measure which, if it be adopted, will clearly be a most material injury to the rights of Mexico, and will, moreover, be at variance with those principles which have hitherto guided these United States in the recognition of Governments de facto; because, considering the question merely in this point of view, how can it be supposed that the Texans have demonstrated their power of maintaining their asserted independence, while the Mexican troops actually occupy the whole territory included between the rivers San Jacinto and Las Nueces? while no one knows where their fugitive government resides; while, since the end of February, they have been unable to conquer in a single engagement, except that of the 21st of April, the date of their supposed victory over one thousand Mexicans. The undersigned is too deeply interested in maintaining the relations between his country and these United States on the same footing of friendship and mutual good-feeling on which they have been since their establishment, to delay in submitting these considerations to the honorable John Forsyth, Secretary of State of these Unitcd States, and he embraces this opportunity to repeat to him the assurances of his most distinguished consideration. M. E. DeGorositiza To the Hon. John Forsyth (3149) [MCCALL to-----] [A. McCall, Virginia, to -----, May 24, 1836, about the efforts of Stephen F. Austin, stating: "Austin is doing wonders among us for his country; he is a Franklin in patience and pmdence."] [3150) [MORGAN to ALLEN]
i I
[James Morgan, Galveston, to Martin Allen, May 24, 1836, ordering him to take charge of the articles from the spy Cortinez.]
367
Powered by FlippingBook