Foreign relations of the Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas was a North American nation from 1836 to 1846; in its short time it established diplomatic relations worldwide, mainly through the cotton trade.
William H. Daingerfield, a representative of Texas, visited Austria in February 1845 and found the people of Vienna to have a favorable impression of the Republic.
While in Vienna, Daingerfield received news of Texas' annexation to the United States, and therefore was prohibited to communicate with the Austrian government despite repeated entreaties.
[3] In Hungary, the newspaper Vasárnapi Újság [hu], which published extensive information about the Republic, put out a call for ladies to move to Texas.
[7][dubious – discuss] Denmark, though not extending itself diplomatically, did however go as far as allowing Texan goods into Danish ports but would later put a tariff on all imports from Texas.
Thus the two nations were seen as destined for diplomacy but few missions were ever enacted, due to their differences in religion, language, and ethics.
The British Empire wanted to maintain its diplomacy with Mexico, thus denying recognition of the Republic of Texas.
[18] Negotiations for a Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty[18][19] were initiated by the Texan Envoy and Minister to the Netherlands, and commenced in 1841.
The treaty foresaw a most favored nation-clause not only between the three city-states and Texas, but also extendable to any state of the German Confederation.
[citation needed] Mexico considered it a ridiculous compromise to allow even the eastern part of Texas to remain independent.
[23] Texas exported cotton, and possibly some corn to Russia; however the amount was minute in comparison to that sent to Western Europe.
The signatories were Interim President David G. Burnet for Texas and General Santa Anna for Mexico.
The Treaties were intended, on the part of the Texans, to provide a conclusion of hostilities between the two belligerents and offer the first steps toward the official recognition of the breakaway region's independence.
Moreover, the documents were not even called "treaties" until so characterized by U.S. President James K. Polk in his justifications for war some ten years later, as was pointed out by Congressman Abraham Lincoln in 1848.
[28] The treaty was intended to end years of hostilities and warfare between the Native Americans and the white settlers in Texas.
Based on the terms of the treaty, both Native Americans and Texans agreed to cease all hostilities and establish more cooperative political and commercial ties.
