Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-02-09

From the N. O. Republi6
TEXAS.
The steamship New Yorls
rived Yesterday from Calves
from Houston and Galyestoa
have been received.
The only news Of inlea
cal nature, but Ut
important.
90. 81 3 sksse ats slmosi e i
man II favor Of de measure.
The fexan Congress have taken action
in the matter. and already ]. has been pro-
duc,ive II important results. The Hous-
ton Telegraph Of The 29.h ult. says:
We learn from our correspondent al
Washington. ,ha, overwhelming members
Of Congress have proposed 10 introduce a
bill in The House, for the purpose Of an
nexing this country 10 the United States.
He says: This plan has been adopted,
as The better one, in that il will only re-
quire simple majority Of the Congress
Of the United States, which the friends q
the bill here are highly confident can be
Obtained in lis favor in that country. It's
proposed ,ha. after it is passed here. u
will be forwarded 10 the Congress 81 Tic
United States. and 60 through the forms
necessary 10 constitute law OF the land
Ito cnniain s,ll the nennsea-:'. ~.s.'~san*
and reslrictions-t0 constitute us at once
confedera,ed State Of the Union.''
The Houston Telegraph says: +" We
hope our Congress that is now in session
a. Washington. will at an early day pass
a joint resolution expressive Of The sen;i-
men's of tie people Of Texas. relative to
this momen,ous subject. We learn that
a JOINT resolution. in favor of annexation.
was introduced in the House Of Rcpresen
ta,ivcs on Monday, the els. nlt. and recei
we'd the almost unanimous appreciation Of
tina; body. We sincerely hope it will be
passed by the unanimous votes Of the
members Of both houses. A notion has
been entertained by few friends Of the
Executive, who are OH ,iptoe for annexa-
ton, that Texas will be more likely to gain
advocates in the Uni.ed States, by seeiis
ing 10 be averse to the measure. In our
humble opinion this policy will tend 10 in
jure our case more effec,ualIy than any
other that can be adopted; for if those who
are most strenuous in advoc ating our
claims in the Congress Of The U. States,
End that we are cold and Indifferent TO
their success. they will become luke warm,
and permit the favorable moment 10 pass
unimproved.
On the 2lst Dec. both Houses Of Con-
gress passed resolutions calling on the
Presiden. Cor all the correspondence in re
Ia,ion 10 the negotiations of Texas with
England, France and the United States,
regarding her independence Of Mexico.-
The correspondent Of the Morning Star,
states that the President positively refused
10 comply, and branded the movers Of the
resolution with very severe reproach-
es. Great excitement was created in con.
sequence.
A message from President Houston ap.
pears in the Texas papers, in which he re-
quests permission 10 take command of the
army in person, provided the enemy
should, as he apprehended, invade the
country with formidable force. II was
transmitted to Congress under secrecy
but was subsequently, made public. The
proposition did not meet with approval.
The bill ordering the government. back
to Austin, was ordered to Re cngrossed by
a vote of I8 10 l6.
A considerable modification Of the Tex.
an tariff is expected TO be made. A mum
Der of The members are pledged to 60 70.
an entire repeal Of the present tariff laws.
The Brazos has been falling for the las.
two weeks very rapidly. II was abou, fif
~ feet above low wafer mark at Washing
ION, about three weeks since, and it has
already fallen about Thirty feet.
Dispatches from the Texan commiss
toner's, Messrs. Williams and HOCKEY.
were recently received a. Galveston, and
forwarded on 10 the seat Of Government.
In reference 10 this. the editor of the Tel
egraph remarks: "A remarkable degree
of secrecy has been preserved relative to
these dispatches by all the officers of
Government. and conjecture will be busy
as usual 10 solve The mystery. If they
had been favorable. we think from the
promplness with which all favorable intel
!igence has been previously srumpetted
forth, that they would have been long ere
this promulgated wide and far. We shall
not. however indulge in forebodings OF
evil. We shall endsasor to hope tina. all
is well even through every breeze that is
waited from Mexico furnish renewed evi.
dences that the Government and people of
Mexico still entertain the opinion that we
are willing 10 yield independence for
peace. We learn that in the Diario del
GObier3lO, the Instructions 10 Gen. XolI