The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-05


State.
That Texas should retain her public lands;
and if the United States should hereafter
vary her boundary or limits, as at present
defined, by contracting or reducing them,
that in that case they should indemnify the
citizens Of Texas, by payment for any lands
which they may hold, by locations under the
laws of Texas, in the territory abandoned by
the United States, at the minimum price oil
the Government lands at this time in the
United States.
That the Government of the United States
may at any time purchase the vacant lands
of Texas, at price to be stipulated by the
commissioners and, in the event OF their
purchasing our lands, that they should not
without the consent Of the State Of Texas
sell to or permit TO settle within the present
limits Of Texas, any nation, people, or tribe
Of Indians.
That Texas should pay the national debt
That the United States should remunerate
the citizens Of Texas whose lands fell within
the United States boundary in running the
line, in the same manner, and with the same
liberality, that Texas did those OF the uni-
ted States or that they (the United States)
pay them for their lands, which had been
located on valid titles, issued by the Gov
eminent Of Mexico, and at a time when It
was believed the limits of Texas would em-
brace the locations previous to running the
line
And ! would recommend that an article
be inserted in the agreement, STIMULATING,
expressly, that Texas should not form part
Of the Union until her constitution is dc-
cepted BY The Congress Of me United
States.
| canddly conceive that these stipula-
tiens are necessary and proper to secure
Texas and her citizens, as well as to enable
the United States to maintain peace with
all the Indians on the borders.
have thus hastily written you long let
ter, subject to frequent Interruptions. You
may therefore find my meaning in some things
obscure. have not even glanced at the
general policy of the measure Of annexation,
but have given my views as to the mode Of
its execution, and what appears to me ne
cessary to be done by the parties, must
confess that have not been free from em-
barrassment on the subject. have felt so
deeply for my yenerated and highly valued
friend, the Sage Of the Hermitage, that no.
thing but a most sacred regard for my adop-
ted country could have induced he again to
thus express my opinions upon this subject.
The feelings of General Jackson are so much
absorbed in the subject Of annexation, aris-
ing from his views Of the importance Of the
measure TO the United States, that he has,
very naturally, not been fully able to regard
Texas as forming separate community, and
with interest not entirely identical with those
of that Government Nevertheless, know
and feel that General Jackson believes that
Texas, annexed on any terms, would be
equally benefited with the United States,
and thereby perpetuate free institutions, and
extend the sphere Of representative govern
ment Annexation would certainly be bene-
fetal to the United States. On the part o
Texas, it is an exp riment, which ] pray
God, il it takes place, may result in endur.
ing happiness and prosperity to united com.
munty.
] am truly your friend,
SAM. HOUSTON.
Major A. j. DoNELsoN, SC.