Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-15
Ip,n y, pasi;ar,0n Union.l

LATEST AND iSTEEESTiNU eho"
The Executive has been polite enough 10 place
in our hands The following correspondence te-
tween Major Dorelson and the Government VI
Texas, along with printed document, commu-
nica,ei 10 The Congress OF Texas, anu comprising
some of the mysteries of the Treaty with Mexico.
I, ;mn,icaies MIR. President Jones in The c1iraor-
binary transactions. We hasten 10 lay them be-
lore our readers This ridiculous negotiation, at
which the courts of England and France VIII
have some cause TO blush-every way ridiculous,
as we'll on account OF the scheme itself, as OF the
conduct OF its agents, (Elliott and Sagny,) and
Of It's unqualified and unanimous rejection BY Inc
Senate of Texas, will reflect some light ON inc
absurd and new-fansled doctrine OF NJ. Guizoi,
abou, the balance Of pO,rer on the American con-
,inen, How ridiculous, that after all this scene
", machinery, and decoration" -aiter an liis
elaboration Of machnery-ali this worAine Vi
the wires-all these trips oil The Enrydice, oack,
wards ana tofwards-the Mexican treaty shouio
have been unanimously rejected. The VINCE
dram3 indeed is more ridiculous than anv farce
which was ever played upon the French or Eng
lish stage.
The papers. which We here lay before our read
ers, we're received in this city last evening. They
were brought 10 Galveston BY Col. Samuel b.
Marshall Of Nashville, Tennessee, The brother
in-law Of Judge Catron, who died at Galveston
OF fever caught from exposure TO The sun IN Inc
prairies on his way to tina, place. They were
brough, from Galveston BY Captain Foster, IN The
revenue cutter Woodbury., who arrived al New
Orleans on The 4lh Of July; and letter from New
Orleans, which encoscs them 10 our Government,
states, upon the authority Of Captain Foster, re-
port which had reached Galveston, that MAJOR
Donelson was seriously i'll; bur "ihore, (sayslhe
New Orleans Correspondent that The report Is
without foundation" The Congress OF Texas
was 10 adjourn, by resolution, on the 2oh June
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June %, 1915
The undersigned, Atlorney-Genera OF The Re-
public of Texas, charged I'D interim with The d.
rcc,ion Of the Department Of Slaie by order OF
His E1celleucy The President, has the honor OF
transmitting to the Hon. Mr.. Donelson, Charge
aAtfaires OF the United States near this govern
,nent, the enclosed copy OF joint resolution,
adopted BY both houses OF The Congress- OF Texas,
on the 2lst instant and this day receives and ap
proved by The President, declaring the consent of
The existing government OF this Republic 10 the
terms of the proposition Tor annexation, rendered
by The United States through The Hon. Mr.. Do
nelson. on The 3!s, Of March ultimo, 10 The 60
rcfnment and people Of Texas
To al. true friends ~ the grea. cause OF annex
alton, and especially 10 Tic Hon. Mr.. Doneison,
whose energies and talents have been 81 ably ami
faithfully devoted Il the success Of that cause
through The several stages OF It's recently rium-
plant progress. i. must be peculiarly Sraiiyipgio
observe the harmony and unanimty with which
this resolution has passed the TWO houses OF Con
sress, and received the Executive approval.
Rejecting the idea al separate nationality, al
though commended to their choice by the profler-
ed recognition Of their independence BY Mexico,
ard the cuunienancc OF powerful European sove-
,eisn,es, The people O. this country have thus
erinced. by most decided manifestations, their
strong bu: natural preference for the advantages
OF voiuniarv Incorporation into the American
Union, and their strong attachment TO The free IL
sli,utions Of that great and glorious Republic.
Among the features OF this resolution, il must
be graf fling 10 The Hon. Mr.. Donelson and his
government 10 observe that provision whereby the
acts OF The convention, 10 NEE, Oh the 4;h proXi
mo arc clothed with al he sanctions which can
result from the concurrln: approval ana consen,
Of Inc executive, and III: representatives Of the
people; and no, less gratifying, the undersigned
russ. will be the assurance necessari!: result
ing from the premises. that the various steps yet
10 b., taken on the par OF this republic TO pereci,
so f,r as depends upon her. the Measure OF annex
alto, upon the proposed basis, will I've adopted
with the same proarnes, and fidelity which have
distinguished her preceding movements in the
uren. Case, and in that cuEtidng spirit OF firm
reliance upcn the ma gnanimiiy and generosity oil
tho Un;.c States which has ever characterized
the policy al he: government and the dispositions
OF her people
Tie undersigned renews 10 Mr.. Donclson, The
assurances Of his high regard, and remains his
1ncsi ohedient servant, EBAR ALLEN.
Hon A. J. DoNELsoN,
Charge c'AfFaircs OF the United States, SC.