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136 The Southwestern Historical Quarterly
the Centralists, and in return, would grant every thing we could
reasonably ask of them."4
This letter did not reach Treat until August 13. He had al-
ready. after the revolution in the Capital in July, communicated
to the foreign minister Lamar's instructions of May 7, stating that
he was under the necessity of hastening negotiations, and receiving
.a promise of immediate consideration from Cafiedo. On August
21 he communicated a long memorandum in which he called at-
tention to the various complaints against Mexico, and urged an
immediate consideration of his mission. This receiving no con-
sideration, on September 5 he addressed another letter to the sec-
retary of foreign affairs, stating that if some official or formal
assurance of the final determination of the Government with re-
gard to his mission by the 18th, "which may satisfy him of the
actual intentions of the Government to enter forthwith upon an
amicable ,Negotiation" were not received, he would be compelled
to ask for his passports and withdraw from his mission.5"
Receiving no response of any kind to this memorandum, Treat
on September 21 addressed a note to Cafiedo requesting his pass-
ports. While waiting for his passports, Pakenham suggested to
Cafiedo that the only way to avoid a conflict with Texas was to
arrange an armistice. Cafiedo agreed that if Treat had authority
to agree to an armistice, his Government would receive his pro-
posals and act promptly upon them, or, at least, so Pakenham
understood. Treat agreed to receive any proposals the Mexican
Government might offer. He did, however, draw up a draft of
an armistice which he authorized Pakenham to put before the
Mexican Government. The plan called for a cessation of hos-
tilities for three or four years, and six months notice were to be
given before renewing hostilities. The virtual recognition of the
Rio Grande as a boundary was contained in an article requiring
any Mexican forces to the east of the river to pass to the other
side."' On September 29 Cajiedo sent Treat's passports by Paken-
ham without mentioning the matter of the armistice, and Cafiedo
quit office the following day. Almonte, the strong man of the
cabinet, assured Pakenham that he favored an armistice and would
"Lipscomb to Treat, June 13. 1840. Garrison, Dip. Cor. Tex., II, 645.
"Garrison, Dip. Cor. Tex., II, 675; 688; 700.
"Treat to Lipscomb, September 29, 1840. Garrison, Dip. Cor. Tex., II,
'705, 707, 708.
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