The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-27
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We clip the following IMPORTANT items OF
intelligence from the New Orleans Commercial
Bulletin. They speak for themselves;
TExAs.-We have dates from Houston to the 9Th
instant na wt ssftasn
The President arrived in Houston on the 18th uti
mo, and was received by salute from the arsenal
and other usual courtcses.
The following named persons are ascertained to
have been elected members toCoDgressr James John
son, Esq in Red River county; w. Bourland, in
Lamar county DR.. Ward, ia Bowie county; and in
the counties of Fannin Red River, Lamar and Bowie
COL Sherman. All the Representatives in the above
mentioned counties are said by the Houston Tele-
graph 10 be in favor of removing the seat Of Govern
mcnt to Austin.
Col G. w. Cooke has recently returned to Hous.
ton from Bexar. He confirms the intelligence that
the Mexicans are establishing extensive military de-
pots along the Rio Grande They have also sta
toned six eight hundred soldiers on the west bank
OF the Nueces, at different points. Several Mexican
traders who have lately visited Bexar state that Sc
veral THOUSAND stand OF arms and large quantity Of
ammunition are now placed in the depots along the
Rio Gra1de, and wagons loaded with military stores
constantly arriving from the interior
Gen. Murphy, U. s. Charge d'Afares to Texas,
went out as passenger in the u. s. schooner of war
Fl't, from Galveston, to Vera Cruz on the Goth ult
This movement excited much curiosity, and is in
deed, not easily understood.
The Cotton crop on the Colorado, and in the undu-
lating regions generally, has been but little injured
says the Telegraph by the late rains, while the plan
tations near the coast have suffered severely.
The sale of the Texan navy did not take place as
well can understand, according to notice
The following extract from the Houston Telegraph
(ofa date earlier than that which announced the de-
parture of Gen. Murphy for Vera CRUZ is worthy of
attention. f4Mts
''The U. S. schooner of war Flirt arrived at Gal
weston on the 18th inst from Norfolk, with des-
patches from the United States Government. to Gen.
Murphy the American Charge d'AHraires and il is
presumed these dispatches relate TO this subject
the interference OF the United States to prevent the
contamination of British designs upon Texas We
learn that the United States sloop Of war Vandaa
will aso be at Galveston and the vessels will
be subject to the order of the American Charge dAf-
fairies 1t is not improbable that both of these
vessels will be despatched TO Vera Cruz, convey
dispatches to the American Minister at Mexico
We are aware that Gen. Murphy is in posses ion of
information derived from respectable sources, that
will excite more astonshment and alarm in the Ame-
rican Cabinet than the speeches OF Lords Brougham
and Aberdeen. ] his much we think is certain, the
fears of the people Of the Southern States that the
object of the abotionsts in England, is dissolve
the Union if necessary to effect the abolition of slave
ry, well founded and we believe the documents
obtained 10y Gen. Murphy here, and those obtained
by Gen. Thompson in Mexico, will furnish evidence
of the intentions of Great Britain relating to Texas
that will convice the American statesmen that there
are but few alternatives left to remedy the evil
Either the British Government must give way, or
sustain her position by force, and hosiities will fol-
low as natural consequence or else Texas must be
annexed 10 the United States. There is little proba-
bility that Great Britain will give way, and there is
little probability that the Government of the United
States will permit her to prosecute her policy unmo
Tested.
We should deeply regret if our little republic by
becoming one OF contention between these two
great nations should involve them in the msfortune
,f hnNU ,1r ha pfoIh v
the xation of Texas to the United States When
the Congress Of the United States shall, by
solution, permit Texas TO become portion of the
Union, all difficulties will be instantly settled. For
the Government of Texas is compelled by the ex-
press instructions of the people TO raty the annexa
ton whenever the u. 5. gives It's consent. The vote
of the people at the time of the adoption of the Con-
stitution almost unanimous in favor Of annexa-
ton, and that vote is binding upon the President
and Congress of Texas, as the Constitution itself
Until that vote is rescnded Texas will remain in a
manner subject TO the disposition Of the United
States She receive or discard her at pleasure.
IL the statesmen Of the United States therefore, de-
sire peace let them at once advocate the annexation
Of Texas to the Union. They plish more
towards the Of the honor and prosperity
Of the United States by eHectng this great measure,
than by lavshng of blood and mines Of treasure
or floods OF ink, in of aggression denunc
against Great Britain
The Telegraph Of subsequent date states that it
understands IRON good authority, that large Anne
rcan fleet is soon to assemble in the Gulf. The Van-
daia the Savannah, and two armed steamships
it says will probably be despatched to the coast of
Mexico
| Captain Ricketts,, of the schooner Galveston by
which vessel we have these accounts reports that the
sloop Gutter, from Matamoras, having on BOARD Com.
missioners from Mexico passed over the Galveston
| bar iuwards, as he came out.
President Houston has issued Proclamation TO
convene the Congress at early day, at Washington
IL We understand that application will be made
at the approaching session of Congress by the heirs
of the late Anthony HaswelI, Of Vermont for re-
funding the fine and interest paid by him under the
odious and unconstitutional Sedition law of the elder
Adams. We cannot doubt the success of the appli-
| cation.
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