Excerpt from Niles' National Register, Vol. 73: Containing Political, Historical, Geographical, Scientifical, Statistical, Economical, and Biographical Documents, Essays and Facts; From September, 1847, to March, 1848 It affords me pleasure (so far as l was connected with the transactions of that day) to assert, that l was delighted when Mr. Tyler took the official ini listiva in the measure of annexation. [thought his bold and manly course, in assuming a just and proper responsibility, was such as should character ize the head of a great nation. Accusations have been so frequently made against the authorities of Texas indirectly, and against the representatives of foreign governments directly, that l have felt myself imperatively called upon to avow to all who feel an interest in learning or embracing the truth in regard to this matter, that there never was any intrigue connected with Texas and other powers, nor was there ever any foundation for such a charge (though often reiterated) only in the fever ish excitement of heated fancy, or the mischievous designs of the wicked. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.