The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-30 00:00:00

IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.

The most important intelligence from Texas is com-
prised in the following declaration by the new President
relative to Mexico:—

" DECLARATION.

"In referring the termination of her difficulties
with Mexico to the mediation of foreign friendly Powers,
Texas has given an earnest of her desire for peace.
"In anticipation of the failure of this mediation, she
feels it her duty to declare to those Powers, that if peace
or a satisfactory armistice is not concluded before the

annual meeting of Congress, in December next, or unless
Mexico is informed by them, previous to that time, that
she must confine herself to the west side of Rio Grande,
Texas will immediately assume an offensive attitude with
all the means which she can command, and she will not
feel restrained from the employment of auxiliary aid in
the prosecution of the war. Her action will be an
united action, and the limits of her enterprise will not
be bounded by the Rio Grande or any other point. Tho
region of Santa F 6 will be one point from which her
operations will progress. Texas can and will marshal
an army sufficient to overcome the country dependent on
that point.
" Should another marauding party of Mexican soldiery
make a foray into Texas between this time and the next
meeting of Congress, the President will feel himself
constrained to assume this attitude from and after the
period at which the foray may be made.
" In the treaties which the President has concluded
with the Indian tribes he has not sought to stimulato
them to the massacre of the Mexicans, but, on the con-
trary, has endeavoured to inculcate a diffim.ent course.
Mexico has waged a savage war upon this country,
and in her forays has associated with her regulars un-
tutored savages.
" If the war is begun by Texas it will necessarily be a
war of retaliation. The President has heretofore sought
a pacific policy under the most annoying circumstances;
but if the war is necessarily begun, he will use all his
energies in sustaining it, and in insuring success to the
Texian arms.

" The feeling in Texas is decidedly in favour of war.
The President has deferred the measure thus long, with
the hope that another resort to actual war would not be
necessary, and that the mediation of the foreign friendly
Powers, to whom Texas had protested against the course
of Mexico, would be successful. He yet indulges the
hope that their interference may not fail.
" I have .the honour to be, with the highest respect,
your obedient servant, _

" ANSON JONES."

CANADA.

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.—MONTREAL, Nor. 28.

DEBATE ON THE SPEAKERSHIP.

At one o'clock the members of the Lower House as-
sembled in their Chambers, where they were shortly
after summoned to meet his Excellency in the Chamber
of the Legislative Council, which was crowded wits a
fashionable audience of ladies and gentlemen. After be-
ing absent for a few minutes the Assembly returned, akd
as soon as they had resumed their seats the Attorney-
General East, and Colonel Prince rose together. For a
moment the latter refused to give way, but the cries for
the Attorney-General prevailing, he at last sat down,
when

Attorney General Smith rose to propose that Sir Al-
lan M'Nab do take the chair of Speaker of the Ross*.

The motion was seconded by 3fr. Scott.
Colonel Prince regretted that he could not vote for
the resolution which had just been submited to the
house by the lion. Attorney-General, and should take
upon himself, to propose another gentleman to fill the
office of Speaker—the lion. Mr. Morin—and he trusted
that Honourable Gentlemen, especially from Lower
Canada, would see :_the propriety of electing him as
Speaker.
Mr. Christie seconded the motion.
After a short debate, the clerk proceeded to take the
votes. The numbers were announoed as follows :
For Sir Allan AVNab 39
Against
Majority
_ _

Sir Allan M‘Nab was accordingly declared duly
elected, and was led to the chair by the Attorney-Ge-
neral and Mr. Scott, the proposer and seconder.
Sir Allan M'Nab addressed the House. He felt it
difficult to express all he felt, selected, as he had just
been, by the representatives of the people of his native
country, to 611 the highest office in their gift. He could
not regard the selection as having been made upon any
merits of his own, but as an approval of his conduct on
various occasions during the fourteen years he had en-
joyed the honour of a seat in Parliament. As Speaker
of the House he should feel it his duty on all occasions
to protect its privileges—he should know no party—and
he trusted that in the discharge of his duty he weuld
meet with the support of all. He trusted that if any un-
friendly feelings were entertained against him, or had
been engendered during the debate, they would be for-
gotten, and that he should receive that assistance and
support which would enable him, as Speaker, to dis-
charge his duty to the House. He again expressed him-
self grateful for the honour which had been conferred
upon him, and took his seat amid the cheers of the
House.
The House then adjourned until Friday at half-past
two o'clock.