Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-04-04
Fran The American Of the 18th inst.

II Fran the American O the l0H iHSt.
Teyas.-We have to-day directly
III in such shape as TO command our
[,Iei, thai a treaty for the annexation Of
gas, unfinished at Mr. Upshur's
~, between him and the Texan
,,Ier, has been hurried to conclu'
ny the acting Secretary, Mr. Mel
b and signed-and that tomorrow
Monday i! will 60 to the Senate,
hare noses have been counted
I,ngh, i, is said, 10 insure It's ratiica-
10.
Fsrepeal our authority is reliable.
here be no mistake, then we say,
L aiiicalion Of that treaty is the
usoIution of the Union!
Correspondence OF TIE Sun.
WsulSGroS, Thursday afternoon !
March IA, three O'clock.
| The afternoon cars are abeut leaving.
ldrop you a line TO say, the Hon.
bin Y. Mason Of Virginia, is now
sHelary Of the Navy, the Senate hav-
jus, confirmed him. We have
Gne excitement on the Texas ques.
u. The treaty goes to the Senate
braddca,lon in a day or two, and il
expected to pass, Southern Demo-
F,s and Wings going'for il promiscu.
bIy.
from the National lneligencer.
tbs TEXAS QUEsTIoN.-In all gov.
|Hnen's, but especially those wherein
Fnthls Government. the sovereignty
the People is recognised, questions
Fnetm. arise so grave in their nature,
pa being seriously announced, they
Fnnand the attention of all men OF
nron intelligence, and, disdaning
Es'allon with the mere party topics
lie day or Of the age, eccapy at
Exclusively the pubic mind. OF
fhGhnacler, if question ever was, is
lnNcerning the annexation of Tex.
To- The United States, now sprung
FNa The country.
When, early in the present session
Congress. the subject was casually !
a.ed to by us, we were somewhat
'Issred BY the remark of a co,emno.
E-oe!let informed on the subject,
s'ns' than we then were--.hat the
qs' was worthy Of more seriou.
Aas'a''on than we were disposed te
TM But, still incredulous, nc
agi ago than The 26,h of last month.
sA our suspicious were not alto.
as' lald' we treated the repor. of a
.lng negotiation for annexation
,s'ed BY the way of Texas and New
n 'a :, : being most probably the
~. ~ VI !. wanlon mischief or interested
Esss !, Little did we then dream
M hue = influences to which we then al.
\ ',s :. 9islng !, employed in agi,ating
E,ss sssI u Of annexation, had been
n ' Gaa, Oy the Executive power of
!. s 's,' III the manner and to
ksrn, s,' % which we are forced, by
p,,, tn' % lro 70! difleren, quarters, re,
|r. ,Sa' !; nave proceeded so far, how.
\. !, -, ~. II IS proper that we should /
\ have w 'a. readers wha, knowledge c
d S I,s. recently acquired on this sub.
.aJs a sources to be relied upon. !,
,lar I' vi. 10 open their eyes to the ;
"a a .sd which which! overhangs the public c a
|ls,s,. ~ - n :, welfare, if not the a
/ ulVlIs 1 :
aa lon. sumo .,l months ago-proba- t
.s,, Jug after the retiremen, Of Mr. 9
kSa, !, " o' the Department of State n
esnm,Srs.e overture = was made, by this !.
y, ia,;s. through the Secretary , Of c
sa ' csa from the Executive Of +
fs .ass,,, h;oUs1os( proposition !.
Pa. Tss. : Of Texas to the IT c
F.aas,, .a's !, overture was, at first. # !,
fna Ss !, rightly, rather coolly !.
ssSic, = D.. me Chief of the young il
ssu, tho s', c since the meeting Of c c
sps,,''un.a pproached-we will no, f
jsiseo :, though circumstances t
(sE..eyy,;.ane use Of tina, phrase.
4 Aevsro,, o. the United States, i