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MEMORANDA.
[1850.
nexation should not bring war; and so far as I was concerned,
I was determinaed to do every thing in my power to consummate
that great measure in peace. It is therefore in justice to
myself, and not with the least disposition to reflect upon Mr.
Polk, or any one else, that I make a short detail of matters.
which, as a citizen of this glorious American Union, I could wish
had not transpired.
In May, 1845, Commodore Stockton, with a fleet of four or
five vessels, arrived at Galveston, and with him Hoon. C. A.
Wickliffe, ex-Postmaster General of the United States. These
gentlemen had various interviews with Major Gen. Sherman,
the chief officer of the militia of Texas, the character of which
is not precisely known to me; but the result of which was
active preparations at Galveston for organizing vohmteer forces,
the ostensible (and no doubt real) object of which was an invasion
of Mexico. A party, it appears, was anxious that the expedition
should be set on foot, under the auspices of the MajorGeneral
and Corn. Stockton; but these gentlemen, it appears,
were unwilling to take so great a responsibility: it was therefore
resolved that the plan should be submitted to me and my
sanction obtained-(quere, forced ?) indeed sluch, as afterwards
became apparent, were the Commodore's instructions; and the
organizing,
that Corn. Stockton would give assistance with the fleet under
his command, under the pretext of giving the protection promised
by the United States to Texas by Gen. Murphy; that lihe
would undertake to supply the necessary provisions, arms and
munitions of war for the expedition, would land them at convenient
points on our'coast, and would agree to pay the men
and officers to be engaged; that he had consulted Gen. Sherman,
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Jones, Anson. Memoranda and official correspondence relating to the Republic of Texas, its history and annexation. Including a brief autobiography of the author, book, January 1, 1859; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2391/m1/52/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.