The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-16
From the .Nsw Orleans Republican
TEXAS.

lEAhS
The steamship New York, Wright, arrived yesler-
day from Galveston. Papers from Houston and Gal
weston TO the Both have been received.
The only news of interest IS of political nature,
but thisi more than ordinarily important
The annexation of Texas to the Union in the all
absorbing topc Of discussion in Texas The people
there are, almost to a man. In favor OF the measure
The Texan Congress have taken action in the mat
ter, and already 1t has been productive of tho most i'm
poriant results. The Houston Telegraph of the
9Th ult, says
We learn from our correspondent at Washington
that several leading members of Congress have pro-
posed to introduce bill in the House Tor the purpose
of annexng this country to the United States. He
says; This plan has been adopted as the better
one, in that j, will only require simple majority OF
the Congress of the United States, which the friends
of he bill here highly confident can be obtained
m its favor in that country 1t is prop sed that after
il is passed here, II will be forwarded to the CoDpess
ofihe United States and go through the forms neces-
sary to constitute law of the land-to contain all
the necessary regulations and resrictons-to con-ti-
tute US at once conf federated Stale the Union ,"
On the 2lst December, both Houses of Congress
passed resolutions calling the President for all the
correspondence in relation to the negotiations of Tex
with England France, and the u nlted States re-
garding her Independence of MEXICO. The cores
ponden, of the Morning Star states that the President
positively refused to comply, and branded the movers
Of the resolution with very severe reproaches Great
excitement was created in consequence.
A message from President Houston appears in the
Texas papers, in which he requests permission TO
take comma nd of the Army in person provided the
enemy should, as he apprehended invade the country
with formidable force. IL was transmitted to Con.
gress under secrecy, but subsequently, made pub
lie. The proposition did not with approval
The bill ordering the Governme ni back TO Austin
ordered TO be engrossed by vote of eighteen 10
sixteen.
expected 10 be made. A number Of the members are
pledged 10 go for an entire repeal of the present tariff
laws.
The Brsso- has been falling for the las. two week.
very rapidly. IL was about fifty feet above low water
mark al Washington about three weeks since ,nJ !,
has already fallen about thirty feet
Dispatches from the Texan commissioners Nessrs
Williams and Hockey, were recently received st
Galveston, and forwarded on TO the seat of Cavern
ment. In reference to this, the editor Of the Tele
graph remarks " A remarkable degree of secrecy
has been preserved relative to these dispatches by
the officers Of Government, and conjecture will he
busy, as usual, to solve the mystery If thew had
been favorable, we think from the promptness with
which all favorable intelligence has been previously
rumpeted forth-thst they would have been long ere
this promulgated wide and far. We shall moi how
ever, indulge in forebodngs Of evil We shall en-
deavor TO hope that all Is well even though every
breeze that is waited from Mexico furnish renewed
evidences that the Government and People of Mexico
q
independence for peace. We learn that in the I,oyio
del Gobierno the instructions TO General Wou are
published, in which he ia directed to entertain no nro
positions madeby our commissioners unless thew con-
sent to acknowledge the supremacy of the Mexican
Government"
In Bexar business continues very dull f.wtr,
ders have arrived from the Rio Grande within he ,.
SIX eight weeks, bu, they brought only e hundred
dollars to purchase goods They confirmed The report
circulated few weeks since that Ags,on the bandit
who has long been terror the border seiters u,s
killed about three months since while in pursui, Of
party Of traders. The hitter having received inteG
gence that he was following their trail to sttsck them
suddenly turned back and lay in ambush in n tbrLt
Agaon and few followers soon appeared and wbils
passing, intent on capturing his supposed victims WINS
sho, down and killed instantly. He had Iong com-
mitted c. ines with immunity, and IT was TO be cryect
ed that his career would terminate in violent death
There are only two small companies Of TROOPS nor, |
stationed between Laredo and Preside Col Seru;n |
and Antonio Perez we're near San Fernando Roth |
of them are anxious TO return TO Texas The family
Of former daily pecied TO return TO Be,,y
and Col Seguin would also return il he could have
any assurance that his crimes would be FORGIVEN by |
ms fellow citizens He and his associates are sufer
ing great pvations and are almost in state of star
vsti, ma bitter re,ributon Gr their treacherv
The brig Ferdinand from Bremen, with If vtvo
emigrants, arrived at Galveston the 10 ultimo - |
these emigia we unders nd intend 10 seule an
MN Greek. They are nearly oil farmer. md me-
chanes ana have brought with them full supply OF
tools and farming utensils. Try "
ESchequers have been passing in bu.in.s. ,,,ns..
tons dunog the last three weeks at only 10 cent. ON
tie dollar. "
JOSIAH Lorkbout, United States Vice Consol a,
NaQuabo died al that Mace on th, t7,L "