The North-Carolina standard., 1845-04-23
LATE FROM TEXAS.

We are indebted to Col Memucan Hunt for a
copy of "the Address to the People of Texas, by
the Committee appointed for that purpose, at
meeting of the citizens of Galveston county and
city, on the 2lst March, favorable to an immedi-
ate ratification of the joint resolution of the Con-
gress of the United States, offering to Texas,
Annexation" This Address is very able and elo-
quent and is signed by Messrs. Memuean Hunt,
J. Temple boswell, William H. Rhodes, Thom-
as M. Joseph, Thomas P. Anderson, and Willard
Richardson. We regret that we have no room
for this excellent and luminous address. 1t ar
CUES the whole question of annexation, and, by
an array of indisputable facts, shows it TO be to-
the lasting interest of the Texan people to agree
to the terms Of annexation We quote the follow
ing sketch of it from the Richmond Enquirer:
This address is an able, argumentative, elo-
quent and thrilling appeal TO the People of Texas,
earnestly invoking them to ratify at once a mea-
sure, which will admit them to the rich blessings
of the American Union, and at the same time nip
in the bud the insidlous and fatal intgues Of Great
Britain. 1t views with mastery hand the ina
glned benefits TO accrue to Texas by her remaining
Independent and forming an alliance with foreign
powers, as brought forward by the real enemies of
annexation to the United States-shows up the
deleterious effect Of such state of things upon
the best interests Of Texas, and upon the high
character which her citizens have inherited from
the United States, and which they should guard
with a vestal watchfuness. 1t sets forth, rapidly
and pow erfuty, the incalculable blessings which
an admission into the American Union will confer
upon the clone taF"-and appeals TO the highest,
and proudest, ard noblest, and wisest considera-
tions, to induce Texas to spurn from her the in
trigues of European nations, and to-stand by the
side of her deeply attached friends in The Union,
" bone of her bone and flesh of her flesh" This
able paper, moreover proves that there men in
Texas, capable of conceiving the highest achieve
ments, and able TO sustain them by the pen and
the tongue. 1t demonstrates THAT ia annexing
Texas, we shalt receive into our bosom men Of the
first genius, whose talents and powers fiji them for
the high offices Of American statesmen. Such a
solemn invocation will be borne upon every breeze
from the Sabine to the Rio del NoTIe will fall
with magic effect upon the excited hopes and at
tentions of the whole people, and will rouse up an
American spirit, which nothing can arrest. The
battle-ery will go forth, Of The American Union
in preference British bribery and ensEaving poll
scy." The cherished memory of our great heroes
and statesmen will call up the tenderest associa-
tiOns-the rapid progress of American institutions
towards the highest human destiny will be bea-
con to light up the hearts OF our Texan brethren,
and to urge them enthusiastically to accept
measure 10 so important, and TO them so fraHght
with incalculable benefits. We, therefore, look to
this Address to work wonders nay, TO ensure the
admission of Texas into our Union"
At the latest dates, Maj. Donelson had arrived
at the seat of government, with instructions from
the administration of the United States; and it
was reported that British and French ENJOYS were
soon TO arrive at the same place, with instructions
from their Courts. Meantime, in the midst of the
great struggle, the public sentiment was running
strongly in favor of:annexation.