The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-05-31
From the Union.
VERY INTERESTING FROM
TEXAS-rHE DIE CAST.

DlpSS 10 tniS CITY some puUiiC 6eS
: patches as well as various private let
II ters from Texas and New Orleans
u They are calculated to remove every
shadow of doubt upon the acceptance
of the terms Of our resolutions, ano
the annexation of Texas TO the United
States. We congratulate our country
on the suspicious result Of all the labors
: of its friends in both republics. We
consider the whole question as settled
d as "wi'h the bond of fate"
A private letter is received. from a
f high quarter at Galveston, May 9th.
e which uses the following language:-
: "There is now no division upon this
2 question. In my future communica-
: lions may confne myself more to a
f statement of facts in relation to the
} physical and. other resources and ad-
, vantages of this country, undera belief
, that, when tell you that Texas will
; accept the terms, aud that promptly,
and that she will have, on the st Mon
day in December next, knocking at the
!, doors Of Congress, two senators and
two representatives, with good con-
stitution in their hands, have told you
all on this subject which you desire to
hear"
Another letter from New Orleans Of
the ll,h, states that Major Donelson
and Gov. Yell had arrived the evening
before, in the New York, from Texas.
1t announces the very agreeable intel
igence that General Houston had as
sured Major Doneson, by letter, tI.at
he should intel pose no obstacle to the
union, nor does he believe that any i'm.
pediment to the ahectuation Of the mea-
sure will arise son the part Of the gov
ernment or people ofTexas." lie com
pIiments Major Donelson in the most
frank and friendly terms on the success
of his mission, and says to him, that
there is no gentleman in the United
States, under whose auspices, or by the
force of whose talents, he would rather
see the measure successfully accom-
plished, than the American charges.
With this brilliant prospect Of success,
and under sense of the most delicate
feelings with regard to Gen. Houston
and President Jones, Major Donelson
had thought it his duty TO retire for the
time from the scene of action. His con-
duct will be duly appreciated by every
man of sensbility.
Another letter from Galveston, of
the same date, enters into variety of
particulars, all of them interesting, but
over which, under present and probable
circumstances, it is best to throw a
veil. Whatever may have been the
views of Captain Elliott or MIR. SalIg-
ny, or the plans Of Mr.. Ashbel Smith
when he left Texas, or even our own
country, they are now all dlssipated
by the voice Of the people, and by the
action of the government and the con-
currence of General Houston. The
public sentiment had been aroused by
some suspicious as to the course OF the
President; and the writer is convinced
that, had not the President ordered a
convocation Of Congress, revolution
and violence might have usurped the
place of the 'sober, determined pur-
pose which he is pleased to see now
manifest on the part OF the people to
await the meeting OF Congress on the
9th of June, when they will have their
,c,H in favor of annexation expressed
by that body, and the mode and man.
ner of calling convention to ratify
the same, and to form constitution.
prescribed. The subject of the terms
of annexation, or Of the result of the
measure when Congress meets, no lon
ger constitute the topics of conversa-
ton among the people. They speak
of it as a subject settled. The all en-
crossing topic among them is the pro-
visions Of their constitution to be ac-
cepted." Upon this subject the writer
expresses himself "gratifed to listen to
the views and opinions of many intel
Iigent men. The deep interest they
feel in the result of such a constitution
which shall secure TO Texas and her
citizens the blessings ola good govern
ment and social order, gives high hopes
of their future destiny. | undertake
to predict that you yourself will be
surprised, when you shall see their con-
stitution emanating from people of
whose disorder so much has been idly |
said" The writer says that he "fnds
the terms Of the resolutions, as they
passed the House of Representatives,
to be entirely acceptable to the peoples"
and he has no hesitation in saying that
they will be agreed to by Congress
and by the convention ofTexas witout
any amendment,addition. or alteration"
The language Of every intelligent man
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