The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 19, July 1915 - April, 1916 Page: 413
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British Correspondence Concerning Texas
character than that of Consul at Galveston, and requested that all
communication with him might be limited by that recollection
The President thinks the explanation of this mistrust may be
that these Gentlemen belong to different Sections of the Demo-
cratic party (Major Donnelson to that of General Jackson, and,
General Green to that of Mr Calhoun). But it tends to shew
that even amongst the parties friendly to the Measure of annexa-
tion, there is no cordial understanding, and amongst the larger
and most influential part of the party (the Northern) it will cer-
tainly have very few friends upon any terms likely to suit the
South.
In short circumstances satisfy me that his true position here is
that of secret agent to the unshrinking advocates of annexation,
in the United States, or I should rather say of extended mischief
against Mexico, for it is manifest that their objects are not lim-
ited to the annexation of Texas only. There are other purposes
and wider plans in contemplation; and it is possible that it may
not be the sincere wish of certain parties in the United States to
see annexation affected immediately, or till they have shaped suit-
able devices for the accomplishment of their schemes by the means
of laws passed by this Legislature. General Green's Mission seems
to be rather to act upon Congress and the people than on the
Government, for I think they are so little trusted by his friends,
as he is by them. At all events Your Lordship. may be assured
that General Green has not the least weight with them. There
was on the contrary an old feud between General Houston and
himself in the United States, and he is certainly neither liked or
trusted by this Government.
The foundation of all his Schemes. is the incorporation of a
land Company, (ostensibly I suppose for the Settlement of the
ungranted lands in Texas, but aimed particularly at the N. W.
and Western Sections, and eventually to extend across the Rio
Grande) with the management of their affairs in the hands of
a Director appointed by themselves, powers to levy and maintain
troops for defence against Indians, appoint their own Officers,
raise and appropriate funds within the limits of the Company,
privilege to collect all the import duties West of the Mouth of
the Colorado, and in short with powers not unlike those of the
East India Company, but with no definite legal controul left to413
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