The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-08-12
From the N. Y. Morning News.
LATER AND CONCLUSIVEFROM
TEXAS

ANNEXATION RATITIED.-An arrival al
New Orleans on Saturday week, forty hours
from Galveston, brought interesting and I'M
portant intelligence Ratification OF Annexa-
ton by the Convention, and the death OF the
Vice President, r. l.. Anderson, constitute
the leading features. We give some extracts
from letter in tho Picayune:
AUSTIN, July 7, lS45.
The Convention assembled on the morning
of the 4th. and unanimously elected Gen.
Rusk TO preside over its deliberations.
committee of fifteen was soon after appointed,
who reported by their chairman, Judge
Lpscomb. an ordinance asserting, on behalf
of the People of Texas, 70 the terms OF an
nexation proposed by the United States 10
venment. 1t was adopted with one dissent
ING voce-but five members absent. 1t was
engrossed and signed by all the members
present 1t is not little singular that the
only dissenting voice was Richard Bache,
the faher-n-law of your Secretary oil the
Treasury and brother-in-law ofthe Vice Pre-
sident.
After the necessary resolutions were pas
sed for the transmission Of the ordinance to
the United States, resolution was offered
bv COL Love, and unanimously adopted
"That the members wear Grape on their lett
arm for one month as testimony OF regret
for the decease of Gen. Jackson" The con-
venton then adjourned. 1t was novel cele-
bration of the liberty day-to surrender the
independence of our nation, and by the act
of the whole people, assent TO its incorpora-
ton with another, and offer tribute OF re-
spect to the man through whose influence
the measure was consummated. ~
Ipredct that we shall form and send you
sound and sensible constitution, free from
the worst features of ultraism.
The terms of annexation are not, perhaps,
such as we had right to ask; but so an
xious are we to free the subject from farther
agitation in the United States, that no con-
ditons whatever will be annexed to the con-
stitution. differing from the resolutions passed
by the United States Congress.
A despatch was received from the United
States in the morning, and Major Donelson
arrived on the evening of the 9th, having
been detained at Washington by serious in
disposition. These dispatches relate to the
occupation of our frontier by your troops.
They are now on their march-the foot by
water to Corpus Christi, on the west bank OF
the Nueces; the Dragons by land to San
Antonio.
The step is taken that will decide MeXic
in her policy. Foreign troops will soon be
upon the soil she claims. Her choice must
be declaration of war, or if she is wise, ne
collation. She may acquire money by the
latter-defaat and disgrace only by the for
mer. To-dav resolution was passed, re-
uuestng the President Of the United States.
in behalf of the people Of Texas. to send
troops forthwith to our frontier. This reso-
luton is a sanction, on the part of the people
of Texas. of the movement noted above.
Lord Aberdeen has avowed TO d. Ashbel
Smith that her Majesty's government will
not interfere in the question: so he writes
home. This removes one of the prospects
Of war; so if you get to loqgerheads with
John Bull, it must be about Oregon.
On the 5th we appointed committees on
the plan adopted by the Virginia convention,
to report on the various subjects submitted.
II called forth some discussion which was
creditable to the speakers-it was the skr-
mish that precedes more heavy firing.
Fromthe Picayune.
The Hon. X. l.. Anderson, Vice Presi'
dent of Texas, died on the 10th inst. at Fan
throp's, Montgomery county, Of fever.
The following appointments have been
made by the President:
Hon. Ebenezer Allen, Secretary Of State
Hon. w. B. Ochiltree, Attorney General.
Hon. J. A. Greer, Secretary of the Treas
urv.
The reports of the crops throughout the
country, a"e highly favorable; Galveston and
the other cities, and towns continue healthy
emigrants are fast pressing into the country
from the adjoining States of the Union, and
the prospects of Texas, view them through
what phase we will, are prosperous and en-
couraging.
The British brig Persian arrived at Gal
weston a few days ago from Vera Cruz. She
brought dispatches for the government, and
was to return as soon as she heard from Wash.
inpton. It was rumored at Galveston that
she was there for the purpose of learning
the fate of the Mexican propositions to Pre-
sdent Jones, and, if they were rejected
that the fleet of Mexico would be down OF
Galveston without delay! We hope the
Galvestonians will not evacuate their city OF
the strength of this fearful rumor.
Ashbel Smith has been recolled from Eng
land. Speaking of this, the Gatresto'
Ne,cs of the 18th says, owe should like to
know what he went for, what he has done
how much money he has pocketed, when he
IS going again, or what plan will next be
fallen upon to disturbe our public funds"
elbow many genders are there?' asked
sohooI,ooster 6 Three. sir.'' promptly re