and get lhe leading men in favour of il. President Burnell I know cannot depute power lo any one lo make a treaty of Cession of Texas thal will be binding upon the people of Texas. Bul he can have the treaty take place subject lo Lhe ratification of the people hereafter or senale as arc all treaties of this government. The grcal object is to gel it acted on here by the present Senate and we will act on it in Texas afterwards and if we first gel the leading men in favour of it in Texas all will go right. For this reason as above stated I am determined lo start home immedialely- 1 have had frequent interviews with the President and he fully coincides in these views and is exceedingly anxious on the subject. I will ascertain from him the exact terms on which Texas can be admitted such as paying the public debt, allowing her to keep her public lands etc. Write to me in answer lo this at Nashville. You may rely upon seeing me soon after you are in Texas. With a perfect oblivion of all the past I am truly Your Friend Wm. H. Wharton P.S. Our friends say they will if possible keep congress together until August on account of this business. I trust in God that it is a Mistake about Houslons being opposed lo annexation. If he is I will exert my little influence with him. We have always been and are the best of friends. Do hurry on home without a moments delay- [Adclressed:] Genl. S. F Austin Cm·e of Wm Bryan New Orleans [3188] [------ to ------]
Galveston Island Rhodes May 28, 1836
My Dear Sir--I wrote lo you Lhe clay before yesterday; since which, I have been to sec General Cos, who is with the other Mexican officers prisoners here, except Santa Anna and Almonta. He entered into conversation, freely, and spoke much of the virulence of the gazettes against Santa Anna and himself, which were published in N. Orleans, and, to smooth it over a little, said it was the same as of those published in t\lexico against us. He said
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