The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-01-05
ExEcUTIvE DEPARTmENr,
Washington. September "a. 1874.


Hon. Anson Jonss SecretarysfS fStote. &c.
Sir: Let dispatches he forthwith sent
to DR.. Smith. TO the care of Mr.. Rate
tride Note al at London.
Let Instructions be given Mr.. Rate TO
forward said dispatches, in the event Of
DR.. Smiths departure hnmeward. To Col
,Daipger6eld. az the Hague, Let fill
powers aud letters &c credence he also
transmitted to Col. Daingrr6eld. tn be
used by him in the event of DR., Smiths
leaving Europe, in Conducting the neces.
sary negotiations with the Courts Of Eng.
land and France. ,,. .-i... ei,..l
Let our representative (Dr Smith or
Col. Daingerield) be instructed to com.
plete the proPOsed arrangement (b) for
The settlement ofour Mexican difficullies
as soon as possible. giving the necessary
pledges az suggested in the late despatch
of DR.. Smith on this snbject. but adher.
ing to The Rio Grauds as boundary
sine qua non. ,e 5,es a5fat s.
AlS' let our representatives be insiruc-
ted 10 enter at once into the proper nego.
iiations and arrangements for the admis.
snn ofolr products into the ports nf Eng.
land. land Franrsif possible. upon the
most favorable terms, suggesting to the
European parties. that now is the mos,
favorable time for such an arrangement
with this country, in consequence Of the
absence of the obstacles which treaty
with the United States might inrerpose
- SAM HousToN.
(al Mr.. Lacklin Mcintosh Rate. Lon,
don merchant, aud at The same time an
agent for the Government of Texas. =
(5)The. proposed arrangements" wa,
a 'diplomatic act, which in The Ian
guage of DR.. Smiths despatch. "soouId
gine Tie EHropeaa gooernmsats. parties IA
It, a peyftnt right TO torbid. for all tine ID
cOme. ihe annexation q Teras to the Uni
ted States" and the "pledges" spoken Of
were 10 the same purpose, or that Texas
would never consent To the measure
This you will perceive was the "Ver
miIion Edict," and, had | complied with
il, annexation wnnld have been as com
pletely killed as man would he by hav,
ing his head cut oF. or European wal
superadded to the Mexican one: so ! in.
Cured the responsibility of pnstpsnine
the same. aud afterwards consummaiet
the measure nf annexatinnin direct op
position to the 'policy Of Gen. Houston,
as developed iu the above letter frIs
that, without further comment from me
this communication, made from just re
gard to the establishment of truth, viii
he satisfactorily to those who may have
becn led into error ia relation TO the re
|spective agency Of Gen. Houston ant
myselfin connection with this great meas
ure of American policy. Some delay hal
occurred in making it. from the hope tina
Gen. Houston would himself inform th,
puhlic If the facts which il contains
Very respectfully. your obedient servant
ANsoN JONES.
| P. S. Itis proper should state that i
is my Impression the above letter Of Gen
Hnuston was not dictated by feelings un
friendly to the cause Of annexatiou, bu
by belief. at the time. of The entire i'm
practicabili,y Of it's accomplishment, il
cosequence of the opposition to it in tn
United States. as manifested in the the
recent rejection of the annexation treaty
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