The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-04-03
GEN. llENDERsoN-Mr CALHoUN-rHE
ANNEXATION OF TExAs-OREGoN, &c.
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ANNEXATION OF TExAs-OREGoN, &c.
From our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 25, 1874.
All the statements in the New York pa
Pers last week about the arrival of Gen.
Henderson, the display of flags, firing of
cannon, dc. consequent thereon, and tho
arrival of Mr. Mason, were utterly false {:
not a word of truth in them. These
statements, it appears, emanated from the
True Sum-" although the I~nteIligencer
u~njustly attributes them TO the New.
York Sum-
Gen. Henderson has not arrived, al
though he is expected hourly. He was at
Natchitoches. louisiana, on the 7th Of
this month, on his way here. 1t is expec-
ted that ere this, he has been at the
Hermitage TO sec Gen Jackson. You
may most confidently rely on what | tell
you about his ultimatum of making an off
er TO England in a case of i'll success
here ; although | do not of course say
that this will have the slightest effect on
the conduct Of the Senate here. Yet while
Mr. Packenham denies emphaticaIly that
England means to make the first propos-
ais for any kind of union with Texas. he
does not say that she would be unwilling
TO enter into d desirable Treaty of the u
nion-say a sort of Commercial Union.
&c.-with that country, if her own terms
be offered her. England could easily OBJ.
tain the consent of Mexico 10 colonize
Texns; and. therefore, it is alleged, this
Government is trying TO gain the consent
of Mexico TO the annexation.
Above all, do not imagine that | con-
slider these movements will succeed I; on
the contrary, | say they will not, let the
present Government maneuver rs they
may. And here let me say that | am sur.
prised that any one should take Senator
Walkers table for my calculations or
your belief. In giving it. | expressly dis
scented from it. | have all along put down
all the Northern States against Annexa.
ton, except w>Hampshire and Penn
sylvania. | also put down Kentucky
againstit. The only error in judgement
that | made was in supposing that Man
gum and the Tennessee Senators would
90 for it | now find that they will oppose
it, although The Southern Members in the
House say openly that these three, with
Berrien, Crittenden and Morehead, dare
not oppose the Annexation. not only
believe that they dare do SO, but feel sure
that they will DO so. and the votes of these
gentlemen will dispose Of the whole mat
Ter. But in addition TO this, the Senators
from Missouri and Illinois, and Hanne.
gan, IRE so enraged at The course of Me-
Duffie, Huger, aud Haywood on Oregon,
that they now say they will oppose the
Annexation in any shape.
The judicious conduct Of the Vhig
Senators on the Oregon Question last
week has been ofthe greatest benefit TO
the country. II has laid the two evil spir.
lis for the whole session. On Saturday
last, the Calhoun men in the House went
round TO Owen, Ingersoll, and the Oregon
leaders. and begged them TO postpone the
discussion of Oregon in the House, sine
die, out of respect TO Mr. Calhoun, SO that
he might enter on The negotiation perfect
ly untrammeled /; and they have agreed
TODD so.
And thus. were it not for the Rhode
Island war question, we should now have
nothing TO discuss but the Tariff, the Ap~
preparation Bills and the poor. neglected
question of Post Office Reforml By the
bye, as soon as certain gentlemen receive
their instructions from home. the Tariff
is TO be takeu up and acted upon. Two
weeks only are to be allowed 70: the dis
cussion oft in the House. Ii will prob>
ably come up this week.
Mr. Calhoun left home on Saturday last
for Charleston, and is expected here on
wednesday or Thursday.