The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-06

Another Letter from Ex-Presidsnt Tyler
Relative 70 the Annexation Of Texas.
The very brief letter under my signature, which
evoked by paragraph in the NaionaI InistIissncsr
and kindly given place In the columns Of your paper
some two months ago. has, my little sstonishmsnt
called forth public letter from the Of Senator Hous
Which because Of ths great Of the paper
In which 1t appeared deemed 1t proper TO notice No
thing certainly WAS further from my Intention than
Texas in the necessity OF any exposition upon the sub
eet Whatever doubt existed to his real desire for
the annexation Of Texas to the United States had by
previous publication either in the Of speech
letter, forget which, Is it material to remember,
only coqustted with Engasd in all that he had done,
with view are now ted, TO produce impression
with the crsdulous people Of the United States
we'll entrusted with the administration their
pubic affairs, that the golden moment annexation
had arrived, and permitted to pass could never be
Aided by the silence Of the Tsxa: press, and for
y anu IL
Jsckson-to whom in the exubrsnceo Of his DEVOTION he
sscribes the whole honor Of the measurewth the be-
lief that the coquette would prevented by prompt
action, very fall into arms Of another and thus
be forever lost the Uuitsd states That time honorsd
victon that what he avouched the American people,
true in every word and In every letter He wss in
and may safely add that he looked deeply into
deeds of men, and understood thoroughly their
the great stake at ISSUE the question Of
stake which the leading States Of Europe would DO
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sessed as full knowledge Of the nsc-ssity which would
compel Texas to resort to expedienIs herself
from the unhappy coalition In which nir houston de-
scrbes her TO have been In lo4l the President Of
| Texas himself.
These eAprdsnts are now for the nrt time promuged
to the world Dy Mr. Houston having been deliberately
weighed considered and adopted by himself The first
obtain annexation with the United States that
falling the second obtain from Mexico the recog
milton Of the independence Of Texas and falling in both
These the third to form defensive alliance with
psh the last two Of these the President Texas
had spread out before him ~ broad field for diplomacy
to the United States was very soon exhaust
3D. since Mr. Reilly who had been instructed to propose
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but to accompany the Withdrawal with the
the President Of Texas then Did he fold his
arms in apathy or did he press on to the accomplish
to interest other In the affairs Of Texas
far induce their Interpolation with Mexico In order
TO obtain acknowedE ment OF Independence? and
it, not through their interpretation that quasi arms-
tioe 1T length obtained Tan armistice which, how
independence by Mexico wider than It had before
stood After the failure Of his nrst sxpedient did Mr.
plsctio sumber 1t not until his presidential
had the greater part OF its course that the s. Ex
ecutive by received from London and
deemed II necessary to institute inquiries, through
its accredited for the purpose Of sscertanns
the active Efforts made by associated individuals to en-
the fulnmenof their iutriguss and the
the countenancs which mad been bestowed upon them
by the ministry Of Great Britain, which more pub
cy and openly svowed the floor Of the British Par
lament in q debate in which Lord Brougham whose
sentiments were fully by the British minister
bore conspicous part In that debate, the Texan
declared to be the snmportant qusstionand this not
much Its account In the abstract, Is in Its
states
off0rcgu powersas we'll ofassociated c,mpanies
were stranedin that and in this place
what said in former letter that resolved upon the
proposition for annexation the r~sdisst the
mods to scatter the web Of their intrigues" either
authentic information received by the United states
Executive all OF which has been heretofore in official
documents oOm%Gnostsd to-; the r16ic.snd notwits
ed by the distinguished statesmen Of England, MIR
Houston who not content to p-ak for himself alone,
but also for the whole world would fem induce the
try to believe that the British ministry folded their
inactiou, and that the Abolition Society of Great Bril-
tain reposed in undisturbed siumber. He also
most strangely to forget that the city Of Mexico
important place for the coucocng and carrying on In
| trigues as the city of Austin itself
In taking the Initiative In the least control
led by the feelings OF the Texan Executive did any
| thing which had proceeded from it stimulate to
ments exhausted by long war her industry paraysed
aud her resources almost snnihated and rs she had
msnt OF the United States, it naturally concluded
she would look elsewhere succor ana for aid
II mad not obtained recognition of Independence by
Mexico. What other expedisnt remained but make
best could with either England
BOTH which, giving 1t breathing time would BILE it to
repair the Of the country and from the
state Of deep depression in which 1t placed The
American Minister tr Murphy was therefore directed
urge annexation the Executive of Texas This
accordingly done and Mr. Houston in his letter. forth
the terms which, condition precedent, he thought
1t proper to exact from jealous, but devoted
friend to the measure must be permitted say that
it would have better concluded MIR Houston account
of the matter if he had to have informed the
public, that the thus promptly
vowed by tine Executive it being firmly fixed In It's de.
he'll Init d
Constitution nowhere comforting the the Presi
dent to transfer his authority the army navy
any portion OF either to foreign poentate to enter
into any alliance defensive otherwise without the
previous sanction Of the Senate This well
| to MIR. Houston ~ to myself He had filed important
stations in the United states prior his emigration to
Texas and believed to be well acquainted with the
on ali ifs functionsriss Mr. Houston will pardon me
for frankly saying, that this arrangement thus made
with Mr. Murphy did at the time excite suspicion on
my part that he wanted but plausible pretext to de-
ieat annexation altogether He will find In that fact,
iudep ndsnty OF their personal merits the secret
belonged to Mr. Aouston's military family when Cover
| nor Of Tennessee, In place Of Mr.. Murphy; and
after the death Of General Howard of Msjor Donald
| son. from the household of General jackson, who
| regarded as the idol Of Mr. Houstons political
worship. Both these gentlemen were well wor-
thy of their appointments and acquitted themselves Of
their high duties with ability and zeal; but yet could
have been satisfied at the time that the President Of
Texas was playing the coquette, and merely INDUCING
in of innocent Irritation, In order to awaken
the Jealousy people of the United States quite
probable should have selected for tue mission Others
who stood more closely allied to my administration.
The Irritation with Mr. Murphy very soon quietsd,
by dsavowal Of what he had nconsderately but from
the best Of motives been led to do but when the CO.
quetry with England was afterwards actually carried
through the active agency Of the British Minister into
acknowledgment by Mexico Of he Independence Of
Texas upon the sole condition that she would
annexation to the United States, 1t was becom
ing serious any love affair in the calendar What II
the United States had presented vt the time defn
proposition for annexation is any prepared to
say that the Mexican proposition would have been
accepted viii any venture to say that General
Jackson 30 far deceived the American people
far misled BY their jealousy 80 to have been mistaken in
| supposing that the golden moment' had in fact
rived? Or can 1t be said that very far mistaken
the declaration that tho proposition for annexation
scattered to the winds oil the webs Of intrigue wherever
woven Alas alton If the American Execu-