Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-02

The New York Evening Post Of Saturday
publishes IN eIienso, the Treaty for annexlng
Texas to this country, as lately negotiated
at w ashington, with the accompanying docu-
ments, as submitted to the Senate and print
ed in confidence. A copy Of the Treaiy
and documents, says the Boston Daily Ad-
vertser, happens to have been laid on the
table of the editor of the Evening Post, and
The public are in consequence INDUCED with
the perusal Of it. in anticipation o! The {.
cislon OF the Senate upon the subject.
The documents are very long. and, con-
sidering the great importance of The mea-
sure und the necessity for strong arguments
TO sustain it, exceedingly puerlle. They
prove that the project originated with our
own government, which commenced by conx'
ing and ended by threatening Texas; aud
that England has expressly disavowed any
intention to interfere with the internal affairs
of Texas in any manner whatever The
Pos, furnishes the following abstract OF the
papers;
Il |. The treaty cedes 10 the United States
The whole territory Of Texas, to be anneSso :
as q territory, subject 10 the same conditions
rs other territories. 2. The citizens OF Tex
ns are to be admitted To oil the privileges OF
citizens of the United States, as soon es
/ qua fled according TO the Federol Consiitu-
ton. 3. The United States are to under
iake the settlement Of oil titles and claims
to reol estate in Texas. a. The public lands
of Texas to be subject to the laws regulot-
ing the public lands Of other territories. D.
| The United States assumes the public debt
and other liabilities Of Texas, estimated not
to exceed ten millions Of dollars, to be paid
in successive instruments. 6. Four commis-
sions to be appointed TO examine into The
validity Of certificates and clnims to lands.
| The remaining provisions are merely formal.
Il Nothing is said, it will be seen, as to the
boundayies pf Texas, or TO the claims OF
Mexico, or on the subject of slavery.
Il The message Of ,he President dwells up
| on the supposed political and commercial ud-
vantsges Of the annexation.
\ A letter from Mr.. Van Zandt and Mr..
Henderson to Mr.. Calhoun, gives brief his
tory Of the plan for annexation.
/ In the beginning, Mr. Upshur earnestly
coaxes the authorities Of Texas TO make an
| application to come into the Union, but tow
ards The close he takeo another tack, and
threatens Texas, unles she does come into
the Union, with the high dispeasure Of the
United States, and "inevitabe war" lie
seems to US, both in his letters to Mr.. Muir.
ply and in those 10 Mr.. Everett, to be acting
under q complete halucinstion as TO the de-
signs Of Great Briia in.
Mr.. Eyereu's replies, detailing his inter
views with the British authorities, and the
explicit aud positive statevents Of Lord
Aberdeen, which follow, wholly set at rest
the pre,ext that England wished TO interfere
with the slave system of Texas, and consc-
quenly Of the United States. Nothing
could have been more peremp,ory or decided
than the declarations Of Lord Aberdeen to
Mr.. Everett. unless it be the despatch en-
closed to Mr.. Packcnham, which reiterates
the disayowal Of all intention TO interfere, in
any manner whatever, with the institutions
or relations Of Texas.
Mr. Calhoun's reply to Mr.. Packenham isa
systematic defence Of slavery, aud does him
little credit as q statesman. But we have
nov no Time for comments.