HIST 226 Lecture 35: The Early Republic
20 Apr 2016
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Lamar disagrees with houston all the time. Houston"s cabinet: vp mirabeau b. lamar, sfa s of state, henry smith s of treasury, rusk s of war, william wharton ambassador to us. Lamar wants texas to be great independent nation. Seeks recognition of texas as independent nation from europe. Hopes to establish commercial treaties and foreign loans: france first to recognize: 1839 treaty of friendship, uk, holland, belgium, doesn"t get any. Gets one loan from bank of us in philadelphia. Wants mexico to recognize independence and boundary at rio grande: mexico would not even open talks, centralist government under bustamante. Lamar supports federalist rebel government in yucatan: lease the texas navy- would pay /month, quasi-official alliance. Richard brenham, william cooke, jose navarro: commissioners+ military escort 270 men, turned down by congress so lamar"s initiative, harassed by american indian groups, not enough supplies or water.
