The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-09
Important from Texas-Anne xation Feeling
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Important from Texas-Annexation Feeling
In that Republic.
We received, by yesterdays southern mail, the
Houston Telegraph, OF the Goth ult
1t seems that the annexation feeling in Texas had
somewhat died away it had nearly spent itself in
its 81 hope deferred The excitement began there
much earlier than it did in this country 1t will
soon show itself there again and be greater than
ever.
The most impartial remarks on the subject in the
Texan journals we give below
From the Houston Telegraph, March 2ol
We have often been compelled to smile" at the strange
and contradictory reports that have lately been circulated
by the journals in the confidence of the Government and
by the members OF the cabinet In relation to the
on Within the last three four weeks all the journals
in the confidence ithe Government have been lng
and they confidently predict that will be
plished Il is stated that the President is Jealous
advocate OF the measure and doing everything in his
power to expedite the negotiations for this purpose and
has fully authorized General Henderson who has gone to
Washington by the way Of Red River) to conclude a
treaty for this purpose The editor Of the Brazos Planter
that the Secretary of State said that in less than
ninety days should form integral part United
States gentleman who resides at San Felipe has also
informed that Dr. Jones' the Secretary oil State passed
through that place few days since, and stated to his
friends there that Texas would be annexed to the United
States in fifty days The President has also said that
should need more Presidents" These statements are
leeved by many of the friends OF the Executive The
formation equal those Of any his Contemporaries
states in his paper of the 9th ns 'hat the bubble annex
Gently changed his opnonupon question in
would really be difficult to determine what would be
the result of the negotiations they depended upon the
intelligence derived from the government its organs
ative to this subject They confident that the treaty
iH De presented to the Senate Of United States BE-
cause Gem Henderson, our Minister f conclude the teatv
Immediately after he reaches Washington We confess
that il We based hopes of annexation such data
we should not feel at all sansnine of its ultimate
We believe indeed, consider it certain that majority
OF twohds of the Senators of the United States in
favor of annexaton the 18th day of January and for
week or two previous when Mr.. Van Zandt wrote to
Judge Terrell mentioning that if he authorized to
conclude treaty for annexation thirty-fve Senators
would readily rsty it. And if treaty had at that mo-
ment been concluded with Mr. Upshur doubt not it
would have been ratified and Texas at this time would he
an integral part ofthe United States The President how
ever at that time of opinion that the best method
the accomplishment this object was to profess
be opposed to the measure and Mr. Raymond who bore
the dispatches to Mr. Van Zandt stated in this city while
on his way to Washington that could best accomplish
our object by protesting to be adverse to it. we have
reasons 10 fear that II the treaty Is yet ratified
by the Senate OF the United States the will not
be effected by treaty at least during this session of the
American Congress- There are many indications that
reaction to annexation has taken place the
Northern States within the last months the
rival Of the British Minister at Washington with express
instructions open negotiations relative TO the Oregon
question, with which Texas is indirectly connected will
tend tOipr0ract not to defeat the negotiations which
pending The resolutions passed by the Senate of Mass
achusetts, will prevent her Senators from noting for The
treaty, and they counted Upon its supporters We
have received letter from intelligent member of the
democratic party in the House of and he
states that most the democratic members Of the Eastern
and Middle States are opposed to annexation upon the
ground that il will strengthen the slave holding States
We mentioned several weeks since that Of the friends
of Mr. Clay desired to defer the treaty until after the cleo
ton Of Mr. Clay in order that he might have the credit
which will naturally attach 10 the President under wnorn
is effected IT, therefore, the treaty is not yet ratified
and majority of twothirds Of the Senators no yet
pledged to Iaty it, we shall give up all hope that any
treaty ot the annexation Of Texas 80 the United States
viii be rsaed by the Congress in session Our only
hope OF success will rest upon the proposition of Mr.
Black, O Georgia. to attach amendment to the Oregon
BILL to allow Texas to be annexed to the United States
a part Of the territory Of Louisiana
We think the statements, that General Vol had five
thousand men on the Rio Grandc very inaccurate
few months since General W oil had only eight
hundred men under his command at the stations on the
Rio Grande above Matamoras and only four or five hun
dred in Natamora There large bodies of troops
at any of the towns north and east Of San LUIS Poos
from which he could have obtained large achievements
and we should doubtless have received information if
enforcement despatched towards the frontiers from
Mexico other places south of San Luis Potosi Gen
Vol may have received achievements Of five six hun
lied men within the last three four months but
confident his whole force the Rio Grapde does not
making preparations to re its navy All the sail
sells still dismantled and the steamboats, still lying
at their old mornings without fuel military stores and
with barely sufficient seamen to keep them in repair
small boat had arrived at Galveston from Corpus
Christi and the passengers brought that Com
place Nothing franspred relative to their negocia
ons unless perhaps the fact that there reoc
ings on their return indicates that they have not
plshed all the objects of the mission The Mexican trade
to be entirely concentrated at Corpus Christi
Scarcely any traders visit Bexar Victoria any
visit Corpus Christi and goods to the amount Of many
thousand dollars have been recently sold at that place
Several vessels with large cagoes of goods have lately
sailed directly to this port from New Orleans and other
ports in the United States The Mexican officers stationed
and the Rio Grsnde compel the traders to FUR
chase licenses from them to trade at this point and is
said that the MexSan government has given these officers
permission to sell licenses to the traders and the
they receive for these applied in payment of their sal
aries. Col Kinney has the entire control Of the trade
and great s the confidence of the Mexicans in this gen
eman that many OF them their arrival at the fort 60
to him. and deposit their money in his hands
and depute him their agent TO make all purchases for
them. BY this means they evade the impostions and
frauds that might otherwise be practised upon them by
transient traders who have interest in common with
the propreto Of the fort and merely visit 1t TO dispose Of
their goods to the best possible advantage with the view
Of leaving it as soon as they have sold out.
FROM AReENTiNE.--W have received La Gaceta
Mercanta, published at Buenos Ayres, to the Goth
January. 1t contains no news.
Montevideo still held out against Orbe and
Brown, and it would continue to hold out as long
as loaf of bread could be obtained.
Why don't France and England step in and stop
this foolish war!
FROM JAMAIcA.-By the Governor Robbins, arri-
we'd yesterday, we have received Kingston Jour-
nal OF the 18th inst. The paper contains few items
worth extracting. "A correspondent at Port Royal
writes follows Yesterday n day of great anx-
iety at Port Royal information having been given that
pirate was ir the ofing Commodore Shapes immediate
despatched three armed boats under command of Capt
Houston with Lieut. Griths Mr.. Biddlecome, Master,
and forty men, who proceeded outside the keys but by
which time the vessel had disappearedthe boats
quently returned at sunset The vessel schooner, had
been lying too between Ysahs and Plumb Point and il is
more than likely her object was smuggling more than
piracy"
The sugar crop Barbados had been cut short in con-
sequence of the weather. least three thousand
hogsheads below the lowest previous estimation The
same may be said of nearly all the West India colonies
The weather had however changed for the better in
IF the Islands with the exception of Jamaica.
We observe that the Barbados PAPERS COMPLAIN sadly