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From the National Iatelligencer.
The Treaty of Annexation

introduced TO our renders, from the Ma
disoDian,' the ofhcal notification TIM
the Treaty Of Annexation between tho
United States aud Texas was signed on
Friday last, and that it will be submit |
ted 10 the Senate for ratification as soon
as the accompanying documents can be
prepared.
How long 1t will take to prepare the
accompanying documents we do not
know. II all are sent 10 the Senate that
ought 10 be- it may be some DAYS yet
before the Treaty Of Annexation is sent
10 that body.
Before that act is submitted for rati-
fcation, and respect for the deliberations
o the Senate obIiges US to silence on
The subject we will add few observa
tions TO those we have already had occa
sion 10 submit, which appear TO US TO be
not wholly unworthy Of The attention OF
our readers.
First Of all. the Executive Of the Uni
ted States had in its possession, Tor one
whole week before the signature Of this
Treaty. decisive evidence, not only that
Mexico has not acknowledged the indie
pen6ence Of Texas, bul that the authori
ties of Texas herself are actually treat,
ing with Mexico ss province OF thai,
Government To 90 no further. and
without opening the book Of the law Of
nations, we have, as the reader vii re-
ooIlaat ,hn h;ubn.t Gc,,b,rn
(Mr McDuffie) for saying hat we cen
not take the step OF admitting Texas
into The Union, without incur ring The
heavy responsibility ot war with MeXi
90, until Mexico herself shall recognise
the independence Of her revo,ted pro-
vince Has she recognised It's inde.
pendencef Look at the agreement for
an armistice between Mexico and Tex
ss, published at large in this paper on
the 9th instant, and what do we there
fnd9 That in this agreement, signed
by The Texian Commissioners, thus au
lhenticated he description Of themselves
they are styled Commissioners Of the
Department Of Texas While the ne
EQUATIONS (see art. y are hPing carried
on in the capital Of the Republic respect
ing the pac!fcatiOa Of The Department Of
Texas &c. Is this the language which
Power, conscious Of its Independence
permits TO be applied TO III Tan there
be, on the contrary, any more distinct
admission OF the ncompleteness OI the
independence Of a party at war with an
other than its conseU, to he designated
asa department OF that other? The
Same language is repeated in the same
paper, rs if to prevent the possibility Of
any equality being inferred from the
fact ol treating with Texas ot sl': for
example, (arOcIe 4) In case Mossrs.
the Ccmmissone ot Texas find them
selves fully authorised by the Depart
ment uhjch sent Them, they can 20 on Il
MeTico,' &c Who will pretend 70 say
after this evidence, that Mexico ha
acknowledged the independence Of her
revolued provnceR II we will pay NJ
respect to The prelensions Of Mexico Vi
this subject, is not some regard due #
the acts of the authorities Of IeGaS her
self?
Secondly: II is known that this 'trea
tv Of annexation did NOT originate viii
the Government Of Texas, bur with lhs
OF the Unjted States, as will be sudi
cinnty apparent to the whole country
when all the documents connected will
the negotiation are given 10 the public
Al present, however, the earneslness 0
her desire for annexation is one ol tn
arguments most earnestly urged in ia
vor ollhe measure. Why does she de
sire i,S If capable Of maintaining he
independence, what more has she TO de
sire7 II she be not so capabIe-if sh
be not in fact independenl--she cannC
lawfully be q party 10 the propose
Treaty.. II she be IN fact Independent
why should he Government oil the Ur
tied States be suddenly involved by II
Executive in pledge 10 take her VI
counted debt upon lis shoulders, unIe'
that her scrip may bs al par and thos
vast land grants of hers may stan,
which will make the mere sovereign
barren 10 Us!
Thirdly. Since we are clearly 10 e.
no,hOg but the mere general suPrem'
cy which is taken over Stale by "
Federal compsct-R quasi sovereign,
which, according to the doctrine
those who negotiate This Treaty, can
dissolved at pIensure-shOll we not
paying a rather extruVagsOt price for
by a war and an assumption OF twen
or thirty millions OF dollars OF exIs'II
debit
But this last consideration, importa
ss tis, is Of so much less consequen