The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 20, July 1916 - April, 1917 Page: 158
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what you thought and wrote, founded, of course, upon what you
heard at Galveston-but I did not like to compromise Mr Smith
or the President by quoting them directly
This Government is quite ready to receive proposals from
Your quarter, upon the basis of absolute Independence ;-and the
admission made to you by Mr. Smith, for Lord Aberdeen's Con-
sideration, that Texas would consent to bind herself to remain
an independent State, would tend much to facilitate matters.--
As to limits-that must be an after thought-the one thing need-
ful appears to me to be the Acknowledgment of the Independ-
ence of Texas by Mexico-how far Great Britain and France
will afterwards consent to guarantee tbc boundaries or other col-
lateral points, it is for those Governments to say.-We can do
nothing without Authority.--For I well remember when Santa
Anna gave me the Memorandum in November last as a basis of
Negotiation, I distinctly stated that I merely took it ad refer-
endum, and declined anticipating in any way the intentions of
my Government thereupon.
It now only remains, until we hear from home, to get the
two Neighbours into some state of good feeling with one an-
other. I am quite sure any thing you might offer from Texas
would be received here, always allowing these valientes to talk
a little about derechos and patriotismo.
I am equally sure that the Congress would support Ministers
in any fair plan for the Acknowledgment of Independence-and
I hope with your influence and name, aided by Your French
Colleague, you will be able to induce your friends in Texas di-
rectly or through you and Saligny, to make us an offer.
I have been unwell, and tomorrow I go for some change to
the Real del Monte-but I shall be back on the 15th, when I
hope to hear from you by the Eurydice-I thought it right, how-
ever, to trouble you with these few lines before I started, that
you may know how we are going on, and how much we depend
upon your kind and active assistance.
Charles Bankhead.
Captain Elliot. R. N.158
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