by the Secretary Of War; TO move the disp,ssb
military forces southwestern frontier for the same
purpose should the eNigency which YOU refer m
your note 10 Nh upshut, further directed by the Pre-
dent 10 say that during he tendency the treaty OF an
ncNauon he would deem. his duy all the means
as from all foreign INVASION. have the honor to be- Sc
-. {. CALHOUN.
"Messrs. l. VAN ZANpT aud J. ?. HEyUEEsox
Ministers from the republic OF Texas"
This Is the given by Mr. Secretary CALHOUN I,
the demand and although ue 3sirtie the specification
OF the emergencies and the which our forces
were Ia night the MeNcans VET taken 10 conneNon with
the OF the letter which was an answer and n
winch II refers, n J. sufficiently eXPcj; show that 10 Is
clear and absolute promise do thing which Mummy
had promised, and which President Tyler through The Al.
orney General, MI Nelson had refused TO d. be cause II
involved violation OF the constitution OF the United States
The promise clear ana explicit lend the army and
navy the President of Texas -l, the McNcans bie
they peace with That the pon,-at peace
with us. Mr.. CALH.U assumpsit clear aud explicit
10 that point anu that OF contradiction
or folly should be wanting this Plot OF crime and
nbec.iu, happened that tue same day that our
here giving hue written assumps 10 lend
the army and navy .hi Mexico while We were At p.ac.
with her, the Murp1y Communicating 10 the Tex
an government 900 Texas the refusal OF Nr. Tyler through
Mr. Nelson, 10 DO because of its unconstituliona',Iv
Here the letter OF Nr Murphy: