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Free and independent herself, she asks to be received into our Union.
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Tyler asserts Texas's desire to join the United States as a free and independent state.
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All nations are interested in enforcing an observance of those principles.
In answer to your resolution of the 19th December last, I herewith transmit a letter from the Secretary of State and the accompanying documents.
It is only after acquiring Texas, that the question of boundary can arise between the United States and Mexico.