and are now callccl upon hy Gen Santa Anna lo interpose your influence and mediation for the purpose of terminating the war between Mexico and Texas, on the basis of lhc fuU cslahlishmcnt and recognition or the independence of the laller, and I sincerely hope that these joint caUs will be deemed sufficient to justify the intervention of the U.S. as a mediator in Lhis matler and that your intervention will be prompl and directed al once of the object of a cessation or hostilities here. Your guarantee to the people of Texas for the fulfilment of the offer made hy Gen Santa Anna would produce his immediate release, and he says that this will end the war, as he then can exercise his authority and influence to take back the Mexican Army and terminate the whole matter by ncgoeiation before his and your terms of office expire. 1 am myself convinced of Gen. Santa Anna's sincerity and good faith in this matter and I shall proceed to the Army of Texas with the view or tryi11g to allay excitements and see, whether Gen. Urrea (in case there is any mode of communicating with him officially by the command of our army) will by a solemn and formal trealy agree Lo withdraw his army beyond the Rio Bravo and obey the orders of Gen Santa Anna in the event of the liberation or the laller and his arrival at Urreas head quarters, Santa Anna on his part giving such assurances and guarantees as will satisfy our army on the subject and produce confidence. I doubt however whether anylhing can be done unlit your guarantee is received here and made known. Gen. Sant.a Anna has written to Gen Urrea expressing his wishes and requesting him to make such an arrangement as before stated and I shall lake this letter Lo the commander of our Army Gen M. B. Lamar, to he used by him as he deems proper- I must however repeat the opinion that nothing will be clone definitely until your guarantee is received for the reason that 1 do not believe anything else will salisfy public opinion here. ff Gen Santa Anna is sincere and acting in good faith, this want of confidence which prevents his liberation is unfortunate, as it may be the means of detaining him here, untill his influence in Mexico is losl by the clcclion of Bravo or other causes- If on the other hand he is not sincere and all his promises and professions are hipocriLical it would be an act of perfidy and baseness which could not be justified on any pretext and cannot be supposed possible, nor do I believe it lo be possible- lt would justify the people of Texas in any act of violence hereafter, und it
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