The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-17
From, the Ne,u Orleans Republican.


TEXAS
The steamship New York, Wright, arrived yes,er-
day from Galveston. Papers from Houston and Gal
weston to the Both have been received.
The only news of interest Of political nature,
but this is more than ordinarily important.
The annexation of Tcxas TO the Union in the all
absorbing topc Of discussion In Texas. The people
there are, almost TO man, in favor OF the measure
The Texan COngrs SIS have taken action in the mat
ter, and already it has been productive of tho most i'm
porlant 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 for the purpose
of annexing this country to the United States. He
says: This plan has been adopted, as the better
one, in that it will only require simple majority of
the Congress of the United States which the friends
of he bill here highly confident can be obtained
its favor in that country 1t is prop sed that after
passed here it will be forwarded to the Congress
ofthe United States and goihrough the forms
sary to constitute law of the land-to contain all
the necessary regulations and restricons-ro conSti-
tute US at confederated State 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 United States, re-
gardng her Independence of Mexico The cores
positively refused to comply, and branded the movers
of the resolution with very 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, he apprehended, invade the country
with formidable force. 1t was transmitted to Con.
gress under secrecy, but was subsequently, made pub
Iic The proposition did not meet with approval
The bill ordering the Government back to Austin
ordered to be engrossed by vote of eighteen to
sixteen.
A considerable modification of the Texas tariff is
expected to be made A number of the members are
pledged 60 for entire repeal of the present tariff
laws.
The Basos has been falling for the las. two weeks
very rapidly. 1t about fifty feet above low water
mark al Washington about three weeks since and it
has already fallen about thirty feet.
Dispatches from the Texan commissioners Messrs
Williams and Hockey, were recently received at
Galveston and forwarded on to the seat of Govern
ment In reference to this, the editor of the Tele-
graph remarks 6 A remarkable degree of secrecy
has been preserved relative to these dispatches by all
the officers of Government, and conjecture will be
busy, as usual, to solve the mystery. IL they had
been favorable, we think from the promptness with
which all favorable intelligence has been previously
trumpeted forth-that they would have been long, ere
this promulgated wide and far. We shall not, how
ever, indulge in forebodings 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
still entertain the opinion that we willing yield
independence for peace. We learn that in the Didio
del Gobierno the instructions to General VOL are
published in which he is directed to entertain no pro
positions madeby our commissioners, unless they con-
sent to acknowledge the supremacy of the Mexican
Government"
In BeXar business continues very dull. A few ira
ders have arrived from the Rio Grande within he last
six or eigh weeks but they brought only few hundred
dollars to purchase goods. They confirmed the report
circulated few weeks since, that Agaton the bandit
who has long been a the border settlers W as
killed about three months since while in pursuit of
party of traders. The latter having received inte
gence that he following their trail 10 stack them
suddenly turned back and lay in ambush in ihcket
Agaton and a few followers appeared, and while
passing intent capturing his supposed victims was
shot down and killed instantly He had long COM
mted lines with IMMUNITY, and IT to be ex pect-
ed that his would terminate in violent death
There are only two small companies of troops now
stationed between Laredo and Preside. Col Seguin
and Antonio Perez were San Fernando. Both
of them are anxious To return to Texas. The family
Of the former daily expected to return TO Bexar
and Col Seguin would also return it he could have
any assurance that his crimes would be forgiven by
his fellow-ctzens. He and his associates are suffer
ing great pvations and almost in state of star
vat, IA bitter retribulion for their treacbery
The brig Ferdinand, from Bremen, with ffy-two
emigrants, arrived at Galveston on the BIB ultmo.-
These emig ants, unders' and intend settle on
Mill Creek They are nearly all farmers and me-
chanics, and have brought with them full supply of
tools and farming utensils.
Exchequers have been passing in business transac-
lions during the last three weeks, at only 80 on
tie dollar