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is formed, and time mnst determine whether it be correct. The inde- pendence of Texas will be recognised immediately; but a powerful effort will be made, and will prevent its immediate annexation. Many of the southern people are oppo ed to the measure, as they con ider it an unwarrantable interference with the affair of l\Iexico, openly to take under their protection her refractory daughter-and the states of the ...·orth cheri h a till stronger feeling against the measure, a it consequently le sen their om1 power by throwing into the Union another lave state. Beside , they argue, uo nece ity exi ts for the mea ure, as they consider Texa amply able to exterminate any force which distracted :Me ·ico may be aible to end against her. Why, say they, not remain an independent nation? You have ample territory your resource are boundless-your public domain is unrivalled in bea11ty and un urpassed in fertility-the internal di entions of the l\Iexican tate will not permit them at present to molest you,-and after you have received the contemplated loan, (of which no doubt i expressed by any one,) you can either carry the war into the country of the enemy, or maintain your present standing army-and by the time the jarrin(J' factions of :\ exico shall have become so reconciled a to allow them to make a combined effort, you, on your own territory, without the a i tance of a large standing army, will be able to laugh to scorn and bid defiance to the combined efforts of a myraid, of slaves. l\fany with whom I have poken have expre eel an opinion, that in twelve months, the people of Texa will not uffer their country to be mero-ed in tl1e gr at .American Union. From the opinion of the citizens of New-Orlean on the affairs of Texas, I am, if possible, more sanguine in the belief that an enterprise of the nature contemplated; cannot fail of succe s; and only regret that my own mean are inadequate to carry it into immediate execu- tion. I can only say, that honld you think proper to make the ar- rangement, nothing, in my power, shall be left unattempted which will tend to insure its succes . So soon as that govt. a ume an ap- pearance of . tability, I am po itive there cannot fail of being poured into !I'exas a torrent of re pectable capitali ts, unparalled in the his- tory of nations. ".,.ould it be po sible for you to make sucl1 an arrangement as to take New-Orleans on yonr route to the East? "\Ve might then confer on the subject, and I conld 1·eceive more particular instruction . I send ome late N. 0. Papers, V cry respectfully Vice President Lamar Columbia [Adclrc. sed) ice President l\I. B. T,amar, Columbia, Texas. Politene s of ) Ir. Mercer ) Yr Obtlt ervt Ja . G. Fanning [Endor eel] Jns. G. Fannino-'s Letter Genl. Lamar 183G
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