The State guard., 1847-10-05
Letter from Ex-Prcsidcmt Tyler.

Letter from EX.Prcsidcnt Tyler.
 In another column of 10 days paper will be found letter from the Ex -Pre> sident. in answer 10 the one we published a few weeks since from General Sam. Houston, of Texas, in relation to the annexation Of Texas. IL is of sufficient importance for every individual to give It a perusal as thIs correspondence gives some light as to ihe preliminary steps of that gloriou; epoch in our na> Iional history. This correspondence was brought about by a foul and insig. nficant charge made by the National lnte!ligencer, in relation 10 that matter, (ihe ann'xation,) charging Mir. Tyler and his Cabinet with the oJium of caus. ing the present Mexican war; which article Mir. Tyler felt it his duty to an. swer, and in doing so he made mention that he had been aulhoratively inform ed that there was a probability of an alliance between Texas and the English Governnlept,oindicatng somewhat a disposition on the part of the people Of Texas making an alliance which the people of the United States most feared and abborred. Gen. Houston, feeling il his duty from the facts of the case, an swered the Ex President, Tn which he de. nied the existence of any web of in- trigue" being woven by the people of Texas with the English Government, and attributes t 10 firtaioE with that nation. IL was at the time the proposi> ton of annexation was made by the United States 10 the people of Texas, generally supposed that England was looking 10 Texas wi.h the most tender regard, and if We are 10 judge by the expressions of public meetings held in England, she anici pated the reception of the "Lone Star" 10 her fond care with degree of pleasure. These ex. pressions being made by public meetings of the people of England and the peo, pie ano presses of Texas being silent upon fine subject, was sufficient, as il dld, to arouse the jealousy of the people and the Executive oi our Government. lt baing known, or rather supposed, that Texas was then in such a condition as she was determined to make an alliance with some Government that would aid her in her troubles and difficulties, were circumstances sufficient within ,hem- selves to make. Mr. Tyler pursue just the wise and polite course he did, in making direct proposition to the peo pie of Texas--a people whose ancestry was ours, and all that was desired from us, was demonstration for their ali ance with us. The course pursued by the people of Texas was the one which had the effect 10 bring abort ihe early and glorious result it dld. There being large party arraved, on the first nl- nation of it's annexation, in the United States, her course had the tendency to bring the true friends of both countries and the democratic party to come for. ward in one unbroken phalanx to her aid and rescue, from the English thral. dom into which the people of the United States had good reason 10 suppose she was about 10 fall. If this course had no, been pursued by the people of Tex as, we have but little doubt but the fed eral party that then and now exists, would have prevented the result which every American should look upon as one Of the greatest transactions of the age. This course displayed, at least, a dcgFee of foresight in Gen. Houston. which course he know would accomplish the object nearest his heart-the adnis. sion of Texas into the Union as one of its condolences.
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