The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-17

| VERY IMPORTANT PROM TRxAs.-We have re-
celved, by an arrival at New Orleans, on the 9th
inst, advices from Galveston TO the 3Ia. Ihese
| advices are Of u very important nature.
| The all absorbing topic Is the annexation Of
| Texas to the United States. The movement seems
to be very popular throughout the young republic.
1t had been brought before Congress- and, accord
ing 10 the following paragraph from the Houston
Telegraph OF the 9th ut. had passed one branch Of
that body.
The whole population of Texas with the exception OF
ninety persons voted in favor of the annexation
the time of the adoption of the Constitution and we be-
eve the vote should be taken again. the proportion of
opposing votes would be less than it then We
hope our Congress that in session at Washington
pressve OF the sentiments Of people of relative
TO this momentous subject We learn that joint yesoiu
hon IN auor 81 anneIation introduced in the House
Representatives. on Monday the 2la inst and reeercd the
almost unanimous appreciation Of that body We sincerely
hope will be passed by the unanimous votes OF the
members of both houses notion has been entertained
by few friends Of the Executive who tptoe for
annexation that Texas will be likely to gain advo
Gates In the United States by seeming be the
measure In humble opinion this policy will tend to
injure e1ecually than any other that
be adopted Tor il those who are most strenuous IN advo'
eating claims in the Congress Of the United States,
find that cold and Indifferent TO their success they
will become ukewarm and permit the favorable moment
10 pass unimproved
On the 2lst December both Houses of Congress passed
resolutions calling the President for all the corespon
dence relation to the negotiations oil IexaS with Eng
land France and the United States, regarding her indie
pendence OF Mexico The correspondent OF the Morning
Star that the President positively refused to
ply and branded the Of the resolution with
reproaches Great excitement was created in con-
sequence
message from President Houston appears in the
Texas papers in which he requests permission to take
command OF the army in person, provided the enemy
should he apprehended invade the country with for
mdable force II transmitted to Congress under
crecy but subsequently made public. The PROPOSE
ton lid not meet with approval.
A considerable modification OF the Texan tariff is ex
pected to be made number OF the members are pledg
ed go for entire repeal Of the present tariff laws
The Brazos has been falling for the last two weeks
rapidly It about fifty feet above low water mark at
Washington about three weeks since, and has already
fallen about thirty feet.
Dispatches from the Texan Commissioners, Williams |
and Hockey recently received at Galveston, and
forwarded to the of Government In reference to-
this the editor of the Telegraph rearks:A remarkable
degree VI secrecy has been relative to these des
patches by oil the officers Of Government and conjecture
will he busy, usual TO solve the stery. they had
been favorabe think from the prompness with which
forth that they would have been long this promuga
ted wide and far We shall not however, indulge in fore
bodings of evil We shall endeavor to hope that all is
WELL though every breeze that is waited from Mex
leo furnish renewed evidences that the government and
people of Mexico still entertain the opinion that
willing yield independence for peace We learn that
in the Dario del Gobierno the instructions to General
propositions made by commissioners unless they
consent to acknowledge the supremacy Of the Mexican
government"
Exchequers have been passing in business transactions
during the last three weeks at only eighty cents the
dollar.