sense of her duty and true policy, chooses

to consider the United States as an aggressor

because of their acknowledgment of the independence

of Texas, and the exercise of the right to treat

with her for Territory, she cannot expect a

more satisfactory explanation than has been

already given: and in no event can it be

supposed that she can induce the United

States to abandon the measure of annexation.

But whilst the United States are thus

innocently incurring a liability to the hostile action of

Mexico, their Executive

Government reasonably conclude, and confidently

expect, that Texas herself will maintain her

connection with the cause of annexation, where,

at least, as not to consider it lost or abandoned

on account of the late action of the Senate of

the United States upon it.

The undersigned doubts not that

he has fully satisfied this Government, that the

measure of annexation which is still pending

before the Congress of the United States has

been strengthened by the recent elections in those

States. Considering it, therefore, as relieved

from the temporary causes which were instru-

mental in its defeat: and considering also