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which place I shall proceed in a few days again to resume the reins of government; and I, on the present occasion, by the authority of the Government, do grant to Mr. Robinson his liberty, with permission to depart from the Republic when he may please, and I take this opportunity to congratulate myself upon the occasion now offered of becoming the' medium by which this agreement may be carried out. From its completion, should the result prove favorable, may be expected peace and tranquility to Texas, and its reincorporation to the Mexican Republic, of which it is an integral part. In testimony whereof, I issue this document to the before mentioned Mr. Robinson at my estate, Manga de Clavo, this 18th day of February, 1843. Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna [Rubric] Note-The second and third articles of the Spanish version are united into one, and both written under Article Second, in the translation, as above.
To GAIL BORDEN, JR. 1
Washington, April 22d, 1843. My Dear Sir, Your letter of the 6th Ultimo has been before me for some time. I had an inclination to have answered it ere now, but I was a good deal pressed with business and recently some family sickness has prevented active employment. Your resignation will be accepted. At one time I looked upon it as an unfortunate occurrence, and opposed it when you suggested the course. I did so from a firm conviction that whatever errors you might have been under in relation to the execution of the law of the 23rd July, would soon be corrected by expeience; and though you had fixed the rates at the Custom House above what was their actual and nominal value in the market, I did not require you to put them " down below the standard which you had established, and therefore I would not wound your feelings by exacting from you anything but what might arise from an imperative sense of duty." And then I went on to say: ,, I do hope you will let the actual rise p1·ecede an advance on your part, nor let anything influence you but actual knowledge of the facts." With this injunction I declined to accept your resignation; not doubting but that you would adhere strictly to it until you had conferred with the Department. You thought differently from my injunction, and without my knowledge you raised it to 80 cents on the dollar without any steady advance in the market that I have been apprised of.
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