Texas, 1844-1846 827 
Newspaper Clippings 
Dec. 4. Houston's message to congress (f. 100). 
Dec. 9. Valedictory address of General Sam 
Houston (f . 134) . 
Dec. 10. Donelson to E. Allen (f. 164). 
Dec. 13. E. Allen to Donelson (f. 172). 
Jan. 2. Duff Green to Houston (f . 199) . 
[n.d.]. Address of Donelson on presenting his 
letters of credence; reply of A. Jones; address of Donelson 
to President Houston (f . 109) . 
Dec. 16. Broadside, inaugural address of 
President A. Jones (f . 116) . 
9 (1845-1846. Mar. -May) 
Guizot 
From Saligny 
[This volume contains Saligny' s despatches no. 60 
(Mar. 6, 1845) to no. 103 (May 30, 1846.] 
1845, Mar. 6. No. 60, resume of various long con- 
versations with A. Smith. 
Mar. 9. No. 61, is informed confidentially 
that two articles in National Register on annexation were 
inspired by Houston, the editor (Miller) being Houston's 
former private secretary. 
Mar. 13. No. 62, long interview with A. Jones 
who shows aversion to annexation and desires arrangement 
with Mexico guaranteed by France and England. 
Mar. 18. No. 63, news of passage of bill for 
annexation in U.S. congress; lack of enthusiasm in Texas. 
[Despatches after this date contain: a long account 
of joint conferences between Saligny, Elliot, and A. Jones; 
Elliot's trip to Mexico to present case to French and 
English ministers there; calling of congress; calling of 
convention; annexation voted by Texan congress; rejection 
by Texan senate of preliminaries of peace with Mexico; 
Austin convention; vote on annexation; organization of 
state government in Texas; preliminaries of hostilities 
between Mexico and U.S. Saligny left Galveston on April 
10, 1845, and went to New Orleans. No. 66 (Apr. 18) is 
first despatch from New Orleans. After Apr. 10, his 
despatches are wholly made up from newspaper information, 
and contain little of importance.] 
To Saligny 
1845, Apr. 27. No. 4, representations he is to make 
to government of Texas (f . 81) . 
1846, May 10. To return to France with archives of 
legation (f . 261) . 
From Sa 
IS 
(f. 7). 
May 1. No. 18, reply to Guizot' s despatch no. 
15 [see below] (f. 85). 
From Saint Aulaire 
1845, Mar. 5. Concerning possibility of annexation 
