the Executive, as all its agents in the States uncloubtcdly are; however, notwithstanding his hopes that he may be mistaken, and although he is aware of the extravagance and excitement now prevailing, yet he cannot but be assured that much of what is now going on, lo the great injury of a friendly nation, might have been prevented, if some of the agents of Lhe Executive had acled conformably with lhe letter and spirit of the orders which they received from it. Had they done so, how (as in a thousand similar instances) could a flotilla of seven vessels, two of which were steamers, have been filled out al Natchez, and many hundreds of volunteers embarked on board them? How could this flotilla have remained for many days in New Orleans, for the completion of its preparations, and have departed freely for Galveiton, under the orders of General Green? How could the Texan schooner Independence (as the Mobile and New Orleans papers stale) have lately entered that port with Messrs. CoUingsworlh and Grayson on board, as a vessel of war, and been saluted as such? How, in fine, could the so.styled agencies of Texas have daily and publicly recruited men in all the cities of the Union for that unfortunate country, and have armed and embarked them by companies? Could these things have been done without the knowledge of the federal authorities, especially of the officers of the respective custom-houses? And if they know them and tolerate them, do they not contravene the orders of their own Government, rendering its promises of no avail, and its engagements illusory? The undersigned repeals, and repeals with equal sincerity and conviction, his persuasion of the excellent intentions of the American Government towards Mexico, and of its good faith in desiring and endeavoring to preserve the most strict neutrality in the unfortunate struggle now going on in Texas. The undersigned is, therefore, doubly afflicted by seeing that the indiscreet partiality or the carelessness of some subaltern agents, al times render unavailing the dispositions and the friendly desires of the President of the Union. For the same reason, too, he has not hesited to submit these circumstances lo Mr. Forsyth, without fear of displeasing him by doing so; as he well knows the noble frankness of his character, and is ·certain that he will act upon them, (if he should find them well established and exact,) as no one can appreciate betler than Mr. Forsyth their respective importance.
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