Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-04-25
From the Baltimore American.
5XAS ANNEXATION TREATY.

TEXAS ANNEXATION TREATY.
Each day seems TO give forth new ru-
mors in connection with the Treaty for
the Annexation Of Texas. One of the
most recent is that Of an alleged disagree
ment between the President and his new
Secretary q! State, which is thus referred
10 by The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Tribune
Ii has been generally rumored (t is
impossible 10 say with what TRUTH that
Mr.. Calhoun refused to sign the treaty,
on account of some matter connected
with il, which he considered compounded
the national honor; some assert that II
was on account of clause providing for
the payment OF 81 600, 900 or So, 100000
to Mexico. Be this as i, may, the treaty
hs. been signed.
The Georgetown Advocate also 81
ludes TO the rumor, as follows:
A RUaoR gains admission in respecta.
BILE quarters TO the effect that a wide DIS.
agreement has already arisen between
Mr.. Tyler and his Secretary OF State
Mr.. Calhoun, It is said, is opposed TO the
annexation Of Texas, at least NOW and
also TO the occupation oil Oregon. Under
| these circumstances it is predicted that
the connection between the two function
aries will be cut before long. Knowing
the fatality which has hitherto attented
Mr.. Tyler's efforts al Cabinet making, we
are disposed to place IN the above III re
confidence than in many other reports
which get wind.
We have reason TO believe Says the
National Intell;gencer Of yesterday that
the statements in the following extracts
from the Letter of can occasional cores
pondent" of the New York Tribune, re-
ierring TO the Texan Treaty, are founded
on correct Information
"a story is put in circulation that
General ALMoNTE, the Mexican Minister,
has given encouragement that the consent
[of Mexcol may be obtained for con-
siderable sum OF money. From this the
inference is urged that in no event will
war with Mexico, ensue, though he did
announce a determination 10 that effect
on the part of the Government last No
vember. This story is utterly false.
"Mr. CALHOUN made a proposition oil
the kind supposed, but ALMoNTE replied
that he had not the slightest authority to
enter into any such arrangement, and
that it was his private opinion that rome
such was possible: that in Mexico no ad
MINIS alton could survive the offer or &C
cep;anco of such proposition, and least
of all SANTA ANA, who had formerly la
bored under suspicion Of having at
tempted a compromise with Texas while
he was a prisoner there; that by reason
of this he lost all consideration at home,
and had regained his standing Only by
extraordinary exertions and heroism (at-
tended with the loss Of a limb in repeIl.
ing the INVASION by the French at Vera
Cruz"
A letter published 10 the Newark Ad-
vertser says that the leading provisions
of the Treaty are as follow:
The treaty is summary in character
and explicit, and it is said that the docu,
ments which are to accompany il are not
volunnous.
The Treaty provides for no assumption
of the debts of Texas, beyond the amount
of the proceeds of the sales of her lands,
which are to be transferred to the United
States.
The annexation is TO take place in the
first instance simply as territory of the
United States, aud not as a State.
The institution of SLAVERY is to be
left an open topic, 10 be hereafter decided
by Congress when the Territory snall ask
permiss on for admission 10 the Union as
an independent State.
The Treaty is to be ratified icithia hir-
tn days by the United States Senate-n
default of which ii is to be no longer bind
ing uoon either of the negotiating parties.
EXTRAORDINARY PRocEEDING.-The
New York Tribune says
ave understand that suits have been
commenced by gentlemen in this city a,
gainst the Postmaster General and one
or two Of his sabordinates for illegally
opening letters passing through the United
States Mail. 1t is alleged, we believe,
that tho letters were opened by the Gov
eminent agents for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning something in relation TO the Pri.
vate Mall-an affair, as il seems likely to
turn out, with which they had no more
right to interfere than with the private
correspondence Of the Man in the Moon.
THIS breaking open private letters is a
matter which should be looked into-ai-
though the letters should not. y
Tnls is certainly a most extraordinary
proceeding on the part of the Post Office
Department, and il there be, as we sup
pose there is, a severe penalty attached to
such an offence, those gully ought to be
made to suffer TO the utmost extent
Bali. Pat.