Your letter, and that of General Houston, commander in chief of the Texan army, will be made the basis of an early interview with the Mexican minister at Washington.  They will hasten my return to Washington, to which place I will set out in a few days, expecting to reach it by the its of October.  In the meantime I hope Mexico and Texas, feeling that war is the greatest of calamities, will pause before another campaign is undertaken and can add to the number of those scenes of bloodshed which have already marked the progress of their contest and have given so much pain to their Christian friends throughout the world.

This is sent under cover to General Houston, who will give it a safe conveyance to you.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

ANDREW JACKSON.

JANUARY 19, 1837.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

I herewith transmit a copy of the annual report of the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the institution during the past year and also the progress made toward completion of the branch mints in North Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, January 20, 1837.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of Washington, and beg leave to draw their attention to the fact presented with the report, “that the inspectors have received no compensation for their services for two years, viz, 1829 and 1830,” and request that an appropriation be made for the same.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, January 21, 1837.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit, for your constitutional action, a report from the War
Department, accompanied by a treaty with the Stockbridge and Munsee
Indians.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, January 21, 1837.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit, for your constitutional action, a report from the War
Department, accompanied by a treaty with a portion of the New York
Indians.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, January 25, 1837.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th instant, I transmit a report[25] from the Secretary of State, together with the documents by which it was accompanied.

ANDREW JACKSON.

[Footnote 25:  Relating to the condition of the political relations between the United States and Mexico, and to the condition of Texas.]

WASHINGTON, January 27, 1837.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: