New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-30
Texas-Arriyal of Gen. Henderson.
From our Special Correspondent

| WAsHiSGroH, Thursday, Mar 90
DEAR SIR have just time TO inform You OF the
arrival of Gen. Henderson,, the new Minister from
Texas to this Country.
He came up the Mississipp to Memphis in the
Rodoph, and rem aimed there day, and came up
the Ohio in the Express Mail Boat. He did not
therefore 60 to see Gen. Jackson. Gen. III. brings
his wife and child with him. lie states that he has
been informed on what he calls good authority that
the Senate Of the United States will speedily con-
| firm the Treaty for the Annexation. had con-
versation with him for few minutes The only arriv-
here in the cars from Baltimore at Ii o'clock,) in
which he expressed his decided conviction that the
| Treaty will be confirmed In fact he said that he
looked upon the matter as settled ~ 80 1t Is settled
bur not in the way he expects.
He says that the feeling of the People OF Texas is
to man almost, in favor OF Annexation. But he
also says that he was greatly surprised at the feel
ing against Annexation which he found to prevail at
Louisville Cincinnati, &C.
find that about the time OF the arrival OF Gen. H.
at those Cities the of the contemplated Treaty
had Just reached there and the feeling OF the people
ar those places was loud and long and deep. They
| even said at Cincinnati that if Allen and Tappan
dared to vote for the Treaty they had better not show
their faces there again. Old men talked of shoulder
ing their rifles, and fighting rather than submit to
| the Annexation. The same violent feeling prevailed
at Louisville Pittsburgh &c. Indeed it's said that
nothing since the days of notification has produced
so great an effect.
tina, in less than months the Treaty for the Annex
alton will be passed. and TEXAS form part of the
Union. Indeed he has made some bets 10 that effect.
Nous verrons. JuNlUs, JR.
LIFE INsURANcE.-It is matter of surprise that
until quite recently the subject of Life Insurance
has attracted but very little attention in this
country, although in England it is almost univer-
SAL Here, where salaries are high, business
brisk, excitement and the spirit Of adventure
strong, and life consequently liable to all sorts Of
accidents and startling cmergenc.es-to explo-
sons on steamboats,, qhpwrecks, yellow fevers in
New Orleans, and fevlr and ague in the West TO
say nothing of starvation on the route to Oregon,
or scalpifactlons by the Crowfcet and Wnnebagoes
one can scarcely hep regarding the institution
of Life Insurance Companies, conducted upon
fair principles and controlled by honorable men,
| as real and great advantage, of which 1t is
strange that all do not avail themselves. What
can be more consoling tc :hs industrious, hope
full, affectionate young father, depending upon
the labor OF his hanGs for all the comforts that he
delights to bestow On his loved ones, than the re-
Election that should sudden visitation of fortune
withdraw his sustaining arm from those who so
fondly and confdingly lean upon him, or should
the hand Of honest toll be paralyzed by disease
arrested by political or social calamity, his wife
and children would still be safe from want? If
there's any thing that would make true-hearted
man sleep uneasily in his grave, it would be to
die and leave his family without resource or hope
to the cold charities of the though,less world;
and when it is known that the simple process and
the light expense of Life Insurance will secure
positively against this it is scarcely possible that
general movement on this subject, amongst
nearly all classes, will not take place. An ad-
ver:isemcDt in our paper Of the Mutual Life In
surancc Company of New York, will give the
reader any information Of the details of this SUBJ
icct he may desire. This Company has the en-
tire confidence of our community, and for the an
nual amount of an ordinary tobacco, segar or grog
bill, person may insure pretty little sum to his
wife and children, which Will be secure beyond
ali peradventures, and available at time when
it is most likely 10 be needed.
INFRINGEMENT OF CoPYRIGHT.-We arc inform
ed that Messrs. Carey & Hart Of Philade phia
have commenced suit against Fisher & Tur-
ner of that city for an infringement on the copy.
right Of Miss Lesl!e's Cookery Book-damages
laid at $4,000. The same gentlemen have also
instructed their Counsel in this city to institute
| nc MoSe-s Mor,at. g. r.