Litchfield enquirer., 1844-04-25

Cwvspsu1sace Sfes AwIagGf cslN@ee.
WAsazHsgoN. April II. 1884
WehsnT little to-day On Tie sueject g The enneE-
ta;oa sustisn but We ere told tkat We oss sesato
have some astounding diseloSures. leaEas how.
ever, some things q moment On this Suhjects hum
private sOurceS Mr.. Calhoun 10 opposed % the
uruvisiOns e the anDexatiOn treaty @ he found
them. He il endeavOTing to render them more
reasonable and more likely 10 be acceptable.
learn that the provision for the assumption Of the
eht Of Texas q to be or has been essentially mode
fed. The assumption will be limited - 20 amount.
and q to rate The negotiation on the part Of
Texas. Il conducted Jointly BY Mr.. Van Zandt and
Gen. Henderson. Il 10 already whispered that the
whole negotiation may fail; but there u little room
to believe that Mr.. Tyler would sufier that seo
the opposition Of any membeFs Of his cabinet,
Which = talked Of, he win not, At this late stage Of
the natter suffer it to stand in the way Of his Po-
Every one il puzzled BY the hints occasionally
thrown out BY the organs Of the standardization Of
the collateral facts to be presented by the PEesi-
dent together with the treaty Of annexation. They
are to be astounding and astonishing, and are to be
abomb shell thrown into the midst Of the two great
parties That Is the daily menace Of prediction. -
DO not know what these collateral issues are. but
lean guess.
The fact seems to Be this; the British Anti.
Slavery Association has nteEfered with this matter
and has received the concurrence and aid Of the
British Government. They have proposed to Tex
- to obtain from Mexico the recognition If her i'm
1enenAence and her discharge from all claims of
Mexico. Texas acknowledges debt Of four mil.
lions to Mexico. which is thus proposed to be dis
charged. The four millions are to be paid BY Great
Britain, (either by the Society or the Government
s,h;ects ofG Great Britain upon the Mexican Govern
menf. Texas Is also to receive two or more mill
l;ora from the same so,,rces Texas in cOnsidera.
tion of this. 4 10 a6oliak slavv forever, within
her limits. A commercial treaty is also proposed
10 Texas, a part Of the scheme, giving to her
Great advantaees, and conceding to England certain
Colonial dependence Of England. That mast follow,
arccrlinR Ia the ingenious argument of Mr.. Evans.
smiled ia the condition Of Mr.. McDufie's South.
en- confeeracv. This is pretty nearly the state Of
che case, OF am much mistaken.
ship of 500 tons, while under full sail, Is to at.
tempt 10 passup the channel to the navy yard. She
Is to be steered BY Lieut. Boyle, the hfst Lieut. Of
the Washington navy yard.
WAsHrrcror, Saturday, April 18th.
Colfs Battery.
The Grand spectacle of the blowing uu Of shin.
while under full sail. by the SubmsPine Battery.
came of TO-DAY and in the most successful and i'm.
uosi1,e manner.
Ms5y fhnnsands witnessed the ai1ht. bo4h Shorea
Of the potomac being thronRed with people.
A salute from he Nav Yard announced the ar.
rival Of the Secretaries, Re-. who took their posi-.
tion in the steam shin Union. m
The NEXT moment magnificent water spout or
let was eent Towering up to the heavens.
The shiD fof 500 tons burtenl was rot under
vrav nv T;ent. Boyle. and was named The Stvx -
The Styx was out steadily ON her course up the
channei. towards Inc NAVY yard. ana when the Of
Seer ma ~ her. and The senal Wa siven now.
erfnl haffery explo3ed ouaFter Of mile ahead Of
her. In another moment two more exploded ON