nol dire~Ll_y _violated her lrcaly of 1831, by allowing the subjects ?f an adJ~lll_mg State lo blockade her ports. And thirdly, if Texas 1s not a distinct Government, but still part of Mexico, whether the latter has not permitted her own subjects lo commit acts in relation to the United States, which, strictly speaking, amount to a state of imperfect war. Though early plans were laid to support the Government in part by imposts, they were never carried into effect: the whole community were engaged in one occupation, which was war; and, therefore, it would have been only crippling the cause of the country lo have taxed the necessaries that were introduced. Custom districts were established, and collectors appointed; but, by general consent, the Government acquiesced in the suspension of the law, and to this day every thing is practically free of duty. The consumption of bread-stuffs, provisions, and clothing is very great; and they are nearly all drawn from the United States. The products of Texas are principally cotton and corn; the former is the most cultivated, on account of its superior value: this year there will be less than 10,000 bales, but, if the country had been quiet, there would have been 50,000. Abundance of fine cattle is raised with very little difficulty, and the climate and soil are adapted to the usual grain of our own country. It is said that the sugar cane would thrive well here, but I should doubt it; though I believe, from personal observation, that the soil would yield abundant crops of indigo, and with little trouble. The tonnage of Texas, as might be expected for a country so new, is very small. Heretofore, part of the trade was carried on in Mexican shipping, and then the amount was much greater; at present, they have not more than a dozen commercial vessels, including two or three steamboats. I should say, that if this country were in a tranquil condition, with an industrious population peaceably engaged in the cultivation of their rich lands, the raising of cattle, which are so abundant, and the associated pursuits of a settled people properly organized by the restraints and protection of good laws, it would become, in a few years, a market for as much English, French, and other foreign productions, as any Stale in our Union. The rationale of this would easily appear by carrying the mind
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