A Descriptive Account of United States Government Documents Pertaining to the History of United States Diplomatic Relations with Mexico, 1821-1846 Page: 56
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to negotiate a new treaty, but not to9Lvye up any land east
oJ the Sabine giver, or north o the. i1ed and 2rkansas Rivers.
Poinsett believes that this is an opportunity to gain the
lands north of the ii Grande.
H. EX. DQcS., No. 25 (H, -Dpc. 25), ,19th Cong., 2d sess.,
28 Dec., 1826, ,.s. 150; messagee fro the President o the
United States Transmitting Intormation...Relating to Certain
Negotiations with the Governxent of the United I-exican States, R
President John Q. Adams reports that obstacles in the province
of Texas hindering the recovery of debts from fugitives have
not been substantiated.
Despatch Np. 74, poinsett to Clay, 21 Feb., 1827
received 7 April, .1827, recordd Group 59, ;reports news of the
Edwards revolt in Texas using NacQdoches as their head-
quarters,. 4greeients have been ade by the Edwards, group with
the Indians . iSope mebers of the Mexican Chgpber of Deputies
suspect the J.S. of c mplicity. Poinsett believes the cause
of discontent in Texas is the talk of freeing all the slaves.
He does not regard 1exico as capable of stopping an uprising
of Indians and Whites, and regards the exican's uncompro-
zising nature as vainness.
Clay to Poinsett, 15 mar., .1827, J4ckson papers, Library
of Congress, Washington, D.C. A copy of the diplomatic
instructions to poinsett, ,ths document gLyes the official
U.s. view of her citizens settling in Texas on Mexican land
grants. Clay expresses concern over the inevitable
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Kelly, Melody S. A Descriptive Account of United States Government Documents Pertaining to the History of United States Diplomatic Relations with Mexico, 1821-1846, thesis, May 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503978/m1/59/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .