The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-05-02
THE Texas QUEsTIoN.-The fol-

THE TEXAS QUESTION.-The foil
lowing paragraph appeared in the Govern
ment paper Of Saturday, and escaped our
attention until we found it transferred TO an
other paper.
-"Had Mr.. Tyler doubted the favorable
consideration of the Senate he could readl-
ly have avoided the necessity of a two-thlrd
vote; he could long since have carried the
measure by a joint resolution; a very few
DAYS would have suficed for that. But Mr..
Tyler's respect for the constitutional priv
leges of the Senate forbaoe a course which
might be construed to reflect upon that body.
He preferred submitting to their patriotism
and to their good judgements, for their sane
ton and approval, a measure from which
perpetual streams of prosperity will flow"
So, it seems that the president has deter
mined to submit the ''Treaty of Annexa-
tom to the Senate only out of 'Erespect to
the constitutional privileges of the Senate"
but for which he would have carried the
measure by a joint resolution! "a very
few days would have suficed for that."-
Really! 1t seems thatthis President of ours
has so sovereign a power over the national
destiny that he can carry treaties into effect
Independently of the constitutional priri-
leges of the Senate"
Who know but this very treaty of his, in
stead oil being sent to the Senate for IFS con-
sent and advice, is yet 10 be submitted by
an Executive message to both Houses, in Or
der to be made a s.ioint resolution of" and
the constitutional requisition of a two-thirds
vote be thus avoided2
We do not know what others may think OF
this matter, but, in our apprehension, the
news ofsuch an outrage, meditated, having
succeeded, would be the knell of c~onstitu-
tional government.-Ndt. Int.
The UNITED STATES, Mexico, AND Texas
The following Washington letter of the New
York Tribune is copied by the National Intelli'
gencer of last Thursday. The lntelligencel
seems to think that the whole letter is true, and
fully believes, from rumors apparently authen
tic, in tho truth of that Gportion of it, which
states that the Mexican minister has left or il
about to leave Washington city for New York
and that a special messenger has been sent by
the U. S. Government to. Mexico.
WASHINGTON, April 81, 1874.
DEAR SIR; The plot is now wound up to a Sc
we're tension, and tomorrow the unravelmenl
: will undoubtedly begin. Mr.. Calhoun holds ouI
to Senators the delusive. and, l fully believe in
sincere pretence, that wal with Mexico will
5 not ensue upon The accomplishment of annexa.
ton. To give color to this pretence, he sends q
, special messenger to Mexico with propositions
of friendship. and offers of indemnity. | can
not doubt that he is perfectly aware that these
will be rejected with indignation. While he il
I assuming these pacific appearances both here &
there, General Gaines is ordered to tine TexiaI
frontier. and probably beyond it. Certain 1t /
that the President has given assurances that h
will aid the Texans, should it be necessary, i'm
: medIately on the termination Of the armistice.
| understand that the British minister has in
4 formed the sTexian ENJOYS that Great Britain
= will not agree to a political connexion witt
,, Texas on any terms; and that one @ thuse Ell
e voys has said that no resource but annexation
If now remains. l understand, also that the Mex
L lean minister will leave Washington for you
city without delay. He must undoubtedly fee
. deslrous OF putting u respectable distance be
tween himself and a Government with who's
agents, it would seem, he cannot confer withou
its being made the foundation OF rumors (repeat
ed by the Semi-officiaD of a treacherous an
: infamous compromise of the rights and inter
ests of his country. Although the treaty with
out the ratification of the Senate, is a nudity e
pe | suppose that the negotiation of it by the Exc
cutive would justify the suspension of the rela
:. lions of the representative of Mexica with tina
department of the Government.
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MARRIED.-Onl last evening by the Re-
ID Mr.. DURBIN, Mr.. JOHN S. PRINCE t