The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-09

Important from Texas-AnnexationF Feeling
In that Republic.
We received, by yesterdays southern mail, the
Houston Telegraph, Of the Goth ult.
1t seems that the anne xaton feeling in Texas had
somewhat died away; it had nearly spent itself in
its "hope deferred The excitement began there
much earlier than it did in this country. 1t will
soon show itself there again and be greater than
ever.
The most impartial remarks on the subject in the
Texan journals we give below
From the Houston Telegraph, March 201
We have often been compelled to smsn the strange
and contradictory reports that have lately been circulated
by the journals in the confidence Of the Government and
by the members OF the cabinet In relation to the annexa
tion Within the last three four weeks all the journals
In the confidence 1.-THE Government have been adv ltng
the measure with the exception perhaps Of the Civilian;
and they confidently predict that viii be accom-
plshed 1t is stated that the President is now Jealous
advocate OF the measure and Is doing everything in his
power to expedite the negotiations for this purpose and
has fully authorized General Henderson wo has gone to
Washington by the way of Red River) to conclude a
treaty for this purpose The editor of the Brazos Planter
says that the Secretary Of State said that in less than
ninety days we should form integral part of the United
States" gentleman who resides at San Felipe has also
informed that Dr. Jones' the Secretary oil State passed
friends there that Texas would annexed the United
States in fifty days The President has also said that
should need more Presidents" These statements
believed by many Of the friends Of the Executive The
editor OF the Civilian however who says his Of in
formation equal to those Of any OF his Contemporaries
states in his paper 9th ns that the bubble annex
aton) has exploded" He appears however, to have re-
gently changed his OPinionupon this question in
II would really be difficult to determine what would be
the result of the negotiations they depended upon the
intelligence derived IRON the government its organs
ative to this subject They are confident that The treaty
u Be presented to the Senate Of the United States, be-
GEN Henderson, Minister ol conclude the treaty
Immediately after he reaches Washington We confess,
n Yati On on
we should not feel at all sanguine Of its ultimate
We believe indeed consider it certain that majority
OF twohrds Of the Senators of the United States in
favor OF annexation the 18th day Of January and for
week or two previous, when Mr.. Van Zaudt wrote to
conclude treaty for annexaton thirty.fve Senators
would readily rstlfy t. And if treaty had at that mo.
would have been ratified and Texas at this time would he
an integral part fthe United States The President how
ever at that time Of opinion that the best method to
secure the accomplishment of this object profess
be opposed to the measure and Mr. Raymond who bore
the dispatches to Mr. Van Zand stated in this city while
his way to Washington, that could best accomplish
object by protesting to be adverse to It, we have
some reasons TO fear that II the treaty Is not get ratified
and no resolution in favor OF annexation has been passed
by the Senate OF the United States the will not
be effected by treaty at least during this session of the
American Congress- There are many indications that
reaction to annexation has taken place in the
Northern States within the last two months the
rival Of the British Minister at Washington, with express
instructions to open negotiations relative TO the Oregon
question: with which Texas is indirectly connected will
tend tOiproac not to defeat the negotiations which
pending The resolutions passed by the Senate OF Mass
achusetts will prevent her Senator'S from Noting for the
treaty. and they counted upon its supporters We
have received letter from intelligent member of the
democratic party in the House of and he
states that most ofhe democratic members of the Eastern
and Middle States are opposed to annexation upon the
We mentioned weeks since that some OF friends
of Mr. Clay desired to defer the treaty until the cleo
ton Of Mr. Clay in order that he might have the credit
which will naturally attach to the President under
it is effected IT, therefore, the treaty is not yet ratified
and majority of wohirds Of the Senators are net YET
the Of the Tnsd sae
VIII be r1sed by the Congress now in session Our only
nope Rips OF win rest upon the proposition Of Mr.
BILL to allow Texas to be annexed to the United States
part Of the territory Of Louisiana
We think the statements, that General VOL had five
thousand men the Rio Grandc, very inaccurate.
few months since General Vol had only eight
hundred under his command at the stations on the
Rio Grande above Matamoras and only four five hun
dred in Matamorss There large bodies Of troops
at any of the towns north and east Of San LUIS Poos
from which he could have obtained large achievements;
and we should doubtless have received information if
enforcement despatched towards the frontiers from
Mexico other places south of San Luis Potos. Gen
Vol may have received achievements of five six hun
died within the last three four MONTHS but
coed fifteen hundred men, The Mexican Government is
making no preparations to ret its navy All the sail
sells still dismantled and the steamboats, still lying
at their old mornings, without fuel military stores and
with barely sufficient seamen to keep them in repair
small boat had arrived at Galveston from Corpus
missioners Hockey and Williams. had returned to that
place Nothing has fanspred relative to their negocia
ons unless perhaps, the fact that there reoic
ngs their return, indicates that they have not
plshed all the objects of the mission The Mexican trade
to be entirely concentrated at Corpus Christi
Scarcely any traders visit Bexar Victoria or any
other westerns towns, but great numbers almost daily
visit Corpus Christi and goods to the amount of many
thousand dollars hal been recently sold at that place
Several vessels with large cargoes of goods have lately
sailed directly to this port from New Orleans and other
ports the United States The Mexican officers stationed
and the Rio Grsnde compel the traders to rur
chase licenses from them to trade at this point and il Is
said that the MexSan government has given these officers
permission to sell licenses to the traders and the
they receive for these applied in of their sal
aries Col Kinney has the entire control of the trade
and great the confidence of the Mexcans in this gen
tleman that many OF them their arrival at the fort go
Immediately to him. and deposit their money in his hands
and depute him as their agent to make all purchases fer
them BY this means they evade the impositions and
frauds that might otherwise be practsed upon them by
transient traders who have interest in with
their goods the best possible advantage with the view
OF leaving it as soon as they have sold out.
FROM ARGENTiNE.-We have received La Gaceta
Mercanta published at Buenos Ayres, to the 10Th
January. 1t contains news.
Montevideo still held out against Oribe and
Brown, and it would continue to hold out as long
as loaf of bread could be obtained.
Why don't France and England step in and stop
this foolish war!
FROM JAMAIcA.-By the Governor Robbins arri-
we'd Yesterday, we have received Kingston Jour
nal OF the 18th inst. The paper contains few items
worth extracting. A correspondent at Port Royal
writes follows Yesterday a day of great
ety at Port Royal information having been given that
pirate was ir the oing Commodore Shapes immediate
y despatched three armed boats under command of Capt
Houston, with Lieut. Grifiths, Mr. Biddecome, Master